Love how he covered all the bases for the haters 😂😂😂

@baja-automotive

Ай бұрын

Yea I have regrets. The comments and views counts are in the gutter

@user-zm4eb9xp3v

Ай бұрын

Everyone online is smarter than the person who does this every day for a living. 😂 most of them unemployed ofc

Long wrench is usually my go to, punching the rack so hard your hand busts open is one of the bonuses of the job

your tips and tricks are invaluable man. I appreciate them

Excellent advice, thanks man!

@baja-automotive

Ай бұрын

No problem!

Keyboard warriors have nothing to complain about. This man thought about every angle. 🔥

I always try to set mine up like that - use the control arm to brace the other wrench, but I've never thought to use a line wrench crows foot like that. Definitely a lot more grip on the jam nut that way. Thanks for that tip.

Perfect! Awesome tip!

I like the big Bahco pliers

Thanks for tips ❤

Nice move on the Flare nut crow..🔥✌Joe..

I prefer using a metric crescent wrench and a pair of needle nose

Heat will always be my main squeeze

Solid tip for beginners in the industry.is that respectful enough.

In Michigan all you need is that good old hot wrench

I use a wrench, slowly apply force until it comes off, i dont jerk or yank on it because that will round it. If that doesnt work, ill try a pipe on the wrench. If that doesnt work then i apply heat and candle wax. Wax works fantastic on seized and rusted fasteners

Come to Chicago and try that

Heat!!

Good idea with the bent handle ratchet on that knuckle buster nut. Now if only you could teach people how to figure out which way to spin the nut to loosen lol

Back when I worked at the dealership, I would break those jam nuts loose while I had the vehicle up in the air. Extra long 19mm saved my forearms from getting destroyed on the alignment rack.

I usually go with the box end on the jam nut, don't ask me how.

I just heat it up 😂😂😂

OH MAN, there is the coolest tool ever for this technique but it's out of production now. It was made by a company called HexWrench, but they got bought up by EZRed. They were called "butterfly sockets." EZRed sold them as rebrands on your favorite tool truck. Snapon/bluepoint called theirs EZRBSS2, MAC called theirs XBS19MM. It's like two halves of a flair nut wrench, with a hinge on one end and a square drive on the other. You open the hinge, fit it around the jam nut, and then the square drive holds both halves. *Super* strong, even in proper rust belt states like where I'm at. Unfortunately EZRed stopped making them so it's really hard to find now. Also, for me anyway, getting the jam nut to break free of the inner tie rod is usually the main problem, especially on the older hydraulic racks with a 13mm drive.

@jamesolive3693

27 күн бұрын

The original name is Crows foot socket

@Chippy569

27 күн бұрын

@@jamesolive3693 no, a crow's foot socket is what's being used in the video here.

Thank you for the tip and have a blessed day today 🙏

@baja-automotive

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome

Man I really wish it was true mechanics like this one him Scotty kilmer tell the truth about vehicles

@AT-wl9yq

25 күн бұрын

Scotty Kilmer is the biggest fraud on the internet. He's an actor on youtube, not a mechanic. And I don't say that lightly. If you watch his diagnostic videos, he does absolutely nothing. The things he gets wrong are so basic, its simply not possible that he's a real mechanic.

That's a Crows foot 🦶

Problem with people saying to use heat is that you have to wait before adjusting toe. As it cools down you can watch the toe numbers change.

Joe any experience on sunex wrenches ? Would you recommend them and why?

@baja-automotive

29 күн бұрын

I have a set of sunex wrenches 8mm-26mm that I bought on Amazon for $150; about 7 years ago I bought them exclusively for alignments I have a grab and go bucket just for alignments, that is separate from my main line tools

@baja-automotive

29 күн бұрын

As it stands I’ve been feeling people who buy Sunex, from outside a tool vender, the warranty sucks. 7 years ago I bought $700 worth of Sunex tools from Amazon. Every tool I’ve had a concern with and wanted warranty on, Sunex told me to kick rocks; it was normal wear and not a defect.

@baja-automotive

29 күн бұрын

I’m pushing people towards Tekton They’re based in Michigan A large percentage of their inventory is made in the USA and/or Michigan. Country of origin is listed on every product at the bottom of the webpage. I have a set of Tekton wrenches and they feel nice.

@learningwithjuan

29 күн бұрын

@@baja-automotive oooo nooo. I have some sunex sets too Joe. What a turn off.

@learningwithjuan

29 күн бұрын

@@baja-automotive ooo yes I have heard good thing about tekton lately. Like their ratcheting wrenches and so on has been improved upon. Maybe almost close to the competitors like. But if the warranty stuff and no skips. That’s a lot to offer and their being accessible. Yes their USA stuff is legit. I saw that THK to you.

I use pb blaster, vice grips, and a hammer 😂

@baja-automotive

Ай бұрын

Nice strategy

You mean you aren't supposed to use a pipe wrench? 😂

I’ll give you a trick when jam nut is seized to the inner tie rod take the outer off hold the inner with a wrench or knipex or pwz pliers and spin the jam nut off with your impact it works 99% of the time

Bust your knuckle like a real mechanic !🤣 jk smart move

@baja-automotive

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment