I finally figured it out. The other shops send these jobs to you, hoping you'll make a video. Then THEY will know how to do it next time! 😋

@squareyes1981

4 жыл бұрын

They will know how to do the other side now part 2's out!!

@chiluco2000

4 жыл бұрын

Lets hope they at least subscribe!

@farmcentralohio

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment

@crisprtalk6963

4 жыл бұрын

absolutely!

@jeffreygoss8109

4 жыл бұрын

Either that or it slows him down ( because he cares) so they can do gravy jobs.

Though I enjoy the electrical diagnostic videos and such. There’s nothing like a good old brute force mechanical repair video. Sawzall, smoke,sparks flying,bearing pullers,bearing presses, hammers, and BIG NASTY made an appearance too. This video had it all, thanks for the ride Eric and family.

@timothybarney7257

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't see the brake clean, nor did I see (or hear) the promised fluid film.

@fukkyoutube

4 жыл бұрын

@@timothybarney7257 i mean nuts off was in part 1 so that kinda makes up for it

@phillully4472

4 жыл бұрын

@@timothybarney7257 that Subaru wasn't worth spraying any fluid flim cause that car only has about 6 more months to be on the road.

@jaredstrehlein5605

4 жыл бұрын

A emmy nomination?

@robertleifeld225

4 жыл бұрын

Eric sprayed the new bolt with Fluid Film

Those Subarus are environmentally friendly, with all that rust, they biodegrade back into the earth.

@MitzvosGolem1

4 жыл бұрын

And head gaskets help spread nice glycol into air

@philipk.3464

4 жыл бұрын

@Wheel bearing Yes, You get what you pay for, cheap vehicles plus bad engine design.

@MitzvosGolem1

4 жыл бұрын

@Wheel bearing not that great better than a Jeep or a German car..

@rinunculartoo3006

4 жыл бұрын

All makes and models are in NY State.

@mikeexelby

4 жыл бұрын

Its what makes a Subaru a Subaru

Even on a car that has 3 wheels in the crusher you do an honest and thorough job. Nothing but respect for you sir.

Every tools a hammer, until you smack your finger, then its a throwing object!

@frugalprepper

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes smashing your finger can let the bad words out too.

@richardcranium5839

4 жыл бұрын

i've made up new words doing that lol

@Goultek

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardcranium5839 I do that everu day lol

@robertquast9684

4 жыл бұрын

You can use a wrench as a hammer but a hammer cannot always be used as a wrench

@wonniewarrior

4 жыл бұрын

I cracked it so bad 1 day trying to get a steering arm off I threw a screwdriver. Problem is it wedged itself good in wood board of side of house. Another time I cracked it and threw a knife (was trying to cut off a cable tie) and it bounced off a piece of wood and bounced back into my boot. Luckily the steel toe deflected it and it got stuck in the outside leather part of boot. What did I learn ? Throw AWAY from stuff, less likely it will bounce back at you or get stuck into something.

Just did the same job yesterday on mu son's Subaru yesterday. Not os bad as yours. Got bolt out & reused it. The entire job wasn't to bad. I still like watching you & do pick up things from your show. I live to watch your electrical trouble shooting on the computers & fuse block issues. You are a pro. Just picked up an X tool bidirectional scanner to troubleshoot my own & friends problems. You are teaching me alot please keep your showing. Your the best Mike Zacek from pottstown Pennsylvania.

glad i live in georgia, thought i found some rust on my '99 isuzu but it was just red clay

Videos like this make me glad I'm a California mechanic.

I really can't describe how much I adore this channel. Just the best wholesome, useful automotive content on the Internet. The banter between Eric and Mrs O, the appearances of Hanner and Miss Marie, Vinnie, Sheba. It's just epic! Keep up the awesome work. :)

“Just enjoy the video folks.” Best statement ever! That and “every tools a hammer.” 👍👍

Well done for doing the jobs no one else wants to touch. The poor lady being told no one can fix her car. Then it gets sent to SMA and with no drama, "Your car is ready to collect madam."

When other shops can't do it - it's a piece of cake for SMA.

Wow, this was a brutal video.....all that cutting, hammering, battering, sanding and lubing !!!!!!! It's a good darn tootin that Mrs. O. made that powerful lunch on the stove for you to recharge !!! And, she brought you that cup of coffee - Love is Grand !!!!! She knows her man works hard to provide for her and the kids and the dogs !!!!! She's a fine old school woman !!!!! That car sure was a rust bomb, it's only a matter of weeks till the struts start leaking, all the channels, bars, frame parts etc break in half !!!!!! If that brake shoe lining was any thinner, you could use a little Gillette Foamy and shave with it !!! Tires looked good. Another job well done in the "" Rust Belt "" of Avoca, New York !!!!! A full "Hats Off" to you, Eric....you da man !!!!!!!!

I live pretty much rust free down south, but I bought a 2000 Nissan Quest from New York just so I could fully appreciate the job you do.

Living in Minnesota and dealing with RUST!! The nuts and bolts fighting the rust is what got me to your site. The sheer number of tricks you have turned me onto would fill a book. Or at least a med size pamphlet. I dont even go near one of my beaters with out Fluid film or a air hammer handy. Here is an example: Swapping out the bearing hubs on our 08 Chrysler Town and country. One year I did the brakes and the rear hubs. Took me two friggin days to pound off the hubs. I watched a few episodes staring Big Nasty. This year I did the front bearings and the struts. Took me ten minutes to get them out.

Any time I get jonesing for a new SMA episode and there are none to be had, I go back until I find Eric doing a brake job or anything with a Subaru in it. Instant gratification.

@thomasfletcher760

4 жыл бұрын

Yep , can never get enough brakleen !

I had a 1982 GL wagon with that headlight in the middle. The design is the same 30 years later and mine used to eat up those rear bearings....it made it so LOUD! Subaru is JUNK! Always has been always will be.

Great video.... The amount of rust on that thing just blows me away....

I guess if I had a $1000 plus scan tool I'd pay more attention to the diagnostic videos. Don't get me wrong, I always learn something but the bruit force, suspension, drive train and brake videos are my favorite because I can relate. If you'd do a 5.4 3v phaser fix I'd be even happier. Love the channel. Thanks for sharing.

Love those Diablo blades too, I contacted them and asked for a poster...they sent me a large trade-show type banner that's now hanging in my garage!

No Fast Food for Eric O., he has his own personal Chef with the beautiful Mrs. O. Another great video, I love the long and two-part ones!

Actually, since the other shop couldn't do the job because of that one bolt, maybe there's a lesson learned here. Next time, she should take her vehicle straight to SMA to begin with and have the job done right! Fun to watch your repair videos even though I don't know what's going on sometimes, especially with the electrical systems and the maze of wires and what goes where, great job!

SMA does it again. It's a shame the amount of damage rust does. But, vehicle owners are fortunate to find skilled and honest shops like SMA. Keep up the great work!

This rust-bucket has an upcoming appointment with "the judge"

Here in the UK with the rust on that sill it wouldn't pass your version on an inspection. The MOT test (Ministry of Transport) that poor car would have been in the scrappers along time ago. Another great video keep it up

SMA Video during a snow storm..JOY OF JOYS! almost white out conditions here in Ontario....

Nuts, bolts, beating, cutting, wrenching, greasing and pressing. It's why I became a mechanic and is my favorite type of video to watch. Keep em comin!

I have to say, how in the world can you work on such things and not fix and repair everything wrong with it. Every time I get doing any repair work on anything, I fall into that "I might as well repair this too" syndrome... I realize you do ONLY what the customer asked for. But I can't leave things that need attention alone. I guess it was a good thing I didn't repair vehicles for a living. Thumbs Up!

Ohhh we can do it but you make up the best jokes!! Missed your calling? Stand-up comic? Mrs. O is so nice. Won’t lie, kind of been binge watching, all good and have me laughing. Your made for fame!!😎😎😎

Got the job finished today, Ol' Forester Gump works like it should again! Thanks for the videos, they were very helpful ;)

“Just enjoy the video folks” well said Mr. O. This guy is giving free entertainment and free knowledge what more do you want!! Well done as always keep them coming can’t beat a good old nuts and bolts video!!

Hope you get a chance to read this. I watch you and Rainman Ray and love your two different styles of wrenching. I'm more like you, but it is awesome to watch two pros doing their thing.

I'm from the south , we cringe when we see those up north rust buckets

@wms201

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from NYC and I can't believe it when I see an older car from the South that not a rust bucket...so jealous!!!

@weldingjunkie

4 жыл бұрын

Chase Sage same here I see a Florida car one every 4 months lol lucky oxygen sensor spins right off

@johnh8546

4 жыл бұрын

I am only a hobby mechanic and I wouldn't be that in New England. I am spoiled living in Florida. Things just come apart with a little Liquid Wrench.

@MitzvosGolem1

4 жыл бұрын

Come up here with us Yanks..we show ya

@jamesbondero6170

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, drive up here at your own peril...y'all!

Best mechanic on youtube!! Amazing, they are not trying to censor you yet!!

so nice to see mrs o bringing the coffee and everything else she does. youre a lucky guy.

The old saying Throwing good money after bad. Springs to mind.🤔🤔. Gary.... England 🇬🇧

Dude, Your not only funny but Thanks for making my Bearing job easier. Couldn't get the neighbor to finish it and canr afford the shop rate. Way easier/ Quicker than the Bolt!

Better than Netflix, thanks Eric.

Glad to see you use the 3M bristle brush to clean metal. I love those things! Cleans without damaging the metal. You'll get better life out of them if you use a slower rotational speed.

You're a true master at your craft. Thanks for sharing.

Just another great video. Thank you for what you do, educate and entertain us DIY mechanics.

Thanks for another great video. I really like these nuts and bolts videos. Keep 'em coming!

This was my favorite SMA video in months. Thanks for the great content! :)

Mrs. O is the best. She comes in, holds her parts of a seven piece assembly, and doesn't miss a beat. Then she tosses you a nice lunch so you don't pass out.

"Every tool is a hammer", South Main Auto Channel, 2020. That is much liken to same principle of every screwdriver is a pry bar.

You've got a great touch and approach. Thanks for the series.

Hey Mr. O.... I live in Florida. (Are you jealous now?). Just today, I rebuilt the front suspension on a 2007 Mazda 3 HB with 173k.... it was so easy.... just the sheer lack of rust was so awesome. I was actually thinking about you as I removed the parts and jiggly bits as if they were coated in butter. I kept thinking... eat your heart out SMA. We cringe when a car comes in from places like the salt/rust belt. It’s like an ugly unicorn, everyone wants to see the chaos but nobody wants anything to do with it.

Hi, I've been a mechanic for over 30 years now. You make such enjoyable videos brother. You're great at what you do and make it fun to watch. Thanks, Hill

Always amazing work, I’ve been following Eric/SMA for over a year

Another very satisfying episode of my favorite auto repair guy.

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now. You Sir are a Master Mechanic. Excellent Work.

Sure I could do it - with big nasty - a hub tamer - a 10 pound slide hammer - several impacts sawzalls and other battery powered tools - a 9000 pound lift - a tool cart full of tools - about 20 years of experience - and gumption.... lots of gumption... a true craftsman always makes his craft look easy... nice video - my wife has an 03 forester with 100k on it - I'm expecting bearings about any time now...

perfect timing. Watched part 1 right before I left for work, come home and Part 2 was just uploaded!

400k Subs are around the corner, amazing to see this channel grow! Keep it up Eric.

Love a nuts and bolts project every now and again Eric. The mix of that and diagnostics is what made your channel so great. Good stuff.

erics perseverence i what keeps 'em coming back..........long may he continue, ace videos as always

I extremely love the repair videos and have helped me several times with my 2002 Chevy blazer ,but the interaction between you and Mrs. O makes my day. You are a very ,very lucky man.

Another job done. And a happy customer. Thanks for sharing.

Eric, enjoyed the video, your personality makes it fun and I learn alot. Thanks, ! !

Love you "Dude" voice!! You dont miss a trick and are more thorough than others or they wouldnt be sending their messes to your shop... Always good to see your wife and family to in your vids.

No critisizm here, I just enjoy the video. I never seen a crack on the strut tower, nor have I looked. You did make my ball joint experience a lot better. I started it, gave a good whack with a hammer and it went in smooth as a baby's bottom. Chevy C10 with the big 5.7. I could hear that other bearing! Yikes. Stay healthy!

Eric, Great job - thank you! I did contrast this video set vs the Subi rear bearing you did in 2017 where you salvaged the long cross bolt (then replaced it!). SMA#1 God bless Paul (in MA)

thank you 4 the video. i was getting scared of doing it myself but after watching you do it and chilling. i am now confident in doing it myself

That was some good old mechanical work. I like how many of the other shops in your area recognize you as being the guy that can do the work that they can't do. Very cool!

The other shop must have idiots for mechanics if they cant fix wheel bearings on cars that is why they decided to go get a REAL mechanic to fix it right you sir are really good mechanic from all your vids that I have watched and you seem to be able to work on every kind of vehicle that comes threw the door for any reason

Very well done demonstration. Helped tremendously with my bearing replacement

Mike B Eric, my friends thank you. I have fixed more of their cars and boats since watching your videos. Mostly just for the enjoyment of being able to practice the knowledge I am learning from you, Keith and Ivan. Finally putting the tools and basic mechanics to work with a plan and intent. No more parts canon! Actually feel like I know what and why I am doing something. Keep up the great vids. Mike B Tarrytown

WE USED DEABLO FOR EXTRICATION, THEY LAST EVEN WITH GLASS. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS.

Repair on rusty cars sometimes need that kind of treatment 😂 But if I would have done it that way during my vacational training, the other folks call it "Mad Max-style" repair...👍👍👍😆

Your rust slaying skillz are strong. Great video.

Excellent job Eric thanks for sharing!

I do all my own stuff, have a lift in my garage, still enjoy watching your work. THANK YOU Mr. O for being the best cracked-strut-mount guy around! It's odd how satisfying the press in/press out bearings are. No idea why, but I really enjoy that stuff. Will have to try the pinky method next time.

Thanks for a break from diagnostics..... you're my favorite KZread channel.... by a looooong margin! Cheers from Oklahoma... Scotty Kilmer sends his love!!

great video of a subie wheel rear bearing , helped me a bunch dont have all the tools you have but i struggled through thanks again///Pete from NC

Great Video on the Subaru rust Bucket rear axle bearing job . That is why I have a G.M.C. 2015 Colorado . Have always bought American, only had 1 ford a 1963 Ford Falcon with a 6 and three on the tree . Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

Eric, I’ve been watching your vids for a few years now and still enjoy watching each to completion. I guess as one commenter said three or four years ago, you truly are the Stephen Spielberg of Automotive Repair Videography... All that and a great Tech too! I’ll be near your area this summer, and will be calling to arrange service on the War Department’s Honda while visiting from Pennsylvania. Cheers until then - hope winter remains comparatively mild for you and your family.

Quite a pleasure for a DIYer like me getting instruction on how to do a tough job. I really like how you explain the small but important points as you go through this repair. Thank you!

My hat off to you sir! Great learning video, mostly for others in the industry for learning how to do the hard jobs. I have a greater respect for the shops that readily take these jobs that a dealership shop would never consider. As you alluded near the end, this car is not likely to see more than a year or so before heading to the junkyard. Gives us all an idea of just when to call it quits on a car. Certainly this one should have been a candidate for the chopper now.

It is nice to see someone prelubricating a hub prior to pushing in a bearing. So many you tube channels are pressing in bearings dry, which bad fitting practise, often leading to pick up.

Awesome timing I literally just finished part1

Ya man those blades are mean I bought some doing the lower control arms on my car. I bought the astro tool for replacing hub bearings and about two weeks later my neighbor was knocking on my door asking about his Honda Odyssey front wheel bearing making noise. Well that was my first of that type and the astro got it done and after watching Eric's videos for a couple years was a Huge help to say the least!! Thank you

Love these nuts and bolts videos Eric! Keep em coming.

Awesome Video. This reminded me of my first job in a garage. If the boss could not get the bolt by torch, well than bring out the SawZall. I grew up in CT (rust belt), and still live here. With a rusty rim on that car I am surprised the customer still owes it. Perhaps the owner is in love with that sooby. Bless them

I don't like the look of that strut tower one bit.

@crisprtalk6963

4 жыл бұрын

there you go causing trouble!!!

@marcbenedict3676

4 жыл бұрын

huge crack

@mattmanyam

4 жыл бұрын

Bro!

@timewa851

4 жыл бұрын

maybe that loosening RR bearing should've served as the 'fuse' for 'letting her go' ? but I digress. Roll on Rustaroo !

@phillippowell3847

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but I think the strut tower is the least of that suby's problems !!!

I just noticed that the star adjuster for the drum brakes is at the top beside the slave cylinder, not at the bottom of the drum where it usually is. Presumably they did that because the knuckle assembly obstructed access to the star from behind. Another brilliant video, Eric!

@gilmello8296

4 жыл бұрын

spelunkerd It also look like it needs brakes

Thanks for taking the time!

Gotta love Subaru paint holding that car together...

Great job! 1st time watching this series. You also make it fun so- Yaaaa!!!! Learned a lot. Got to help my son with his 2002 WRX so we’ll see.

That's quite involved for just a wheel bearing change. Nicely done sir!

Great video,learned alot..by far my favorite channel.

I'd like another series of videos where you go back and see how many of these "this car doesn't have another year left in it" cars are still actually on the road.

Thanks for the tip on the saw blades, Everything Freud makes is just that much better than everyone else out there. Probably because they're all made in Italy and Germany, NOT China. Have a great day.

@chrisfreemesser5707

4 жыл бұрын

I use Freud table saw blades...they do indeed kick a$$. Won't buy anything else!

Like your choice of hammer on the outer seal LOL.Like a true technician

Every shop I go to seems like there’s a Subaru engine out of the car because of head gasket.im sure they are nice to drive but that is enough to keep me away. Very good video Eric. Thank you for sharing your technique

As my granddaughter said when she was a baby: "Ta de dah!" It's finished!

@leereynolds2911

4 жыл бұрын

rust there looks like junk parts here in the Midwest.

@jeffryblackmon4846

4 жыл бұрын

@@leereynolds2911 When I first moved from New York to Ohio in '81, I was amazed to see '60s cars on the roads.

Thanks Eric! Nice job!

Hey Eric, great video and information as always!

Thanks for the videos Eric.

I need more videos like this. Sometimes I get tired of thinking and just want to enjoy seeing how you get down to business working on rusty crap. We don't have that here where I live, everything just falls a part if you don't tighten the bolts good. Oh and by the way I think it is time for another day in the shop video, it's been 5 months now.

Nice... catching part 2, while getting things together for work. Brisk one today!