the world is stuck on replace instead of fix, i aint for it. keep cooking

@MrTheHillfolk

2 ай бұрын

What I say is we can learn a little from those Pakistani fellas rebuilding engines on the side of a road in a dust storm, taking our old supposedly worn out junk(by our standards) and getting another 30yrs of use out of it. I realize it's time versus money when it's business, but I definitely try and save my own older stuff. Haha ,this week at the play shop I took the ol weed Wacker and fixed it up. Luckily I was able to do it with stuff I had laying around. The foam air filter is mush, I cut one out of a new Briggs mower prefilter. I had some fuel line ,yay. Stupid gas cap though, the gasket was cracked. Hey look, it's cork. I've got cork, I'll make a new one. She's about perfect again, and pretty much an old friend. I looked up parts ,most stuff is obsolete. It's just a late 90s homelite with a straight shaft I got when I bought my first house, but with a little more attention over the years it should last another 20.

@5337kb

2 ай бұрын

I wish it was CHEAPER to fix it, instead of replace, power steering pumps can be repaired but now a days it costs more for the kit than to just replace it

@MrTheHillfolk

2 ай бұрын

@@5337kb Just redid the boots on the half shafts on a project I've been driving. They definitely needed replacement as they were very cracked. It's coming back around again. Early on you'd replace a boot or 1 CV joint ,then axles got cheap enough to just replace the whole thing. Now with the new junk parts ,try and rebuild what ya got before it goes blooey.

@chuckwhitson654

2 ай бұрын

Yessir, I was raised learning to fix anything. Or learn to

@yeetandskeet

2 ай бұрын

@@5337kbYou can buy a crappy reman power steering pump thatll last for less then a month for cheaper then repair parts thatll get your old pump running for years

When he said "I've done it wrong enough to know not to do it wrong" I knew , he knew what he was talking about. LOL When you have made every mistake you get a lot better.

This guy knows more about mechanics. Then most shops put together

"I have done it wrong enough" That is so true with experienced journeymen. Thanks for the content!

I’ve seen them repair cracked and bent housings in India, while their methods may appear crude they actually work. It’s amazing what can be accomplished with old school technology and necessity.

"Made it up in the middle of a corn field" 🤣

Straighten housings & frames are more of art than science!!

Half of what I have learned is "don't do it that way again." I'm fairly good at what I do Now. Nothing beats experience and time in the trenches.

There ain't gonna be anyone left that knows how to do a lot of the things that people don't realize are not as obsolete as they think.. there is plenty of infrastructure out there that has been maintained and is still running that if young folks aren't taught how to keep doing these "obsolete" jobs the knowledge will pass out of existence.

Congratulations on one of the most entertaining and informative newer channels on KZread. Positive proof you're a true craftsman by the fact that barely any comments dare to question or ridicule your skills, we watch in awe and truly appreciate it. A wonderful personality who im sure is a friend to everyone and we are very thankful for your time in making, editing and presenting the videos. Cheers and say hi to bob.

@bendinwithbendon

2 ай бұрын

The nicest comments I’ve ever read thank you.

@xmo552

2 ай бұрын

@@bendinwithbendon Is there a trade school for this type of work? I've seen it on cars, but never for big rigs.

Nice seeing old school isn’t completely dead

Truck Stop lunch counter rumor mill is where most false information comes from. This guy heard it from this guy, who heard it from this mechanic, who heard from someone else. My dad told me when I was just a kid, "Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see". He was a life long truck driver. HOOAH!!!! Love your channel sir.

I'm loving your longer vids. I always watch to the end! The shorts are good too but your longer videos are way more fun. Being a automotive technician I totally approve of fixing/repairing something over replacing. A lot of places opt for replacement because more money! Throw a cheap Chinese part at to keep them coming back. It's sad honestly. Keep up the good work!!

We have 8 anchors in the floor that have 2" fine thread nuts welded to 40' deep piles that are all cross braced together in a 16" thick cement floor. We have had as much as 200 ton pulls on them bending heavy oilfield trailers and earth moving equipment. The bay also has 8 anchors along the walls for side pulls. It's always nice to see how others approach and solve similar problems.

"Done it wrong enough to know how not to do it wrong!" 🫡

@raynyhus2026

2 ай бұрын

This is what I tell my son when he's about to do something wrong. I think Benjamin Franklin said learn from others' mistakes, there's not enough time to learn from your own.

outstanding.....always love your content, cheers from a former Corporate photographer and Education Developer in Greensboro, Volvo Trucks North America , 1990 till 2001....Paulie in Florida

If they think this is illegal. They have never watched an alignment done on a semi. It would blow their mind.

I’m so glad I’m not the only one wearing knee pads in this industry. A lot of guys younger than me tell me I am looking for a raise. & then they bounce their knee off of a steal beam or rim. & then I tell them they should have had knee pads on 😂.

@ForfeMac

2 ай бұрын

Definitely wish I wore knee pads and/or used kneeling pads when I started my career.

Used to drive a truck. Have basic maintenance knowledge. This is awesome to watch. Your videos are real and true. No unnecessary replacement parts. Just fix it when it can be fixed. More mechanics need to be you like you. Love from Alabama! Keep on dude!

Man I used to hate those axle cones sometimes. I'm 57 and started on Mack ,camel back ,walking beams and every other thing from concrete, dump and garbage trucks. I appreciate watching what you do that I can't anymore! Lol. Love the music in the background also...

A true master of the trade the last of a lost art. Good job sir

Not only are you a great mechanic but you're pretty funny 😊

U sir are a master of your art. Respect from australia 🇦🇺 👊

I work for a pretty well known gravel train hauler in michigan that REALLY likes green trucks. Damn near all of our gravel and tanker fleet in the aggregate division are rebuilt wrecks. Knowing what you can and can't do in the legal department varies from state to state. We try qnd make sure all our stuff is up to par to get clean titles meaning every single bit of the rebuild process has to be extensively documented. Pics, tracing parts to original vehicles, proving ownership of vehicles said parts came from, or having receipts for purchased parts. One of the things you cannot do is swap VIN numbers on parts because there's no way to track where the part you used came from and it deters theft. You can do a lot of things to trucks to make them right again. And if it goes to inspection and the inspector doesn't like it, then you gotta follow their orders to make it right usually.

I really enjoy your videos thank you sharing your professional and technical advice and experiences.

Funny thing about straightening the housing the way Bendon is doing it - its exactly how they do it at the factory after welding.

Saving rears since 1900's lol .

Hey wrecker driver here pulled a few axles try placing a 3lb mal on axle cap and hitting the hammer with a 5lb mal!! Don’t have to hit very hard. Don’t know the physics of it but old timers showed me this trick 20 years ago and it works every time!!!

This was very interesting. I understood what you were doing and how it resulted in straightening the axle. I was wondering how the tractor owner knew the axle was bent only 5/8 but you answered by talking about the uneven tire wear. Skill and the right tools are the secret sauce and you have both.

@ShaunHensley

2 ай бұрын

You can see 5/8s with your eyeball. It’s a lot.

You can toot your horn, knowledge and experience is a hard thing to find young people. Great job and love the videos.

Yes Nice job Having the proper setup (tool) to do the repair is key No laptop involved lol 😂 I’m a Heavy Duty Mechanic and Shop Owner, needed to change axles housings like that because we don’t have access to the tools to straighten them. Will say it again Nice Job 👍

I believe he could straighten out a bent anvil 🤘

People used to passenger cars dont understand trucks and heavier equipment. My brother rolled one of dads trucks and we took it to a great frame shop and it drove better after they were done than before the wreck. Keep up the good work.

Do you ever have to over been to allow for spring back? We leave the axels in and use less pressure. With an induction heater We heat a 1/4" wide by 6" stripe or so outboard of the spring mount which is usually the pivot point or point of bend. We then cool it with water to shrink the housing back to 0 toe. Your way works well and requires a lot less expensive equipment . Thanks for sharing.

The “ Right to Repair “ in action ! Keep it up and teach someone, it would be a shame to lose your knowledge!

You can go ahead and toot away sir! An artist by all definitions.

@MrTheHillfolk

2 ай бұрын

At 5:15 he was whistling,and that's one of the best parts ever in that song, awesome jam part.

Totally old school no one does this type of work anymore like the old less bodywork and repairing a body panel before changing it... An master body man & frame man thought me a lot including that the replacement parts you get from the factory are seconds not first grade if you need a 1/4 panel or door try to get it from the wreckers rust free because it will be better than what the ship replacement same with chrome moldings or door mirrors there first grade not seconds and reproduction panels are just plain crap thin and don't fit worth crap ... Myself I've been playing with cars since the early '70's working with lead, laquer, hammer & dolly shrinking and stretching metal time consuming and now ones want to pay anymore for the lost art as well they don't realize the thime involved... I salute you for your knowledge my good sir .

it is amazing how crude yet how accurate you are with that setup. Thanks for making these trucks safe to be on the road.

Keep doing you brother. I am in the same business, not everyone can do the task we do at the suspension shop. The company has been doing business like you since 1935

Awesome Your The Master Bender 😀😊😀👍🏼 Love These Long Videos Thanks Devin

Videos keep getting better. I'm addicted. Thanks! A+++ A1

Devin must have a new dictionary… Discernment? That a BIG word in the mechanic community. Props Bro.

30 years doing something similar... it is I am a professional because I know how NOT to do it... lol. Alvin boy here. ;)

Broken springs make good pickle forks. An old timer gave me his 40 years ago when he retired. It's never failed to separate whatever needed separating. Over torqued tie rod ends, steering links, and anything else that I used it on.

As a fairly newer diesel tech I want to say thank you I watch your videos all the time to learn something new

" do not try this at home" as if we have a multi ton presses at our homes 😂😂

@Sonny_McMacsson

2 ай бұрын

If you have a floor jack you have one. Edit: Technically

@henrycarlson7514

2 ай бұрын

@@Sonny_McMacsson We must remember Bottle jacks too

Tis a great job you do. I loved straightening gear back in the day, it was certainly cheaper than replacing with new. Straightened a lot of earthmoving parts, either from being damaged while working or from a welding process. The trick was to be patient and to know how far to bend the part so it ends up where you need it.

Awesome job Devin, keep up the great work 🍻 🇦🇺

Not only takes experience but heavy vehicle chassis repair is ball bustin’ hard work! Hope Bob makes it a bit easier.

I've straightened a few car and 4wd axles with a chain and a hydraulic jack over the years. Pretty simple operation, sort of common in rural areas with the combination of the crap design of older axle housings and really bad roads. So very interested to see it can be done on bigger stuff as well!

You can unbend a car with a cubcadet "old one" and bunch of chains and a brain. Seen. Lived it. Drove it.

You remind me of a guy I know who always gives great advice. There are too many people on KZread who like to tell but don't like to show. Great video. Keep them coming.

It's great to see a man who is good at his craft. Nice work.

I used to work as mechanic for a frame and collision shop in Cali. They did a lot of frames and everything else that could be bent right. Goodonya for keeping skills alive.

Brother I'm heavy equipment and truck mechanic myself and I hear that stupid crap about this and that being illegal all the time. But figured out in my 53 years it's only illegal if you get caught or do a bad job that fails badly on the road lol

Here to listen to the tiny hand with the funny voice speak

This guy does more work with his left hand while holding a camera in his right then guys at my shop so with both . 😂 Haha

I like how you said you have done it wrong enough times to know how not to do it wrong. That is a way better than saying I got X years of experience of probably doing something wrong lol

Great job,I'm amazed at the fact all the stuff you deal with so heavy.

Takes the whole shift to swap a full axle out. 12 ish hours, and your working the whole time. You need to do a number of things, I can yank your diff out and drop one back in it in a few hours, but its gonna leak, probably leak a lot. You gotta clean the housing out and polish the mating surface so it doesn't leak between house and diff. Make sure you ain't got silicone plugs down in the bolt holes and what not. Takes all damn day. I guess it depends on the gear you got to. And you gotta whack the axle end to break the seal and cones loose just hammer it right in the center real hard. 4 lbs hand sledge. If the cones are stuck, pry it out with a crow bar if the wheel is on, if wheels off just grab pry bar, you can also drive a pick into the cone gap, opens it up slides right off.

@Pantology_Enthusiast

2 ай бұрын

I've found that brass wire pipe cleaners chucked in a drill are great for bolt holes with stubborn crap in them. Less likely than steel wire to damage the threads.

I like the work you do it’s one of the jobs that requires someone with a lot of experience and the ability to see the big picture 👍

In the mine we didn't have nice equipment. We used Jack's and steel beams to make it work close enough. Great job again.

Cone chisel. 30 years ago I cut down a chisel to use to pop out the cones. I cut a chisel until it fit into that little slot. Chisel in slot, couple of taps and the cones expand and fall right off. Less effort than beating on the axle shaft.

Very very informative as an older tech guy I appreciate you showing these practices 👍👍🙂

Take note of the knee pads boys Ppe

Informative.......and entertaining. Love watching professionals work in their wheel house. Keep it up!

There is a tonne of great info in this video. I really enjoyed learning. Sadly my dump truck has a cast axle as far as I know so I can't really do this.

Love watching you work, man

Tiger Tool makes an axle shaft puller sku 11001 that may help when the newbie has to break the cones free.

Me not even a truck guy, but this is clearly the humble master at work! 👍🏻

Your toe stick tool looks like one I made years ago.. I didn't want to make one, I had to because the customer needed the vehicle in the morning, and well, I needed the money. You did a good job man, thanks for showing us that!

“Like I just made this shit up” had me rolling 😂

I like to leave the nuts on the studs when i pop the axle shaft out, just in case i miss and bash the studs.

There's a reason they're called "tractor" trailers. They're built like a tractor, not like a car.

I’m happy that this is something that is still being done. Steel is an amazing technology. If it was bent in an accident, the steel might have stress built up from the forces. This process might just release the stress and reset it back to original shape

Man, love the humor. An Artist at work. Loon by forward to the next one

Thanks for another excellent video. Everything about the size and complexity of vehicles and Big Rigs you work on each day makes me think about how much pain and the number of smashed fingers or toes you guys have to "watch out for " to prevent. It is just another day in your office. Carry On Sir.

I have learned about removing those cone shaped washers by putting the nut on flush with the stud and giving it a good straight hit with the hammer….. they pop right out ! Learned that from an old mechanic who explained they won’t tell you that in the manual.

Very very cool to see this stuff. Great channel, man.

Most shops don't have the room for the tools you have to do these kinds of repairs... Manly because the new stuff is junk so they need all of their bays just for warranty work.

Good advice here on several fronts! And absolutely with the "don't try this at home" advice. Folks need to start on MUCH smaller, less expensive, less dangerous jobs WAY before they put their lives and safety or anyone else's at risk by just "winging it" without knowing what to look out for/how to do it right.

I like Your content and the way that You present it. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes to everyone.

Great video. My friend had to do this to his truck, now I know what it took to fix it

Absolutely amazing. I had no idea this could be done.

bonjour je suis toujours admiratif devant le travail et l'effort que demande de redresser un châssis voir un camion,chapeau pour ces vidéos !!!!!! (je ne savais pas qu'il était possible parfois de redresser un essieu sur cette vidéo) .

Absolutely crazy but absolutely cool, would never have thought you could this.

How are people gonna tell YOU you're doing it wrong, when you're working in a big truck garage with like 6 bays that are always occupied with paying work? Shit mechanics don't maintain employment and they sure as fuck don't handle niche operations day in and day out.

First time watching one of your videos - really entertaining! 😀

Impressive to watch ... Must admit getting the datum lines sorted is the thing that scares me as you take your guide from inflated and warn rubber surfaces ... But then in the scheme of things close is often close enough ... Impressive to watch you save the customer a good fleecing from having to buy new ...

@lauramcelhiney

Ай бұрын

Rob

Did that job, a few times, at Oakland Frame & Axle Stress relieve the housing with a few hammer whacks while under pressure, along the corners

Greetings from 🇮🇪🇮🇪 Love seeing things being repaired, quite a skill, And forever on the 5eights will be a bob at work, 12'4"and a bob, 😂

Thank you sir, for this information........ i will probably never use, but am glad to learn

Loved the video thank you for sharing

Excellent work.

Did alignments at freightliner dealer for 5 years. Didn't know straightening drive axle was a thing. Our frame rack was in the body shop across town maybe they did it there

Keep up the great work mate

I once had a breakdown on the road which required a tow by a very good tow truck driver and also the services of an axle surgeon. Had to sit in a repair lot overnight but was happy since I'd bought a chicken dinner b4 said breakdown. A greased tandem bearing decided to fail on I90 in Ohio. Can we please get some shoulders on I90 in Ohio?

I like when the axle flange is drilled and tapped in between the studs, you just run a bolt in and press it out easy instead of banging on it, I do bang once or twice on it after it's loose to pop the cones out.

I love watching a master at his or her craft. Also, mechanics should really be the highest paid trade because we keep the world literally running. No transportation and the world stops.

I think this was one of your best videos yet