Been watching your videos for many years now, subscribed to all your channels and some of the best channels I watch

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel.

Hi Martin, first of your restore videos I've watch. Found it fascinating. Lots of past ones to work through now and looking forward to upcoming ones 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Been watching your channels for couple of weeks now pal, credit to you Martin and your wife , you are so informative. And what a lovely family you are , Nice to see you and Sharon involve all your family ,Top you tube productions and ignore them idiots who try to slag you off at least you and Sharon get off your arse and do something. Credit to you and Sharon lovely couple and top family keep on what you are doing top family 👍👍👍👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy

Me and my dad addicted to all your channels! Great content

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Top job Martin, no job ever puts you off, great video, wish i had all your mechanical knowledge, you must have saved a ton over the years, 👍🏻👏

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍All learnable skills Dave, that's why I do these videos to help others save money.

You can't beat DIY repairs 👍 multipurpose hammer made me chuckle 😄. Nice work

@canalboating

Жыл бұрын

Every tool has a hammer end

Thank you Martin I enjoy watching your car repairs watching from South Africa

That copper slip appears alot on a another channel, Some fella called Bert.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

lol Pete, lasting well.

@petefroud5308

Жыл бұрын

Good job Martin . Tell that Bert to look after it .

hi nice see lovely family and the way your always there give then and love new inflatable paint Booth thank you martin and family doing these youtube videos

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Stephen

Fantastic to see you working on cars again, love it...

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I love the shape of the MK4 Astra, doesn't look too bad to work on either. Good job Martin!

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott👍

Another good informative video of practical car repairs. Even if you don't have this particular vehicle, it would be similar for other cars. Brilliant as usual.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great to see what can be done Martin 👍🏻👍🏻😁 Your videos save people money 👍🏻👍🏻😁

Explained brilliantly 👌 always found these kind of jobs so satisfying

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Good video, a bit of info on the wishbones for those that don’t know - if the arms rear bush is worn, it can throw steering alignment out especially if you had tracking done recently. It is advised to use a new pinch bolt for ball joint (tbh I never have).

Absolute pleasure to watch Martin, well done

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve.

brilliant thankyou Martin,,actually you made that look easy,, looking forward to the rest of them👌👍

Brilliant video Martin,helped me with my Astra thanks.

Top man, nice to see someone doing it without a RAMP!!

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Thanks for the vid Martin, very useful info.

Great video as usual Martin very informative keep them coming

I'm learning so much from yours and your son's channels Martin. great video!

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenny👍

Always love watching your vids after work 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

You did a great job on that Martin. That was educational. Take care, Jeff

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jeff

Same job as I did on my focus today bit of a pig to do but what a difference it makes to handling keep up the good work

Ignore this, after rewatching you said exacty this! Hi Martin, you may have done off camera, but only fully tighten the wishbone to subframes bolts when the car is on the ground or the suspension is jacked up to normal level, otherwise you are putting a twist into the rubber bushes, which will wear them prematurely.

Well done Martin great video, working outside like that is not easy but you did a excellent job 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍Nev, yes it is a pain on the follr.

Brilliant video Martin as always

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Nice job Martin

Great video. very useful. cheers Martin. 👍👍👍

Yet another brilliant video 👍👍

made that look easy Martin, done that job on the front end of a mk4 mondeo and took ages

thankyou Martin very helpful.

Nice one Martin.

Thanks a job I've done meany times, good work Martin.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg👍

Great video and explanation. Nice that you explained that part for tightening lower arm when vehicle is on wheels. I found method to measure distance from upper part of tyre and fender to get wishbone on right height. Or fender and some part of wishbone then jack it on ball joint to get proper height.

I love your channel and your tips

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

you get the thums up fro me martin good job and blog just kaching up with all my blog keep them coming gary from crewe 👍👍👍👍👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Them drop links. We tend to grind the nuts off them to save time because we have had some real times trying to remove some on a good many different cars. Good video Martin your always busy mate

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Yes Rob, I've grinded of many too.

Big bar works every time 👍🏻

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Yes it does.

Well done Martin. I had one done on my fiat 500 and we ended up having both sides bigger job all the front end off.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Hope it turned out ok though.

Really good video love your video like this please keep them up

Great tutorial again thankyou remember when i had a astra g lsi few years back ,just bought it and was all over the place on rear end on roundabouts , investigated and rear spings one upside down other incorrect spring ,as i found out lsi springs about 20mm shorter than standard , most motor factors list as same but not 🙃🙃

Great video. 👍

Great video love them keep up the great work

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Well done Martin. This will save some people a few quid in the future.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Saved me a few quid too lol

@bensgrandad1840

Жыл бұрын

@@retrorestore We've been watching your videos for a long time now, including Butlers empire which has been saving us money, which is really helpful right now, as well as giving lots of laughs along the way. Thankyou to you and your family. Long may it continue.

Nice one Martin 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David👍

Martin, that is quite the laundry list but it is all do-able. It did say in the failure it was the drop link ball joint that was loose. I don't think I ever had to change the lower arms on my Astra but I've definitely done drop links.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

All done now Dave, Just Tyres and the rear pads when I have the time.

great explanation as always,,,job well done.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hi Martin I absolutely love your videos especially the cooking ones with your wife Sharon. I am in stitches some days because I think you are naturally funny. I love all your tips on saving energy and everything you do looks delicious. I have only just subscribed to Retrorestore so I have a lot to catch up on. Best wishes to you and your family.

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sean, there's loads of videos to keep you entertained here too.

Great video martin. 📹

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video mate keep up the good work

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great Vid Martin 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie👍

Good work and another great video 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark

Great vid as always 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark.👍

Nice work Mart

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Phil

Top vedio again Martin hope your keeping well

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Yes Tom, fine thanks bud.

Another quantity video. I’ve been contemplating starting a KZread channel after watching you and project man

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Go for it! at least you'll have footage of Who you are for your future generations to see you rather than relying on photos. it will also give you a record of what you have done in your life.

Anouther great video Martin I have to do the same job on my focus, this video has helped allot, been watching your all your channels for 5 yrs now and they never fail to entertain us you gave a shout out to my daughter Molly when she was 16 and now she is 21 how the time flys lol , please enter me into compotition, keep making the videos please thank you

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.

I just fitted 2 drop links the same as you fitted this weekend for the mot the one's i got were comline

Top work and cheers for the video take care

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@haydenuk02

Жыл бұрын

@@retrorestore Your welcome mate 👍🏻

Great job Martin its better to change the whole lot rather than just the Ball joint 👍👍👍👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree Alan

Great job👍👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Victoria.👍

You make it look too easy Martin well done 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian👍

Love your videos

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Yolande

Another easy job Martin 😂

The plastic must be really sturdy Martin. I wish I could be as agile as you are Martin but nowadays if I tried to get down on the ground I'd need a crane to pick me up lol!!

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Haha Barbara, I do seize up in the evening though lol

Nice one mate .

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.

Very informative

Job's a goodun Martin 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video Steve

Great video 👍

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John👍

Cool video mart

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.

Good video to watch but an (Important Tip) always replace the lower arms (Wishbones) in pairs and always remember to get the (Steering Alignment) (Tracking) sorted or the car will wear tyres like there is no tomorrow.

@gregshearer423

Жыл бұрын

Load of nonsense replacing rack ends or track rod ends aye do the tracking but replacing a bottom arm nah and no reason to replace them in pairs if the others fine

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

No steering geometry altered doing this job.

@peterlivesey3596

Жыл бұрын

Any suspension work you carry out on a car you must always get the Tracking sorted no matter what even if the car drives and feels OK you must get it Tracked as a matter of caution.

@gregshearer423

Жыл бұрын

@@peterlivesey3596 aye if your going 100% by the book but in reality you don’t need to

Great vid 👍🙂

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

Great video mate. Just catching up on your videos. Life problems at the moment mate but hopefully I’ll be more active on the watching your videos but I love it

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Hope things sort there self out Andrew

@andrewsmowersandsmallengin8643

Жыл бұрын

@@retrorestore thanks Martin.

Back in the day, when they were new, they had a nice feel to them that you didn't get with the equivalent Ford. Sure, they weren't super powerful rocket ships but they were easy to live with, straightforward to maintain cheap enough to run. Huge boot, and loads of interior space. The cdx version was better equipped than Ford's ghia equivalent! Water pumps were always a faff to fit though!

Excellent

Every Astra G & H me and the wife have owned needed new lower arms and drop links. Gotta watch some pattern arms don't always fit so well

Good work dude, and nice hammer swinging, I’d have had the wheel arch off doing that 😂

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thanks appreciate it

Good job

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.

I saw some shoddy work on a pop-up caravan. It seems that at some point, they replaced the bearings, but failed to tighten them to specs, and at the breaker yard, I pulled the dust caps, removed the cotter pins, and removed the nuts without a spanner. They never tightened them right proper. I needed the hub assemblies for a tractor project.

@gregshearer423

Жыл бұрын

Probably tapered roller bearings sometimes that’s all they need

Great videos

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love it

memory fun times in the rain lol

Fantastic

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

You made that look simple.. good job me old mucker

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mick👍

Good Video

Martin you are so versatile I only wish I had the confidence and skill to carry out such a task. I can just about top the windscreen washer up😅 You are a Man of many talents and enjoyed this video as much as I do ButlersEmpire What do you prefer doing ? Cooking are Car mechanics ? Well done. Keep all the excellent videos coming. I look forward to them everyday and can’t wait for them. The wife is also Fantastic 😊

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, I've always fixed stuff but we love doing the cooking vids as well.👍

Like in the Thumbnail 👌

Thanks

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support Graeme.

Hi liked the tip you told us about getting the two bushes in the right position, makes a lot of sense. What do you think of the drop links being made of plastic ? I think the metal ones were better. Anyway good luck for the future.👍🏻😊👍🏻

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

They are pretty sturdy,

I’m surprised it only needed a ball joint on the near side as the usually wear equally? May have been done previously for last mot or has taken a knock on a kirb 🤷🏻‍♂️anyway you made it look easy 👍

Some mechanics say best to get weight off car on the lower arm before the nuts are tightened not when it's up in the air.I did it the same as you anyway

good job

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

The only good drop links for Astra are Meyle HD, steel with bigger joints the rest are junk, my Meyle HD still good after 5 yrs on mine.

Never seen plastic drop link, would like see how long they last ? Another great video.

My last mot I had to change subframe and both lower arms on Corsa d

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Great video mate, look forward to the other videos, I’m just learning a bit about mechanics at the minute, like you said makes so much more sense to replace the whole unit, than to replace the ball joint separately, how easy is it to do a cv joint? Or does it make more sense to replace the driveshaft?

@retrorestore

Жыл бұрын

I personally replace the driveshaft Nathan.

@nathanhuitson1418

Жыл бұрын

@@retrorestore I was thinking the same thing, cheers bud