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Eric O. Is probably laughing hysterically while having his coffee this morning watching this.
And Wes from Watch Wes Work is probably thinking of any excuse to get his cutting torch out to just cut it up 😅
Yeah. He's shouting at the screen. "Torch. Torch! Get a TORCH!!". Hahahahaha
Eric o is the master of rust. I have learned a great deal of technique from him on rust
@@mph5896 I think anyone living in the rust belt is a rust master. Mike is for sure because he lives in Michigan.
You need Astro tools "BIG NASTY"
As I sit here watching you wrestle a shock for almost a whole video - I ask myself; "why am I here watching this nightmare job?" Well, because it's Ray and he has some way of keeping me here. I am intrigued how you keep you cool, and how you are so patient! Ray you are amazing at what you do with cars, and equally as good at keeping us all watching. One day Ill have to make a trip out to those parts of Fla and pay you a visit. Love your channel! keep it up.
I’m on a 24 hour job for power pole repairs in California, 2 am and my eyelids are about to close but I must see the outcome 🙈
I would have brought out the saw much sooner...:-)
Glad to see that your customers are following you to the new shop. As your channel grows, that will just get better.
The shop has gotten an up grade, blue tarp on the gate.
It's when they follow ray away from the new shop when you should worry.
@@clbcl5 It's blue so you know it's good.
Just imagine the money that his old shop is losing
@@EricVonHunter Especially when they can see him prospering online knowing these could of and might have been their customers.
As a Quebec mechanic, I watched in pain while you were struggling like nobody else doing routine stuff for me. Get the torches, cut the shock, burn and remove rubber, cut inner sleeve. Once you have done it enough its a 15min bolt removal at best. We are always learning, keep it up
You forgot final step..place explosive device in vehicle.
Yep - 15min bolt removal job... while in Florida, with no rust it is usually 15 seconds job :) Florida mechanics have it much easier I believe :)
@@kris856they do have it a lot easier, Ray gets away with an electric mid impact on most bolts where I would need everything from my 1/2 air impact at 160psi
You know, Eric O. is just laughing his butt off at this.
Try Diablo blades instead of them DeWalt onea
"Not bashing engineers, not this time, I'll save that for when I get a Dodge "
Ray, as a Dodge owner this made me, laugh out loud. My kids asked me what I was laughing about. Great video!
It is clear that Chrysler/FCA/Stellantis/nom de jour hires only engineers that have it out for mechanics. The wackiest stuff I've seen has always been on a Mopar product.
@@silicon212 as a non-automotive engineer, I always thought is was the corporate bean counters that drove the cheapest technically feasible solution, not necessarily the best solution.
@@jame3shook You can do it cheap and easy to service at the same time.
Yes. There are design-to-look-nice enginers, design-to-save-fuel engineers, and design-to-be-maintained engineers. All are mutually incompatible.
My brother and I created brand new cuss words while working on Mopar products
Love watching a good wrench twister. Starting out your own shop and no longer having to deal with the pitfalls of working for another's. Your honesty, skills and just pleasant nature, will keep you busy and very profitable hopefully for the rest of your career. Continued success Rate.
I started watching about 2 months ago, and could not believe he has 460,000+ subscribers, damn thats a lot but I see why watching him.
Gee, ya’ think Lexus could have figured out how to completely 100% make that engine disappear under covers? That managed about 85%.😂
Good & funny point. Thanks. I almost forgot that detail as soon as the other problems appeared. What will it be next? Potted in engine tops, like some internal electronics are these days?
It's amazing how Lexus trys to make their vehicles quite as possible by putting extra sound deadening covers. Then we have some people that first thing they do is jank the stock exhaust and put on a noisy fart can system. Now they pretend they are driving a high power machine or running around the track in NASCAR.
SORRY RAY BUT I CANT BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T AT LEAST CLEAN AND ANT-SEIZE THOSE SHOCK BOLTS GOING BACK TOGETHER!!✌
Now you know what Eric O. deals with all the time. Good job!
Nah. Only on really good days. Cars that nice are still under factory warranty in the PRNY.
Ray started up north, he just got sick of it and moved. can't say that i blame him lol.
Those battery checkers are junk and are not accurate but what do you expect from China. 😂 Lots of rust for a FL vehicle. Looks like it’s been in the salt winter roads but I know you get humid summers. 17:02 I would added anti-seize on the threads. 32:03 I would have cut the bolt long ago and replaced it with a new one.
We had chicken wraps, but I'm in Australia, and we don't do "thanks giving".
Love seeing the WIFE UNIT, she must be a good catch to put up with you,lol.
WELL DONE ON THE SHOP, and I really enjoy your videos.
I hope you and your family have a happy and safe Christmas.
Ha we have to deal with this rust crap every day in the UK 😂
🤣 God bless your wife for putting up with your shenanigans! You guys are an inspiration to all. Love the videos in your new place, continued luck with your endeavor!!!
Ray great video. I personally would have cut the bolt off a good ten minutes before you decided too. Also am I the only person in the word that puts anti seize in the shock housing hole and bolt? When I saw you put it back without anti seize after seeing what happens to these bolts kind of made me go hummm.
As someone from the rust belt who deals with this often, I really enjoyed seeing your process of escalation when dealing with the rusty fasteners.
Yeah, that is a normal every day thing up here in Wisconsin. I swear they throw salt on the roads at even the slightest hint that it MIGHT rain/snow somewhere in the world.
Yep, this is standard issue stuff here in Minnesota. In fact, if I ever get a car in the shop that has no rust I think to myself, "O.K. what's going on here? Am I being punked?"
@@scott.koopmann LOL! Words to live by around here.
It actually is a shame to watch our vehicles rust away before our eyes.
Map gas torch for the DIY guy here in Illinois. Not only cures rusty fasteners but lights your bonfires. 😁
What's the next level of escalation after the Sawzall? C4?
Worked at a Sunoco station in Brooklyn, NY. My boss would refuse to work on cars that were too rusty. A lot of time, lots of broken fasteners, sometime had to change whole units (calipers) because of rust. He got tired of customers thinking it was a scam or losing on the job because of time.
Always amazed what power rust has. Adapt improvise overcome
Semper Fi
1000 plus Torque Air Power wins every time. 😜😁😁😁
Throw some anti seize on them bolts think ahead for the next tech 👍
And seize will get washed out anyway. The new bolt is surface coated/hardened so it will not rust for quite a time anyway.
Lexus the Cadillac of Toyota…..🤟🏻🇺🇸
They're just concerned for your hands, Ray. ANYWAY, Once again it is time to mention we need to raise Ray's SUBSCRIPTIONS, people. If you're ALREADY here, check to make sure you're subscribed and then check with your mother, father, sister, brother, all your cousins, your uncles and aunts and ALL the family pets. Also check with your neighbours, (even those ones that keep letting their dog at your Begonias) and get those numbers up. ONLY 35K more subscribers to get Ray to that magic 500K and let's do it FOR Christmas!!!!
At your suggestion, as a long time viewer of Ray's instructive videos, I've finally hit that black "subscribe" button...
@@829joliver Thank you for that.
@@829joliver what took you so long🤔🤣. It's free😅. Ray gets loadsamoney from YT for the amount of subs he gets😆😆🇬🇧🇬🇧
You need a Fastenal Distributor to visit you and set up a Bolt and nuts and washers Rack for you….🤟🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hey Ray, glad to see that you are getting your customers. Trying to see how to get a hold of ya. I’ve emailed you but not sure you’re getting them. Would love to get on your schedule. Thank you as always!
Old employer watching your new videos: WhY diD We LeT hIm gO AgAiN 🤦🏻?
I love the determination you have when trying to get the bolt out. Even though level 9 would have been my first choice. Lol. And the fire prank on the wife unit gave this video some comedy. I'm glad that you have incorporated your entire family into your business venture. The only thing that you are missing in your videos is the doodlie doodlie do. Even if you install it and get your wife to call atleast once in a while would be great. Lol
NO! That sound in inscribed in every other brain cell in my head for the rest of my life. 40 or 50 years of therapy and I might get rid of it.
You are correct sir ! We need some doodlie - doodlies.
+1 for the doodlie doo return!
Yeah, I love that his whole family is being involved.
I used to have a dog that was an engineer. If you kicked his butt, he would make a bolt for the door. (Only joking, I would NEVER kick an animal!)
That bolt certainly gave you some grief. I must admit being a little surprised that you didn’t move to cutting it off sooner.
Great video - even if it was frustrating for you.
I was not ready for that intro, for god sake Ray it's still November!
Might I suggest a slide hammer for “pulling” stuck bolts. Sometimes when all else fails, old brute force technology can do the trick.
Hell, I'd have broken out the Sawsall at least 15 minutes earlier....
Nice one. I think I'd have gone to the recip saw a bit more quickly, and I don't make my living from time spent on cars!! Videos as interesting as ever, and happy to see you involving family and just getting it done .. 😜
Ray, on aircraft bolts we use a tiny bit of Thixo grease on the shaft to help prevent future rust. Just don't get any on the threads.
Anti-seize would probably work too. I put that on my rotors to help change tires for winter and help my wheels last longer. Canadian winters are harsh
Anti-seize is my weapon of choice for rust prevention here in Wisconsin!
@@Robyrob7771 ...yes but its recommended not to put anti siez on lugnuts
@@nickmalone3143
Nope, don’t use them on things that could come off going down the road and make dead drivers!
In the UK I put copper ease on anything i change..nuts, wheels...
That will probably be the last set of shocks for the car
😀😃😄😂🤣😂🤣😂 This is by FAR your funniest Comedic video EEVVVAAARRR....
I just loved how you played with that lower Shock bolt like a NEWB Shade tree MEch would do, even to the point of knocking the back brace out with Hammer Slams....
What was even better, 😂🤣 is how you totally ignored the ""DRY GETS LUBE"" rule, by puching the bolt out, where we can see it is dry, gets No Lube, then pull it back in, where everything looks wet, and then you spray everything down again....
This is CLASSIC Mechanic Comedy, and it took me right back to being a 15 year old under a 62 GMC where me and a friend did the exact same thing, and we too gave up and used the whack saw.....
Thank you for the After Thanksgiving PreChristmas Comedy....
At least this year, the Holiday Downs won't be soo bad.....
The guy I go to for my car work pretty much always has a pair of gloves on to protect his hands (he's in his late 50s) and mentioned a few years ago how he regrets not wearing gloves more over his years of work. You only get one pair of hands, you are worth the investment!
I used to wear well fitted pigskin gloves you can get them over at Walmart or harbor freight or wherever the pretty reasonable I think 20 bucks a pair or less have a good day but they have to fit well you don't want them getting hung up on anything
According to a Toyota/Lexus technician, the seepage/weeping of shocks is considered normal.
Toyota gods were not happy with this repair.
The pride in your craft shows. Your customers from the other place following you, should speak volumes about you. Heres to a long and successful career as a shop owner.
You Sneaky @4:08 , zooming inon windshield fluid to hide the still upside down oil cap ; )
Hey. You are such a wonderful person. I like the way you are setting up your shop.
I am from India, where we do not have such tools for repairs. I was attracted by the way you worked with the cars, and then got hooked.
Having followed you for so long, I admire the way you keep your spirits high. 👍
Keep it up. 👌👍🙏
What tools do you not have? Do you work on cars? I'd love to see the different strategies you employ given your limited selection of tools... can you recommend any channels (preferably English-speaking, if possible) where I might see this?
You can get all tools, that Ray has got, from amazon. 🤔, Is amazon available Inn your fine country🤔😊🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@stephenwilliams6103 It's likely not a question of availability but affordability - when the average salary $400/month, even a cheap tool is expensive.
@@mheetu3909 we have mechanics and technicians who work on cars for their upkeep. Work is primarily done by hands through hand tools. Even a simple tool ilke a lift is not afford le to such people. However, their craft is beyond comparison,given the shortage of power tools. I do not have videos, but my yeti suffered a flood damage which was taken care by my mechanic, without any power tools.
@@mheetu3909 I have found both machine shops and auto repair shops in Pakistan putting up no-dialog videos of their work. One example is on youtube as: Chaudhary Motor Workshop Dunyapur. "Pakistani Truck" on TH-cam has all sorts of repairs.
*Makes you consider a smear of grease on the bolt passing through the shocker eyelet on installation eh?* 😉
Hope everything is going good at your new shop Ray.
Really dude? You couldnt spend 30 seconds on bolt and ferrule anti-sieze?
Niiiiice...your wife....dude I had a wife like her
She died January 20 2017 at age 47.
My world shattered ...
A single dad....
It can be over in a instant...I didn't think so...
Some of the pain is gone...
Some will never be gone.
It is what it is...
Sorry to hear that. She lives on in your thoughts..
This happens to me everytime I touch a car to repair it. I just had to cut off my rear lower suspension arm to replace it...that was fun...
Love your videos Sir. I find them Very informative & entertaining. Please keep up the awesome work. = )
Why don’t you lubrcate those crusty bolts when you put them back ?
since you got your own shop I've been hooked on these videos.
Do you ever use anti-seize on bolts so they can be removed later without issue???👨🔧🔧
Got a taste of that great northern rust. After a while, you just expect to cut stuff off and get new bolts. This is the way.
That was kinda painful to watch, but I enjoyed it.
I love what youre doing now Ray.. I gen nervious when you pull cars in and the office door is open. i wish you all the success possible.
Agree on the open door! Wish the rattle was resolved. That last shock bolt frustrated me too! Wife units do not like being fooled. Just sayin'..... Great video.
I don't think we've seen a video with a paying customer's car without the door being open.
I recommend to put a some sort of door closer on that office store don't have to be a strong one but just some little pull it in have a good day
Snap!🤣
Yup, open door is sketchy.
How about some Anti seize on reassembly. Make it easier for the next tech which could be you
Put some Anti-seize on the rusty bolts, and the next mechanic will be happy.
And wire brush off the rust and chase the threads
Maybe it's the mustache, because I tried the same things you did two weeks ago on some Honda lower shock bolts... and went with the recip saw for the win! Same as you, I had to drive clear cross town to get genuine Honda replacement bolts... it can't be wrong if it works, right? Ray for the win! Rust, you are goin' down!
"Don't worry oil change guys, I'll finish your job for you"
Priceless line that!
Mechanic told a guy that he blew a seal.
Guy said "Just fix the car and leave my personal life out of it."
I'd have cut the mount of that shock a long time ago and chopped the bolt.
Think I would've replaced and greased the bolts so it wasn't such a ballache to remove next time.
Good to see you're busy tho.
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The one thing that is rarely properly checked on any car inspection is the nut behind the wheel. Most need an attending to.
Ray a shorter sawzal blade allows the blade rest to contact allowing better sawing.. meaning blade cuts faster and easier.. less stress on you...i got lots of diffo sizes.. I hate fighting a sawzal..
I don’t feel so bad now after watching the struggle today....every time I decide to tackle my vehicles maintenance I ALWAYS find the one seized up bolt within the first 5 bolts and then spend hours boogering up everything around it. Good job ray enjoy the sweet taste of victory 😂
Just use heat 🤦♂
Snap! No idea why more people/ companies don't just use anti seize grease everywhere.
@Pete N Yes, I'm always aware of that risk, just a dab is enough and a retorque works.
Put some grease on that bolt before mounting Ray....
The green and yellow lights on the batter tester means charge and retest. The tester checks for the internal resistance of the battery, and requires a full battery to get an accurate reading.
Not worth the time and effort. 9 out of 10 times it will come up bad anyway after recharging. (Sold batteries at Sears). We HAD to do it on Sears brand before adjusting them out. Meant putting a loaner battery (used crap) in the customer's car and have them come back. They almost always came out bad.
You forgot to refill the exhaust fluid. Start a bolt and nut collection. I gather you don't have a torch yet.
I was wondering when you were going to put the snap foowey saw on that bolt! Easier to replace than to aggravate with. Greasing a bolt in a high rush environment is a definite plus. Yeah it’s easy to armchair someone else’s work but I will say this, I can sympathize- been there, done that. I know how aggravating that can be. With all that rust, there’s the possibility of future service work…just a thought. Hope you and yours had a great thanksgiving…Good luck, Ray
Yeah, it looks like a snow bird birds car, that finally came to Florida with all the airport hassles and rent-a-car price hikes.
@@jaykellett2327 I’m inclined to agree Jay…and some of those components don’t look like they’re far from failing either.
Wow my frustration level over that lower shock bolt would have brought out the cutting torch!! Car be damned that bolt would be out!! 😂
Heh, yeah. I was thinking something similar, but more like using an angle grinder to hack through the bottom end of the shock absorber, just to get the bolt out. I know, my idea would only make sense if there was no help in saw blades and too difficult to get to the bolt, but I guess it would take more time to grind the shock metal than grinding off the bolt.
Heat up the bolt head with the gas axe and things come apart easier.
@@michaeldelora5177, I’m not sure if Ray has an oxygen/acetylene torch, I don’t remember seeing one in this shop. Might be a worthwhile investment to have one around, especially if he gets an exhaust job to work on.
I would have cut the bolt with a grinder once the bracket was opened?
Glad to see it all coming together Ray. Only thing missing is a nice loud phone bell of some kind. Doodle Do....Hmmmm, "The Phone, it's ringing!"
I'm holding out for a gong.
I'm an old mechanic then service writer then store manager so don't take this wrong. My question is did you fix their problem? You didn't explain any of the conversation with the customer but I would have presented it as I couldn't find nothing loose other than the panels, I cannot confirm that it is the source of the noise but it's the only thing I can find other than some worn and leaking rear shocks. Now I didn't go back and rewatch the video so if you did have this conversation with the customer then I feel like a fool and accept my apologies for sticking my nose in your business. And hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
That rustification shower was kinda pretty, we don't have that kinda art stuff here in Arizona. Look at a produce named Fluid Film and Rust protection sold on Amazon (6 for about $62) it is not oil based, wax with a rust neutralizer. it should arrest the rust and protect from future rusting. Might be a good sales item that really does something. There is also KROIL penetrant, guaranteed to penetrate 1 millionth of an inch. we use it on aircraft a lot. Great job , you don't give up!
Ditto on both those products. I use them frequently for just about everything that gets stuck or needs some lubrication.
Sad person that I am, I would have somehow taken that bottom joint apart to find out why that bolt stuck. I suspect it had worked a shoulder between steel inner and bolt. Brilliant video, because you show all the real life issues of working on cars. Camera work and commentary are exceptional. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My step 2 would have been hitting the bolt from the other side, maybe with a screwdriver and hammer......Step 3 would have been cutting the bolt head off.....Step 4 would be cutting the bolt again closer to the ram so it just falls out as only an idiot would do step 3.
10th! GOOD MORNING RAY! Preventive maintenance! What a concept! (Even if it’s only a systems check!) Will help you stay off the side of the road in the future. YIPPEE! Roger in Pierre South Dakota 😊
Great determination I keep wanting to get the oxygen acetylene for you , future investment for your new shop tho.
great video even us pro`s.
struggle at times
I really like your way of thinking, its gonna be fixed one way or another👍
just cut the bolt head off and pop it out replace bolt and shock. you wasted a ton of time and mangled the shock bracket for no good reason.
You really should close that small side door Ray,its going to catch you out with a side mirror someday
Thanks, I was thinking something similar, that the open door is like an accident waiting to happen, particularly because it is so close to the drive-in entrance.
@@TrondBørgeKrokli it is an accident waiting to happen, an accident thats going to cost him a side mirror or paintwork to sort out a dent or scratching,
@@johnmoloney5296 Very good point. That is exactly some of the things that make me worry and feel like it is a 6th sense kind of thing.
I have mentioned it , maybe it looks closer on camera than reality
@@johnmoloney5296 Could be. Could be a case of camera angle making it difficult to see what the actual distances and angles are around that door, maybe even distorting the garage door dimensions. Thanks for pointing out that side of the story.
aftermarket shocks, bolts that fit loose now it will never be the same again.all you have to do is cut the lower shock eyelet ,bolt comes right out .and original fastner. still can be used.ALL TOYOTA AND LEXUS TECH ARE SCREAMING AT SCREEN .YOU HACK!!
dumb question: why not lube the berring on the shok couldnt that help so it wont be stuck next time it needs to be shifted ????
I have the same model. Trashed OEM shocks and rear control arm bushings were the source of my rattling noise.
Also, at 9:35 you can see the classic front timing cover oil leak that is common for the 2GR-FE.
100% correct. Since this vehicle is 11+ years old, mint condition with 90k miles, but has all that rust, I would keep rolling until it was a problem in the garage.
That’s a $5-6k repair when done right. Ray definitely would NOT be doing it for me.
@@thooks1234 Agreed. No offense to Ray but, he’s not setup to do a 2GR-FE engine drop nor would he want to. It’s a massive time gobbler.
My 13 RX is weeping at the timing cover and I’m not doing anything but monitoring it for now and cleaning the area every oil change. It may never develop into anything more than an annoyance.
@@Cookiebaggs233 The realty is not many techs that have independent shop experience have in-depth Toyota experience. It’s not that Toyotas are a problem, but you really can’t dump BG Coolant and other fluids that are “Asian” stuff into Toyotas. Also, they aren’t Ford/GM/Fiat/Nissan/Korean vehicles. The other side of the Indy coin is there’s just not a lot of repair traffic on Toyotas.
That’s why Toy/Lex specialty shops are growing in number and have zero issues with gaining customers and remaining extremely profitable.
@@Cookiebaggs233 When I moved to a new community, my 2015 Ford Escape AWD apparently went from no problem to blown transmission in like 5 minutes. The small town transmission guy told me it is one of the WORST ones to pull out and replace due to engineering. I passed and bought a beater.
Ray did you find out the rattling noise the customer mention?
Good thing about the new shop...you dont have to wear a uniform..you can wear whatever you want!! Good job Ray.🤟
@Les Reeves exactly advertise and promote yourself and look professional at the same time. You also have your work clothes separate easy to identify from your non-work clothes. Helps wife with laundry too.
Well Ray you do know the story of the boy who cried wolf right? So next time when you do have a fire and you call out and no one comes you'll have nobody else to blame but yourself🤣!
My thanksgiving meal consisted of a box of macaroni and cheese
You had cheese?! Lucky!
Cancer and eating Macaroni and Cheese..thought I might get a lil love but hell no !
@@I-watch-at-2x Kraft well acuall store brand so no cheese
Great job bro. Only thing I would do different is after a few hits with a hammer if it didn't come out I'm going straight to cutting shit. The new bolt would also go in the opposite way just in case the next guy has to change it he can hit the thread end with enough swing to matter
Ray always great watching your videos. From here in Scotland.
Why not use anti seize on the bolts when refitting?
Especially if it’s possibly a return customer.
Is it a cost thing?
Would the green marine bearing grease be any good in the shock mount?
@@boggy7665 I’m sure any type grease will be better than nothing
I wouldn't have spent that much time messing with that shock bolt. I would have just used a cutting tool and cut the bolt of on both ends to get apart then replace the bolt.
18:14 when tightening suspension components with rubber bushings the tightening needs to happen at ride height. When you tighten suspension bushings with vehicle on the lift they are tight in droop position so they stretch to get to ride height and then have no room to move upward.
The bushings on shocks don't change when the vehicle is driven. On wishbones and stabilizer bars, yes, tighten at ride height but shocks are ok.
@@BigLisaFan So can you explain why the bushing is even there then? Seems to me if it didnt matter they would be solid metal.
@@eddiereichel9354 The rubber cushions the shock as it goes up and down. Often the bolt rusts in the bushing and the rust can stop the bolt from being removed. Break out the sawzall. That is what I was told as an apprentice.
Grinder will work. It's a shame a car like that has so much rust.
Thanks Rainman, good video. I am in Eastern Canada where lots of road salt is used. What you experienced with this Lexus is what we see here with every vehicle that is more than a few years old. Everything you try to do on a vehicle that is exposed to the elements results in struggles like this one. Even removing alloy wheels from the hub sometimes involves using a dead blow hammer on the back of the wheel to break it free. This can be quite problematic when you get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and can't remove the wheel because it is seized on the hub.
You can remove the seized wheel by dropping it down after the nuts are removed and if that doesn’t work drive it slightly forward or reverse
reduce this issue by having grease between rotor, and contacting points of tire rim. cheers
@@shawnnonya3430 Thank you for the suggestion. I tried grease and it helps if the winter is not too long - has time to completely disappear. On my own vehicle, I now use anti-seize on the lug bolts and the hub but still not 100% successful. If the vehicle belongs to someone else, then it is the luck of the draw.
Yeah the number one rule is if you say that something is going to be easy that it will become hard. I did the same thing today on my last car.
Great video 👍 The problem with shocks is the rubber and sleeve which absorbs the hammer action from the gun ,same with the air chisel.
Just wanted to say thanks for the tip on "brandishing the brakes" from your test drive with the Honda Accord. I replaced my brakes on my 2014 Ford fusion and am thankful about the information about the smoke coming off the rotors and that it would go away after a few start/stops to burn off any access residue. Keep it up and thanks.
Could the rattle be caused by the missing clips on the engine cover? Enjoying the new shop videos!
We put anti-seize on our shock bolts like that, not on the threads but the shaft
Ray, do you ever put anti-seize on the bolts?
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Ive Got a suggestion for a tool to help with bolts like those what about using a heat induction tool like one from bolt buster they Help Loosen rusted bolts . By the way keep up the great work and Im glad to see you got your own shop you can finally do things the right way The Ray way.
The struggle is real with that bolt. Lol. I wonder how many winters said vehicle has been been in the north. Great video sir, glad it all worked out in the end!!
I remember seeing this thing on the shop lift last vid
I would have brought out the saws app long ago
Never seize is a time saver... for the next guy
That rust is really surprise. Had several older cars, the city government where i live, have their salt crew dump salt on the road in winter to burn the budget; Most extreme was they even did it with 10c above zero (!). So they keep their budget for next year. Never had cars that got so extremely crusty. In fact, never owned a car that had rust, not even surface rust. The cars were all much cheaper and lower class/segment than a Lexus. Are most cars build in/for the US, build without proper rust protection? Or is their some strange stuff added to the salt destroying the cars?
Cause this looks awful for a car just about 12 years old.
On other note, Monroe shocks? o dear. But with so much rust, might not be wise to put expensive parts on it.
(small edit: Cars naturally did have rust on some parts; Exhaust on all cars i owned fully covered with surface rust, the edges of the brakes discs did all get rather crusty when the discs were getting old, but chassis, suspension parts; none.)
That's typical government for you... get penalized for not spending enough money 🙄