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Agreed. I don't understand why when people get on TH-cam they act like they've never seen a female before in their lives. Calm down, don't be a jerk, pretty simple.
I love it when these 2 young ladies work on their own vehicle... I know guys who wouldnt know how to take a tire off... I was at the gas station the other day, 2 grown men were arguing with each other because neither one knew how to put gas in their vehicle, I watched em for a good 10 minutes as they were trying to figure out the extremely hard task of removing their gas cap... These 2 make me proud!
I say this as a father of four daughters. The enthusiasm and happiness of all three of you together is so refreshing to see in a world where there isn’t much of it. They obviously respect you as a father and a mechanic, and you have the devotion, patience, and love to train them and let them learn. Excellent video!
No, that's why half of these you tube idiots have channel's,..they don't wanna work, which is the same idea as ppl not fixing their own cars..ppl are lazy, entitled , and useless.
@@etyrnal not everyone has a new car......actually, that's one of the reasons you DONT buy a new car or truck..besides they're made cheap now...and you lose thousands when you bring it home
Only a FATHER could have the foresight, wisdom and patience to allow those two young ladies to tackle a task like that...and post it to TH-cam as a lesson for other Dads to emulate. Entertaining, insightful, educational, inspirational and a "goal post". You Sir, have won TH-cam for the month...Thank you for being a honest, hard working EXAMPLE for your children. We need more Dads like you. Lead from the front! Set the example!
cisa93 not family but I believe she is the child of a friend. As a father of three girls I hope to teach them to be as self sufficient as eric is with these girls and his own.
I'm at least a billion percent sure that Hannah and Eric are related somehow. Side profile of the cheek bones are similar plus on one of this channel's older videos, they were working together on something and both were in frame for a long period of time--you could see how they both had similar way of articulating certain facial muscles...it had to have been genetically coded. I say they're related by blood.
As a mechanic and a father of four, I can sooo appreciate this! Unfortunately, my kids usually let me know about broken things long after they've been thoroughly pulverized. Great job ladies!
As a father of two daughters, who come out and watch me change oil, and other simple maintenance stuff... can I just say this was one of the most enjoyable videos I’ve ever seen on TH-cam!!!! Thank you sir for your time and enjoyable content!!! Subscribed for this!!!!!
That you would even need to post such a disclaimer is really sad. I think it's awesome that you are willing to teach a new skill and that the girls are willing to dive in and learn.
@@mr.anderson9938 Yup, because of all the terrible, untrue things said about him on a daily basis. Too bad those people can't be blocked from the internet, too.
@@mr.anderson9938 why do people have to make everything political.....and trump was better than we have now....I never agreed with everything he said...but ,a lot of it. Had more common sense....he hurt feelings with the blunt things he said....bc people have to have things sugar coated....
No Injuries. Hands dirtied. Knowledge passed on and confidences built. Hey and a few giggles to boot. Great job sharing your knowledge Eric. Keep up the good work.
Can you see these girls later on when you're out with a date and his car breaks down for some reason and he gets out over the hood man I'm going to have to call a tow truck I don't know what's wrong with this thing and the grossest wait a minute hold my purse
Those two are like my favorite sort of (electrical) helpers: careful, willing to learn, *wanting* to learn, and not afraid to get dirty in the process. There's a satisfaction in doing something for yourself (even with guidance) that I hope they never forget.
Here I am, watching this video again. As a dad to two daughters myself, there is not a more outstanding performance than watching Eric play the shop version of Regis and these two young ladies ROCKED this project! I'd even call it: wholesome!! Well done Eric!!! Well done!
Nominating for top 10 SMA videos. Funny but also shows some deeper stuff- girls giggling but getting it done, Mr O shows patients when you know he wanted to jump in sooo many times.
I was an electronics tech school (associates degree) instructor. Its not about sex. Its about the individual as to whether or not they can learn and perform well.
Those two young ladies were hilarious! Ms. Hannah and Ms. Marie kept me laughing. The girls laughter was infectious. You sir are a awesome role model for taking time out of your busy day to teach the young generation.
As an automotive technician for the last 9 years and a father of two beautiful girls. This is what I dream of when I open up my own shop. Very inspirational! Much respect
I love watching Eric work. But this is one of the most endearing things I've ever watched on TH-cam. He teaches with such patience and humor. It's obvious that everyone is having a good time and learning. Great work, ladies!!
Love the balance Eric shows between letting them do things their own way and making sure they worked safely and made enough progress so they didn't get frustrated. Good job Dad !
South Main Auto Repair You run into that in every business I’m afraid. I used to do a lot of freelance programming and debugging work. The client will spend weeks, even months, and untold hundreds of man hours trying to fix the issue in-house with no success (or often negative success where they make things worse than before they tried) before they would finally pass the job off to me. Two or three hours later I’ve debugged their code, fixed several dozen other flaws throughout the codebase (if a mistake was made once in programming it is often repeated many more times) and then you pass the fixed product and a $300-400 bill back to the client. Then comes the phone call where they insist the bill is too much because “they could have done it themselves for free since it was so easy to fix”. You ask them how many weeks/month’s they spent trying before they gave up and ask how many man hours they spent trying to fix it (often hundreds, or more) before they finally gave up, then you ask what they pay that employee(s) ... and then crickets - they never want to admit they spent thousands, or tens of thousands, of dollars on labor, weeks or months of (sometimes critical) downtime, and then wanted to complain that it cost them a few hundred dollars to fix the problem (and several dozen others they did not even know about, yet!) in mere hours once they passed the job off to someone who actually knows how to fix and debug code! Just because one can program does not necessarily mean one is a skilled debugger as it is very much an acquired skill that requires an intimate knowledge of the hardware, the operating system, and the underlying programming language and compiler specifics and how they all come to interact together. Just like an automotive engineer may know how to design and engineer every component in a given vehicle and, yet, have absolutely no idea how to repair that vehicle when something goes wrong! We humans are funny creatures!
@@ethanpoole3443That is a spot on. It takes the right kind of mind and attitude as well as lots of experience to be as good a diagnostician as Eric. Some never get there. Their minds just do not work the right way.
Mark Lawes Fortunately, one of the more wonderful aspects of humanity is that we are both many and varied, so there are minds and intellects tailored to just about anything and everything, we just have to recognize both natural and latent talents in children and young adults and act to foster and encourage their curiosity and innate understanding so that they can become what they were meant to be. And some are gifted enough to become more than one thing which also brings new and unique insights and understandings.
I think it's great they even want to do this job. I know a lot of kids?? that won't even try. And don't even know ho× to check the oil. Keep up the good work girls. Some day take over from Eric O. Lol
As the father of two daughters, I *loved* this video. They were being age-appropriately giggly and silly and at times seeming like they didn't know an impact wrench from a left-handed hammer, but at the same time, they were right in there getting their hands dirty, figuring it out, asking good questions and getting 'er done. GREAT JOB, ladies, and great job teaching, Mr. O! My 20yo's friend complained about being charged $80 to get a headlight bulb replaced - just the bulb, not the assembly. My daughter said "oh, honey, if you have another bulb burn out, CALL ME - we'll go buy a replacement together, and I'll show you how to put it in!" The student becomes the teacher. :-)
I grinned the whole way through the video. Young people with a sense of humor and the self assuredness of these two are rare to find. These girls will be successful at whatever they do. Thank you for providing them with this great opportunity.
Absolutely one of the ALL TIME most enjoyable auto repair videos I've seen! So cool watching the girls doing the repair and "Dad" advising ONLY when necessary. GREAT JOB! GREAT SEEING EVERYONE HAVING FUN!
Female Toyota tech going on 4 yrs next year right here. I am one of 2 females working in the Chicago region for Toyota. I've been told by so many female customers that females who get into the industry are SMART. I had one lady who told me the way how technology is changing the world that there will be more need for mechanically inclined people than usual female office careers. She made good point when she made this statement "Robots break; who is gonna fix them??"
Friend of mine was a lady Toyota tech as well about 10 years ago in the Chicago area. She retired from wrenching, but she was a damn good tech IMO. My Lexus shop out here in Phoenix has a damn good lady tech as well! An X or Y chromosome doesnt determine if you can be a tech or not. Only your desire, determination and motivation. Continue being badass Andee! And get used to the airbag inflators, more are coming! :D
Robots are going to fix each other... lol. The engineers behind these things are no joke and the Quality folks behind it. As a guy that works in the medical industry, we look at every possibility of a failure and address them to the lowest possible. There are those that still care and those who just want to get paid but I can assure you that a well executed project, will be very successful after a large investment in R&D.
Ms. Hanner and Ms. Marie - awesome to see them again! Edit: Now that I've watched the video, I have to say that I haven't laughed that much at any TH-cam video in a long time. Those two young ladies are awesome, and I am very thankful that a good man like Eric has taken them both (especially "Hanner") under his wing and has been such a great mentor to them. They are very blessed to know you!
The arguing of the bolt direction had me laughing so hard 😆 love the video and the patience you had with these young ladies! Keep the great videos coming
I've been making stuff and working on my cars for 40 years but I still have to stop and think about which way is tight/loose especially if something is facing away from me or sideways.
Put my son to work for me turning wrenches at 12. Taught him how to do good diagnostics and repairs. He is now an engineer working on Million Plus $$ scanners. My 17 year old daughter can change an elevation motor on a treadmill and calibrate it correctly. She is not afraid to get her hands dirty and jump in it with dear old dad. I am blessed. Eric you are a blessing for how you teach the younger folks. They will carry it with them for the rest of their lives. Eric thank you for all of your videos, they are the bomb.
I work as a vendor that travels to about 5 dealerships, a few years ago there were no female techs, now I see about 3 of the stores have at least 1 female tech. Pretty cool.
Eric, I have watched literally every one of your videos. This one is my favorite. These young ladies will do well in life and kudos to you for teaching them. It is refreshing to see the enthusiasm, determination and joy they get from doing the job! Well done ladies!
This is the best SMA video I've watched so far (and I'm here all the time!). You kept back just enough for them to work things out themselves and only stepped in when absolutely necessary. You never made them feel dumb when they struggled and it was an absolute joy to watch young women being given the skills from a traditionally male-only domain. I hope these two will continue to learn how to fix their cars and if they want to, follow it through to a career. Female mechanics are rare but can get a LOT of business from women car owners who are wary of the typical macho garage culture. Well done ladies. If you can do it, any woman can do it - but too many think they can't (because that's what they've been told). Go girls! ...and Kudos to Eric for being such a cool guy.
It is really good that these young ladies have some basic knowledge about automotive things so that they do not get "played" by some unethical shop when they do not have access to your talent. Thank you for your efforts!
Great job girls and remember longer wrenches & bigger hammers = more beans. Taught my 15 yr old daughter the strength equalizer is longer wrenches...let leverage be your friend :D Gotta love a girl that's not afraid to get her hands dirty. They keep that up you can put them to work! They work great together and had me laughing.
I know of no girls or women in my family that would ever work on a car. Especially with no gloves. Hats off to you Eric. Also a hearty congratulations to them both.
it was lovely to see these two lovely ladies pulling that car apart and fixing it despite there obvious inexperience. the fact that they got stuck in, got the job done, with minimal assistance and had a bloody good laugh wile they did it made my day. i didn't believe for a second they couldn't and its very nice to see you supporting them by allowing them free range of your tools and offering "tips of the day" when they get stuck or are about to mess up a bit. mind you they both seem very smart and switched on anyway so im sure they are soaking up your wealth of knowledge. i love that when you say "if i can do it, so can you" you bloody well mean it.
Because of this channel and this video, my two girls (18,19) spent Saturday and the good part of Sunday (after Church) under my wife's 2007 Town and Country.We replaced rear shocks, rear brakes, front brakes entire front suspension and both wheel hub assemblies. Oh, and the wife replaced the headlights. SWEET!!
I not only found this video entertaining but i think it shows that Eric O is a strong promoter of today's youth(men or women) learning how to fix their own cars. Well done.
Eric, you so have to get these two girls a small 4-stroke motorbike to work on, something they can take the skin off and see how the machine as a whole acts together to become alive, they have such potential, and you really are the best to help them discover that, a motorbike has basically everything a car has just in a smaller, easier to grasp concept. Engine mounts hold the engine, starter switch activates the solenoid, that turns the starter motor, that turns the engine. At the same time the ECU is receiving a pulse from the stator which is activating the coil which is sending a high voltage down the lead to the spark, as well as charging the battery and powering the lights. Then let them take the top off so they can see how the valves work, then take of the side to view the timing chain, then take of the clutch cover so they can see how that works, then the cylinder block so they can see the piston moving, then how the carb works with the vacuum from the engine (or injectors depending on the engine), find a old injector and show them how it injects fuel into the cylinder, these girls have so much fun doing their own car, and you can see the potential in them that even though it may not be a full time career (as I think one wishes to become a nurse?), it will be such a education that will stay with them forever!... Please, if you can do that, ask if they would be interested, if so, then you could almost go back to basics with your own subscribers and help them understand the fundamental basics, as I'm sure there are many subscribers and watchers out there who would love that sort of background introduction to what makes a vehicle such an amazing machine and what it really is if you remove nearly all of todays modern electrics and OBD stuff, so to speak.
That blonde has got potential! Not afraid to get her hands dirty. Hefts those tires on the hub like a pro. Love girls that do their own maintenance. I have my step daughter; rotating her tires, changing her oil, changing brake on the front, draining transmission and adding fluid and changing her cars bulbs
@@brettcottle7052 The blonde one is Marie. Hannah worked or works for SMA between semesters at nursing school but she is not his daughter, took me awhile to figure that out myself.
Normally watch your channel to learn diagnostic procedures but this video made my day and was great to see something else, hard to believe all of us were there at one point. 😂😂😂😂
It gives me hope to see there's still a few folks who are producing good kids and being good parents. Such a rare thing these days sadly. Too many kids grow up never experiencing the sense of accomplishment for anything real.
You’re such a good dad, Eric. I envy the relationship you and your kids have. My dad refuses to even acknowledge he has kids, even after we lost my little brother a couple years ago. You are definitely blessed.
Eric. this is pure entertainment. No different than if two guys that were not mechanical tried to do the same repair. you are a genius. I truly enjoyed this video.
What a great learning experience for them. I make my daughter do as much as she can now that she is driving. She has helped with almost the whole front end rebuild and all oil changes. Plus i get to spend time with her while doing it. Love the videos keep them coming.
It's refreshing to see 2 young ladies not afraid to get their hands dirty & tackle such a job w/ positive attitudes,....it would be nice to see a series in the future w/ Ms Hannah & Ms Marie every 6 months or so w/ basic auto maintenance tips just as update to seeing them around the shop for old times sake.
Also, why would anyone berate them? We all started somewhere. My first tuneup, age 12, I broke 3 spark plugs on a straight 6. Dad just said, try again.
Their enthusiasm makes my heart smile. Really enjoyed watching this. I wish a-lot of people who actually get hired on to be a mechanic or learn had this kind of enthusiasm and fun with it. I'm really happy I stumbled upon your channel. All your videos have been fun and some of them have been very interesting in terms of what the solution ended up being.
My daughter asked for a breaker bar and some lug nuts sockets for xmas. She's like 90lbs but she gets it done! Teaching kids is awesome you did them a huge favor for later in life
I love Rule #1 Eric - I need a friend like that. Kudos to you for taking time to show Hanna & Marie how to do these repairs, and for overseeing the ugga dugga meter. Thanks a ton Eric..
Dude! Way to involve them and teach these girls a valuable life skill. BONUS: I didn't hear a single curse word and saw lots of smiling and laughing. Definitely one of the best videos I've watched on here!
These two are so good to plug away at this project. Hannah will make a great nurse and Marie will be able to do what ever she puts her mind to. Reminds me of my own 27 yo daughter who changes her own oil and has replaced heating elements in her dryer. Good job teaching Eric O, did not miss a single teachable moment. "If I can do it, you can do it."
so awesome to see young people wanting to learn to take care of their vehicles, will be useful skills in the future to save money and have pride in a job well done. plus helps to have Mr O as a mentor. great job ladies
Well Done Ladies..... When Eric was on the phone, and you two were talking all that trash about "We don't need him!!!!", that gave me quite a laugh.... ohhh my, if he heard that, ohhh, you'll be sorry..... But lucky for you, Eric had a sense of humor about it..... Yeah, we don't need him.... (ten seconds later).... Uhh, can we use 5 more lifelines???? Heh heh heh heh!!!
Props for letting them do it and teaching them along the way. Had family, who would get impatient, or frustrated and just take over while I watched. I didn't learn much at all those days.
Good to see some ladies getting their hands dirty! Then again what will us guys be needed for if they can change their own tire, oil or assemble an entertainment center without instructions? So many free tips in this video, if only my dad was so cool. Well done sir and ladies!
Hey Eric when the girls where figuring out the correct socket size and you sped up the video well that reminds me when my wife and her sister are together cooking in the kitchen, they talk and move just about at that speed! Hilarious to watch lololol
These girls have been paying attention. They knocked this out without a worry. Great to see young 'uns that want to learn and take care of their own rides.
I’ve been working on my own cars since I was their age, and I am still learning. You have also taught me a fair amount since I discovered your channel and quickly became a subscriber. Bar none you are one of the better mechanics out there. My grandfather taught me the same way, by having me do the work and showing me as I worked. It has allowed me to fix anything I can get my hands on. Miss Hannah and miss Marie did a great job on the Malibu . My hats off to them and you. Love your channel Eric.
DIAGNOSE DAN SAID ERIC O IS ONE OF THE BEST TECHS IN THE WORLD I AGREE HE IS THE BEST TECH IVE EVER SEEN WORKING AND IVE BEEN DOING THIS AS A PRO FOR ABOUT 30 YRS
Well most cars nowadays dont have a sparetire. Ive had to be towed once because of a flat. Didnt have a spare and the tire had a big metal rod in it so it that tirefoam thing they leave you with wouldnt have helped either.
See, I’m an old geezer now at 75 with no kneecaps and busted legs, so I need AAA, but I did love seeing these young women nailing this job down. I do like the way young Marie grabbed that tire and threw it on the hub, Wow, she is powerful and good.
source a wheel that fits your car find a tire shop to throw some rubber on it and fill with air and toss it in the trunk might grab a small jack and lug wrench at the same time so we dont have to go over this again
Drives me up the wall when people ask u how to do something then try and tell u your wrong. Like when she kept saying he was telling her to go the wrong direction. But I do love you taking the time to teach them. This will serve them for years.
Great job ladies! Not many young ladies want to get their hands dirty and learn a little about vehicles. Eric, you sir are a great teacher with a lot of patience!
Great video it makes me happy to see that some kids are still willing to dive in and try something new. Also good for you for being so patient and taking the time to guide them through the process.
lol, these girls are a hoot. Reminds me of teaching my daughter how to work on her own car. Thanks for posting this Eric, and thank you Hannah and Marie, you all rock.
“Wheee!” “Down the slide!” I’m pretty sure that I’ve never had that reaction when I’ve dropped a fastener. This was probably the most entertaining car repair video I’ve ever watched.
Thank you Eric for allowing the ladies to use your workshop and the tools which are both your profession and your income, I know (as many of us will) that DIY tools aren't cheap, and professional tools come in at nothing short of needing a loan, they are very fortunate to have someone who trusts them. I've a good friend who's a mechanic, I try not to pester him with problems, but he's very supportive of my DIY+ home mechanic skills, and lets me use his specialist tools (£400+ scanners etc) to do things, or when I'm at my wits end will come along and do a task in ten minutes that I've been struggling with for hours, and I in return am very clingy about my own tools if my son 'uses' them, it's taken me 30yrs to amass the small collection I have today, they're precious to me in a weird kinda way. Also, thank you girls for a entertaining video, these are the sort of tasks that many of us cut our teeth on when our vehicles failed their MOT's (in the UK, by law, most vehicles have to have a yearly roadworthiness test, it's called a MOT as the acronym for the Govt. body who originally introduced it who were called the Ministry of Transport). Control arms, excessive play in steering rack, excessive play in track rod end, play in wheel bearing, all fundamentally common failures, but the worse culprit would be blown bulbs and rusting in 'prescribed' areas. A thick wooly hat or a cap saves the sharp pain of hitting your head on the car or the jack, still hurts, but not as bad, it also saves your hair from getting all gritty, but it wouldn't be as much of a education if you didn't have a few scrapes. You ladies are getting a really valuable education in home, DIY mechanics (as we all are watching the video's Eric and his family are kind enough to produce and let us watch), you'll gain experience and confidence under Eric's watchful eye and of course his never ending lifelines, you really are very, very lucky and it's wonderful watching you learn, even if you are a bit cheeky to the teacher, which just makes it all the more funnier :-D And yes, Eric's 'tap' is what most people would call a 'WHACK", but so much of what you do on a car comes with it's own sixth sense, you sorta learn what needs your gentle 'tap' and what needs a Eric style 'whack'. You had the right tools to make the job easier and to complete it safely, it was a task that needed doing and you did it as well as anyone could do that job. Would LOVE to see you all do the tracking, as Eric said, that job can throw the tracking out, it can make the steering pull to one side or the other, I've changed track rod ends so many times, the book says 'count the threads', but I'm sure Eric will say something like 'measure from the inner track rod nut to the middle of the track rod end on the old one, then measure to get the same on the new one', counting the threads doesn't work, there's little tricks and tips to so much stuff, I'd love to see a video on the tracking and whilst I know what it's for, I don't fully understand how to calculate the toe in/out, and I think you two will find that very educational and informative.
From Ireland and a mechanic you are an amazing mechanic I love watching how good you are at your work and I love how good of a father and teacher you are to your daughters. It is great to see the younger generation willing to learn and have great interest in working on cars. Looking forward to seeing the girls learn more 👍🏻👍🏻
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Agreed. I don't understand why when people get on TH-cam they act like they've never seen a female before in their lives. Calm down, don't be a jerk, pretty simple.
It’s a shame this disclaimer has to be made... but there’s some weirdos out there
Anyways good job Eric teaching the young ones 👍🏽👍🏽
Some people just can't think, some people are plain idiots.
I love it when these 2 young ladies work on their own vehicle... I know guys who wouldnt know how to take a tire off... I was at the gas station the other day, 2 grown men were arguing with each other because neither one knew how to put gas in their vehicle, I watched em for a good 10 minutes as they were trying to figure out the extremely hard task of removing their gas cap... These 2 make me proud!
That women with the hat is kind of ugly...bet she didn't get asked to go to the prom.
I say this as a father of four daughters. The enthusiasm and happiness of all three of you together is so refreshing to see in a world where there isn’t much of it. They obviously respect you as a father and a mechanic, and you have the devotion, patience, and love to train them and let them learn. Excellent video!
It is refreshing to see young people working on their own vehicles. We live in such a disposable world, that nobody wants to fix anything, anymore.
AMEN! Said this VERY WELL!
Ain't that the truth
It's starting to get to the point where people can't though. All of the special tools required
No, that's why half of these you tube idiots have channel's,..they don't wanna work, which is the same idea as ppl not fixing their own cars..ppl are lazy, entitled , and useless.
@@etyrnal not everyone has a new car......actually, that's one of the reasons you DONT buy a new car or truck..besides they're made cheap now...and you lose thousands when you bring it home
"I'm gonna ask for help, but I'm not giving up" Best words to hear.
Good Man. Instead of playing video games, these young ladies are learning something valuable. They did a great job. Kudos to you sir.
Only a FATHER could have the foresight, wisdom and patience to allow those two young ladies to tackle a task like that...and post it to TH-cam as a lesson for other Dads to emulate.
Entertaining, insightful, educational, inspirational and a "goal post".
You Sir, have won TH-cam for the month...Thank you for being a honest, hard working EXAMPLE for your children.
We need more Dads like you.
Lead from the front!
Set the example!
Very well said! Completely agree
Amen!
Patience of a saint; I am continually impressed by this channel and Eric.
Wait these are his daughters? Holy shit he looks young
GM Kof hard oops didn’t read that
I know they’re not your chillens but you’re one hell of a father and father figure.
Oh yeah. Great job girls.
Agreed man 1000%
Totally agree with this...
cisa93 not family but I believe she is the child of a friend.
As a father of three girls I hope to teach them to be as self sufficient as eric is with these girls and his own.
I'm at least a billion percent sure that Hannah and Eric are related somehow. Side profile of the cheek bones are similar plus on one of this channel's older videos, they were working together on something and both were in frame for a long period of time--you could see how they both had similar way of articulating certain facial muscles...it had to have been genetically coded. I say they're related by blood.
GeriatricJerrycan I could have sworn someone had asked in a WUW and he said they aren’t.
I hope these girls realize that they are being taught by the best.
They have no idea
agreed, I would pay soo much to be able to work with Eric for one week!! even clean up dog poop.
Does Snap On make a tool for that?
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LOL, LOL, lol
@@Mr92cadi
If they read the comments, I'm sure that they have figured it out by now.
As a mechanic and a father of four, I can sooo appreciate this! Unfortunately, my kids usually let me know about broken things long after they've been thoroughly pulverized. Great job ladies!
As a father of two daughters, who come out and watch me change oil, and other simple maintenance stuff... can I just say this was one of the most enjoyable videos I’ve ever seen on TH-cam!!!! Thank you sir for your time and enjoyable content!!! Subscribed for this!!!!!
Did your daughters watch it?
That you would even need to post such a disclaimer is really sad. I think it's awesome that you are willing to teach a new skill and that the girls are willing to dive in and learn.
I agree!
Well if our president is any clue where we are as a nation yes these things need to be stated.
@@mr.anderson9938 Yup, because of all the terrible, untrue things said about him on a daily basis. Too bad those people can't be blocked from the internet, too.
@@mr.anderson9938 Dont you mean if Uncle Joe Groper is any indication?
@@mr.anderson9938 why do people have to make everything political.....and trump was better than we have now....I never agreed with everything he said...but ,a lot of it. Had more common sense....he hurt feelings with the blunt things he said....bc people have to have things sugar coated....
These two young ladies know more about cars than 99% of the population. They are way ahead of the game. Enjoyed the struggle.
I know way too many females as well as makes that have literally never touched a wrench for any reason in their entire life ☹️
Males*
@@THEREALMACHINEGUNSMELLY click the 3 dots to the right of your comment. You can then edit with the correct gender. 😉
Now if you want to make them feel really good about it show them what the bill would have been. That always works for me.
No Injuries. Hands dirtied. Knowledge passed on and confidences built. Hey and a few giggles to boot. Great job sharing your knowledge Eric.
Keep up the good work.
Can you see these girls later on when you're out with a date and his car breaks down for some reason and he gets out over the hood man I'm going to have to call a tow truck I don't know what's wrong with this thing and the grossest wait a minute hold my purse
Aweesome
Those two are like my favorite sort of (electrical) helpers: careful, willing to learn, *wanting* to learn, and not afraid to get dirty in the process.
There's a satisfaction in doing something for yourself (even with guidance) that I hope they never forget.
Here I am, watching this video again. As a dad to two daughters myself, there is not a more outstanding performance than watching Eric play the shop version of Regis and these two young ladies ROCKED this project! I'd even call it: wholesome!! Well done Eric!!! Well done!
Nominating for top 10 SMA videos. Funny but also shows some deeper stuff- girls giggling but getting it done, Mr O shows patients when you know he wanted to jump in sooo many times.
Patients😂😂😂😂😂
Anthony Filice you have to admit that was funny. He also shows patience but that’s not funny when a nurse is wrenching.
last nights wuw thursday had me rolling too.... esp. stories of a misspent youth and TV show commentary
Patience not patients silly
I was an electronics tech school (associates degree) instructor. Its not about sex. Its about the individual as to whether or not they can learn and perform well.
Those two young ladies were hilarious! Ms. Hannah and Ms. Marie kept me laughing. The girls laughter was infectious. You sir are a awesome role model for taking time out of your busy day to teach the young generation.
There is something on your face... What in rat's...
Totally agree
Literally infectious
Marie. "I don't even know why we pay you for this stuff it's so easy". What a happy Video.
Marie seems like an ol' fashioned girl with a new age attitude lol. Looking forward to the flavor she'll bring now that Hannah is off to college.
that's going into my email signature block.. haha
They should try to do it without a lift!
Without power tools.... on a old rusty car.
Hahaha !
Young ladies did a great job! Need more youth like this.
As an automotive technician for the last 9 years and a father of two beautiful girls. This is what I dream of when I open up my own shop. Very inspirational! Much respect
either she made that tire look light or I'm just getting old.............................
She is a very strong girl. I have seen her pick up several sets of tires and it makes me do a double take every time....
I rotated the tires on my car and almost threw out my back picking up a tire. :O I had to get help lifting it.
I am glad I wasn't the only one!
I'm sure there's plenty of us that can't lift a tire lol. For some reason, they were light when I pulled them off but I couldn't lift them.
Cos it’s full of air, that’s why..
I love watching Eric work. But this is one of the most endearing things I've ever watched on TH-cam. He teaches with such patience and humor. It's obvious that everyone is having a good time and learning. Great work, ladies!!
Nice change of pace. As a dad I love seeing this.
Love the balance Eric shows between letting them do things their own way and making sure they worked safely and made enough progress so they didn't get frustrated. Good job Dad !
The girls did great , I give two thumps up. Most kids do not what to do work . You are a great mentor and a father.
Marie: "I don't even know why we pay you to do this stuff... it's so easy".
Awesome classic line.
Yet she still has me do all her work... hmmmm 🤔
South Main Auto Repair You run into that in every business I’m afraid. I used to do a lot of freelance programming and debugging work. The client will spend weeks, even months, and untold hundreds of man hours trying to fix the issue in-house with no success (or often negative success where they make things worse than before they tried) before they would finally pass the job off to me. Two or three hours later I’ve debugged their code, fixed several dozen other flaws throughout the codebase (if a mistake was made once in programming it is often repeated many more times) and then you pass the fixed product and a $300-400 bill back to the client. Then comes the phone call where they insist the bill is too much because “they could have done it themselves for free since it was so easy to fix”. You ask them how many weeks/month’s they spent trying before they gave up and ask how many man hours they spent trying to fix it (often hundreds, or more) before they finally gave up, then you ask what they pay that employee(s) ... and then crickets - they never want to admit they spent thousands, or tens of thousands, of dollars on labor, weeks or months of (sometimes critical) downtime, and then wanted to complain that it cost them a few hundred dollars to fix the problem (and several dozen others they did not even know about, yet!) in mere hours once they passed the job off to someone who actually knows how to fix and debug code!
Just because one can program does not necessarily mean one is a skilled debugger as it is very much an acquired skill that requires an intimate knowledge of the hardware, the operating system, and the underlying programming language and compiler specifics and how they all come to interact together. Just like an automotive engineer may know how to design and engineer every component in a given vehicle and, yet, have absolutely no idea how to repair that vehicle when something goes wrong!
We humans are funny creatures!
@@ethanpoole3443That is a spot on. It takes the right kind of mind and attitude as well as lots of experience to be as good a diagnostician as Eric. Some never get there. Their minds just do not work the right way.
Mark Lawes Fortunately, one of the more wonderful aspects of humanity is that we are both many and varied, so there are minds and intellects tailored to just about anything and everything, we just have to recognize both natural and latent talents in children and young adults and act to foster and encourage their curiosity and innate understanding so that they can become what they were meant to be. And some are gifted enough to become more than one thing which also brings new and unique insights and understandings.
I think it's great they even want to do this job. I know a lot of kids?? that won't even try. And don't even know ho× to check the oil. Keep up the good work girls. Some day take over from Eric O. Lol
As the father of two daughters, I *loved* this video. They were being age-appropriately giggly and silly and at times seeming like they didn't know an impact wrench from a left-handed hammer, but at the same time, they were right in there getting their hands dirty, figuring it out, asking good questions and getting 'er done. GREAT JOB, ladies, and great job teaching, Mr. O!
My 20yo's friend complained about being charged $80 to get a headlight bulb replaced - just the bulb, not the assembly. My daughter said "oh, honey, if you have another bulb burn out, CALL ME - we'll go buy a replacement together, and I'll show you how to put it in!" The student becomes the teacher. :-)
Makes ya proud no? My 21yo daughter has plugged tires for people and they’re usually astonished
I grinned the whole way through the video. Young people with a sense of humor and the self assuredness of these two are rare to find. These girls will be successful at whatever they do. Thank you for providing them with this great opportunity.
Absolutely one of the ALL TIME most enjoyable auto repair videos I've seen! So cool watching the girls doing the repair and "Dad" advising ONLY when necessary. GREAT JOB! GREAT SEEING EVERYONE HAVING FUN!
The Family Auto Repair Channel. Most family-friendly content on youtube.
I like how eager they are to learn
Not a lot of young people like these ladies. I'm grateful for them!
Female Toyota tech going on 4 yrs next year right here. I am one of 2 females working in the Chicago region for Toyota. I've been told by so many female customers that females who get into the industry are SMART. I had one lady who told me the way how technology is changing the world that there will be more need for mechanically inclined people than usual female office careers. She made good point when she made this statement "Robots break; who is gonna fix them??"
Kudos to you Andee. Way to go!
Friend of mine was a lady Toyota tech as well about 10 years ago in the Chicago area. She retired from wrenching, but she was a damn good tech IMO. My Lexus shop out here in Phoenix has a damn good lady tech as well! An X or Y chromosome doesnt determine if you can be a tech or not. Only your desire, determination and motivation. Continue being badass Andee! And get used to the airbag inflators, more are coming! :D
When robots brake, other robots will fix them 😂
When robots break?... the Chinese 🤣🤣
Robots are going to fix each other... lol. The engineers behind these things are no joke and the Quality folks behind it. As a guy that works in the medical industry, we look at every possibility of a failure and address them to the lowest possible. There are those that still care and those who just want to get paid but I can assure you that a well executed project, will be very successful after a large investment in R&D.
Ms. Hanner and Ms. Marie - awesome to see them again!
Edit: Now that I've watched the video, I have to say that I haven't laughed that much at any TH-cam video in a long time. Those two young ladies are awesome, and I am very thankful that a good man like Eric has taken them both (especially "Hanner") under his wing and has been such a great mentor to them. They are very blessed to know you!
That made me think what if Paul had a daughter named Hanner? Hanner Danner.
Has a ring to it! 😁
I really hope these girls do more or even think about being a mechanic, well done two thumbs up.
The arguing of the bolt direction had me laughing so hard 😆 love the video and the patience you had with these young ladies! Keep the great videos coming
I've been making stuff and working on my cars for 40 years but I still have to stop and think about which way is tight/loose especially if something is facing away from me or sideways.
"crossthreads are better than loctite" Eric O - 2018
ZeroLyfe cross thread, torque spec.. Tight’s tight
Gutentight.
🤣🤣🤣
give it a few years and that will be in the "book of quotes" right next to Socrates and Clemens-lol
Or torque to yield bolts!
Put my son to work for me turning wrenches at 12. Taught him how to do good diagnostics and repairs. He is now an engineer working on Million Plus $$ scanners. My 17 year old daughter can change an elevation motor on a treadmill and calibrate it correctly. She is not afraid to get her hands dirty and jump in it with dear old dad. I am blessed.
Eric you are a blessing for how you teach the younger folks. They will carry it with them for the rest of their lives. Eric thank you for all of your videos, they are the bomb.
Young ladies learning hands on auto repair! AWESOME 👏
Taking the time to teach them is Awesome.
I work as a vendor that travels to about 5 dealerships, a few years ago there were no female techs, now I see about 3 of the stores have at least 1 female tech. Pretty cool.
Eric, I have watched literally every one of your videos. This one is my favorite. These young ladies will do well in life and kudos to you for teaching them. It is refreshing to see the enthusiasm, determination and joy they get from doing the job! Well done ladies!
This is the best SMA video I've watched so far (and I'm here all the time!). You kept back just enough for them to work things out themselves and only stepped in when absolutely necessary. You never made them feel dumb when they struggled and it was an absolute joy to watch young women being given the skills from a traditionally male-only domain. I hope these two will continue to learn how to fix their cars and if they want to, follow it through to a career. Female mechanics are rare but can get a LOT of business from women car owners who are wary of the typical macho garage culture. Well done ladies. If you can do it, any woman can do it - but too many think they can't (because that's what they've been told). Go girls! ...and Kudos to Eric for being such a cool guy.
It is really good that these young ladies have some basic knowledge about automotive things so that they do not get "played" by some unethical shop when they do not have access to your talent. Thank you for your efforts!
Great job girls and remember longer wrenches & bigger hammers = more beans. Taught my 15 yr old daughter the strength equalizer is longer wrenches...let leverage be your friend :D Gotta love a girl that's not afraid to get her hands dirty. They keep that up you can put them to work! They work great together and had me laughing.
This video had me dying
Where do I send my condolences? 8-))))
I know of no girls or women in my family that would ever work on a car. Especially with no gloves. Hats off to you Eric. Also a hearty congratulations to them both.
I FEEL YOUR PAIN MAN LOL
it was lovely to see these two lovely ladies pulling that car apart and fixing it despite there obvious inexperience. the fact that they got stuck in, got the job done, with minimal assistance and had a bloody good laugh wile they did it made my day. i didn't believe for a second they couldn't and its very nice to see you supporting them by allowing them free range of your tools and offering "tips of the day" when they get stuck or are about to mess up a bit. mind you they both seem very smart and switched on anyway so im sure they are soaking up your wealth of knowledge. i love that when you say "if i can do it, so can you" you bloody well mean it.
Because of this channel and this video, my two girls (18,19) spent Saturday and the good part of Sunday (after Church) under my wife's 2007 Town and Country.We replaced rear shocks, rear brakes, front brakes entire front suspension and both wheel hub assemblies. Oh, and the wife replaced the headlights. SWEET!!
I not only found this video entertaining but i think it shows that Eric O is a strong promoter of today's youth(men or women) learning how to fix their own cars. Well done.
Eric, you so have to get these two girls a small 4-stroke motorbike to work on, something they can take the skin off and see how the machine as a whole acts together to become alive, they have such potential, and you really are the best to help them discover that, a motorbike has basically everything a car has just in a smaller, easier to grasp concept. Engine mounts hold the engine, starter switch activates the solenoid, that turns the starter motor, that turns the engine. At the same time the ECU is receiving a pulse from the stator which is activating the coil which is sending a high voltage down the lead to the spark, as well as charging the battery and powering the lights. Then let them take the top off so they can see how the valves work, then take of the side to view the timing chain, then take of the clutch cover so they can see how that works, then the cylinder block so they can see the piston moving, then how the carb works with the vacuum from the engine (or injectors depending on the engine), find a old injector and show them how it injects fuel into the cylinder, these girls have so much fun doing their own car, and you can see the potential in them that even though it may not be a full time career (as I think one wishes to become a nurse?), it will be such a education that will stay with them forever!... Please, if you can do that, ask if they would be interested, if so, then you could almost go back to basics with your own subscribers and help them understand the fundamental basics, as I'm sure there are many subscribers and watchers out there who would love that sort of background introduction to what makes a vehicle such an amazing machine and what it really is if you remove nearly all of todays modern electrics and OBD stuff, so to speak.
That blonde has got potential! Not afraid to get her hands dirty. Hefts those tires on the hub like a pro. Love girls that do their own maintenance. I have my step daughter; rotating her tires, changing her oil, changing brake on the front, draining transmission and adding fluid and changing her cars bulbs
The blonde is Hannah I believe..and she helps& watches her dad quite often.
@@brettcottle7052 The blonde one is Marie. Hannah worked or works for SMA between semesters at nursing school but she is not his daughter, took me awhile to figure that out myself.
We use 'ackadackas' in the UK since swapping to the metric system, I'm pretty old school though, I can convert uggaduggas to ackadackas on the fly.
It’s gratifying to see two young ladies take an interest in mechanics.
"Don't hit that grease fitting!" My favorite part.
proceeds to hit it many times
@@blkmike1818 at least 7 hahahaha
I kept wanting to yell "Take the fitting out and save it's life !"
Normally watch your channel to learn diagnostic procedures but this video made my day and was great to see something else, hard to believe all of us were there at one point. 😂😂😂😂
So cool that you take time to work with the young adults! You are a good mentor!
These young ladies are humorous and refreshing in this day and age
I honestly think it’s lovely that you are teaching these young ladies how to fix cars
Marie’s face when she uses the air ratchet. Well done ladies
Good job, ladies! Eric, I love your disclaimer. Don't take any crap from the creeps that like to linger in TH-cam comment sections.
“Tip” you see the excitement on their faces this is what I like to see thank you Eric!
It gives me hope to see there's still a few folks who are producing good kids and being good parents.
Such a rare thing these days sadly.
Too many kids grow up never experiencing the sense of accomplishment for anything real.
This made my day!!
I enjoyed seeing the next gen working on their own cars.
And where there's bloody knuckles there's an awesome repair.
You’re such a good dad, Eric. I envy the relationship you and your kids have. My dad refuses to even acknowledge he has kids, even after we lost my little brother a couple years ago. You are definitely blessed.
It's awesome to see these girls not only learning this stuff, but ENJOYING it. I sure wish I could get my teen daughter in that kind of mindset.
Great job all, Those young ladies are going to be self sufficient and independent Automotive technicians! GEt on those headlights.
Hannah and Marie, you did awesome. That was so fun to watch. thanks. Your lucky to have such a good teacher.
This video is friggin adorable!! And good on ya Eric for teaching these ladies.
Eric. this is pure entertainment. No different than if two guys that were not mechanical tried to do the same repair. you are a genius.
I truly enjoyed this video.
What a great learning experience for them. I make my daughter do as much as she can now that she is driving. She has helped with almost the whole front end rebuild and all oil changes. Plus i get to spend time with her while doing it. Love the videos keep them coming.
It's refreshing to see 2 young ladies not afraid to get their hands dirty & tackle such a job w/ positive attitudes,....it would be nice to see a series in the future w/ Ms Hannah & Ms Marie every 6 months or so w/ basic auto maintenance tips just as update to seeing them around the shop for old times sake.
Also, why would anyone berate them? We all started somewhere. My first tuneup, age 12, I broke 3 spark plugs on a straight 6. Dad just said, try again.
Simply because they're women. Folks on the internet act as if women are incapable of doing anything that they think is a 'man's job'
Because they aren't wearing safety glasses?
You’re awesome for doing things like this, cheers .
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Their enthusiasm makes my heart smile. Really enjoyed watching this. I wish a-lot of people who actually get hired on to be a mechanic or learn had this kind of enthusiasm and fun with it. I'm really happy I stumbled upon your channel. All your videos have been fun and some of them have been very interesting in terms of what the solution ended up being.
My daughter asked for a breaker bar and some lug nuts sockets for xmas. She's like 90lbs but she gets it done! Teaching kids is awesome you did them a huge favor for later in life
good job girls.. 👍👏👏👏👏 show my daughter the video and I said to her "if she can do it, then you can do it too" 🤣🤣🤣
They did a great job. Wish I'd learned that kind of thing when I was young. Nice video.
I love Rule #1 Eric - I need a friend like that.
Kudos to you for taking time to show Hanna & Marie how to do these repairs, and for overseeing the ugga dugga meter.
Thanks a ton Eric..
Dude! Way to involve them and teach these girls a valuable life skill.
BONUS: I didn't hear a single curse word and saw lots of smiling and laughing. Definitely one of the best videos I've watched on here!
its great watching the girls look at the problem and hear them talk it out between themselves on how it works
These two are so good to plug away at this project. Hannah will make a great nurse and Marie will be able to do what ever she puts her mind to. Reminds me of my own 27 yo daughter who changes her own oil and has replaced heating elements in her dryer. Good job teaching Eric O, did not miss a single teachable moment. "If I can do it, you can do it."
so awesome to see young people wanting to learn to take care of their vehicles, will be useful skills in the future to save money and have pride in a job well done. plus helps to have Mr O as a mentor. great job ladies
Well Done Ladies.....
When Eric was on the phone, and you two were talking all that trash about "We don't need him!!!!", that gave me quite a laugh.... ohhh my, if he heard that, ohhh, you'll be sorry.....
But lucky for you, Eric had a sense of humor about it.....
Yeah, we don't need him.... (ten seconds later).... Uhh, can we use 5 more lifelines????
Heh heh heh heh!!!
Props for letting them do it and teaching them along the way. Had family, who would get impatient, or frustrated and just take over while I watched. I didn't learn much at all those days.
Good to see some ladies getting their hands dirty! Then again what will us guys be needed for if they can change their own tire, oil or assemble an entertainment center without instructions? So many free tips in this video, if only my dad was so cool. Well done sir and ladies!
Hey Eric when the girls where figuring out the correct socket size and you sped up the video well that reminds me when my wife and her sister are together cooking in the kitchen, they talk and move just about at that speed! Hilarious to watch lololol
I’m sure I’ve never had that much fun changing out suspension parts-nice work.
These girls have been paying attention. They knocked this out without a worry. Great to see young 'uns that want to learn and take care of their own rides.
As a pro wrencher/shop owner, a father to a daughter, and SMA fan. I am super impressed. Good job ladys this was the best SMA video yet.
I’ve been working on my own cars since I was their age, and I am still learning. You have also taught me a fair amount since I discovered your channel and quickly became a subscriber. Bar none you are one of the better mechanics out there. My grandfather taught me the same way, by having me do the work and showing me as I worked. It has allowed me to fix anything I can get my hands on. Miss Hannah and miss Marie did a great job on the Malibu . My hats off to them and you. Love your channel Eric.
DIAGNOSE DAN SAID ERIC O IS ONE OF THE BEST TECHS IN THE WORLD I AGREE HE IS THE BEST TECH IVE EVER SEEN WORKING AND IVE BEEN DOING THIS AS A PRO FOR ABOUT 30 YRS
In a world where modern men call roadside assistance to change a flat tire these ladys rock. Thumbs up to them.
Well most cars nowadays dont have a sparetire. Ive had to be towed once because of a flat. Didnt have a spare and the tire had a big metal rod in it so it that tirefoam thing they leave you with wouldnt have helped either.
See, I’m an old geezer now at 75 with no kneecaps and busted legs, so I need AAA, but I did love seeing these young women nailing this job down. I do like the way young Marie grabbed that tire and threw it on the hub, Wow, she is powerful and good.
source a wheel that fits your car find a tire shop to throw some rubber on it and fill with air and toss it in the trunk might grab a small jack and lug wrench at the same time so we dont have to go over this again
Great to see these kids working on the vehicle!
Drives me up the wall when people ask u how to do something then try and tell u your wrong. Like when she kept saying he was telling her to go the wrong direction. But I do love you taking the time to teach them. This will serve them for years.
Great job ladies! Not many young ladies want to get their hands dirty and learn a little about vehicles. Eric, you sir are a great teacher with a lot of patience!
I think Eric's videos would be better if he giggled too.
Haha. He got pretty close in one of his recent videos were rust parts just fell apart. A Chevy Lumina I believe?
Best comment here.
HEHEHEHE! 🤣😂🤣
He cracks me up but seeing a grown man giggle.lol.Would be funny.... LOLOLOL
Sorry, never as cute!
Great video it makes me happy to see that some kids are still willing to dive in and try something new. Also good for you for being so patient and taking the time to guide them through the process.
More videos with Ms.Hannah & Ms. Marie, please! Enjoyed every frame, thank you.
lol, these girls are a hoot. Reminds me of teaching my daughter how to work on her own car. Thanks for posting this Eric, and thank you Hannah and Marie, you all rock.
What a couple of great kids learning about real life. Rolling up their sleeves and doing it.
"cross threading is better than lock-tight" depends if your working on it next. Lol
“Wheee!” “Down the slide!” I’m pretty sure that I’ve never had that reaction when I’ve dropped a fastener.
This was probably the most entertaining car repair video I’ve ever watched.
Thank you Eric for allowing the ladies to use your workshop and the tools which are both your profession and your income, I know (as many of us will) that DIY tools aren't cheap, and professional tools come in at nothing short of needing a loan, they are very fortunate to have someone who trusts them. I've a good friend who's a mechanic, I try not to pester him with problems, but he's very supportive of my DIY+ home mechanic skills, and lets me use his specialist tools (£400+ scanners etc) to do things, or when I'm at my wits end will come along and do a task in ten minutes that I've been struggling with for hours, and I in return am very clingy about my own tools if my son 'uses' them, it's taken me 30yrs to amass the small collection I have today, they're precious to me in a weird kinda way. Also, thank you girls for a entertaining video, these are the sort of tasks that many of us cut our teeth on when our vehicles failed their MOT's (in the UK, by law, most vehicles have to have a yearly roadworthiness test, it's called a MOT as the acronym for the Govt. body who originally introduced it who were called the Ministry of Transport). Control arms, excessive play in steering rack, excessive play in track rod end, play in wheel bearing, all fundamentally common failures, but the worse culprit would be blown bulbs and rusting in 'prescribed' areas. A thick wooly hat or a cap saves the sharp pain of hitting your head on the car or the jack, still hurts, but not as bad, it also saves your hair from getting all gritty, but it wouldn't be as much of a education if you didn't have a few scrapes. You ladies are getting a really valuable education in home, DIY mechanics (as we all are watching the video's Eric and his family are kind enough to produce and let us watch), you'll gain experience and confidence under Eric's watchful eye and of course his never ending lifelines, you really are very, very lucky and it's wonderful watching you learn, even if you are a bit cheeky to the teacher, which just makes it all the more funnier :-D And yes, Eric's 'tap' is what most people would call a 'WHACK", but so much of what you do on a car comes with it's own sixth sense, you sorta learn what needs your gentle 'tap' and what needs a Eric style 'whack'. You had the right tools to make the job easier and to complete it safely, it was a task that needed doing and you did it as well as anyone could do that job. Would LOVE to see you all do the tracking, as Eric said, that job can throw the tracking out, it can make the steering pull to one side or the other, I've changed track rod ends so many times, the book says 'count the threads', but I'm sure Eric will say something like 'measure from the inner track rod nut to the middle of the track rod end on the old one, then measure to get the same on the new one', counting the threads doesn't work, there's little tricks and tips to so much stuff, I'd love to see a video on the tracking and whilst I know what it's for, I don't fully understand how to calculate the toe in/out, and I think you two will find that very educational and informative.
I am glad to see you teaching them. My Dad taught me, in the 1970s. I hope all of you get to cherish these memories.
From Ireland and a mechanic you are an amazing mechanic I love watching how good you are at your work and I love how good of a father and teacher you are to your daughters. It is great to see the younger generation willing to learn and have great interest in working on cars. Looking forward to seeing the girls learn more 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome stuff mr. O! Laughed my tail off the whole time watching. Girls y’all did a great job! Great for the young crowd.