1995 Chevy Tahoe - Brake Lines, Exhaust Leaks, Broken Spring, Rust - Something for Everyone!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- I battled this rusty old Tahoe a few months ago. I was so tired of it that I couldn't bring myself to edit the video. But here it is for your consideration.
Next week: Replacing boiler tubes on the Titanic.
and I bet they don't have the amount of rust this car has XD
Best comment ever hahaha.
I was thinking about the Titanic as well when I saw the layers of rust on that truck.
Hahahahaha! Now that’s funny!
Yeah, they thought about installing radar but it was too expensive.
Sometimes a shop has to turn down a job, hopefully this one won’t come back to bite you. Too much can go wrong.
Wes is the nicest mechanic ever, is just sad that some of his customers, bring him rustedt out junk, and expect a miracle
If he keeps taking in such junk jobs, he needs a miracle to pay his bills.
Sadly, that's the norm in auto mechanics .. fix junk for nothing. A year later and the 12 trips for the next thing wrong and they could have had a decent used vehicle with no immediate repairs needed.
@@paulcooper2897 totally agree with you
....and want pay much.
Yeah it sounds like a good mechanic they're hard to come by
I've always found that if you stick a drill bit into the bleeder before clamping on a vise grip, they don't crush and twist off as easy
good tip
good tip, if was active rather than an armchair spectator,I would give that tip.
I saw a TH-cam do that and it worked well.
I got my bleeders off the 05 Bonneville and they were 10 mm. Hammer fit . That car had independent brake lines going to the back, so I actually got factory equivalent connections on the roached brake line. Also repaired the fuel line with the help of a small box parts store. Then replaced GM rear springs insulators which are NLA from GM by using BMW plus HWI rubber plumbing fittings. She drives a treat. Named that car Lazarus
@@rkan2 No, I think he said drill tip. 🤦♂
Hey man, for those of us that live in the rust belt and are trying to get as many miles as we can out of our vehicles, these vids are really helpful. Cheers!
Meanwhile those of us in Texas just point and laugh...
@@stanburton6224 at least we still have an interior.
@@claytons4789 at least I still have a truck
@@yaboiiii6918 at least... fuck you got me
Hey Wes. A mechanic told me to heat a rusty stud and melt a wax candle instead of penetrating oil.the wax will draw in like soldier and lubricate the threads
That exhaust flange is pretty darn impressive.
After the 1st look under that fine piece of equipment I would have said, Sorry there's nothing I can do😁
You're a lot smarter than me Steve!
steve you haven't time to be watching stuff on the inter Webb you have a concrete floor to fix :-)
Good old vise-grips, torg bits make good easy outs.
Why walk away from a job? Theres money to be made. He should have just replaced those whell cylinders and been done with it. Heating them up that much burns the seals anyway
Steve, how's that concrete coming!??!? Wall looks amazing BTW: Glad you're pouring a new slab with vapor barrier, you'll be happy you did! BTW: I agree...wow, I thought my '99 was rusty underneath..not like that crusty thing...
You’re not just a good mechanic, you’re an archaeologist.
Nothing better than a Mustie1 WWW Sunday double feature. And, yes, the Oliver can wait. Now I'll go grab a big mug of coffee.
I did a triple feature by also watching the latest video on the Mommy Milestones TH-cam channel.
I usually hope for Mustie1, WWW, Bigclivedotcom, John Ward, South Main Auto Repair LLC,
Mrhevyshevy,
western truck and tractor repair, Drain Addict, Bus Grease Monkey, Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics and Mrpete222 for my Sunday night viewing.. Love the Watch Wes Work channel as it shows the rusty crud we in the North East are always working on.
I have a vision in my head of this thing slowly falling to pieces as it is being towed and all that is left is the tow hitch. You did the very best you could with the safety items, at least it will stop and it seems to steer. Always instructive to watch. Cheers
He left out the valve core though
I was waiting to see that
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Wes, the best thing I like about you is you let out a hearty laugh when things go wrong or are really messed up. I hated helping my dad with auto repair because he would get mad and paint the ionosphere with every swear word imaginable. I usually laughed when he got mad and then his anger was directed at me. I still laugh when things are really messed up too.
Getting angry isn't going make it any better.
My dad’s dad would chuck wrenches into the field.
@@for2utube my father in law threw a pair of my knipex cobras into the lake once. Definitely didn't get the oil filter off of that inboard any faster lol
@@keeganwebber I would be pretty pissed off...
@@oljefri i was pissed until he bought me a new set, but having to reorder them online was a pain
There are 1100 year old Viking swords buried in the ground with less rust than that hunkajunk. Tell the owner I said so.
Great line, “Well, using just the right amount of off camera swearing I got it broken loose.”
I just wanted to bump up the comments a bit with mine. The last one was from 3 years ago. This video diserves better.
You outdid yourself with this one , technically speaking. You are/were not very used to working with the ancient technology built into this truck, but you took it on and won. The takeaway is :dont do it again. Next time, buy the vehicle and take it to the junkyard. You would be doing everybody ,including yourself , a big favor. It's unbelievable how people let a car fall into such a terrible state of disrepair . Hooray for you, and thanks for the video.
40:50 *"There is half the car - in a pile of rust"*
You made my day!
Keep that good work going on.
Wes you are an excellent mechanic. These people are blessed to have you work on their junk. That Chevy is a rust bucket on four wheels.
I think it would be cheaper to take off the radiator cap and drive a new truck under it. lol
Pretty much!
"I had a black truck". "Nope, actually it was just dirty Maroon! Enjoy".
My dad use to tell me that about my 57 Chevy n
If mine was that rusted I'd pushed it into the pond and called it a bad day.
I was thinking that exact same thing!
Generally speaking, every GM product I've ever seen over 15 years old has the ABS light on and the owners usually don't care.
Spiders. I know everyone else also saw the spiders when Wes was heating the bleed screw at the rear. SPIDERS.
The truck is good for something, even if it's just housing spiders.
Thet spider was tiny. Please!
It was a colony on its way to the great rust belt.
I was afraid that Wes would torch them.
Their web's are holding the rust together.
Today's lesson plan: How to use the No.#-1 tool The "Left Handed Fire Wrench," one size fit's all. Most mechanic's prefer the "Right Handed Fire Wrench," but hey, someone's got to hold onto the camera. LOL. Learned the proper way to put "Speedy-Dry" / "Cat-Litter" on the floor, then spread it out with your hands. Best part of the video. Thanks for sharing. I think the problem with your Pressure Cap you made, is the rubber gasket you used, is to firm / hard. You need something (rubber based) a little more forgiving, i.e., capable of truly forming a seal via shape & DEPTH! That's my story, & I'm sticking with it. Wes you give new meaning to the term: "A Bucket of Rust."
Rust in the shape of a Tahoe
Now that's art...
Upon reflection, Wes, you were actually the Chief aboard Das Boot, who was able to raise the sub from the spit of sand on the sea floor, against all odds. Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Chef
You know Wes.... I think it's safe to say you might want to invest in one of those induction heaters for bolts and nuts. I hear there awsome for jobs like frozen bushings and exhaust flange bolts 🔩
Archeologists will one day (probably soon) find a pile of rust with a few zip ties on top and wonder what it once was.
With all the webs and spiders you should have made it a Halloween Special... :-)
The Spider webs are the only thing holding that car together !
This looks like a good car to hand down to an ex-wife in a divorce settlement.
LOL
@@adampatterson3188 Hahahahahaha yup
Must have drove that in the ocean a couple of times.
In EVERY divorce there is exactly TWO opinions.... YOURS... And the shitheads!
his ex wife if she comes in screaming one more time while you are on video, in the middle of dealing with shit like this, as the power goes in&out and with a shard in your eye. lol
"they want to make it safer, but not spend much money"
Such a oxymoronic statement. Damage this bad will require lots of repairs and costs. There's also a point of diminishing returns. They might be better if getting an intact used SUV and actually transferring the tow mount than bringing this thing back to actually safe driving state.
Repair cost could be less than buying a new car 😉
@@JosephQPublic to a point. This SUV looks way beyond that point. When repair bill is greater than cost of the vehicle, ain't worth it anymore.
SAFER, so relative to what it was before...
A new Tahoe is what ? $56-74k ??? Rusty Equinoxes here in the midwest with 180k miles be costing $4-5k and be not very far behind that Tahoe. SO if the mechanic is willing and the frame isnt broken, there is some point to fixing it for people with not a lot of money.
@@Custercounty01 your comparing used to new. Correct comparison is this to a newer used, which could still be in the single digits thousands depending on year.
The one he's working on it basically shot. That frame is going to give out sooner not later.
I have a tshirt / bumper sticker idea… “Rust doesn’t care about your feelings.” Great job Wes
In the UK its windy and raining and I cant get motivated to get outside and do something, so thank you for saving my Sunday afternoon. The only downside is I dont have you to look forward to this evening!
Every time I watch one of your videos, I have nightmares about the old rusty farm trucks I had to fight with growing up in Kentucky. It reminds me how fortunate I am to live in Texas. My 10 year old chevy with 110k miles still looks pretty pristine underneath..
It never ceases to amaze me how much rust there is on the vehicles you work on
And that's why I moved out of the rust belt...my 99 Suburban 4wd has no rust. In my area one could buy a nearly rust-free 95 Tahoe for what they likely paid you in labor and parts. And it would die long before it could get enough Illinois rust to destroy it. Good on ya for fixing that mess!
4:00 the reason they want to repair this truck is that they just replaced the radiator cap.
My current favorite channel. Going through all the older stuff!
WES! You should never apologize for being swamped with work and having to post other content instead. Ok? Ok. Never apologize for something like that. You make great content, which you post for us to watch for free.
Just wanted to address this, both because you're a hard working father, who already takes time from his schedule to make time for us, but also because it teaches the audience the wrong things. I've been on this platform from the beginning, and this is one of the things i feel should always be taken into consideration.
Seriously, thank you for the content, it's a joy to watch, but you don't have to apologize when you're being swamped and can't post a video.
Great job Wes!! I left Wauconda Illinois 25 plus years ago... Now in South Central TX... How in the Heck when do you decide a vehicle is a goner or not? respect what you do in all your vids... Whether they like it or not.. that vehicle is a money pit , you spent more in lobar than you ever charge them for... down here they'd run you clean out of the scrap yards. No wonder why you have that moniaclele laugh.. Why would anyone save that wreck.....We have coastal trucks but lol, they are taken from the top down... we don't touch these
Love the way the dog steps in the oil right at the last second :)
You can’t plan that stuff.
Wes, i love that you took the time to show it can be done. i often heated but didn't quench, now i will. I was a 90s GM tech in new England. I had this same truck in the shop once. It was maybe 2 years old, everything rusted the same, calipers wouldn't even slide. I thought for sure this thing had been in the ocean, we see rust there but not this bad and on such a new truck, i was baffled. Turns out this truck sat on the runway on Nantucket island most of the time getting beat on by ocean air and salt year round! never forget that one. Love to watch you work, thanks!
I imagine these were the kind of jobs my mechanic friends were thinking about when I asked them if it was worth it as a career and their answers were "NO, DON'T DO IT!" Continuously impressed with your talent, and your point delivery. I'll keep watchin' them as long as you keep makin' them.
Man you are a persistent mechanic. That thing is so rusty that here in Australia, it would’ve been defected off the road probably about 10 years ago. Looks like Aquaman’s car. Love your channel. You are really damn talented.
It's "laundromat" because it's derived from "automat" (old timey self serve cafeteria) which was derived from "automatic". They carried over the "omat" when they invented the word. What I want to know is where they got the "d" when they shortened "refrigerator" to "fridge"?
Hmm. Answered one and opened up another!
Probably comes from the name "Frigidaire" as that company made the first selfcontained refrigerator for home use. Frigidaire is subdivision of the fine french company Electrolux.
@@niskaa78 Frigidaire was originally owned by General Motors. Besides refrigerators, GM made A/C components like compressors for cars and trucks under that name.
Mom still called it the ice box.
@@eldoradony And White who also made refrigerators was owned by Ford.
I now grease the threads of bleeder screws being careful not to get grease on the sealing tips. The grease helps to seal the threads when vacuum bleeding brakes. When the master cylinder is pushed past where it has been operating at the seals inside can be damaged from the rust, corrosion and it has a much greater chance of failing after bleeding. I had a snapon pressure bleeder with the adapters that I sold on flee bay, and I was glad to get rid of it. It does not matter if a small amount of air drawn in around the threads, the air does not get into the system. I never had any luck with a hand pump though, that is why I now use the ac. vacuum pump. The hand pump just did not create enough vacuum volume. I use to work for an REA Coop and I installed hydraulic drip prof male connectors inplace of the oil drain plug and sucked the oil into a 250 gallon old propane tank. It made changing the oil a simple job and never had to deal with the big pan of used oil again. Plus when the engine was at operating temperature the oil could be changed before it had a chance to settle out.
That Tahoe needs a one way trip to a salvage yard. I'm glad I live in the south and don't need to worry about rust.
Exactly
not unless you live in a flood plain
Gotta love it when half the car is on the floor in a pile of rust. This is an excellent video, I like seeing what you need to do when things really go wrong.
When you where working on the first bleeder I was trying to figure out how that pinecone got stuck there then I realized it was the u bolt
I really appreciate you taking us along with you on these jobs. And the fact that you just show it like it is and the issues one typically has to deal with working on vehicles, especially those that have been on the road for a while. Anyway, thanks and good work!!
*especially those that have been driven in salt for awhile; 🤣🔥🤑
No salt means basically no rust
Unbelievable! That thing would done be in the scrap yard here in the south!😂
An oily rag in the gas filler neck and a little flame would solve all that trucks problems!
I think you do fine fine on the intro/ outro. For the intro show & tell the year/model and customer complaint. Outro recaps results and variances from plan. And any next steps. Thanks for sharing these projects.
CRUSTY just like New England. BTW you woke up a bunch of spiders with "Acetylene Motivation"
I was thinking the same thing, looks just like every vehicle over 10 years old in New Hampshire!
You know that sounds like the name of some new fad workout routine: Acetylene Motivation
I haven't even finished watching the video but I am in complete and absolute disbelief that you were able to remove those bleeder screws. If I've ever witnessed a miracle, that was it.
You're the man Wes, people helping others. Need more people like you in the world, for sure. Giving Unstoppable Morgan brakes.
This one had a bit of everything -rust, a home made tool, rust, heat used, rust. A real marathon not a sprint. Good job Wes !
Sometimes when I think back when I was at the TÜV (safety inspection in germany), they didn't let me pass due to a missing battery plastic cap.... A MISSING PLASTIC CAP! BEcause OMG in the unfortunate event of a crash, the battery could rip out the engine bay and cause a fire! .... I wish theyd see the crap you have to work on a daily basis and chill.
Seriously, American living in Germany now, TÜV is insane. They failed me because my license plate cover was the wrong type/color.
😂😂 that's so true. I'm from Germany and I can say no plastic cap no TÜV 😂 those plastic cap must be bullet proof to save the battery in an case of an accident
There is a special place in heaven for mechanics like you with work ethic. You must just love your tools I guess. Great video
Your a better man than I. I would have been like, nope! Come pick it up.
In a big city that might fly but in rural America not so much.
m ph *You're, not your.
My 96 Ford F250 is basically clean and rust free underneath. Amazing what you guys in other parts of the country have to deal with! And I live on the "wet side " of Oregon! Todd the retired trucker.
Hey Wes, just wanted to say that I truly enjoy your videos! Thank you for taking the time to make them. Everything you do is really interesting and your commentary is so much fun to listen to... Honestly, I live in Florida just off the beach and we don’t have rust and damage like this... my hats off to you!
"lets not look too closley" this made me chuckle hard, thanks for another great video Wes.
I feel for you guys that work in the rust belt; I'm in Colorado and have a 57 year old truck that looks brand new compared to some of the stuff you guys deal with. Great vids; stay safe and be careful with your eyes.
May I suggest Making a simple top for the master cylinder. You can see the general idea from your adaptor kit you have. Drill a hole in the top you make and insert a tubeless tire stem. Now you can simply apply a bit of air pressure directly to the master cylinder. I bought a simple screw on master cylinder top for my 05 grand Am and applied the tire valve to it. Simple and cheap and it worked great. I can even pressurize the brake system with a hand pumped bicycle pump. man you faced a real challenge with that job you did there.
Hi Wes, I really admire what you guys have to do to deal with rust. Good job, keep vids coming!
It's a good thing that your wife is more than a math teacher , she is also a great helper with your mechanical needs . Have a great weekend
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Nice job Wes. I would predict the tires are worth more than the truck . 🤣🤣
Several times more!
If you took the truck to the scrap metal shop, they'd hand it back saying that they didn't FIND any metal
Never used that Dorman kit. I think our brake lines came from Napa? The ones I've done were on later models with the ABS pump under the vehicle. The RF line was about 30 feet long with at least 30 bends. I cut the line where it went across under the shroud and installed in two pieces. Have a good flare tool so no problem created. One of the reasons I retired in March is because my give a damn is broken. No way I would have even attempted to remove those bleeders. If they can't afford it, take it down the road. As I said though, that's on me. Just spent way to many hours not getting paid. You are an excellent tech. Back in the 80's when I ran my own shop I was good too with same attitude as yours. Got tired of freezing and moved South. Keep on keeping on!
That custom (creations by Wes ) two piece flange was a work of art! Impressive. I attempted much of this same work on a 99 Suburban that had an equal amount of "crustiness". You were way more successful than I was with that Doorman kit. The ABS unit was a bear on mine as well that won the war.
Those gmt400 pickup/suv are great trucks but after 2 decades in the rust belt, you have to know when it's time to send them to the scrappers!I had to send three winter beaters away with good running engines but severe cancer underneath!
Great job on the split clamp Wes, can you make something similar that’ll quieten the wife down? Thanks for posting. Chris (UK)
It surely takes tenacity for you to go back into The Fray time and time again. I admire your tenacity.
14:00 I've actually had luck sandblasting them first. I use a small bottle blaster, a hood, and a Tyvek suit.
I have worked on rust belt vehicles all my life Wes, and you have taught me some neat tricks, at 68 years old I thought I couldn't learn anything more about these 15 minute jobs that turn into several day sessions, I still will rebuild calipers for certain people, is hard sometimes to explain economic thresholds to some customers.... Great videos and I too love them old Oliver's.
lol the trip under this truck reminds me of the first titanic images we got back in the days, cascades of rust ...
Actually, I enjoy the battle of rust. I find it fascinating the way rust attacks with a neverending assault on metal. Rust.....a seemingly living, breathing organism. Nice vid.
Entropy. It's working us too.
Disclaimer: No spiders were harmed in the making of this video.
So you saw the lil buggers too!
I guess they have no problem riding all over the countryside. Have Web will travel I guess.
They where having a party and he totally wrecked it. But it was a little rusty anyway
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Been there done that. I’m glad it’s you and not me working on that. I’m from Wisconsin and I laugh when I see some of these car shows which take place in the southern part of the country and when they disassemble something they just unbolt and take things apart like it was assembled yesterday. Of course in Wisconsin if it was assembled yesterday it might be rusted tight by today.
Pedal felt weird because it actually has brakes now ?
You are a man of amazing patience Wes. I think I would have escorted that truck to the crusher before I did all that.
Last time I was this early, Wes was a wee lad
Ah the ole rust particle in the eye. Love that. Almost as good as snow melting on you all day
well the spider knew when to head for the hills. ;-))
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As soon as the front bleeder broke I said to myself “SHIT” lol I have a 1999 Tahoe that was sitting for a year as well but the rust wasn’t nearly as bad. The rear bleeder is stuck to hopefully I don’t need to use a torch. Great video
"using just the right amount of off-camera swearing...I've got it broken loose." = HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA almost spit my drink all over the screen. Been there, done that! :)
The torch works well to roust the spiders too.
Wes, love all the spiders scattering in the video as well as the rest of the content keep em coming! Combination of launder and automatic..
I have some questions Wes...
I have determined that surely you only grunt thru taking those bleeder screws off just because its a better TH-cam clip and it may show someone on a very tight budget the means of removing ludicrously rusty parts.
That said...
When you say the cost of new remanufactured brake calipers are approx. $25 where is the break point on that decision, do you spend some increment of labor rate trying to get one bleeder bolt to cooperate then say that's its time for all 4 reman calipers ?
Is it less time to decision when its your car than if its a far too frugal customer ?
Another question...
How do you get your customer to accept liability when his decision is associated with his possibly less than knowledgeable ability to decide, mixed with him being a cheapskate ?
By the way, I like very much your videos just the way they are, and I particularly appreciate your outlook, and your family.
its certain the only things your customers realize is that they are getting a far more qualified mechanic/ engineer working on their hunks of rust.
I have fixed my own cars for 50 years but 35 years in Southern California , where no cars are rusty and then 15 years in mid Florida, where some cars might be rusty...
Lately I have been looking to buy an older truck at car shows and due to your TH-cam channel I have spent a lot more time looking underneath for rust, Im buying only a no rust vehicle.
Thank you Sir / Ed //ramble mode off//
There are no words... Except that loosening rusted fasteners is truly an art form, a time consuming "artisan adventure".
Book time HAH, I laugh in your face :)
Great Video
This is what I’m talking about let’s gooo
Wes!!! You rock for helping Morgan out with her Bronco breaks. I love people like you. Your channel is great!
New channel name for Wes.......
“Watch Wes Miracle Man”
Not many guys left in the trade that will do the things you do to try and save a customer money. Hats off to you .
A truck like that would list for $3000 on craigslist lol
My neighbor is from Minnesota (now lives here in Virginia) and he brought me his 1990 GMC truck and I kid you not the exact same thing happened with the leaf springs on both sides. This among many other things with the truck but I decided I was going to help him fix it. We did it in my driveway it took us 3 weekends* to get it fixed. Ended up also replacing fuel tank, brake lines, u-bolts, and shocks all in the process (because everything we touched feel apart) it was an absolute nightmare. What Wes is talking about with the leaf springs shackles is so true. We took a big flat blade screw driver and open that metal sleeve up and bolt came right out. The truck looked pretty much like this one underneath.
In the UK these vehicles would have failed massively about 5 MOT tests ago, those brake lines are well past their sell-by date!
Ha ha.
Wes starting a fight with his old lady made my day.
Good luck with that sir.
in crust we trust xD
I would afraid to even stay under this thing! Great job!
"The brakes feel odd..." Uh ha. You mean they're actually stopping the vehicle now?
I'm happy you have rusted out junk to fix. It makes these videos so much more interesting!
That thing is almost ready for neutral drop.
I don't know if you made enough money on this job to be worth fooling with all that rust, but.................. it made a great video. We DIY'ers of the world learn a lot by watching you overcome issues that would have us calling a tow truck and sending it to the mechanic. It's nice to be able to see how the mechanic would get the job done. Thanks for bringing us along.
We have a dog wash business in our area called Laundromutt
A little trick we used to use on the derby cars, you can usually wire the front wheel speed sensor inputs together. This will keep your rear ABS and disable the front ABS. Could help clear that code so it will talk to you without needing to ACTUALLY replace the dead wheel speed sensor.
there was no bad sensor, abs computer was dead on that line...