Thanks for the video, I like to watch these videos before I purchase new parts so I can do it all in one sitting and not have to order something small that I left out like bearing grease for example. My 95 pathfinder is looking at another 200k miles for sure.
These videos are very helpful both to the novice and experienced.The step by step approach and explanations given, give encouragement to the inexperienced to be able to have a go at repairing their own vehicle.People are at different levels of ability depending on their previous background knowledge and hands on participation and age[ route 66].Every time I watch these videos I learn something new and it makes me regret that this opportunity was not available when i was younger.Fuel trims,pressure testing,balancing injectors and graphing sensor ouputs were a new adventure.Long may these informative videos continue
I loved the way you did this video. I really could use the help in maintaining my truck. Your straight forward delivery was humorous, and probably well deserved jabs at those 'monkeys'. I may have been born at night, but it wasn't last night. Very good teaching method. And your video's have helped get me working on my truck on my own. Gonna be a whole lot less trips to the mechanic.
Excellent video. My 1994 Pathfinder is still hanging in there. Dealership wanted both an arm and leg to change the part, so this video came in handy. Thanks!
Please do continue to make bolt by bolt videos. All cars are different. I am a beginner and it helps me allot. I don't have much money and I use your instructions to repair my old car. Thanks again.
+BLACKJACK2432 Yeah the channel has changed the format and I no longer do beginner videos because there are already so many beginner videos out there. Yes all cars are different but the concepts are still identical. I am pretty sure I would lose my core viewers if I started doing brakes jobs and stuff. ETCG is a great channel for beginners and he covers a lot of different car types.
I just finished working on a very similar beast of burden this evening (well finished what I was doing only to discover more repairs are in order) using my own spacial reasoning skills. I love every word of your sarcasm in this as you get increasingly contemptuous as you go in this video. Having just encountered that engineering marvel that is the hub retention/ captive rotor design I understand completely. I wasn't even making a video and found myself talking to myself in an increasingly aggravated tone of running commentary (I was channeling my disbelief to the designer of this over built marvel of wonder, I am truly surprised they didn't find a need for planetary gears on this whopping 2.4 liter powerhouse!) I like your approach, it is generally how I tackle my projects (except electrical, but with my last "code" on my C5 Corvette after contacting every supposed "in the know guy" and they kept telling me I need a new SDM module and I kept telling them then it would be sending me a code saying it was the module, I have went back to diagnose myself, or with a scanner, and then use my wonderfully logical brain to figure it out on my own) I had a B1061 which was a Lamp Circuit Malfunction, I stopped listening to them and thought lamp is the bulb, circuit is pertaining to the powering of the bulb, and malfunction well that was where it threw me. My thinking was if the bulb is bad or the circuit to it is bad then the bulb wouldn't have lit up to tell me there was a problem to begin with. But as it turned out, as I reasoned my problems out and narrowed it to my instrument cluster, and spent 4 hours dissembling the dash, center console, ducting, etc to remove the cluster and then begin the process of disassembling it. I found the bulb had simply come loose to the point it still made contact but affected the resistance going through the circuit. 1/16 of a revolution(and a new bulb, lots of new bulbs because that one was a pain) later, the resistance was correct and my dash lights were off and it stopped freaking my computer out in my car. Thinking out the problem! I do have to admit I do appreciate videos like yours for uncharted territory though, as having the pitfalls pointed out can be a real time saver. Thanks for your video I guess is what I was saying! LMAO!
This is a great video. I did what you said. I was changing the front struts on my car. When I was installing them in reverse I ran into trouble. The tension from the tie rod prevented me from aligning the strut bolts in place. I tried very hard for about 1 hour. I call a friend who is a mechanic and he help me put everything back. I was brave to do it but I lack the hands on skill that comes with time. Please be kind to us beginners. We try hard but sometimes it goes very, very wrong.
Amazing ! It is a joy and a learning experience. I have learned so much with your diagnosis of vehicles. You have saved me thousands of dollars. Thank you
Good video, I did this today to my 98 Pathfinder, You can remove the rear bearing by giving it a good whack fro the other side the dust seal will not be damaged and can be reused. Also I enjoyed your attitude lol People have more common sense then they think!
i agree parts changing is mostly a matter of tools for the job available to you and having confidence. however. only thing id add is that anyone doing work like this should take at least a few mins to look up torque specs especially for the bearing setting. that's something you don't want to get wrong. and id replace the grease seal. probably a few bucks.
I can appreciate and dish out sarcasm with the best, but you can lighten up on the bolt by bolt....some of us are directionally challenged (a form of dyslexia). I can look at an engine, tell how it functions, and generally how to assemble/disassemble...my problem is the directionality. I visualize it clearly, but the directions get twisted when I'm doing it. Thus, the multiple views in these types of videos, looking for anchor moves or spots that I can reference, as well as useful tips and tricks. For example, taking the assembly out to work in the bench, or using screwdriver to anchor or fill spot.... obviously, matches aren't exact, but I now know to look for those sorts of configurations before I start wrenching. There was much more, and I'm definitely rewatching... You are one of the best instructors here, so please make a "bolt-by-bolt every so often. Sincerely, new fan PS. I didn't realize my repeats were having that impact :)
Hey, about to replace the power steering gear and tire rods on my pathfinder. Appreciate this video. Don't worry I won't use the Haines, I got the Chilton. I find your sarcasm very funny. Thanks
i noticed when you started you took off caliper and brackett first. if you leave them on you can use a big screw driver to stop the rotor while loosening hub cap bolts and also rotor bolts
i am a subscriber and enjoy your videos. I especially enjoy them when you are not being overly sarcastic. Just show what you want to and let the others do the same. Thanks.
That auto-lock hub is toast. Those were standard equipment on Pathfinders which was a big mistake. The manual hubs, which were included on pickups, are a lot more reliable. I was fortunate enough to find a set of manual locking hubs on a truck at a junkyard. BTW they did make a special tool for that "weird little spinny thing"---the wheel bearing lock nut--but it hasn't been made in more than 20 years and nobody uses them--not even the Nissan dealers.
Schrodingers Box just wanted to share a tip for greasing the bearing if u don't have grease packer... just put a nice amount of grease in the center of your gloved palm hold the bearing at the bottom and just push the bearing in the grease while pulling downward until you see the grease coming thru the seam (will take a few pulls).. do this going all the way around and you'll have a properly greased bearing. yes a bit time consuming but it works!
Good job, Matt! Even though I've done some of this stuff over the years, I still enjoy the "bolt-by-bolt" videos. Plus, as another writer noted, there is always something to be learned.
I started ripping cars apart and repairing them at 12 years of age (volkswagon beetle T boned that badly the door was touching the gearstick- fully repaired (replaced the shell), repainted and running in 6 months with no shed and borrowed tools ) back then there was no internet to look at, My father knew less than nothing about cars so no help from him. It was all hands on and having a go. 40+ years later I am still under cars or under the bonnet (hood) most days, repairing, modifying, replacing etc - but having fun doing it (most of the time). If a 12 year old can get their hands dirty, then a grown adult should be able to do a little work on their own vehicle - even you ladies can do it. All ya have to do is give it a go. It will save you a small fortune in labor costs. Currently working on a 99.5 pathy and also have a 1990 5 litre V8 holden - yeah I'm Aussie. I would love a '55 Chev to restore if anyone has one just lying around and is willing to donate to a good cause :-) LOL Great vid to try and get people interested in doing it themselves, I am a firm believer of only trusting my own work, my cars only go in for tyres and alignment, and sometimes even that gets stuffed up (80 psi in sedan tyres is not good) everything else I do myself.
The bearing preload holder plate looked like it had many hole pairs in 30-degree increments, just happening to be aligned with the tabs, but not necessarily. It's likely wise to count the turns to remove the preload plate, but you probably got it back close using the feel.
Tom Magliozzi, the older, taller half of Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, died today at 77 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Ray and Tom Magliozzi, of 'Car Talk' (Richard Howard) Ray and Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk. (Richard Howard) Tom and his brother Ray Magliozzi first broadcast their public radio call-in show Car Talk in 1977 from the studios of WBUR in Boston. They offered advice on cars and life, but it was the duo’s sense of humor and Tom’s iconic laugh that made the show so memorable for millions of fans across the country. NPR began distributing Car Talk nationally in 1987. More than 4 million people tuned in each week, making it one of public radio’s most successful shows ever.
BChrisL I will probably get flamed for saying this but those guys pioneered the whole concept of parts changing and swaptronics. The whole concept that an average joe can call in describing symptoms and possible parts that might be causing those symptoms can just be given over the radio pioneered what we now know as Yahoo Answers and internet forums.
I guess you are right to some extent. Tom and Ray started Good News Garage, a garage in Cambridge. In the beginning you could come in and work on your own car and share tools and expertise with other folks who were there. I was in Boston a couple of years ago and stopped by the garage. The manager there told me the share the tools concept didn't work out, big surprise there, but they were trying to teach the average DIYer how,to,repair their own car by collective peer discussion. Sound familiar?
Thank you great video, just what we need right now showing in detail what we need to know; to replace our nissan primera p11 ball joint. "You need the cash" hahaha that maybe because you forget to add 10% extra on your quote for each job you do, technical tern, "unforseen primbles" basically something you have not taken into account of though you know of that might happen whilst working on the vehicle. So if it does happen you are financially covered for it and if it doesn't happen you have your extra bonous.
this video is a HUGE HELP !!!!I have the the same year and model and I have to do the same parts (rotors, ty rods bushings ball joints) I have a Dodge Ram 2500 also ,and I need to do a front end rebuild can you do a video of that too ??? it would help I'm not afraid of doing the work its. just nice to have a guide I do as much of my own work that I can ball joints and ty rods ends are a new thing for me
I had a hard time removing the lower ball joint from the hub assembly. Hammer did not do it, fork didnt do it. What did do it with only two wacks was a 25 lb dumbbell i had laying around.
Good to know. I will keep that in mind for the other side. I am getting ready to put the ball joints back on and I wanted to know if you are suppose to grease them first or install them and then grease.
I know you hate bolt by bolt stuff but as a viewer that has done these things before I still did learn a little bit. It is like those management courses you always learn something that may be a little better than the "Just Get It Done".method.
Billy R Lol- well I hate management and especially sales training courses. Why? Because INVARIABLY they are taught by people with no actual practical experience in the specific industry for which they are training. It's always a one-size-fits-all strategy. The sales training I received for positioning the latest DNA sequencing and analysis technology was provided by the exact same asshat who did the exact same training for Xerox, IBM, and even Shell gas/service stations. Mark this down and don't forget it: The ONLY people who fall for sales or management training tactics and strategies... are sales people and managers.
Schrodingers Box I was taught during my brief stint in sales that the easiest sell was to a salesman. While as a salesman they should have never taught me that, because resistance to becoming it, was the literally the downfall of my sales. For the rest of my life I don't feel compelled just because someone used a good technique I'm familiar with. I can set it logically aside from emotion better and make more informed decisions. I'm not deluded enough to have bullet proof armor from a good sale, but I am a safer person for it.
300,000 mile vehicle, wow. Nice to see you jump in without a service manual and solve the problem. Also would have been neat to check out the compression in one cylinder and compare it to spec. assuming it was the original engine with no rebuilds.
Some jobs are straight forward.But dependent on experience level , it's a good idea to research procedure before doing a job. Cause it could save you time and headache.. Because procedure may not go the way you think just upon glance.. That's what experience has taught me..
I'm surprised there wasn't a torque spec on that bearing retainer plate, since early bearing failure is common on some old style bearing designs if you don't pack or torque it right. For guys who work on their own vehicle, spending thirty bucks for a 5 year subscription to Alldatadiy or Mitchell is worth it, if only for those specs and the TSBs. As much as I'm willing to jump into a problem that I haven't seen before, wise planning can be a critical difference. I wonder about the logic behind searching for advice from unknown strangers before they bother to review copies of the official dealers repair manual. Yeah, hands-on is the best way to learn, since every mechanic (not just the bad ones) will break a bolt or make a mistake. The best ones even fix what happened rather than just bolting it up, like the last guy did. Wisdom is born from past misadventure.
It turns out that little retainer seems well designed. when it snugs up, it would really take some effort to turn it to the next screw hole- enough so that it would surely cause much resistance turning the rotor. not sure what the torque is, but setting I torque may very well not allow alignment of the screw holes.
Schrodingers Box there is no real torque spec, Nissan goes by the amount of force it takes to turn the rotor assembly. "spring loaded device you pull the rotor with" and when you get to x amount of force to make it turn, your there lock it down. you can do it by feel if your just that damn good. ;P
Agreed! But I have to correct you! Mitchell is A1 all the way! 1 Month (31 Days) : $ 16.99 1 Year (Best Value) : $ 25.99 4 Year (Best Value) : $ 39.99 for a single vehicle!
I did the upper and lower ball joints on my D21 4 wheel drive a few years ago, you don't need to take the brakes and hub off. It will all move around far enough to get it done. It wasn't but a year later that my cv joint on the passenger side failed. I would say if you are doing the ball joints. Do the job all the way at once. Put in new axles, ball joints, tie rods and brakes. They have the same ware, 200,000 miles. Axles are only about $50-60 a piece? maybe more, can't remember? Whatever the cost, buy new ones when you are there.
Schrodingers Box I agree but I must say, many people seem not able to think through these quite simple steps. I came to your videos based on the name, Schrodingers so I figured you might have an interesting way of teaching. For many years people used to ask me to teach them how to fix something like a washing machine. So I would put on really nice clothes, bring a chair to sit on, and sit back and hand them the wrenches. Most of them didn't want to actually learn by doing but that is the best way I know how to learn which I would guess you agree with.
I certainly enjoyed watching Matt von "Monkey turning bolts" in this video, just as I've enjoyed many of your others, whether long on analysis and troubleshooting reasoning or of an equal share of TS and hands-on work. I appreciate the assiduous focus on the scientific method, thinking things through logically first and then confirming or refuting approaches and hypotheses. How much immeasurably more does the auto repair world need to practice such a focus and intention that would minimize troubleshooting-by-replacement time-loss and excess expenditure. Yet I find myself cringing when you beat a dead horse from just about every angle possible and tarnish the perception of a guy who has proven to be intelligent, thoughtful and generous in so many of his repair projects, and exhibited a specialized sensitivity to those of an impoverished plight. And that horse is... denigrating the dunces for being the dunces, while they are yet a part of the global audience you chose to take on. You had to have known that such a hobby would be, in some small portion, nearly the opposite of the captivating realm of scientific medical research and the delectable, abstract intrigue and ponderings it likely offers on an endless basis. If doing so is a necessary, equilibrating therapy with respect to all the comments you have some small duty to read, one can overlook it as the dregs of the endeavor. But it might seem more effective and efficient if the authors of those were addressed personally, individually and directly at the moment of disappointment or offense; rather than integrating it in your shtick as a blanket condemnation and excess mockery of a portion of your audience. It lends an unease to the perception of your integrity and casts a shadow around your acts of generosity. Anyone who deals with the general public is aware of the spectrum of types; but were, for example, a cashier at the grocery to go on a verbal rant about all the a-holes to which the position forces one's exposure, those in line awaiting checkout might perceive the cashier as having some sort of emotional problem, even if their dealings with that employee had always been professional and courteous. Your condemnations and mockery don't advantageously serve your intended audience of 2%ers (unless they are truly hard of heart and equally aloof) or the other 98% among whom you just might spark some enlightenment if it isn't accompanied by belittlement and brow beating. In my experience, people won't readily tolerate two things: inadequate heat in their rental apartment, and arrogance. Be the Bob Hope rather than the Dennis Rodman kicking cameramen in the balls. There will always be dim bulbs trying your patience via their simple concerns and false posturings, but does the general, interested viewer benefit by your public harangues? It begins to appear as an angry obsession with the petty and irrelevant. The true and graceful educator evolves a constructive methodology for reaching all of his audience, no matter how annoying or disruptive. There in lies a key essence of the art and its necessary adaptations to minds at all levels of evolution. And I noticed in this video, despite the utter uselessness in the videography of bolt turning and clip liberating, you yet provide verbal and printed tips and precautions obviously aimed at the novice. That bit of bi-polarity shows where your heart truly is and beneficially erodes the ostensible extremism of your targeted jester's dance. Bend gracefully as the river reed in the rain's torrent.
eloquently stated, I agree. For my comment, I wanted to share the perspective if someone who needs and appreciates both approaches. The scientist in my me loves the reasoning and strategizing, but "lost in space" me needs the reinforcement of seeing directions or moves at different junctures....
Why is there no cover on this hub ? You can see the shaft and grease after you put it back together. Mine is manual locking hubs so I have a lock /unlock most automatic hubs have a flat metal cover that truck hub is just open.
Can you do a beginner series teaching the basics, etc. for those of us who work in office job professions and know very little (esp electronics, key components). Most of the YT vids are just "watch me do this" and provide little teaching. Seems like you would do a good job teaching important concepts.
I really prefer staying with advanced diagnostics. I find basics uninteresting. It really takes no skill to turn a bolt or replace a part- just do it. Also unfortunately doing basic stuff just brings in all the "armchair mechanics" and the channel would quickly start degrading into an ETCG or ScottyKilmer in the comments. One of the most valuable parts of this channel is the high proportion of accurate, intellectual comments.
Just wondering if you have checked the service manual after completing this job. Although I am not familiar with Nissans, every other car I replaced ball joints on required them to be torqued with vehicle weight on the wheels.
I really have no way of doing that however I am aware of that on some models. I recommend after these jobs that the owner always gets an alignment and when applicable a torque check.
Yeah its not brain surgery, but see someone do something that has lot of mechanic experience teaches the tricks that make a lot jobs easier. That why I watch these the "tricks of the trade " make a lot of difference. Matt sure has a lot of attitude about how easy this is. lol
Anyone can spin a bolt but only a few hundred can diagnose a performance problem using fuel trim analysis. Plugs wires and O2 sensors... the foundation for every Autozone, Just saying.
Now thanks to you Matt, this helpful reference is archived incase some parts changer or actchanic should ever need it.. lol They may feel like shit after viewing it.. Or a lightbulb may go off in there head. Nothing wrong with throwing in a grunt job ever now agin, With your sarcasm makes for great entertainment.
The sarcasm is meant to be both entertaining yet also challenging. The idea is to get these haynes manual jockeys to actually start replacing their video experience with actually friggin doing this stuff and realizing how only then will they actually know this stuff.
Boy Matt, You sounded especially hostile in these last 2 vids! Little out of character for you! I think the IAC thing beat you up to much! You better get some rest! LOL! Speaking of rest I think I better go back to bed cause I could hardly stay awake watching these vids. BOOOOOOOOOOORING! LOL!
Schrodingers Box I know I'm beat to ***...I shouldn't swear, from the last set of videos. Hey, the final parts of the last series were appropriately named. And you're the one that did the work and had to cut, edit and put up with all of us. :) lol What really wore me out is that I learned so much, had to read every comment from every watcher to learn more, and apply as much of it to my own car within the scan tool budget that I have. Both of our cars or fixed and I know I'm a lot smarter for the experience. Thank you.
Love the attitude you must at least be as smart as a molecular biologists to do that kind of work lol. I hope I pronounce that right I like that video I clicked the thumbs up on this part 1 and 2 when you make some money you need a work bench not the top of your toolbox to beat on and a few more hand tools Eric the car guy he must be making a lot of money he's don't want to get his hands dirty anymore he's polishing headlights and showing people hang them and doing stupid tool reviews about Chinese made tools most of all are useless thanks for the attitude it makes your videos very entertaining and helpful to people who would like to try this but have little confidence and doubt in their own ability to take on a challenge.
@@SchrodingersBox This is what I used. www.homedepot.ca/product/permatex-multi-purpose-synthetic-grease/1000843847 says its good up to 400F. Not sure if its the right stuff for the job.
There is a simple tool that you can get for the wheel bearing locknut. Here is a link www.amazon.com/OTC-7698-Bearing-Locknut-Socket/dp/B002XMY79S. The torque procedure (at least for my 97 pathfinder) is tighten with the special socket to 58 ft-lb, turn the rotor several times in each direction, loosen the locknut then tighten to 4.3 - 13 in-lb, turn several times, then tighten again to 4.3 -13 in-lb. You may need to back it off a bit so the set screw lines up with the next available hole. Also, you were missing the outer snap ring. You can see the grove it was supposed to go in on the axle.
Thanks, yeah I have no spanner type wrenches at all- I am not a tool junkie by any means but this looks handy. Those torques seem reasonable as you need to secure the hub into place, but almost no final torque on the locknut is needed otherwise it's obvious the bearing would be overloaded. Totally good info bro.
+cheepGeek That OTC socket with a 2-1/4" diameter apparently--going by the reviews--works fine on R50 "Mallfinders" and Frontiers, but it won't work with my '87 WD21 Pathfinder with holes 52mm (approx. 2-1/16") apart. A company in Australia had made a socket that worked on WD21s but discontinued it more than 20 years ago.
If you want more viewers Matt, you'll have to cut back on the sarcastic, condescending comments. We appreciate your philosophy on parts swapping but newbies often need a little gently hand-holding. I do enjoy your well-made videos though, especially those on diagnostics.
my Isuzu Vehicross has a very similar setup for the IFS. except the axle is held on solely by a retainer clip that would have gone on the furthest groove on that axle. i fired my mechanic of 6+ years after they forgot to put that one very important clip on. I brought (limped) it back to my mechanic, looked behind the knuckle to see the spline exposed. i wasnt exactly sure what was wrong until then. but that was a good clue. they then proceeded to tell me that someone must be out to do me harm and must have removed the hub cover thing off of the rim overnight in their lot. well, that might have maybe been believable had i not instructed them to leave my keys on that exact tire so i could pick it up after hours. Everybody can make a mistake... they say it takes a man to own up to their mistakes, but it takes a real scumbag to deny responsibility AND a real idiot, if they think they can insult my intelligence and lie to me in the same breath. I have been doing my own repairs/tuning/customizing ever since. if I had been the right kind of idiot, i would have put my baby boy in the car and test drove it on the freeway. dicks.... it still really pisses me off thinking about it
today i went in for an alignment, but the mechanic said that the tie rod and ball joints were shot, and he couldn't do the job. he quoted me $1,400 to do the replacement and $57 for the 'safety inspection'. i saw enough here to know i can do this job, as i am a good monkey. the rocket scientist got the $57 for the smart stuff.
Yes the shop is correct. All other aspects of the suspension and steering must be in order before an alignment can be done. As you see this is hardly rocket science. Patience is more important than anything else to do this grunt work, quite honestly.
I know you a little bit already. You said you need cash. Ok. I'm a nice guy. I'm gonna hit LIKE here. Only because you need money and it doesn't cost me anything. I have dirty hands coz I just finished some dirty suspension related job - OMG - I'm watching youtube AFTER this job, not before, so typing this comment just destroyed my keyboard.... next time I will remember to do that in reverse order.
messer7bc I am hardly in need of cash so if you hit like, do so only because you believe the video does a good job of presenting relevant material accurately and comprehensively.
Schrodingers Box fair enough. That said - my like stays ;) Although I prefer of course your diagnostics videos, but that's me. Btw my comment was supposed to be a *joke*, well, it turns out a bad one ;)
messer7bc I was wondering if you were joking, based on your other comments this one seemed way out of whack lol!! AGreed, the diagnosis videos are better. There must be 2million videos showing ball joint replacement on TH-cam. But how many show the theory, operation, design variation, and multiple traditional vs scantool testing methods for a TPS? Just one that I know of :-)
The reason I asked this dumb question is my upper ball joint looks just like the one that came off so I know its the rite part but when I tighten the castle nut its past the cotter pen hole to a point that I put the cotter pen in and it doesn't hardly hit the castle nut AND HERE IS THE KICKER THE CASTLE NUT ISNT EVEN TIGHT . I am at a loss here should I put the tire on the ground then tighten and grease ? I greased mine on the bench like you did
2nd question I can't get the outtier tie rod to pop in the hole when I tighten the castle nut it keeps turning its a new tie rod I haven't greased it yet is there a tool to pop those back in like the tool you used to pop your tie rod off ? It almost stripped the threads trying to get the tie rod to pop in the hole
Haha, a friend of mine is a mathematics analyst with JPL up in Los Angeles; probably one of the smartest people I will ever know. He still insists that I'm a magician anytime I work on his cars. I try to show him stuff and teach him, but it's like him trying to teach me the type of math he deals with... Silly rocket scientists... ;-)
Schrodingers Box As a surgical tech, I have to tell you, cars are way more interesting than surgery. Flesh is soft, pliable and forgiving and can be encouraged to "heal itself". Hard steel...if it doesn't fit through pulling harder won't work. I've always seen pulling harder work on people regularly. Another joke comes to mind. Removing what's in the way to make it easier is sorta grisly and destructive on people, lol.
this video was amazing, thank you for sharing it! great knowledge. advice: you sound angry sometimes! i would not like to be the one who pissed you off! lol. annotation: in min 8:30, did you not damage that way the gasket protection to tight the nut???
Loved the video! And it only took me 3 youtube videos on "how to use youtube" in order to watch your video!!!!!! LMAO!!!! Now let's just hope that the 4x4 "94" Pathy has a "somewhat similar set up as my "93" Hardbody! And the monkey grabs a wrench! LMAO!!!!! These hands have turned many bolts in my days,,,,,but I watch more for the "How much of a b*&(*ch is this going to be" factor. Great video!
your right a monkey can do the "nut and bolt thing" but the advanced monkeys try to figure out how to do it better haha. have a good one I'm hitting the sack, thanks for posting. Positive thinking, Positive living, be the example. have a good one, and catch you next time.
I believe I mentioned you do NOT need to be an engineer- I was being sarcastic. The whole point is this just turning bolts- it requires no special skill
OK flame away. Before I do ANYTHING. I go to my Pontiac Factory Service Manual and my Alldata subscription and see what the people that designed my car think might be the right way to take it apart. Any little pitfalls are often discussed in these manuals and I want to know what to expect. I don't like surprises. I always told my parents what I wanted for Christmas down to the part number. When I'm fixing my car, which at one time I needed to go to work, I'm not looking at it as Denny's Big Adventure I'm looking at it as what do I have to do to properly get this pig back in service. I've changed damn near every part on my Grand Prix but I guarantee you the Erwin Rommel didn't plan his tank battles as thoroughly as I do my repairs. Germans just don't do shit. We do shit after finding out everything we can about the job and then we do it. I've never like puzzles. I've never liked video games. Before I start a project I want to know exactly how it's going to end. But, that's just me.
Good point. About 1/3 the time I find the service procedure is far from the most effective way to do things though. Case in point- an oil pan removal on one model had recommended to remove the entire lower suspension pretty much. But just unbolting the engine mounts and raising the engine was enough to clear beyond the steering assy without problem. It's good to research of course, but better to combine he research with practical observation of the situation. And all these combinations pale in comparison to actually doing the job.
Schrodingers Box The reason for that is that almost all service manuals for front wheel drive cars use an engine support fixture rather than a crane. They hold the engine in position so that it doesn't fall and remove the subframe to do the service. If you have an engine crane you can lift the engine and not need to remove the subframe. For reasons I'm not certain of manufacturers, particularly of front wheel drive vehicles, don't want you to lift the engine. Possibly this is because of the transaxle. They don't want to put stress on the transaxle.
SATAMAN Schmidt You're last comment has left me thinking. I may have something to say later, but for now you and Matt have my mind's holomatrix going through other engines, how their held up, or even held down by mounts, and prevented from going up and strategy's around an avoided 2nd project at my home.
+Carl Mcmillon I don't appreciate how you think I care what you appreciate or don't. I didn't make the video for you, do you not realize that? Don't watch then.
So true!!! How many times I've even seen a service manual give extraneous steps in a process. A prime example- removal of fuel tank of Ford Focus. The Manual suggests removing the exhaust shield to get clearance, including removing an exhaust hanger to move the exhaust to make clearance to remove the shield. Merely bending the shield half an inch makes more than enough clearance to drop the tank though.
As long as yopu are actually DOI NG the work and not just reading it to give someone else advice when you never even turned a wrench yourself thats fine.
@@SchrodingersBox but MUH HAYNES MANUAL! Love your videos btw. I don't know much about cars but I'm glad we have someone that explains diagnosis to us in a logical manner. I've learned a few things watching you. Thanks for taking the time to make vids for us.
getting ready to tear into my pathy and replace a lot of what you went over. thanks for the video. are you this sarcastic all the time? feels like you wasted 5+ minutes of video time reiterating your sarcasm.
Well Matt -hum not too sure what to say. Ok that was different, would it be insulting to say I actually liked it , I never did say it but how's about maybe. I just can't put my finger on it but I sense some sort of subliminal convoluted messaging was inferred. How's this- 👍
I watched this whole video! hahaha So, I think you are right, but doing this job is definitely easier for someone who does it all the time like a mechanic. hahaha Obviously, you don't need to be a genius, but I would like to see Barack Obama do this. hahahahahaha And he is definitely no genius, but I bet that would be funny. hahahahaha I don't think many heads of US agencies or guys in private equity or finance or Timothy Geithner would be able to do this. It takes perseverance and patience. People don't want to figure anything out. That is the luxury that something works. haha Most people don't have to think all day. Most people would stop at the idea of getting dirty and having to get in uncomfortable positions and muscle things. I want to learn how to do it, because I don't want to have to be reliant on someone else to do things for me and getting around in my car is very important for me. I also don't want to have to pay a fortune for something that can be free if I think and apply myself a little. Other things that deter people are having to get underneath a heavy car that could kill them and having to be responsible for front end work that they could make a mistake on and cause an accident. People without knowledge could also mess up a part or cause premature deterioration of a part because they forgot something like grease. You know what would be really awesome? Maybe you could write a step by step list on something in the beginning of your videos, and then a time of when you do it. When broken in smaller parts, it might be easier for people to tackle.
I understand and appreciate your comments but this channel is for advanced enthusiasts and even Professionals techs. I do not intend it to be a beginner channel. You are certainly welcome to learn what you can from it but my intent is to cater to the intended audience.
I started watching your video titled, "How to do a complete brake job for Beginners" which had two parts. According to you, all this stuff is for beginners, so why do any videos if everybody knows how to do it? Why would advanced pros be watching your videos when you aren't a certified mechanic? Why would I watch a video how to do something, if you did not include all the details about how to do it right? I just asked some real questions about the grease. I helped you make money on these videos, and I am sure others might have the same questions I have, so I don't see why you can't answer if it is so easy.
HollywoodCreeper Let me know where you are, and I would be happy to bring my car to you and pay you to fix it. Even better, I would love it if you could teach me how to fix it.
originally my older videos were just kind of random as I was establishing the channel. But now it is associated with advanced diagnostic strategies. But the old videos do have some value- I was as thorough with them as I am with the advanced ones.
Well, if something needs to be fixed, it needs to be fixed. The thing that needs to be fixed does not care what skill level you assign it, and I am watching videos to fix some things and you are supposedly supplying that information, but I ask a simple question about whether you put grease on the back of brake pads on the side that does not face the rotor and you get on your high horse and act like you are doing advanced stuff, even though you are doing basic how to videos aimed at beginners. Are you modifying race cars? Seriously. Anything you are diagnosing is common sense. You just think it is genius. So my question still stands: I have watched a lot of how to replace your brakes videos. In many of them, they put some kind of blue grease on the side of the pads that does not face the rotors. I was just asking what you put on the side of the brake pads that does not face the rotors and why you do it? I thought it was a simple question. I have a 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Limited.
Your obvious contempt for repair manuals is irritating. I use a manual when I am about to do an unfamiliar job and keep it open the entire time so I can reference it.
man, you come off really grumpy and bitter. I love your vidoes cause you really know what your talking about and you know your stuff, but you just explain it in a real arrogant way, I just wanted to give you a little feedback but I'm sure your not gonna care what I'm saying. Don't let people's comments affect you so much, let go of the anger, or maybe the frustration. I'm not sure if your aware of this or not but you come off really negative.
+Schrodingers Box I see, That's great, I'm sure you love what you do. I just recently came across some of your videos this week. They're really informative, you're really good at covering all the angles and being careful at what you do. you're precise and exact, I like that........ Maybe some day I'll create my own youtube channel :) I've thought about it for a long time but never tried to do it.
you should. Also when you make your own channel I'll take your comments more into consideration. I get hundreds and hundreds of people telling me how to make my videos and none of them have a channel.
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Thanks for the video, I like to watch these videos before I purchase new parts so I can do it all in one sitting and not have to order something small that I left out like bearing grease for example. My 95 pathfinder is looking at another 200k miles for sure.
ah that’s a good idea.
These videos are very helpful both to the novice and experienced.The step by step approach and explanations given, give encouragement to the inexperienced to be able to have a go at repairing their own vehicle.People are at different levels of ability depending on their previous background knowledge and hands on participation and age[ route 66].Every time I watch these videos I learn something new and it makes me regret that this opportunity was not available when i was younger.Fuel trims,pressure testing,balancing injectors and graphing sensor ouputs were a new adventure.Long may these informative videos continue
I loved the way you did this video. I really could use the help in maintaining my truck. Your straight forward delivery was humorous, and probably well deserved jabs at those 'monkeys'. I may have been born at night, but it wasn't last night. Very good teaching method. And your video's have helped get me working on my truck on my own. Gonna be a whole lot less trips to the mechanic.
Excellent video. My 1994 Pathfinder is still hanging in there. Dealership wanted both an arm and leg to change the part, so this video came in handy. Thanks!
I love the sarcasm, and the small tricks you use to hold and remove parts. You explained the operation of things really well. Great video!
Please do continue to make bolt by bolt videos. All cars are different. I am a beginner and it helps me allot. I don't have much money and I use your instructions to repair my old car. Thanks again.
+BLACKJACK2432 Yeah the channel has changed the format and I no longer do beginner videos because there are already so many beginner videos out there. Yes all cars are different but the concepts are still identical. I am pretty sure I would lose my core viewers if I started doing brakes jobs and stuff.
ETCG is a great channel for beginners and he covers a lot of different car types.
I just finished working on a very similar beast of burden this evening (well finished what I was doing only to discover more repairs are in order) using my own spacial reasoning skills. I love every word of your sarcasm in this as you get increasingly contemptuous as you go in this video. Having just encountered that engineering marvel that is the hub retention/ captive rotor design I understand completely. I wasn't even making a video and found myself talking to myself in an increasingly aggravated tone of running commentary (I was channeling my disbelief to the designer of this over built marvel of wonder, I am truly surprised they didn't find a need for planetary gears on this whopping 2.4 liter powerhouse!) I like your approach, it is generally how I tackle my projects (except electrical, but with my last "code" on my C5 Corvette after contacting every supposed "in the know guy" and they kept telling me I need a new SDM module and I kept telling them then it would be sending me a code saying it was the module, I have went back to diagnose myself, or with a scanner, and then use my wonderfully logical brain to figure it out on my own) I had a B1061 which was a Lamp Circuit Malfunction, I stopped listening to them and thought lamp is the bulb, circuit is pertaining to the powering of the bulb, and malfunction well that was where it threw me. My thinking was if the bulb is bad or the circuit to it is bad then the bulb wouldn't have lit up to tell me there was a problem to begin with. But as it turned out, as I reasoned my problems out and narrowed it to my instrument cluster, and spent 4 hours dissembling the dash, center console, ducting, etc to remove the cluster and then begin the process of disassembling it. I found the bulb had simply come loose to the point it still made contact but affected the resistance going through the circuit. 1/16 of a revolution(and a new bulb, lots of new bulbs because that one was a pain) later, the resistance was correct and my dash lights were off and it stopped freaking my computer out in my car. Thinking out the problem! I do have to admit I do appreciate videos like yours for uncharted territory though, as having the pitfalls pointed out can be a real time saver. Thanks for your video I guess is what I was saying! LMAO!
This is a great video. I did what you said. I was changing the front struts on my car. When I was installing them in reverse I ran into trouble. The tension from the tie rod prevented me from aligning the strut bolts in place. I tried very hard for about 1 hour. I call a friend who is a mechanic and he help me put everything back. I was brave to do it but I lack the hands on skill that comes with time. Please be kind to us beginners. We try hard but sometimes it goes very, very wrong.
Amazing ! It is a joy and a learning experience. I have learned so much with your diagnosis of vehicles. You have saved me thousands of dollars.
Thank you
Glad to hear!!
Good video, I did this today to my 98 Pathfinder, You can remove the rear bearing by giving it a good whack fro the other side the dust seal will not be damaged and can be reused. Also I enjoyed your attitude lol People have more common sense then they think!
11:22 that weird spinny thing (lock nut) needs to be torqued to seat the bearing then backed off. on my 99 pathfinder it was 58 to 72 ft-lbs.
He did not preload the bearing, torque should have been 58-72 ft-lbs, back off. Spin the rotor and then re-torque again to 17 ft-lbs.
@@goriodagreat I'm sure theres no conceivable way that a Haynes manual or the entire internet could have made him aware of that
i agree parts changing is mostly a matter of tools for the job available to you and having confidence. however. only thing id add is that anyone doing work like this should take at least a few mins to look up torque specs especially for the bearing setting. that's something you don't want to get wrong. and id replace the grease seal. probably a few bucks.
I can appreciate and dish out sarcasm with the best, but you can lighten up on the bolt by bolt....some of us are directionally challenged (a form of dyslexia). I can look at an engine, tell how it functions, and generally how to assemble/disassemble...my problem is the directionality. I visualize it clearly, but the directions get twisted when I'm doing it. Thus, the multiple views in these types of videos, looking for anchor moves or spots that I can reference, as well as useful tips and tricks. For example, taking the assembly out to work in the bench, or using screwdriver to anchor or fill spot.... obviously, matches aren't exact, but I now know to look for those sorts of configurations before I start wrenching. There was much more, and I'm definitely rewatching...
You are one of the best instructors here, so please make a "bolt-by-bolt every so often.
Sincerely, new fan
PS. I didn't realize my repeats were having that impact :)
+erintreez Showing bolt by bolt instructions can not possibly help with directionality challenges. Only comprehension can.
Hey, about to replace the power steering gear and tire rods on my pathfinder. Appreciate this video. Don't worry I won't use the Haines, I got the Chilton. I find your sarcasm very funny. Thanks
i noticed when you started you took off caliper and brackett first. if you leave them on you can use a big screw driver to stop the rotor while loosening hub cap bolts and also rotor bolts
i am a subscriber and enjoy your videos. I especially enjoy them when you are not being overly sarcastic. Just show what you want to and let the others do the same. Thanks.
That auto-lock hub is toast. Those were standard equipment on Pathfinders which was a big mistake. The manual hubs, which were included on pickups, are a lot more reliable. I was fortunate enough to find a set of manual locking hubs on a truck at a junkyard. BTW they did make a special tool for that "weird little spinny thing"---the wheel bearing lock nut--but it hasn't been made in more than 20 years and nobody uses them--not even the Nissan dealers.
Schrodingers Box just wanted to share a tip for greasing the bearing if u don't have grease packer... just put a nice amount of grease in the center of your gloved palm hold the bearing at the bottom and just push the bearing in the grease while pulling downward until you see the grease coming thru the seam (will take a few pulls).. do this going all the way around and you'll have a properly greased bearing. yes a bit time consuming but it works!
Hello Matt, You would make an excellent teacher
Good job, Matt! Even though I've done some of this stuff over the years, I still enjoy the "bolt-by-bolt" videos. Plus, as another writer noted, there is always something to be learned.
I started ripping cars apart and repairing them at 12 years of age (volkswagon beetle T boned that badly the door was touching the gearstick- fully repaired (replaced the shell), repainted and running in 6 months with no shed and borrowed tools ) back then there was no internet to look at, My father knew less than nothing about cars so no help from him. It was all hands on and having a go. 40+ years later I am still under cars or under the bonnet (hood) most days, repairing, modifying, replacing etc - but having fun doing it (most of the time). If a 12 year old can get their hands dirty, then a grown adult should be able to do a little work on their own vehicle - even you ladies can do it. All ya have to do is give it a go. It will save you a small fortune in labor costs. Currently working on a 99.5 pathy and also have a 1990 5 litre V8 holden - yeah I'm Aussie. I would love a '55 Chev to restore if anyone has one just lying around and is willing to donate to a good cause :-) LOL
Great vid to try and get people interested in doing it themselves, I am a firm believer of only trusting my own work, my cars only go in for tyres and alignment, and sometimes even that gets stuffed up (80 psi in sedan tyres is not good) everything else I do myself.
The bearing preload holder plate looked like it had many hole pairs in 30-degree increments, just happening to be aligned with the tabs, but not necessarily. It's likely wise to count the turns to remove the preload plate, but you probably got it back close using the feel.
Man, common sence or not. You're a life saver. Thank you sir!
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Ray and Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk. (Richard Howard)
Tom and his brother Ray Magliozzi first broadcast their public radio call-in show Car Talk in 1977 from the studios of WBUR in Boston.
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BChrisL I will probably get flamed for saying this but those guys pioneered the whole concept of parts changing and swaptronics. The whole concept that an average joe can call in describing symptoms and possible parts that might be causing those symptoms can just be given over the radio pioneered what we now know as Yahoo Answers and internet forums.
I guess you are right to some extent. Tom and Ray started Good News Garage, a garage in Cambridge. In the beginning you could come in and work on your own car and share tools and expertise with other folks who were there.
I was in Boston a couple of years ago and stopped by the garage. The manager there told me the share the tools concept didn't work out, big surprise there, but they were trying to teach the average DIYer how,to,repair their own car by collective peer discussion. Sound familiar?
Thank you great video, just what we need right now showing in detail what we need to know; to replace our nissan primera p11 ball joint. "You need the cash" hahaha that maybe because you forget to add 10% extra on your quote for each job you do, technical tern, "unforseen primbles" basically something you have not taken into account of though you know of that might happen whilst working on the vehicle. So if it does happen you are financially covered for it and if it doesn't happen you have your extra bonous.
this video is a HUGE HELP !!!!I have the the same year and model
and I have to do the same parts (rotors, ty rods bushings ball joints)
I have a Dodge Ram 2500 also ,and I need to do a front end rebuild can you do a video of that too ???
it would help I'm not afraid of doing the work its. just nice to have a guide I do as much of my own work that I can ball joints and ty rods ends are a new thing for me
I had a hard time removing the lower ball joint from the hub assembly. Hammer did not do it, fork didnt do it. What did do it with only two wacks was a 25 lb dumbbell i had laying around.
Salvador Luna Sometimes if it doesn't come out so easy I use a press type of tool while banging on where the joint passes through.
Good to know. I will keep that in mind for the other side. I am getting ready to put the ball joints back on and I wanted to know if you are suppose to grease them first or install them and then grease.
New ball joints , not the same ones.
I know you hate bolt by bolt stuff but as a viewer that has done these things before I still did learn a little bit. It is like those management courses you always learn something that may be a little better than the "Just Get It Done".method.
If your suggesting Management Courses, I'd suggest a particular one for Matt, ( Anger Management ! ) LOL Matt!
Billy R Lol- well I hate management and especially sales training courses. Why? Because INVARIABLY they are taught by people with no actual practical experience in the specific industry for which they are training. It's always a one-size-fits-all strategy. The sales training I received for positioning the latest DNA sequencing and analysis technology was provided by the exact same asshat who did the exact same training for Xerox, IBM, and even Shell gas/service stations.
Mark this down and don't forget it: The ONLY people who fall for sales or management training tactics and strategies... are sales people and managers.
Schrodingers Box I was taught during my brief stint in sales that the easiest sell was to a salesman. While as a salesman they should have never taught me that, because resistance to becoming it, was the literally the downfall of my sales. For the rest of my life I don't feel compelled just because someone used a good technique I'm familiar with.
I can set it logically aside from emotion better and make more informed decisions. I'm not deluded enough to have bullet proof armor from a good sale, but I am a safer person for it.
Billy R Are you trying to compete with how much part 1 had me laughing? I stopped watching video 2 because of your humor! :)
Matts easy pickings! LOL! When there's no new vids, what better way to pass the time?
300,000 mile vehicle, wow. Nice to see you jump in without a service manual and solve the problem.
Also would have been neat to check out the compression in one cylinder and compare it to spec. assuming it was the original engine with no rebuilds.
Damn, I really should have done that!! I didn't even think about that!
Thanks for video i have question do you have video how to make special tools for remove the tie rod
No I don’t have videos sorry. for removing inner tie rod ends I use a kit from Lisle.
Some jobs are straight forward.But dependent on experience level , it's a good idea to research procedure before doing a job. Cause it could save you time and headache.. Because procedure may not go the way you think just upon glance.. That's what experience has taught me..
Absolutely correct... the problem is most people who write me asking for help ONLY do the research- and poorly at that.
he is right about just dig in to it i just built a motor on a 94 nissan pathfinder
I'm surprised there wasn't a torque spec on that bearing retainer plate, since early bearing failure is common on some old style bearing designs if you don't pack or torque it right. For guys who work on their own vehicle, spending thirty bucks for a 5 year subscription to Alldatadiy or Mitchell is worth it, if only for those specs and the TSBs. As much as I'm willing to jump into a problem that I haven't seen before, wise planning can be a critical difference. I wonder about the logic behind searching for advice from unknown strangers before they bother to review copies of the official dealers repair manual.
Yeah, hands-on is the best way to learn, since every mechanic (not just the bad ones) will break a bolt or make a mistake. The best ones even fix what happened rather than just bolting it up, like the last guy did. Wisdom is born from past misadventure.
It turns out that little retainer seems well designed. when it snugs up, it would really take some effort to turn it to the next screw hole- enough so that it would surely cause much resistance turning the rotor. not sure what the torque is, but setting I torque may very well not allow alignment of the screw holes.
Schrodingers Box there is no real torque spec, Nissan goes by the amount of force it takes to turn the rotor assembly. "spring loaded device you pull the rotor with" and when you get to x amount of force to make it turn, your there lock it down. you can do it by feel if your just that damn good. ;P
Agreed! But I have to correct you! Mitchell is A1 all the way!
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I did the upper and lower ball joints on my D21 4 wheel drive a few years ago, you don't need to take the brakes and hub off. It will all move around far enough to get it done.
It wasn't but a year later that my cv joint on the passenger side failed. I would say if you are doing the ball joints. Do the job all the way at once. Put in new axles, ball joints, tie rods and brakes. They have the same ware, 200,000 miles. Axles are only about $50-60 a piece? maybe more, can't remember? Whatever the cost, buy new ones when you are there.
Fantastic man. I have to replace the rotrs on mine. So you've shown me exactly what i have to do. Also where is the locking hub?
very nice video, purely mechanic person. well done bro. thanks
All you need is a hammer
300k, wow thats more than mine, it has 201300, runs great. Those 90's model pathfinders are little tanks man.
Where is the link to the youtube video that shows me how to get some of those amazing spatial abilities?
It's not a video, all primates and even many non-primates with minimal intelligence have spacial reasoning ability
Schrodingers Box I agree but I must say, many people seem not able to think through these quite simple steps. I came to your videos based on the name, Schrodingers so I figured you might have an interesting way of teaching. For many years people used to ask me to teach them how to fix something like a washing machine. So I would put on really nice clothes, bring a chair to sit on, and sit back and hand them the wrenches. Most of them didn't want to actually learn by doing but that is the best way I know how to learn which I would guess you agree with.
I certainly enjoyed watching Matt von "Monkey turning
bolts" in this video, just as I've enjoyed many of your others, whether
long on analysis and troubleshooting reasoning or of an equal share of TS and
hands-on work. I appreciate the assiduous focus on the scientific method,
thinking things through logically first and then confirming or refuting
approaches and hypotheses. How much immeasurably more does the auto repair
world need to practice such a focus and intention that would minimize
troubleshooting-by-replacement time-loss and excess expenditure.
Yet I find myself cringing when you beat a dead horse from
just about every angle possible and tarnish the perception of a guy who has
proven to be intelligent, thoughtful and generous in so many of his repair
projects, and exhibited a specialized sensitivity to those of an impoverished
plight. And that horse is... denigrating the dunces for being the dunces, while
they are yet a part of the global audience you chose to take on.
You had to have known that such a hobby would be, in some
small portion, nearly the opposite of the captivating realm of scientific
medical research and the delectable, abstract intrigue and ponderings it likely
offers on an endless basis. If doing so is a necessary, equilibrating therapy
with respect to all the comments you have some small duty to read, one can
overlook it as the dregs of the endeavor. But it might seem more effective and
efficient if the authors of those were addressed personally, individually and
directly at the moment of disappointment or offense; rather than integrating it
in your shtick as a blanket condemnation and excess mockery of a portion of
your audience. It lends an unease to the perception of your integrity and casts
a shadow around your acts of generosity.
Anyone who deals with the general public is aware of the
spectrum of types; but were, for example, a cashier at the grocery to go on a
verbal rant about all the a-holes to which the position forces one's exposure,
those in line awaiting checkout might perceive the cashier as having some sort
of emotional problem, even if their dealings with that employee had always been
professional and courteous.
Your condemnations and mockery don't advantageously serve
your intended audience of 2%ers (unless they are truly hard of heart and
equally aloof) or the other 98% among whom you just might spark some
enlightenment if it isn't accompanied by belittlement and brow beating.
In my experience, people won't readily tolerate two things:
inadequate heat in their rental apartment, and arrogance. Be the Bob Hope
rather than the Dennis Rodman kicking cameramen in the balls. There will always
be dim bulbs trying your patience via their simple concerns and false
posturings, but does the general, interested viewer benefit by your public harangues?
It begins to appear as an angry obsession with the petty and irrelevant.
The true and graceful educator evolves a constructive
methodology for reaching all of his audience, no matter how annoying or disruptive.
There in lies a key essence of the art and its necessary adaptations to minds
at all levels of evolution. And I noticed in this video, despite the utter
uselessness in the videography of bolt turning and clip liberating, you yet
provide verbal and printed tips and precautions obviously aimed at the novice.
That bit of bi-polarity shows where your heart truly is and beneficially erodes
the ostensible extremism of your targeted jester's dance.
Bend gracefully as the river reed in the rain's torrent.
eloquently stated, I agree. For my comment, I wanted to share the perspective if someone who needs and appreciates both approaches. The scientist in my me loves the reasoning and strategizing, but "lost in space" me needs the reinforcement of seeing directions or moves at different junctures....
Looks like your blood sugars are a little low,there are easy ways to pack your bearings besides smearing grease on them.Great videos
Why is there no cover on this hub ? You can see the shaft and grease after you put it back together. Mine is manual locking hubs so I have a lock /unlock most automatic hubs have a flat metal cover that truck hub is just open.
Can you do a beginner series teaching the basics, etc. for those of us who work in office job professions and know very little (esp electronics, key components). Most of the YT vids are just "watch me do this" and provide little teaching. Seems like you would do a good job teaching important concepts.
I really prefer staying with advanced diagnostics. I find basics uninteresting. It really takes no skill to turn a bolt or replace a part- just do it. Also unfortunately doing basic stuff just brings in all the "armchair mechanics" and the channel would quickly start degrading into an ETCG or ScottyKilmer in the comments. One of the most valuable parts of this channel is the high proportion of accurate, intellectual comments.
true true
yeah i can't stand Scotty the riddler kilmer's channel where you can replace timing belts in 3 minutes with 1 minute of intros and bad acting lol
Just wondering if you have checked the service manual after completing this job. Although I am not familiar with Nissans, every other car I replaced ball joints on required them to be torqued with vehicle weight on the wheels.
I really have no way of doing that however I am aware of that on some models. I recommend after these jobs that the owner always gets an alignment and when applicable a torque check.
What's a copper pen.... I looked in the Hanes manual and did not see anything of the sort
kugmyster Never heard of that. Maybe they mean copper Peen? as in a soft faced hammer?
It was a joke...... When you said cotter pin.....it sounded like copper pen......ha ha.....love the videos man
kugmyster Ohhhh lol--- it's my St Louis accent I think lol!
I hope you do an engine rebuild video.
Yeah its not brain surgery, but see someone do something that has lot of mechanic experience teaches the tricks that make a lot jobs easier. That why I watch these the "tricks of the trade " make a lot of difference. Matt sure has a lot of attitude about how easy this is. lol
Anyone can spin a bolt but only a few hundred can diagnose a performance problem using fuel trim analysis.
Plugs wires and O2 sensors... the foundation for every Autozone,
Just saying.
Now thanks to you Matt, this helpful reference is archived incase some parts changer or actchanic should ever need it.. lol They may feel like shit after viewing it.. Or a lightbulb may go off in there head. Nothing wrong with throwing in a grunt job ever now agin, With your sarcasm makes for great entertainment.
The sarcasm is meant to be both entertaining yet also challenging. The idea is to get these haynes manual jockeys to actually start replacing their video experience with actually friggin doing this stuff and realizing how only then will they actually know this stuff.
Boy Matt, You sounded especially hostile in these last 2 vids! Little out of character for you! I think the IAC thing beat you up to much! You better get some rest! LOL! Speaking of rest I think I better go back to bed cause I could hardly stay awake watching these vids. BOOOOOOOOOOORING! LOL!
Agreed lol. I just don't see the appeal on stuff like this. Hopefully I get another good challenge this weekend.
Matt, I hope you know I'm just busting your balls! Dude In my eyes your like ScannerDanner. You Rock all the way!
Billy R That compliment has a hugable offense attached to it. ;)
Schrodingers Box I know I'm beat to ***...I shouldn't swear, from the last set of videos. Hey, the final parts of the last series were appropriately named.
And you're the one that did the work and had to cut, edit and put up with all of us. :) lol
What really wore me out is that I learned so much, had to read every comment from every watcher to learn more, and apply as much of it to my own car within the scan tool budget that I have.
Both of our cars or fixed and I know I'm a lot smarter for the experience. Thank you.
Less complaining more bolting .
I need a video on the back valve cover gasket lol need some visual learning 😂
Love the attitude you must at least be as smart as a molecular biologists to do that kind of work lol. I hope I pronounce that right I like that video I clicked the thumbs up on this part 1 and 2 when you make some money you need a work bench not the top of your toolbox to beat on and a few more hand tools Eric the car guy he must be making a lot of money he's don't want to get his hands dirty anymore he's polishing headlights and showing people hang them and doing stupid tool reviews about Chinese made tools most of all are useless thanks for the attitude it makes your videos very entertaining and helpful to people who would like to try this but have little confidence and doubt in their own ability to take on a challenge.
Is this the same set up for a 95 hardbody or is the pathfinder a lil different? In afraid my ball joints have to be pressed
What kind of grease did you use on the shaft and splines? Could I use permatex high performance synthetic grease for it?
I use high temp bearing grease.
@@SchrodingersBox This is what I used. www.homedepot.ca/product/permatex-multi-purpose-synthetic-grease/1000843847 says its good up to 400F. Not sure if its the right stuff for the job.
There is a simple tool that you can get for the wheel bearing locknut. Here is a link www.amazon.com/OTC-7698-Bearing-Locknut-Socket/dp/B002XMY79S. The torque procedure (at least for my 97 pathfinder) is tighten with the special socket to 58 ft-lb, turn the rotor several times in each direction, loosen the locknut then tighten to 4.3 - 13 in-lb, turn several times, then tighten again to 4.3 -13 in-lb. You may need to back it off a bit so the set screw lines up with the next available hole. Also, you were missing the outer snap ring. You can see the grove it was supposed to go in on the axle.
Thanks, yeah I have no spanner type wrenches at all- I am not a tool junkie by any means but this looks handy. Those torques seem reasonable as you need to secure the hub into place, but almost no final torque on the locknut is needed otherwise it's obvious the bearing would be overloaded. Totally good info bro.
+cheepGeek That OTC socket with a 2-1/4" diameter apparently--going by the reviews--works fine on R50 "Mallfinders" and Frontiers, but it won't work with my '87 WD21 Pathfinder with holes 52mm (approx. 2-1/16") apart. A company in Australia had made a socket that worked on WD21s but discontinued it more than 20 years ago.
If you want more viewers Matt, you'll have to cut back on the sarcastic, condescending comments. We appreciate your philosophy on parts swapping but newbies often need a little gently hand-holding. I do enjoy your well-made videos though, especially those on diagnostics.
But what if I dont want more newbies subscribing?
Fair enough but you have something valuable to offer - and you're an excellent teacher.
Sure its easy when you have the Magic Wizard gloves on ! Geez
my Isuzu Vehicross has a very similar setup for the IFS.
except the axle is held on solely by a retainer clip that would have gone on the furthest groove on that axle.
i fired my mechanic of 6+ years after they forgot to put that one very important clip on.
I brought (limped) it back to my mechanic, looked behind the knuckle to see the spline exposed. i wasnt exactly sure what was wrong until then.
but that was a good clue.
they then proceeded to tell me that someone must be out to do me harm and must have removed the hub cover thing off of the rim overnight in their lot. well, that might have maybe been believable had i not instructed them to leave my keys on that exact tire so i could pick it up after hours.
Everybody can make a mistake... they say it takes a man to own up to their mistakes, but it takes a real scumbag to deny responsibility AND a real idiot, if they think they can insult my intelligence and lie to me in the same breath.
I have been doing my own repairs/tuning/customizing ever since.
if I had been the right kind of idiot, i would have put my baby boy in the car and test drove it on the freeway.
dicks.... it still really pisses me off thinking about it
Love your humour :D even if it is just bolts and nuts video ;)
Do you have to unhook the tie rods to adjust the camber shims on a 1991 pathfinder
I don't need to watch the exact same procedure for the lower ball joint as the first one but I will anyways. 💁♂️ Haha.
I own one of these same year so much fun to fix👍👌 (not sarcasm)
today i went in for an alignment, but the mechanic said that the tie rod and ball joints were shot, and he couldn't do the job. he quoted me $1,400 to do the replacement and $57 for the 'safety inspection'. i saw enough here to know i can do this job, as i am a good monkey. the rocket scientist got the $57 for the smart stuff.
Yes the shop is correct. All other aspects of the suspension and steering must be in order before an alignment can be done. As you see this is hardly rocket science. Patience is more important than anything else to do this grunt work, quite honestly.
I know you a little bit already. You said you need cash. Ok. I'm a nice guy. I'm gonna hit LIKE here. Only because you need money and it doesn't cost me anything. I have dirty hands coz I just finished some dirty suspension related job - OMG - I'm watching youtube AFTER this job, not before, so typing this comment just destroyed my keyboard.... next time I will remember to do that in reverse order.
messer7bc I am hardly in need of cash so if you hit like, do so only because you believe the video does a good job of presenting relevant material accurately and comprehensively.
Schrodingers Box fair enough. That said - my like stays ;) Although I prefer of course your diagnostics videos, but that's me. Btw my comment was supposed to be a *joke*, well, it turns out a bad one ;)
messer7bc I was wondering if you were joking, based on your other comments this one seemed way out of whack lol!!
AGreed, the diagnosis videos are better. There must be 2million videos showing ball joint replacement on TH-cam. But how many show the theory, operation, design variation, and multiple traditional vs scantool testing methods for a TPS? Just one that I know of :-)
how tight do you tighten the castle ball on the upper ball joint?
To spec as always
The reason I asked this dumb question is my upper ball joint looks just like the one that came off so I know its the rite part but when I tighten the castle nut its past the cotter pen hole to a point that I put the cotter pen in and it doesn't hardly hit the castle nut AND HERE IS THE KICKER THE CASTLE NUT ISNT EVEN TIGHT . I am at a loss here should I put the tire on the ground then tighten and grease ? I greased mine on the bench like you did
2nd question I can't get the outtier tie rod to pop in the hole when I tighten the castle nut it keeps turning its a new tie rod I haven't greased it yet is there a tool to pop those back in like the tool you used to pop your tie rod off ? It almost stripped the threads trying to get the tie rod to pop in the hole
Use a tie rod removal tool
How forgiving is this design ?
Hey Matt, You can,t call that a work bench, footnote.. no tool boxes in this video were killed or injured by these actions,,,Lol
Hahaha- don't worry- that toolcart is indestructable bro- I have often rested entire engines right on top of it!
Haha, a friend of mine is a mathematics analyst with JPL up in Los Angeles; probably one of the smartest people I will ever know. He still insists that I'm a magician anytime I work on his cars. I try to show him stuff and teach him, but it's like him trying to teach me the type of math he deals with... Silly rocket scientists... ;-)
Isn't it ironic how a heart surgeon is probably the least likely person to be able to fix his car?
Schrodingers Box
And the most likely to brag about "rebuilding the engine while it's running." ;-)
rhkips
hahah!
Schrodingers Box As a surgical tech, I have to tell you, cars are way more interesting than surgery. Flesh is soft, pliable and forgiving and can be encouraged to "heal itself". Hard steel...if it doesn't fit through pulling harder won't work.
I've always seen pulling harder work on people regularly.
Another joke comes to mind. Removing what's in the way to make it easier is sorta grisly and destructive on people, lol.
this video was amazing, thank you for sharing it! great knowledge. advice: you sound angry sometimes! i would not like to be the one who pissed you off! lol. annotation: in min 8:30, did you not damage that way the gasket protection to tight the nut???
Nothing like japanese engineering, except when you have to do it yourself. they seem they were built to not be worked on haha
Loved the video! And it only took me 3 youtube videos on "how to use youtube" in order to watch your video!!!!!! LMAO!!!!
Now let's just hope that the 4x4 "94" Pathy has a "somewhat similar set up as my "93" Hardbody!
And the monkey grabs a wrench! LMAO!!!!! These hands have turned many bolts in my days,,,,,but I watch more for the "How much of a b*&(*ch is this going to be" factor.
Great video!
your right a monkey can do the "nut and bolt thing" but the advanced monkeys try to figure out how to do it better haha. have a good one I'm hitting the sack, thanks for posting. Positive thinking, Positive living, be the example. have a good one, and catch you next time.
You mentioned the need to be a fricken engineer on a step. Where does one go to be a fricken engineering degree?🧐
I believe I mentioned you do NOT need to be an engineer- I was being sarcastic. The whole point is this just turning bolts- it requires no special skill
love the vid
OK flame away. Before I do ANYTHING. I go to my Pontiac Factory Service Manual and my Alldata subscription and see what the people that designed my car think might be the right way to take it apart. Any little pitfalls are often discussed in these manuals and I want to know what to expect. I don't like surprises. I always told my parents what I wanted for Christmas down to the part number.
When I'm fixing my car, which at one time I needed to go to work, I'm not looking at it as Denny's Big Adventure I'm looking at it as what do I have to do to properly get this pig back in service. I've changed damn near every part on my Grand Prix but I guarantee you the Erwin Rommel didn't plan his tank battles as thoroughly as I do my repairs. Germans just don't do shit. We do shit after finding out everything we can about the job and then we do it.
I've never like puzzles. I've never liked video games. Before I start a project I want to know exactly how it's going to end. But, that's just me.
Good point. About 1/3 the time I find the service procedure is far from the most effective way to do things though. Case in point- an oil pan removal on one model had recommended to remove the entire lower suspension pretty much. But just unbolting the engine mounts and raising the engine was enough to clear beyond the steering assy without problem. It's good to research of course, but better to combine he research with practical observation of the situation. And all these combinations pale in comparison to actually doing the job.
Schrodingers Box The reason for that is that almost all service manuals for front wheel drive cars use an engine support fixture rather than a crane. They hold the engine in position so that it doesn't fall and remove the subframe to do the service. If you have an engine crane you can lift the engine and not need to remove the subframe. For reasons I'm not certain of manufacturers, particularly of front wheel drive vehicles, don't want you to lift the engine. Possibly this is because of the transaxle. They don't want to put stress on the transaxle.
SATAMAN Schmidt You're last comment has left me thinking. I may have something to say later, but for now you and Matt have my mind's holomatrix going through other engines, how their held up, or even held down by mounts, and prevented from going up and strategy's around an avoided 2nd project at my home.
Good entertainment
For as much knowledge as you give I do appreciate… But I don't appreciate your cocky attitude… Or at least that's the way it seems to me
+Carl Mcmillon I don't appreciate how you think I care what you appreciate or don't. I didn't make the video for you, do you not realize that?
Don't watch then.
I have so many people that ask me "How did you do that so fast" and I reply " I think it out" facepalm
So true!!! How many times I've even seen a service manual give extraneous steps in a process. A prime example- removal of fuel tank of Ford Focus. The Manual suggests removing the exhaust shield to get clearance, including removing an exhaust hanger to move the exhaust to make clearance to remove the shield. Merely bending the shield half an inch makes more than enough clearance to drop the tank though.
IDK matt, let me resort to my haynes manual.
As long as yopu are actually DOI NG the work and not just reading it to give someone else advice when you never even turned a wrench yourself thats fine.
@@SchrodingersBox but MUH HAYNES MANUAL! Love your videos btw. I don't know much about cars but I'm glad we have someone that explains diagnosis to us in a logical manner. I've learned a few things watching you. Thanks for taking the time to make vids for us.
Those millions of views? Only 20k
on the CHANNEL. The CHANNEL (drops shaking head into hands...)
getting ready to tear into my pathy and replace a lot of what you went over. thanks for the video. are you this sarcastic all the time? feels like you wasted 5+ minutes of video time reiterating your sarcasm.
yes I am and hopefully you will appreciate it
you just advertised for Autozone without even knowing...
blackscorpion002000 Correction... without even caring. I advertise for LOTS of things on the channel unintentionally.
Well Matt -hum not too sure what to say. Ok that was different, would it be insulting to say I actually liked it , I never did say it but how's about maybe. I just can't put my finger on it but I sense some sort of subliminal convoluted messaging was inferred. How's this- 👍
I watched this whole video! hahaha So, I think you are right, but doing this job is definitely easier for someone who does it all the time like a mechanic. hahaha Obviously, you don't need to be a genius, but I would like to see Barack Obama do this. hahahahahaha And he is definitely no genius, but I bet that would be funny. hahahahaha I don't think many heads of US agencies or guys in private equity or finance or Timothy Geithner would be able to do this. It takes perseverance and patience. People don't want to figure anything out. That is the luxury that something works. haha Most people don't have to think all day. Most people would stop at the idea of getting dirty and having to get in uncomfortable positions and muscle things.
I want to learn how to do it, because I don't want to have to be reliant on someone else to do things for me and getting around in my car is very important for me. I also don't want to have to pay a fortune for something that can be free if I think and apply myself a little.
Other things that deter people are having to get underneath a heavy car that could kill them and having to be responsible for front end work that they could make a mistake on and cause an accident.
People without knowledge could also mess up a part or cause premature deterioration of a part because they forgot something like grease.
You know what would be really awesome? Maybe you could write a step by step list on something in the beginning of your videos, and then a time of when you do it.
When broken in smaller parts, it might be easier for people to tackle.
I understand and appreciate your comments but this channel is for advanced enthusiasts and even Professionals techs. I do not intend it to be a beginner channel. You are certainly welcome to learn what you can from it but my intent is to cater to the intended audience.
I started watching your video titled, "How to do a complete brake job for Beginners" which had two parts.
According to you, all this stuff is for beginners, so why do any videos if everybody knows how to do it? Why would advanced pros be watching your videos when you aren't a certified mechanic?
Why would I watch a video how to do something, if you did not include all the details about how to do it right?
I just asked some real questions about the grease. I helped you make money on these videos, and I am sure others might have the same questions I have, so I don't see why you can't answer if it is so easy.
HollywoodCreeper
Let me know where you are, and I would be happy to bring my car to you and pay you to fix it. Even better, I would love it if you could teach me how to fix it.
originally my older videos were just kind of random as I was establishing the channel. But now it is associated with advanced diagnostic strategies. But the old videos do have some value- I was as thorough with them as I am with the advanced ones.
Well, if something needs to be fixed, it needs to be fixed. The thing that needs to be fixed does not care what skill level you assign it, and I am watching videos to fix some things and you are supposedly supplying that information, but I ask a simple question about whether you put grease on the back of brake pads on the side that does not face the rotor and you get on your high horse and act like you are doing advanced stuff, even though you are doing basic how to videos aimed at beginners. Are you modifying race cars? Seriously. Anything you are diagnosing is common sense. You just think it is genius.
So my question still stands: I have watched a lot of how to replace your brakes videos. In many of them, they put some kind of blue grease on the side of the pads that does not face the rotors. I was just asking what you put on the side of the brake pads that does not face the rotors and why you do it? I thought it was a simple question. I have a 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Limited.
so salty.
I guess I just hate armchair experts who spoil the internet which otherwise would be a great resource
Your obvious contempt for repair manuals is irritating. I use a manual when I am about to do an unfamiliar job and keep it open the entire time so I can reference it.
went right over your head brah.
@@SchrodingersBox Apparently it did. If you see it again please tell it to come back and don't go so fast. (;
Do you want people to watch or are you just putting these videos out to work your sarcasm out
as you can clearly see, I succeed at both.
Schrodingers Box DEEP!!
man, you come off really grumpy and bitter. I love your vidoes cause you really know what your talking about and you know your stuff, but you just explain it in a real arrogant way, I just wanted to give you a little feedback but I'm sure your not gonna care what I'm saying. Don't let people's comments affect you so much, let go of the anger, or maybe the frustration. I'm not sure if your aware of this or not but you come off really negative.
+john doe For some reason I am much more cheery and rosey on my pay channel
+Schrodingers Box pay channel? you have another channel?
john doe Indeed. Its where I put the good stuff.
+Schrodingers Box I see, That's great, I'm sure you love what you do. I just recently came across some of your videos this week. They're really informative, you're really good at covering all the angles and being careful at what you do. you're precise and exact, I like that........ Maybe some day I'll create my own youtube channel :) I've thought about it for a long time but never tried to do it.
you should. Also when you make your own channel I'll take your comments more into consideration. I get hundreds and hundreds of people telling me how to make my videos and none of them have a channel.