Honda Accord: Front Wheel Bearing Press In Style
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.พ. 2022
- In this video I bring you along the process of changing out the front wheel bearing on a Honda Accord. These are press in and require a few special tools but can easily be done at home. -Enjoy!
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Never gets old watching a master at his craft.
Unless the master is a baiter.
@@mattwhite6315 but if he’s a master it wouldn’t take long…
It may look easy, but it’s hard.
That bearing swap had to be some kind of record time.!!!
Wow! Impressive
yup, he is indeed fast , and good fast , not reckless / sloppy fast
@@MetalTeamster sloppy like Scotty
You know you are having a good day when the hardest part of the job is removing a cotter pin.
When he took that punch and made sure the snap ring was properly seated....I cried a little. It was so beautiful.
I’ve done a bunch of Honda front bearings and never not once has it gone that smoothly. Hats off to you brother
Any tips? Mine want to go in crooked.
I just replaced one of mine tonight went easy until it came to slide the hub off, broke the slidehammer had to weld it both ends and prior i slid on a 25lb castiron weight, which finally brought it off, my new bearing also came on crocked endend up cleaning some more used seafoam spray lined it up so that it started approx 1/4” used a spacer in the kit which had a inner taper close to the size of bearing center and The outside was just a tad smaller than the bearing, that made it go in straight. But what a job will go better next time.
Again..can't get enough of how you handle vehicles in the rust belt. You ain't just a mechanic you're a magician
Love it. As Watch Wes Work says, always spend a little extra time to be nice to the next guy, because most of the time it's gonna be YOU. 😂
I watch these not so that I can do it myself, but so that I can be an informed consumer and appreciate the knowledge and tool collection that my mechanic has!
Thanks for posting, watching a craftsman pulling wrenches, never gets old.
I really enjoy watching your channel. I don't do my own auto repairs but, for some reason, I enjoy watching real mechanics do the work. Plus, there is absolutely NOTHING to watch on TV.
Just one of the many things I appreciate about Eric's videos, is he puts the make and model in the title. Even though I enjoy watching all of the videos, I'm a diy'er, only have a couple of cars, and when I want to repair something, it's nice to be able to search for videos about that make and model. Some of the other guys just list the video as "how to replace a water pump". But that's minimally helpful unless it's pretty close to the same car you have, and there's no way to tell without watching the first bit of it. Not efficient. Thanks again Eric.
Found Eric O about 6 months ago and have run through all his videos and now find myself in withdrawal. I am not a car mechanic but am fascinated by the complexity of his diagnostic procedures combines with the sarcastic wit mix in the repairs! Please make more videos! As a retired cop I find your automotive prowess interesting and entertaining! I also appreciate Mrs. O's attempts to keep your culinary habits in check as most of the tow / mechanics I dealt with preferred the high fat / caffeine diet we coppers enjoyed with predictable results!! I have found others in TH-camland who mimic and some who even make reference to SMA but all hail to the king!!
Man it's the worst. I now succumb to videos I like but that I've seen a handful of times. I'll keep rewatching the interesting ones haha.
I found SMA about 4 years ago when I was recovering from back surgery and watching a TON of TH-cam vids. Can't say I've watched EVERY video, but I've watched a LOT of them. Seen his kids grow, watched Hannah and Marie come and go, and the lovely Mrs. O and her commentaries.
👍, other worthy channels are "Watch Wes Work" & Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostic.
Guys far from a king but okay
@@dieseldabz7104 You had to make this comment? You any closer to a king than he is?
I just spent two minutes of my life watching a guy fighting with a cotter key, and loved every second of it! lol...
Amazing how fast eric gets these parts to do what he wants. Things move way faster in his shop than they do under my shade tree. I need me a lift and some fancy tools and zillions of hours of experience so I can be that good. Trust me if I tried to record me doing this job and showing you I'd have to edit 10 hours of footage down to about 2 hours.
I've been twisting wrenches my whole life and I'd have to edit a lot out just to make it TH-cam friendly. How Eric does all these videos and rarely has a vulgarity slip out is beyond me.
There's tons of stuff on the internet, but when I find a video by you on whatever I'm dealing with -- I know I've found gold!!! You not only know what you're doing, you know EXACTLY how to describe it in a way others can understand, and immediately have confidence! THANK YOU!!!
I worked in industrial maintenance for 40+ years and when we had those press in bearings we would put the bearing in our blast freezer(frozen food factory) for about 3 hours are so and the bearing would slide in real nice saved us many heart aches!
I work in an acetylene plant so we do exactly the opposite, we take the machine outside on the forklift and heat up the housing to just south of the devil's anus after Taco Tuesday.
Great tip
Love his straight forward to the point mechanic videos. He also points out things not to during different times of the repair.
And can't forget the tips and tricks that "Grandma" taught him. 😂😂
Well I learned today you dont need a hydraulic press to change a pressed bearing great video
That pull kit sure makes this a quick job no alignment or anything needed so much better than using a press!
I've done at least six press-in bearings, and NONE of them went that easy. Well done!
I still have yet to do that style bearing! I don't even have the correct yanker-make-it-happener for it. I should probably grab one, because I have a feeling now that I just announced that, 3 of them will magically appear here tomorrow, lol!
I spent an ENTIRE day extracting a starter from my rusty, crusty '94 s10 plow truck! Nightmare central! Had to disconnect the right side of the front axle assembly, enlaaaaarge the hole in the frame so I could get my box end on the nut waaaaay up inside there, then remove the brace the axle assy. bolts to, then move the engine up, down and all around from all sides and angles until I found one where I could beat the starter out of that interference fit! Then I laid out in the snow out back and extracted another starter from a '95 S10 Blazer ... in the rain, of course! Threw that in and all is well. Shot a bit of video on it, but it's not going to be all that great because the camera spent most of the time off, due to my extreeeeeeme frustration, lol. Boy am I glad that's done! Now it's raining, lol. Go figure!! 🤣 Now there will be no more snow this season. You can thank meeee for that! 😁
I've never owned a front-wheel-drive car. If I ever do, I will know how to change a front wheel bearing on one. My car has 420,000 miles on it and I haven't ever changed a wheel bearing on it. Great video!
Just discovered your channel about a month ago, been binge watching ever since!
I'm a diy'er and do most of my own work ie: engine rebuilds, ring and pinion swaps, etc.
Just did the rear wheel bearings and struts on my 06 Forester and have the cheapie version of that hub tool and can't imagine doing the job without it.
I've always had a problem with anybody working on my stuff....trust issue I guess (been burned too many times) but, you sir, are top notch!
Your thoroughness and attention to detail is impressive!
Now that I'm retired (and old) I find myself not wanting to do a lot of my own work as much, luckily I have a buddy that is a great mechanic and that I can trust.....I drive 51 miles to have him look at my stuff, don't trust the yahoos in my town!
You and he seem to be cut from the same stone, competent and honest!
Love the banter between you and the misses!
How did you fix the issue with the highway manners of the WJ?
Keep up the great work!
I love his channel also, he is good!
Lucky you. You have a lot of content to watch.
I wish I also just discovered this channel.. I have seen all content and every day I am hoping for new videos to be relaseed.. Best channel ever..
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Eric O this is not a comment it's a request I have a 7-year-old autistic son who loves watching your videos with me and that little musical piece you play at the very end of each video is what he's waiting for and he jumps up and down when the drums play right at the very end so don't ever stop putting that music in your videos at the end I love your channel got shirts and I love those too and thanks for everything you do
P.S. I had to go in and fix your name because I used talk and text and it called you Derek and I don't know why LOL
Boy that was the quickest I've ever seen that done. Nice work.
Man, last time I did a press in bearing I had an upright press and pulled the whole knuckle. Didn't even consider grabbing that style kit from the parts stores. I believe I even used a cutoff wheel on the inner race. Thank your Mee-Maw for me, next one I do will go faster.
This job seems so easy when you’re doing it. Great tutorial
My heart goes out to rust belt mechanics. BLESS THEIR heart.
While others fight with chisels and angle grinders, the inner race removal trick gets me every time.
You sure make it look easy. That's where the pro part comes in...
You know Eric one of the things that make your videos just awesome is stuff like the cotter pin. Most guys posting videos would have just deleted that stuff, they wouldn't want to look bad or something. But it's completely normal to run into crap like that, and honestly watching how you deal with it and handle it is just pure gold. I know a lot of this is for the video, but watching how you just take it in stride and deal with it even an older guy like me finds inspiring. I bet just making the video helps calm you down as well. The torch and spinning to get the race off is a great tip. I'm in western NY I feel your pain, and my favorite tool is the hot wrench!
Keep cranking them out, even repeats. Lots of vehicle makes, models and years to cover for guys to watch!
“A little trick Me-maw taught me” 😂😂😂 sounds like something we’d say down here in the south. As an auto tech student I love your videos Eric. You’re a great inspiration and I learn a lot from your content! Thanks for taking the time to make these!
I might could do it, but I'm too damned too old and slow. That' why we have pros like you. And for sure, you're most excellent!
You make it look so easy, having the right tools certainly speeds up the process. Press in bearings are a pain in the ass!
Having a lift is a huge help. Having to do that job on the ground adds so much time. Being able to stand at eye level with your work is a huge benefit.
@@ryanalexander984 yup I’m a new 1 year experience tech and what takes me an hour at work would take three at home without a lift.
The Cotter pin was the hardest part of the job
This is same procedure to change my accords bearing. Its just...a beautiful thing to see your Favorite Mechanic work on your car.
The second best thing of waking up is having an SMA video waiting for you. You always make it seem effortless which makes it a pleasure to watch - even relatively simple jobs like this. Thanks, Eric.
What’s the first best thing?
😂 well..
The old bob's your uncle derivations never get old. i have been advised, though, not to use it around my house anymore, I wore it out.
*"I'm done asking! Do it the old fashioned way!"*
I was waiting for that!
I can always relate to your videos because of the rusty crap you deal with. I think we get it worse here in NJ because there's no safety inspection here to pull the really rusty stuff off the roads. My parents have a 05 GMC Canyon with only 40k on it that has holes in the frame big enough to put your fist through that will still pass NJ inspection because the money light isn't on.
Safety inspections do tend to be a racket in the other parts of the country.
At one time NJ had a safety inspection but I think many states now just do an emissions inspection and don't care about anything else. My cynical guess is that it depends on who has the best paid lobbyists at the state house.
I’m on my third watch of this. Something satisfying about the ease in which Eric does this job.
Fig Newton meters-lol, that was worth the whole video!!
Those front wheel bearings to tell you when they are going bad. I put mine in the freezer and it helps them go together a little bit easier.
The race removal was my favorite part.
Thanks for sharing. Its always worth watching a master at work. Not to many left.
Love all of your vidjas, but especially the ones that have lots of ugga duggas! Thank you sir.
Good to see cars that live in the rust belt... Many videos are not done in cars from the rust belt
"Fig Newton Meters" was great. Can't wait to use that one at work.
I cannot believe how easy you make it look especially getting that outer race off using an extension a socket and acetylene torch. 👌
That’s been my go to method thanks to Eric! Way faster than trying to press it off or going full cave man with the death wheel and risk cutting into the hub.
Looks like a brilliant technique. Do you think it would work with Map Gas instead of acetylene?
@@StevenSugref Should work.. I'd use the Sure Fire 2 from Rothenberg rather that the quick fire torch from Rothenberg may have to concentrate the heat a little longer than you would when using Oxy
@@andymacpherson7424 Thanks - I think that's the model I have, I'll give it a go the next time I'm doing a bearing
@@andymacpherson7424 I think, that the whole idea is just get the race SUPER hot SUPER fast so that it expands faster than the spindle deal and drops off due to expansion. Not sure how well it would work with a slower heating process. Awesome method regardless
This is how a real mechanic works! Tools and bench close by.Great video.Bringes back memories!
Maybe not a recent brake job... but a previous mechanic long ago that put some anti-seize copper on the hub face? Great video as always Sir.
Eric: Zips everything on and off
Me: snapped abs cable, couldn't get ball joint out of assembly, almost destroyed the bearing by putting it in slightly crooked, vowing to never touch anything on a car again, beat the bearing in by tapping it with a hammer...
Great vid
Eric you are the king of wheel bearing replacement. I also love how you just cruise along like you can do it in your sleep
Out here in Cali we don't seem to do that many press in bearings. Maybe it's just the climate is easier on them. I do have an "on the car" kit but I find I'm actually faster with just taking them over to the press for small stuff like this. Then again, I generally don't have to worry about breaking ABS sensors when I take them out. I do like having all the adapters from the kit, though. Handy for use with the shop press.
You make it look so effortless and easy.
Eric, Jon V. here. I always get a big smile when I see a new video up. I worked a lifetime in a machine shop. Press fit, shrink fit. OEM Sawmill Equipment. Rock On,
Thanks Mr O - video could only be made better by an appearance by Mrs O, of course. Have a good weekend
great demo on the power in Thor there .
It’s sweet to have good tools to work with, you make it look easy Mr.O, Thank You for sharing have a great weekend
It's always knowing the process.
Hello Eric, nice job as usual. Great sticker on your tool box. God bless our troops especially our snipers. All the best to you and Mrs. O. From Vancouver B.C Canada. Cheers
Quick and easy for a master at his craft. Nice job Mr O! Thanks for uploading.
That went smoother than I was expecting.
I’m always happy to see your new videos
Probably one of the few times it was good that someone had been there before you.
Great timing! I needed my SMA FIX!
Glad to see a new video. Hope you and yours are well Dr. O!
south main auto home of the dry forcing screw.
Proper tools for the job make it so much easier! Great video!
Not your typical NY rust bucket. Made that one look easy.
The Lucky Knipex long handled side cutters, Every good Mechanic should have one👍.
As someone who took a college class in big rig repair but never worked in the field I like your video's, lots of tricks to pickup to repair my own stuff at home. :)
Does my heart good to see such a consistently meticulous mechanic!
You seriously deserve every ounce of success possible and then some. Every time I watch a video, I find myself gushing over how you just do everything right, because it's the right thing to do, no questions asked. Wish you were in Florida, I'd patronize you every single time I needed help.
Eric, I always enjoy your videos and learn something I didn't know before. Thanks for your "running description." You make changing a wheel bearing entertaining.
I love the rattle of a pneumatic gun in the morning Mr O
*"I've got all of the kits Mrs O has allowed me to buy!"*
As a bearing aficionado, I love me some bearing videos!
Is there a club for that?
@@SteelheadTed I make bearings for a living so that's why I say I am a "bearing aficionado".
@@bearing_aficionado ah, that’s less weird!
@@SteelheadTed 🤣
Thanks for the great video! I used your torch trick on the race and it worked like a charm. I am especially thankful I caught the part about the orientation of the bearing (magnetic side in), thanks again!!
Eric, I enjoy watching you especially when you're doing electrical diagnosis, When I was working, I enjoyed electrical and wiring projects, I've learned a lot watching you Thanks for the lessons!
Awesome!!! Picking up a wheel bearing puller kit this afternoon!!! Normally I sit on the garage floor with a hammer and an oversized socket for an hour or two.
Eric, you make it look easy peasy... A skilled craftsman with the proper tools makes all the difference.
It’s a great start to the day watching you. Just had an ice storm move through Little Rock so was sitting around looking for something to do. That was 16 minutes well invested. Thank you and have a great day!!
I was watching your videos from 5-6 years ago and that beard was a lot darker, oh how time flies. Can’t say much mine is all white at 70 years old.
man, mine started turning white when I hit 40 with some random strays, 2 years later its all white minus like 10 stray hairs
The right tools make a difficult job so much easier! Thanks for your tips and lessons !👍👍🇨🇦
Luck vs. rust, and having the right tools. Looks like the cotter was the hardest part of the job. Nice video, thanks.
Thank you for all your detailed videos !
Ever wonder how many times you’ve changed a front wheel bearing? Amazing to watch! Thanks for the video!!!
I'd say I do about 3 a week on average. Been doing this over 20 years... 🤔
@@SouthMainAuto It shows! Your knowledge and diagnosis techniques are top notch!
I always look forward to your new videos. You make it look so easy.
Very KNOWLEDGEABLE
Thanks 👍
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From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧
I am thankful for you, and your content. Thank you!
Love doing them on the car like that, great job Eric O !
If I had all those tools at my disposal, that would still have taken me all day
You're great to listen to. I think I'm having my mechanic do this one.
Fantastic video, as always. I hope you and the family are doing well and everyone is healthy and happy. You make working in the rust belt look way to easy. GOD bless brother!
Thank you for posting this, all the other videos I have seen of people trying to replace press ins on Hondas have been nightmarish, but you make it look so easy, I have a 94 teg that I'm going to be doing all 4 bearings and hubs on, along with my tie rods.
Nice demo! Great camera angles. Thanks for sharing!
I truly enjoyed the reach-around performed by Eric !
You're awesome man! I love the commentary and the torque wrench sounds.
"Beautifully executed" as they used to say in the shipyard. Enjoy your narrative and humor. Found this very helpful.
first time I came across your content... you have a great attitude and disposition while working. You made that look really easy... and not even any swearing! Great info and tips! Thanks much!
Seeing this for ages but still enjoy watching. Nice to know people are alive and ticking and facing up to the daily challenges. Notice Ivan and De Fazio doing first live show and reminiscing about jobs at South Main 🚘.
ERIC!!!!.....so nice to see a video, love the Honda's you work on.