DANGER! WORN OUT Loose Steering! 2008 Sierra Silverado 1500 2500 3500 HD
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Dave got you spooked when he said the parts didn't match. Good old Ray almost had an anxiety attack.😂
Dave could do a great Owen Wilson impersonation. He's got that smooth voice with flow.
Dave's smiley face prank was hilarious. Can see why you're fond of him.
Wedge
That old unit is smiling large since it is now officially retired!
Loved the blue towel story and no, you are not over-compensating, you are doing the right thing, superior skills!
A sign of a happy shop ;-D
The happy face joke cracked me up!!... Dave is a Prank Master!!
Hey Ray - congrats on the success. I know there were a lot of naysayers when you opened your own shop but you seem to be doing great and busy enough to need 2 employees.
Loved hearing the dealership blue towel story. Need more of those dealership stories while watching you work. Cheers!
Ray please tell Dave. Thanks for noticing the smiley face. That definitely gave me a good belly laugh. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We need a shirt with that happy face!! 😂
A smile is contagious because I smiled.
Same😂😂😂😂😂
Through the whole video I kept wondering if he ever got the flashlight that dropped. Ha-ha! 😅
One does learn more about how NOT to treat people from bad managers.
Right
I watched a TH-camr who made cams
Customer called or sent the cam back and said the cam was wrong and so on.
He said he went and chewed the guy out who worked on the cam
Come to find out the it wasn't their cam or something.
I commented on his channel that he should get all the facts before he goes off on an employee, that it doesn't make for good management.
Yes anyone that has worked at a shop that used those red rags will tell you they're more often than not contaminated with very sharp little curly cue metal shards. Not only bad for the vehicles it hurts like hell when you get poked or scratched by them. Blue towels for the win.
Someone should make whoever decides the budget for shop supplies wear a shirt made out of those red rags so they could see just how bad they really are. The blue towels are definitely worth the cost.
You probably got the towels washed with the ones from a local machine shop. The machine shop used those towels and sent them out for cleaning with all kinds of metal chips in them. I know is saw chips in the towels we used in my side job at an independent gas station. That is probably the reason NAPA started to sell boxed blue towels!
Twenty five years as a custom steering gear re-manufacturer in Canada. Just retired. The sector shaft nut is a standard. 1" 5/16. The same Non-metric nut used on all GM/ Ford/ Dodge/Chrysler P/S gears since the 60's. In my opinion The older style 1988 and up 800 series, re-manufactured replacement steering gear your installing, is superior the the newer style Delphi gear you are removing. The sector shaft is able to move up and down when pried on in both those steering gears, as it is spring loaded where the adjuster is attached to the sector shaft. The three teeth of the sector are no longer meshed tightly with the piston when lifted, allowing the sector shaft to now move/rock sideways in the housing, causing play and eventually taking out the single sector seal in both those steering gear designs. Nothing ever wrong with the bearings used in these gear housings, I modified/upgraded the gears when I rebuilt them to limit this up and down movement. As it was especially a problem on lifted 4x4's where the increased angle of the drag link was continuously lifting the sector shaft out of mesh with the piston. No lifting of the sector and keeping the teeth meshed with the piston stops the majority of side to side play of the sector shaft in the sector shaft bearing. Increasing the gears performance and longevity.
So a 33mm would have been better, assuming he wanted to stick with metric. 33.34 mm to be exact. No wonder 32mm was too tight.
“We have clearance Clarence.”
Roger Murdock
I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.
Hey Victor what's our vector
I'm pleased to see the angry pliers are still around. Real life savers in a pinch. 😊
I see what you did there, and I approve!
Do you happen to know the brand name of said pliers?
Similar to Ray's... Tomantery Plumbing Pliers
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Lol smiley face! Dave realized it and gave me a chuckle! Thanks ray!!! Another great video
Ray, I have 3 things to say,
A = I can’t believe how lucky you are by getting those fitting loose with an open end wrench! I never have that kind of luck, always needed a flare nut wrench.
B = I would just have removed the gear with the pitman arm attached, and pulled it off on the workbench, saving lots of time by not screwing with that puller you used.
And C = those red laundry service rags often have metal shavings imbedded in them, I personally use the blue shop towels too.
As for the fitting had been pre-lubed with god knows how much power steering fluid.
@@MrShadow-qz9xjIn the rust belt you problems getting fittings lose even with oil soaked on them
I worked at a machine shop and we made stamping dies and components that required extremely tight tolerances and surface finishes. We also had a red towel service that serviced a a bunch of other machine shops, mechanics, etc. The amount of metal chips embedded in clean rags was to the point we banned them in the die department. Instead we purchased the softest paper towels we could find at the grocery store. In some cases we even bought packs of cotton baby diapers which worked excellent!
Ray, we all know how much you love brake clean, so it's hard to understand when you don't give the area a couple of sprays between parts. It's one of the few things that I just don't get when you do repairs. Sometimes, you clean the area well before installing a new part, and other times, you let it go. Come on now, break out that brake clean.
Love your channel. Always makes the start of my day better.
I thought the same thing. I would have cleaned the line nuts better before installing them. But I'm JUST a bit of a clean freak that way.
I was just about to comment this. I would have cleaned around the old steering gear before breaking the lines loose so gunk doesn't get where it's not supposed to be.
Maybe buy a set of flare wrenches and flare crowsfeet as well. He rounded out the nut some.
I probably would have power washed it before the operation.
Definitely invest in a power washer.
So by replacing the steering assembly you’re also removing the automatic chassis lube mod, clever!
My Dad, rest his soul, retired as a Master Mechanic of 40 plus years, liked two sayings. The first was, " Mechanics have the biggest tools.". And the second was, "Mechanics always bust the biggest nuts loose.". I learned how to work on vehicles through his expert tutelage. It pleases me to see others, such as yourself, share your experiences with others. Keep up the great work.
I had just finished a 2 year resto on my 68 RS/SS Camaro,I went to wipe water off of the decklid after installing the spoiler,it had an embedded shard of steel in the red towel.Needless to say,I gouged my brand new paint,good thing I decided on the extra coats of clear,for cut and buff! Hate those towels! Blue towels rule!
Yeah, red rags are for cleaning tools, floors, and getting the first layer of gunk off in-place mechanical parts.
The functional problem with the brake cleaner cannon may be that the cable ties restrict the hose enough to impair the Venturi effect, and the weak output seems to point that way.
The conceptual problem with the brake cleaner cannon is that the jugs take too long to disconnect when empty, so by the time that you can throw them across the floor, it is rather anticlimactic! 😂
Nice work, your obviously not afraid of any difficult jobs, I would recheck that pitman nut after operating the steering. You have demonstrated great patience!
As a shade tree mechanic I use a combination of the Costco blues and rags.
Old tee shirts and such get cut into 1 time use rags for wiping the outside of vehicles and final cleaning of visible areas and tools. The blues are for mid job messes and hands.
After 20 years in machine shops I would never trust a washed rag to tuch any thing that the finish could be harmed including my 10 fingers!!
Looking forward to watching this in the morning. It's Australia, It's late :-)
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Good day to you Ray, oh man... I see you are really stepping up the game when you sprayed off the area all around the leaking steering box while you had it removed. 😊 Yup, my morning sarcasm at its finest!!!!
I want to see more of that brake clean sprayer machine. I'm surprised Ray didn't get that sooner. What a satisfying device to blast away schmoo from the vehicle. Once it's working correctly, or course.
Try dropping the air pressure air little it might work better
Ray was putting the hose in too deep into the container and blocking the end of the hose.
Steve, that could be. The hose is cut wrong for the application. It should be cut at a 45 dg angle, or have perforated sides for about two or three inches at the end.
I like the air assist idea for heavy oil soaked parts!
I'm also thinking that the diameter of that pickup hose means it has a *lot* of air to purge out before it's completely full of brake clean and not air. I'd first try a much smaller ID tube for the solvent. Think washer fluid not hydraulic supply.
The answer is a steam cleaner , that really does the job, and why would you try cleaning the crud off after doing the job?.
In the late 80s fords converted to ambulances had a problem with the steering gear seals leaking to excessive heat from idling. I found that the units were not worn out but just needed resealing. Both I did with the unit in the frame. Used to take about 30 minutes. The pitman arm seal, i used a screw to extract the seal. Cost back then was like $20 as I recall for the seal kit. In fact rebuilt steering units were not available. Something to think about in the future.
That thing was way past its time for a re-seal.
Rainman Ray.. That's a fairly simple one to replace. Great job brother. Dave stole the show with the smiley face prank though. Good one Dave!!
Red towels have their place and the blue peper towels have their place. I feel a good shop should have both.
Good morning to you all. Awesome video as usual! Just a friendly reminder: don’t forget your flashlight that fell.
LONG LIVE BRAKE CLEAN!!!!
I would of liked to see you clean all these surfaces and hoses before installing new gear box
when you think with a clear mind, you can see so many interesting things in the with the
items that are around you each and every day! but that is what makes the day fun!
Rather than struggling to take off the Pittman arm off at the steering box, why not take it off at the center link where there's more room to get the puller in, then take the arm off of the steering box at the bench?
I dont mind the hour long videos. Im catching up watching all of your videos, thanks for teaching us!
I never knew how many different special tools there are for things. Kinda cool what they come up with for certain situations
At 50:00 I'd suspect that the assault break clean machine did not work because the tube for sucking up the break clean night have a too large inner diameter.
So the Venturi effect of the system might not be powerful enough to vacuum all the way up with such a large hose.
A brake clean cannon….❤ I hope the ATF doesn’t raid you. Great work as always.
I did a new steering pump box on a 1999 RAM 5.9 4x4 with 283k miles. Great truck. One day later while visiting my mom in the hospital it was stolen. Had a 30 ft trailer connected. Truck was found 3 years later in Mexico totally stripped and no trailer. Life in Texas !
Love your videos. Keep them coming. Having my grandson watch them with me. I trained my grandson to weld. Brazing, mig, tig and arc welding. To help me repair old vintage motorcycles and give him some knowledge on fixing cars and trucks. For being a 13yr old he is learning fast. And helps me when he visits. Thanks Ray.
The fear in Ray's voice when Dave first started saying he was seeing a difference was rather humorous.
Heat is your Friend !! One red line and off it comes .
Disappointed I didn’t get to see the brake clean box flying through the air 😎🇬🇧😂😂👍
😁 hit Dave in the face...game over😂
Great video but missing the daily Lauren visit! ;-)
Back before there was brake clean we used regular gas to clean everything. We made our own gas cannon, welded a nozzle and pipe onto the top of a gallon can with a pipe down into the can to venturi the gas out using the shop air. It worked great
Thanks for the video.
Starts perfect🎉
Berryman! Great stuff, not cheap!
AAA-nother successful repair performed by Ray!! Woo Hoo have a great day and an even better tomorrow Mr. Ray, also everyone watching and reading.. 🤓
Thanks Ray
Ooooh goody it’s Brake clean Tuesday. 😎
I used the blue towels provided by a gas station for customers to wash their windows to wipe up some spilled gasoline, and those cheap towels scratched the clear coast on a painted black surface real bad. All blue shop towels are not created equally.
lol 😂, Dave got ya Ray!!! No cameo from wire unit? Awesome job on that job😁👍. Have yourself an awesome day!!!
I sure hope you got that blue towel you left in the drivers wheel...love the content. 👍
Welcoming back!
Doodley do do. Have a great day Ray Ray
44th! Fantastic Tuesday morning Ray and the wife unit. And a big howdy to the new employees. Roger in Pierre South Dakota
smiley face component good one dave great video ray as always
Another very enjoyable video.
Fixed! Nice job
I replaced my upper and lower radiator hoses on my 08 DMX this weekend. It wasn’t too bad. The lower came off fairly easily, I lucked out I guess. I also did 3 flushes and replaced my thermostats. Thanks Ray for the video just at the right time.😊
My problem with the red cloth towel is that they tend to leave lint and threads behind where I used them after they had been washed a few times
Those nice red towels used to be used in the machine shop i worked in as well as the independent auto shop so i never liked to use them for cleaning liquid feed lines , i always had my own towels for super cleaning which is now a box of blue paper towels and i still have a package of the red ones that i bought new about 10 years ago.
Hi Ray, you should offer a “complimentary” toothpaste and bug spray service on all of those Florida headlights. Kind of like your signature battery post service. 😂😂
I got a feeling this is going to be a good video.
Your story about the red shop towels is right on. I've stuck metal shavings into my hands many, many times from those old red towels. Since I worked in an industrial complex and not an automotive shop, I didn't have to worry about scratching customer's car paint. I know that wouldn't have been good.
The Assault Brake Clean Cannon needs a smaller pickup tube.👍
Loved the happy face joke , good on Dave . When I saw how ugly the top of that pump was - first thought BRAKE CLEAN , was a little disappointed when you did not kill the grunge , oh well you got it in the end . Great video on how to change a power steering pump . Thanks . Stay safe , have fun.
It is fine comrade .
Your right about the washing I worked where they would wash them and we sent washed ones out to Rolls Royce and the towels were full of swarf and and Rolls Royce got very scratched.
Brake clean Cannon fail! However, Rainman clean to the rescue!!
Had to do this same job on my 2010 3500HD in December. Wasn't as fun for me as it was for you Ray😂
Ray back in the day I took the steering box out with the pitman arm on. Then remove the arm while on the bench. So much easier.
You almost spilled my coffee when wrench slipped lol have a day😅
We have a Venturi solvent sprayer for aircraft, we use dry cleaning solvent to liquify the nastiest oil/soot/dirt buildup.
The blue towels also soak up lighter fluids better then the red laundered ones. The point about the washing method with debris in the wash tub is a great reason to use the blue towels...especially around exterior painted areas and their trim.
A great video as always Ray🙂
We just ❤ looooooog videos😊
Ray no rust! lots of crud! but no rust! neat job, it was so good that you changed out the bad one when you did,
they might have lost control with it being so sloppy.
Yeah I rarely use red towels, blue ones work great for me. Scotts is my favorite but I recently tried the walmart brand and they arent half bad either. I like the Scotts double rolls, one for the shop and one in my truck. - Jamie
Goodmorning ray I haven’t watched any vids the better part of the year but Im
Back and ready to learn
Last vids I watched were the cop truck ones
Your discussion about the dealership and the blue towels brought back a memory. In a former life, I worked for the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller in Miami. I had a "stupidvisor" that was always trying to tell me how to do my job that he was incapable of doing. This prompted me to give him the name "Peter Principle". (Look it up).
Good day ray and hi Dave
when i do these i just bolt the pitman arm at the center link and leave on the gear u can get the arm off in 2 seconds on the ground. also not needed to take out plenty of room longtime viewer small shop owner myself love the vids
I would check the pickup tube for the sprayer. I bet it is on the bottom of the can and is not getting any draw with that on the bottom maybe a small strainer on the end to keep it off the bottom of the can! Love the videos.. Thanks
49:31 derek from vice grip garage would be disappointed you didn’t know what Berryman was😂 keep up the good content Ray
Pretty good hand dexterity
They have air nozzles with a hose barb right at the tip, uses way smaller supply/suction hose. I have used it to evacuate fluids from hard to reach places
Awesome video Mr Ray the only thing missing was the wife unit and love the smilingly face
Hi guys , I do use blue towels . Most of mine are gone now though . The red ones I would buy them from harbor freight . Have not bought any new ones there for a long time . I do have a few new red towels left in my oil furnace service tool box that I use to service oil furnaces once in a while when I need to . This truck has allot of need for service . Allot of oil leaks to clean up .
Good point Ray on laundered rags kinda like using a dirty fork at a restaurant
It might help your shop-air powered brake cleaner if you trim the end of the hose to a 45° angle. A flat end can just stick to any of the flat sides of the container.
Hey Ray, on your new-fangled brake cleaner "machine" - try raising the fluid container closer to the working height and see if you can locate/fit a simple one way valve below the "gun". You were trying to raise too high a "head" of the liquid and it immediately drained back into the can when you released the trigger. Loved Dave's smiley face joke and 100% agree with your rejection of the rewashed towels.
I thought we were entering a new era with the break clean cannon but it didn’t seem to work very well. Possibly more investigation to be sure it was set up correctly, if that is it then a return and refund are in order. Another great video from the Rainman.
Worn out steering gear -
I remember the steering box on my old 57 Chevy ( no power steering ) that had adjustment on the gears to the pitman arm. The gears are cut so that in straight forward position they are tight but have more clearance in turned position.
Mine were so worn that when I tried to adjust them tighter straight forward, they would totally bind when I turned it.
I think I would drop the stabilizer bar give myself some more room to come in from the front.
I was hoping u didnt froget the theme beat i was just waiting and waiting and it was extraordinary. Ja! Ja! Lol 🤣🤣🤣 but u came threw ur awesome man👍and i mean that with all do respect.
Snyggt jobbat 🙂
I like the looks of the truck bed.I googled their website.They are in kansas . My pickup bed is starting to show signs of rust. Problem is shipping would be expensive.
Dave's awesome good tech my ford guy was a dave
RAYMOND ON THAT LEFT TIRE DRIVER SIDE YOU LEFT A BLUE TOWEL.
Not over compensation, you’ve just learned to be better. I worked a job where I had the latitude to say “how did my last job do it?” And then do the opposite, because the old way sucked and treated people like dirt. I didn’t like being treated that way so I was not going to do that to someone else. In short Ray you’re a better person for it and never apologize.