One can't help but notice how crude, yet how beautifully crafted these race cars are. The welds, the parts, the wiring, the clever configuration...all business, yet like jewelry in the eyes of car people.
I've changed a lot of gears over the years in sprint cars and midgets. Not nearly as much room as you have there. Couldn't get an impact gun on it if you wanted to. Changing hot gears are a lot of fun!
The idea is to set the gearing so that your engine rpm reaches the top of the power band at the end of the straightaway. Hopefully the car accelerates hard the full length of the straightaway without losing traction.
Nice video. I remember back in the day when my uncle was running late model asphalt in Michigan. I was maybe 12-14 yrs old and changing his rear gears during practice. Hot gears! 👍
I learned something Kenny. We are switching from old school Frankland rears in our vintage cars to Winters . You showed me to hang he cover instead of laying it down. But I did make my own gear changing pan that has an area to lay the cover , and spots for the 6 bolts in a Frankland rear
Kenny Not a mechanic. My Dad was and my brother is. Just a Nascar fan. Probably because of my father. But I do watch a few channels mainly guys out of Utah. They all own fabrication and repair shops. Plus most of them do Off-Road Recovery work. Not I will ever know enough to consistently work on my old Toyota Sienna Van but I have learned a lot just watching these guys tear their trucks apart. They are typically doing modifications on their trucks to pull people out or rock crawling. But I have seen them tightening nuts and screws with their Milwaukee drill/driver/impact wrenches. But I understand you using the manual wrench. You are making manual adjustments because of your understanding and history. Now I can take a lot of electronic parts apart. Computers, and printers. Worked retail for 29+ years.
When I worked for a TA2 team, they used a quick change and we had to safety wire everything. Otherwise the back cover would come loose and piss oil everywhere. There isn’t enough brake clean and rags on the truck to clean that mess up.
I love watching videos in seeing people build/fix things. I hope throughout the year you show us changes you make to your car . Like swapping the engine or brakes. Good content to watch while I have my dinner :)
Nice Job Herman !!! Not Just Crew Chief's are messed up in the head. Any Good Wrench always goes over their work in their head after they are done !! Good Luck this Year !!
Locking up the shop .. I have to say “I’m locking the door “ out loud , or if someone is with me I make them check it … so I don’t have to make a midnight run back to check the door
"Been there and done that" several times myself. NASCAR has used the Ford 9' rear differential for 50+ years. Gen-7 NASCAR cup series cars use an Xtrac transaxle with incorporated 5 speed sequential transmission. Thus, changing the gear ratios is impossible during a race. Xfinity and truck series still use the older version rear differentials.
Kenny, I got the chills watching. At the drag strip I like to have a Dana rear end. “MoPar” with 4:10 gears. Bad ass. Great video bro. That rear end your working on is “FANCY”. So no torque wrench? Just mess Herman. See ya
In situations like this, I avoid tooling up an impact altogether and use an weak AA battery powered electronics screwdriver to spin 'em down, then do the final torque down by hand with a wrench.
Thank you Kenny. Racing fan only here. I have heard people speak of straight cut gears but I have never seen them. Does anyone know if these are straight cut gears ⚙️?
Our first year of ARCA we had a three link car with a quick change. If I remember right, with the 1 to 1 gears the overall was a 4.86. Sure miss the sound of that gear whine
Can you show us non racers how that rear suspension works? I've seen a couple videos with shots of them working at speed, but I can't completely understand how it's all mounted and how the rear steer works.
I was watching the rear plate cover It was leaking Oil. LOL Yes I am Rusty and your fan. I met Rusty in Green cove springs Florida I worked at a dealership.
I do the EXACT same thing while building engine's, I have found a friend in using nail polish to confirm that I performed the proper torque procedures especially the bottom end or i will not sleep at night.
I do the same with small two-stroke engines, but I don't use torque wrenches anymore on those. It does lock bolts down if you put a bit under the cap screws. Red locktite still gets used on machined fitted parts with no gaskets.
Being in the aviation industry it is hard for me to help a friend racer out on the weekends in the pits with an impact and not a torque wrench! Every lap he makes I am standing there thinking "man I hope those wheels stay on". Double and triple checking everything becomes standard operating procedures.
Hey Kenny, I enjoy your You tubes, very interesting! On the rear end bolts I thought they would need a torque wrench. I am a You tube mokanic. What little I know. I don't even own a torque wrench. Keep up the good work. You tell it like it is!
I am one of them racers that you talked about knowing all the stuff. I watched this video four times to make sure I saw right. I have a question about something I saw? I would like to know if you checked the oil level in that quick change, because while you were changing the gears there was a steady stream of gear oil dripping from the center section off the rear end.
Wish the legends would run quick change. The legends are already small enough to change the whole current rear gear assembly, which probably weights about 50 pounds, and having to pull the rear axles out just to change the gear is a pain.
Have you ever thought about using a drill with a clutch and set the clutch to setting 1 or 2 then tq after. I had a terrible time stripping wheel nuts and studs on karts with my impact. Being the knucklehead i am 😂 so now it’s a drill only for me
I saw cars on the dirt track and I knew they put small gear on the top. I always told my crew remember Son of a Bitch for Small gear on Bottom! I love your videos!
Nice hack with the cover. Kenny, do you put the numbers in the same position every time?Numbers 6 oclock or 12 oclock? P.S. My wife talks to herself all the time and I'm a little hard of hearing. What? Huh? Whad ya say?
Nothing wrong with double checking. lol. The other day I forgot to put the oil cap back on my car. In all my years (even changed oil for a living when I was younger), I never forgot the cap. Just made a mess. It's easy to forget things though.
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One can't help but notice how crude, yet how beautifully crafted these race cars are. The welds, the parts, the wiring, the clever configuration...all business, yet like jewelry in the eyes of car people.
"That was easy" quick change is awesome.
I've changed a lot of gears over the years in sprint cars and midgets. Not nearly as much room as you have there. Couldn't get an impact gun on it if you wanted to. Changing hot gears are a lot of fun!
So, I’m a fairly new racer in the dirt track world, and definitely learned a few things from watching this. Thanks Kenny!
Good luck out there brother!
Not a racer her but at 66 I admire your ability to get under the car and do all that work without cramping or complaining about the pain!
😂 no doubt..I take magnesium to stop my cramps
I'm with you... it would take me awhile to get down and get back up my knees are shot.
Racers have few limits and pain is part of the game.
interesting.
tanks, Kenny
I love this guy. One hell of a guy and one hell of a driver. Herm I love the Kenny Wallace show. Keep em coming
I love videos like this. Heard the term "quick change gears" now I know what they mean. Thanks Kenny,
The idea is to set the gearing so that your engine rpm reaches the top of the power band at the end of the straightaway. Hopefully the car accelerates hard the full length of the straightaway without losing traction.
Nice video. I remember back in the day when my uncle was running late model asphalt in Michigan. I was maybe 12-14 yrs old and changing his rear gears during practice. Hot gears! 👍
JEGS, for all your automotive needs
"Wrenching with Kenny" I can see a whole other kind of videos coming from this. I like it!! More technical videos from the Herman please! 😅
I learned something Kenny. We are switching from old school Frankland rears in our vintage cars to Winters . You showed me to hang he cover instead of laying it down. But I did make my own gear changing pan that has an area to lay the cover , and spots for the 6 bolts in a Frankland rear
Kenny Not a mechanic. My Dad was and my brother is. Just a Nascar fan. Probably because of my father. But I do watch a few channels mainly guys out of Utah. They all own fabrication and repair shops. Plus most of them do Off-Road Recovery work. Not I will ever know enough to consistently work on my old Toyota Sienna Van but I have learned a lot just watching these guys tear their trucks apart. They are typically doing modifications on their trucks to pull people out or rock crawling.
But I have seen them tightening nuts and screws with their Milwaukee drill/driver/impact wrenches. But I understand you using the manual wrench. You are making manual adjustments because of your understanding and history.
Now I can take a lot of electronic parts apart. Computers, and printers. Worked retail for 29+ years.
For the rest of the day, I’m going to hear Herman saying “Tight. Tight. Tight. Tight. Tight. Tight. Tight. Tight. Tight.”
Great video Kenny. Racers aren't the only one waking in the middle of the night. I design tools for stamping dies and do the same thing all the time.
Kenny told his gear number and then was like oh no I slipped and said it ahhaahahh😂
I've helped out on dirt late models kenny ....but I was always working on tires so thanks for the info Kenny good luck this year
Good video Kenny. Changed gears in street cars over the years but never in a quick change, very cool. Still learning, thanks.
When I worked for a TA2 team, they used a quick change and we had to safety wire everything. Otherwise the back cover would come loose and piss oil everywhere. There isn’t enough brake clean and rags on the truck to clean that mess up.
I love watching videos in seeing people build/fix things. I hope throughout the year you show us changes you make to your car . Like swapping the engine or brakes. Good content to watch while I have my dinner :)
Nice Job Herman !!! Not Just Crew Chief's are messed up in the head. Any Good Wrench always goes over their work in their head after they are done !! Good Luck this Year !!
Locking up the shop .. I have to say “I’m locking the door “ out loud , or if someone is with me I make them check it … so I don’t have to make a midnight run back to check the door
You got to love the old quick change thanks for memories and great video and great job keep up the good work God bless from GA stay safe
I talk to the voices in my head all the time. They answer back a lot too! 😄
That was very informative. I used to go to the races a lot with friend. Always wondered what they were doing down there. Thanks!
"Been there and done that" several times myself. NASCAR has used the Ford 9' rear differential for 50+ years. Gen-7 NASCAR cup series cars use an Xtrac transaxle with incorporated 5 speed sequential transmission. Thus, changing the gear ratios is impossible during a race. Xfinity and truck series still use the older version rear differentials.
I like to learn about stuff and working and building race cars Alway's interest me.
Yes , I'am a nuts and bolts type of person.Great job guy !👍
So cool you're sharing this. The nuts and bolts of the sport!
Good Video Kenny, I grew up watching you race Nascar.
dang it wallace you really know what your doing!!
This is really cool. A non racer just learned about quick change gear swap. Thanks.
Kenny, I got the chills watching. At the drag strip I like to have a Dana rear end. “MoPar” with 4:10 gears. Bad ass. Great video bro. That rear end your working on is “FANCY”. So no torque wrench? Just mess Herman. See ya
4:11 or 4:89 ring and pinion
I like these type of shows how race cars work
Thanks for the video. My boy needs to learn. He don’t always like to hear it from old pops. Glad he has you to listen to on here! 😂
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In situations like this, I avoid tooling up an impact altogether and use an weak AA battery powered electronics screwdriver to spin 'em down, then do the final torque down by hand with a wrench.
Tight video Kenny you rock sir!
Thank you Kenny. Racing fan only here. I have heard people speak of straight cut gears but I have never seen them. Does anyone know if these are straight cut gears ⚙️?
Our first year of ARCA we had a three link car with a quick change. If I remember right, with the 1 to 1 gears the overall was a 4.86. Sure miss the sound of that gear whine
You can't be a winner with sloppiness and inefficiency.
The method that you display can have applications than racing. Good lesson!
Lol I talk to myself all the time at work as a mechanic, good stuff.
Thanks Kenny I’m a non racer and I enjoyed this video.
Good mention Tony Glover abd Ernie Ervin. Start the year with the good stuff.
Can you show us non racers how that rear suspension works? I've seen a couple videos with shots of them working at speed, but I can't completely understand how it's all mounted and how the rear steer works.
Controlled perfection!
Awsome, love it, best of luck out there brother rootin for ya always.
I was watching the rear plate cover It was leaking Oil. LOL Yes I am Rusty and your fan. I met Rusty in Green cove springs Florida I worked at a dealership.
I do the EXACT same thing while building engine's, I have found a friend in using nail polish to confirm that I performed the proper torque procedures especially the bottom end or i will not sleep at night.
I do the same with small two-stroke engines, but I don't use torque wrenches anymore on those. It does lock bolts down if you put a bit under the cap screws. Red locktite still gets used on machined fitted parts with no gaskets.
We need more of these vids thanks Mr wallace
You're a bloody rockstar Herman.
I wish it was that dang easy to change gear in mine...geez
I would really like to see how the rear end setup looks like (springs / shocks/ trailing arms, etc.).
Great video Kenny. Really cool.
Damn, never thought to set the end cap on the studs. 😮
Nice Herm, I just did a glow plug on our L5P duramax!!! Thanks!!!
Thanks Herm!
Thanks Kenny loved the video very informative. Enjoyed video very much.
Being in the aviation industry it is hard for me to help a friend racer out on the weekends in the pits with an impact and not a torque wrench! Every lap he makes I am standing there thinking "man I hope those wheels stay on". Double and triple checking everything becomes standard operating procedures.
Hey Kenny, I enjoy your You tubes, very interesting! On the rear end bolts I thought they would need a torque wrench. I am a You tube mokanic. What little I know. I don't even own a torque wrench. Keep up the good work. You tell it like it is!
I am one of them racers that you talked about knowing all the stuff. I watched this video four times to make sure I saw right. I have a question about something I saw? I would like to know if you checked the oil level in that quick change, because while you were changing the gears there was a steady stream of gear oil dripping from the center section off the rear end.
Thanks Kenny! Very informative
Just remember, Big one on the top, little one on the bottom. Oh the smell of gear oil.😅
The big gear goes on top and the little gear goes on the bottom unless we’re running Talladega is what we always said lol
" Fat Lady on top" 🤣
Have a fantastic weekend, Kenny!
Lol I just figured something out!!! You got OCD lol. Nothing wrong with it were perfectionist
Wish the legends would run quick change. The legends are already small enough to change the whole current rear gear assembly, which probably weights about 50 pounds, and having to pull the rear axles out just to change the gear is a pain.
yep , usually hot when i went to do it. Awesome Kenny.
LOL , never seen the cap hanging on the side like that , see , never to old to learn ya brother. lol
This vid is tight Kenneth 👍
Herman you got som earl drainen from your rear end.
Excellent Video
“Let me go get the 5.90…….oops” 🤣 a true racer!
Do you need to put a new gasket on each time you take the cover off?
Have you ever thought about using a drill with a clutch and set the clutch to setting 1 or 2 then tq after.
I had a terrible time stripping wheel nuts and studs on karts with my impact. Being the knucklehead i am 😂 so now it’s a drill only for me
Very interesting Kenny !! 👍 Never really seen that done before , Thank you 🙂
I'd beat if Kenny checked the nut torque it would be at 20 ft pounds. Good job Kenny ;-)
Good job Kenny you da man
Pretty tight video, much appreciated.
Found you from Charlie Marlow on his livestream today. He.gave you a shout out. I thought you might like to know
What gear do you run at Rock Springs, WY?
Not a racer but not same pumpkin as my 71 bronco so I’m lost, the plate must hold gears in place instead of lock clips
I saw cars on the dirt track and I knew they put small gear on the top. I always told my crew remember Son of a Bitch for Small gear on Bottom! I love your videos!
Love the videos Kenny
Have you ever asked Rusty if he would run your car?
Is that like a Franklin quick change ?
Not a speck of dirt under that dirt car!😃
Don’t bump. Your head Kenny 😂😂
hey Kenny Kenny what do I do with the gear oil that came out when we removed the cover????????
Most racers I know drian it into a clean pan and put it back in. Synthetic gear lube is high priced
No safety wire?
You ever run the one mile at Syracuse? It's long gone now. 😪
Just remember, big on top little on bottom just like ol dad likes his women🤣
That's tight bro ;-) Milwaukee
Your great KW!
Great stuff enjoy
Always wondered how about those! Thanks Herm!! You tell all them Karen Racers just calm down!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice hack with the cover. Kenny, do you put the numbers in the same position every time?Numbers 6 oclock or 12 oclock? P.S. My wife talks to herself all the time and I'm a little hard of hearing. What? Huh? Whad ya say?
At first I was like oh no surely he’s not a Milwaukee guy then I realized it was a Mac(ewalt)😅
Hey what's that rear end cost now?
Nothing wrong with double checking. lol. The other day I forgot to put the oil cap back on my car. In all my years (even changed oil for a living when I was younger), I never forgot the cap. Just made a mess. It's easy to forget things though.
This man could upload videos of "Watch me watch paint dry!" and we'd still watch them! 👍
Yes sir!