Nice to see you here too Mr. Fiero. Lol I am so excited for the next episode I’ve been watching since episode one and can’t wait to see the content you come up with after the fiero
You have two options on the front wheel bearings. That exact bearing has multiple part numbers, one of which is for a bearing WITH side seals and one without side seals. Obviously, you received the one without side seals. Option Two is to order side seals and install them. Yes, you can order side seals for bearings and install them after the fact. Check with Grainger.
@@tarstarkusz They definitely have the benefit of being old cars, a lot of people had a lot of time to figure out all of it's problems and document them.
@@jjpark98 Even the old books are really good. Every single thing, step by step including the body, electrical and all kinds of miscellaneous stuff. Getting such a good book on this car is going to be impossible.
Yep. I was going to suggest exactly this, the "Z" or "ZZ" variant of the bearing if that's how sealing and/or shielding work on the double roller type.
I remember how one guy came up with a beefy solenoid and made a trunk popper. This was during early 90's, car was from early 80's. He gathered a group to witness his success, and when everyone was watching, he very theatrically manner pressed the button, and the beefy solenoid crumpled the lid cover. We watched for a moment, applauded and proceeded doing whatever we were doing.
In my auto tech class there was a nissan altima that the auto body class had skinned. We found out that the trunk lid was a lot lighter without any body work on it. And the spring was the same strength. It made for a very dangerous catapult. Since there was no battery, it was a manual release by reaching in through the body to release the trunk. Good for launching hub caps.
@@oddball_the_blue How can Richard and Nik only have 367 k subs in six years- I run into them all over the car sites, even the fringy ones! Although I'm sure Nik could have painted Binky with a pad on his favorite grinder, I was stunned at how over complicated and awesome he made the "simple white with black roof " paint job!
Never, ever, break large amounts of torque with a torque wrench or power ratchet. Even manual socket wrenches are sketchy for breaking torques over 250 foot pounds. Invest in a breaker bar!
@@thehandlesticks66 He said while trying to break something loose the tool slipped and sent him knee first into the concrete. So my solution to that problem is that we don't make shop floors out of concrete anymore and instead make them out of nerf foam so when the tool slips next time he doesn't get hurt
Broken door handle, wheel bearings, trunk popper & dashboard problems, on a car with only 1000 miles on it! Is it possible that the quality is even worse than a Wheego?
Honestly I don't think so, most advertizer only glance at the video; so first, Royobi may never see the part where it breaks, and second,a s people pointed out, Robert used the tool improperly and the comments shows that peopel are aware that Robert, not the tools, are at fault.
This is so great! having just bought a coda with 50k miles, your timing could not be any better! im surprised your low mileage one has so many issues. Guess driving a car a little is important to keep it healthy..
I’m laughing so hard watching this video! My favorite expression when a weird parts issue happens with my coda “that’s so Coda” Also, I have the same trunk issue with my Coda. Can I seriously pay you to make one for me?
Just a tip for Robert, the "extra grease" on the bearings could have the opposite effect because it can increase the amount of dust that is collected and gunked to the area
Having recently discovered your excellent channel I've been binge-watching. Thanks for another episode. PS Would it be unfair for me to assume that any car liked by the presenter should be considered a dog only worthy of shooting by anyone else?
what do you mean you have no way of knowing about the old wheel bearings? You literally showed them to us. LOOK AT THE ROLLERS AND THE RACES. Great gooogly-moogly!
What you need next in the EV collection is a historic EV commercial vehicle from the UK which used to deliver milk to households. Honestly you would love a UK milk float delivery truck.
Fun fact: The chinese car the Coda is based off of traces its lineage to a Mitsubishi sedan from the 90's. Hafei bought the designs from Mitsubishi, cheapened up a few things, and voila, the Coda platform. Also, since Mitsu and Chrysler were co-developing vehicles with each other, if you ever need replacement parts for some of the Coda suspension components, there are some bolt-on replacements from the Jeep Compass parts bin.
14:45 yes you do. Check the running surfaces of the old bearing races. If they are shiny, they didn't fail from dirt, if they're dull grey, or even visibly rough and scratched, they did.
Is the "always use power tools" an American thing? In Germany they are only used for wheel bolts, some bolts that require turning many threads, or other various tasks.....but not "for everything", especially very tight bolts.
13:30 when ordering bearings the suffix tells you what you are ordering 2 RS - Bearing with rubber seal on both sides. RS provides a better seal but more rolling friction than 2Z. RS - Bearing with rubber seal on one side, one side open. 2 Z / ZZ - Bearing with a metal seal on both sides. Z - Bearing with a metal seal on one side, one side open.
2:07 the lighting in your shop makes your videos look like those crappy "Find the item in a picture" games The lack of shadows makes it all look flat :( No depth. On the plus side, everything is well lit.
Ha - the vent tubes for the battery are to vent the hydrogen gas produced when the battery is charging. Even "sealed" batteries will still vent some hydrogen. Since the battery is in an enclosed space and highly combustable gasses in an enclosed space are also known as bombs... well, let's just say those little tubes are fairly important 😎 Love the series!
As someone else said, those bearings likely have a variant that has seals, and you just got given the unsealed ones. Though at the same time they look identical to Mazda Miata front wheel bearings, which are sealed for sure. So I'm wondering if those could work as a replacement if you have trouble getting sealed ones following part numbers. As long as the dimensions are the same it would be fine.
The factory trunk opener looks cheap and Chinese from inside. Wait, that’s what it actually is. The one you made will outlast the entire car… Unless you get a rear end collision
For the truck opener - you could have made a new plastic part with a 3d printer. I've had pretty good success making plastic parts for all kinds of things using Fusion 360.
whewn you take out a ball joint or tie rod end. to break the taper free you whack the knuckle where the taper goes through. you dont smack the object you are trying to remove!!! you smack the object it goes into! the shock will pop it right out the taper, no damage to threads or anything else.
Others channels attract viewers by showing the whole process of detailling - but why when you can do a finger snap. btw. Why not just replacing the broken trunk opener plastic thing with a custom metal thingy?
Normally wheel bearings like those will have lip seals on both sides to seal against hubs and CV. It looks like the uprights/spindles have spots for lip seals to be install but they are missing.
That DIY trunk popper is a thing of beauty. Fantastic work as always
well isn't this an epic video where he held it back after the other 2 videos came out hes such a tease
Nice to see you here too Mr. Fiero. Lol I am so excited for the next episode I’ve been watching since episode one and can’t wait to see the content you come up with after the fiero
I always geek out a little when I realize (stupidly) that TH-camrs I like watch TH-camrs I like
"gather my bearings" Best. Joke. Ever.
I think “I didn’t give two Don Rickles about it” is a good contender.
He's gonna destroy the child with dad jokes in the future.
This would be relaxing work... if you were a psychopath.
Good ol’ Chinese general purpose bearings ….
You have two options on the front wheel bearings. That exact bearing has multiple part numbers, one of which is for a bearing WITH side seals and one without side seals. Obviously, you received the one without side seals. Option Two is to order side seals and install them. Yes, you can order side seals for bearings and install them after the fact. Check with Grainger.
This is a problem of not having good documentation of the car. You might be amazed at how well documented older cars are.
Never knew you could order bearing seal kits, that's going to be helpful...
@@tarstarkusz They definitely have the benefit of being old cars, a lot of people had a lot of time to figure out all of it's problems and document them.
@@jjpark98 Even the old books are really good. Every single thing, step by step including the body, electrical and all kinds of miscellaneous stuff.
Getting such a good book on this car is going to be impossible.
Yep. I was going to suggest exactly this, the "Z" or "ZZ" variant of the bearing if that's how sealing and/or shielding work on the double roller type.
I remember how one guy came up with a beefy solenoid and made a trunk popper. This was during early 90's, car was from early 80's. He gathered a group to witness his success, and when everyone was watching, he very theatrically manner pressed the button, and the beefy solenoid crumpled the lid cover. We watched for a moment, applauded and proceeded doing whatever we were doing.
In my auto tech class there was a nissan altima that the auto body class had skinned. We found out that the trunk lid was a lot lighter without any body work on it. And the spring was the same strength. It made for a very dangerous catapult. Since there was no battery, it was a manual release by reaching in through the body to release the trunk. Good for launching hub caps.
The pride on that trunk popper job is tangible.
And well deserved, that's a great fix.
"More cracks in them than a Detroit sidewalk"
A bracket? Get the funk out.
I'll... Get the kettle on.
Make the noise...
This makes me happy.
"Get - the - funk - outta my face"
"Get - the - funk - outta my face"
Anyone know this reference? 😁
Careful, BOM is going to come looking for their CAD licensing fees 😉
I can hear the sound of Nik's heavy breathing from here over that bracket (along with mutters over how it didn't involve nearly enough welding.)
Honestly, I missed the funk-on
IDK, Robert threw down some pretty strong anti BOM juju with the rivnuts- Nik hates rivnits, really!
@@fredericrike5974 that's true. Though a captive nut was involved (at least until he fixed the door handle and boot release....)
@@oddball_the_blue How can Richard and Nik only have 367 k subs in six years- I run into them all over the car sites, even the fringy ones! Although I'm sure Nik could have painted Binky with a pad on his favorite grinder, I was stunned at how over complicated and awesome he made the "simple white with black roof " paint job!
Never, ever, break large amounts of torque with a torque wrench or power ratchet. Even manual socket wrenches are sketchy for breaking torques over 250 foot pounds.
Invest in a breaker bar!
I've had one slip. Knee straight into the concrete.
@@Zipppyart So what I hear you saying is that instead of concrete, we should make shop floors out of nerf?
@@ram89572 what?
@@thehandlesticks66 He said while trying to break something loose the tool slipped and sent him knee first into the concrete. So my solution to that problem is that we don't make shop floors out of concrete anymore and instead make them out of nerf foam so when the tool slips next time he doesn't get hurt
@@DashCamSerbia pardon, meant foot pounds.
Broken door handle, wheel bearings, trunk popper & dashboard problems, on a car with only 1000 miles on it!
Is it possible that the quality is even worse than a Wheego?
Well it was made in China what did you expect?
@@Revo2Evo made in China and the US, same as the Wheego
This thing makes the Yugo build quality look first rate.
@Javier N Ha! It's not even up to Yugo quality.
Yet it still works unlike the Wheego.
So, how old is Robert? He's one of those guys that could either be a really old looking 25 year old or a really young looking 50 year old.
I think he's 26, mentioned in a video at some point.
26-27
@@parkerfiskar3589 -2?
WHAT? Do you want to date him or something? Jeez.
@@iSketchy I'm 26 and he doesn't look like he's my age at all either lol
At 3:07 I thought "I'm pretty sure that tool isn't made to be used like that"
At 15:58 "called it"
It should be able to handle being used like a normal ratchet :/
@@jonwally2002 He was using it like a breaker bar though.
You don't break bolts with an electric ratchet.
That was a great video but I fear that you might have lowered your chances with Ryobi for a sponsorship by showing things aren't perfect.
I think Ryobi should just thank him for properly stress-testing their tools, and discovering where exactly they break :D
@@ArniVidar Now there is the perfect reply. That's the answer.
@@WayneMoyer was this a test?
Honestly I don't think so, most advertizer only glance at the video; so first, Royobi may never see the part where it breaks, and second,a s people pointed out, Robert used the tool improperly and the comments shows that peopel are aware that Robert, not the tools, are at fault.
quite an ambitious plan, film a pair of videos in the future, then travel back in time to fix the car so you can prevent TIME SPACE COLLAPSING
Wait, what'd I miss? When did he install the flux capacitor?
@@tree_carcass_mangler No use, it will never reach 88 miles per hour.
Top Tip: Always undo the top drain plug first because then if it gets stuck and doesn't come out you at least still have oil in there.
Robert, are you sponsored by Ryobi ? ;) LOL :)
no he isnt
Nope, he's not. Wish he was tho, has a million tools from them.
@@bishn97 we all break tools, we should not hide from that reality….it’s not good for one’s psychology…..
He should be
Fancy seeing you here!
2:30 Robert has amazing editorial rhythm! Love the attention to detail.
The last time I was this early this was a Saab channel.
Lol an oldie sub
Last time I was this early Saab wasn't making death machines
I just re-watched the Saab 96 saga this morning.
@@soldadoryanbr7776 That would presumably be before that particular Swedish defence contractor was established, then.
and a Porsche (944)
You need a proper circlip tool, those things are worth their weight in gold.
What he said, invest in snap ring pliers.
This is so great! having just bought a coda with 50k miles, your timing could not be any better!
im surprised your low mileage one has so many issues. Guess driving a car a little is important to keep it healthy..
"My two previous videos..." "...filmed in the future."
Mind. Blown.
Fantastic video, even wihtout the time travel.
“A Bracket “ Bad Obsession Motorsport is so proud
Robert Dunn 🤝 Quentin Tarantino
"Masters of non-linear storytelling"
I never thought I'd enjoy a video of a guy doing mundane tasks on an unknown Chinese EV, but here we are. Keep it up!
"This piece of plastic has broken,"
Oh, is he going to 3D print a new one?
"...So I have this solenoid!"
I thought the same thing!
*CLUNK*
The kind of channel where you hope the video is loooooong. :D
I’m laughing so hard watching this video! My favorite expression when a weird parts issue happens with my coda “that’s so Coda”
Also, I have the same trunk issue with my Coda. Can I seriously pay you to make one for me?
What a fun repair/restoration video! I'm really curious to see how long those new front bearings hold up.
Just a tip for Robert, the "extra grease" on the bearings could have the opposite effect because it can increase the amount of dust that is collected and gunked to the area
The doorhandles, this is where 3D printing comes in!
literally scrolled to find a comment like this after seeing that part of the video
I think I would go with cast from aluminum then polished. Then add a clear coat of uv resistant paint.
Normal people: "DIN plug"
Rob, an intellectual: "Deutschkonnektor"
He should be saying in a long way : Deutsches Institut für Normung konnektor :P
I’ve heard it as Deutschplug too
Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun im Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Annexation by Deutschkonnektion.
I dunno, "Deutsch Connector" is a pretty common thing to say in the auto repair and electrical engineering circles I've bumped into over the years.
12:54
Now I know what it looks like to be abducted by Captain Bob.
a cardboard template? watch out, this only leads to madness and mini ownership
He was very impressed with himself when he made his own boot opener and, in fairness, I would be too if I had managed to do that 😂
Having recently discovered your excellent channel I've been binge-watching. Thanks for another episode.
PS
Would it be unfair for me to assume that any car liked by the presenter should be considered a dog only worthy of shooting by anyone else?
The stupid look on your face at the end cracks me up. Good job :)
"this would be relaxing work...
... if you're a PSYCHOPATH!"
Robert carries two pictures in his wallet. One of his child, and one of his DIY trunk-opening mechanism.
I'm really glad I'm not the only one whose videos are currently an out-of-order mess that's breaking my brain to produce in a way that make sense.
It’s a good day when Doug DeMuro, Big Car, and Aging Wheels uploading within ten minutes of each other
Big Car fans exist? I'm glad...
I didnt know i would ever find a guy who follows same people
Any people here that also follow M539 Restorations? Same kind of awesome editing 👌🏼
First the BX story and now Coda! Great day!!
@@bodibmf exactly I feel like I'm not worthy for their upload times but I am so glad
Aren't you required to "get the funk out" when making a template?
Wrong channel :)
what do you mean you have no way of knowing about the old wheel bearings? You literally showed them to us. LOOK AT THE ROLLERS AND THE RACES. Great gooogly-moogly!
Goooggly-moogly, sounds like a Robert-ism 😆
What you need next in the EV collection is a historic EV commercial vehicle from the UK which used to deliver milk to households. Honestly you would love a UK milk float delivery truck.
i am learning so much about how to work on a car that I'll never work on ! thanks!
9:56 Is like every backyard mechanic out there in a nutshell.
Just bought my first power ratchet yesterday. Now I know not to use it as a breaker bar. Educational video right here!
As always, entertaining video!
This is starting to sound like the Wheego, wheel bearings, having to open the door by taking the panel off...
3:36 oh man, did i ever feel that clip montage! Aahhhaahahahaaa!!!
Its hard to believe that car only has 1000 miles.
Thank Robert, always a bit of joy when any video pops up in my feed.
wait till the video on what it took to get the wheego going again comes out yes that video is a coming
come on dude you have forgotten the bus :(
" That was the easiest fix ever "
Famous last words
Same thing Robert said after replacing the 12 V Lead-acid battery on the Wheego when it first went insane lol
Fun fact: The chinese car the Coda is based off of traces its lineage to a Mitsubishi sedan from the 90's. Hafei bought the designs from Mitsubishi, cheapened up a few things, and voila, the Coda platform. Also, since Mitsu and Chrysler were co-developing vehicles with each other, if you ever need replacement parts for some of the Coda suspension components, there are some bolt-on replacements from the Jeep Compass parts bin.
14:45 yes you do.
Check the running surfaces of the old bearing races.
If they are shiny, they didn't fail from dirt,
if they're dull grey, or even visibly rough and scratched, they did.
Im going to say, I love the Dry and "Dad" Humor of your videos! Great Job!
Is the "always use power tools" an American thing? In Germany they are only used for wheel bolts, some bolts that require turning many threads, or other various tasks.....but not "for everything", especially very tight bolts.
9:52 this is absolutely golden
13:30 when ordering bearings the suffix tells you what you are ordering
2 RS - Bearing with rubber seal on both sides. RS provides a better seal but more rolling friction than 2Z.
RS - Bearing with rubber seal on one side, one side open.
2 Z / ZZ - Bearing with a metal seal on both sides.
Z - Bearing with a metal seal on one side, one side open.
In an older car, you'd start with unscrewing the top oil plug on the gearbox, to make sure you can refill it before draining.
A bracket!?!? We're getting to Bad Obsession Motorsport levels of overbuilding now! :D
Best line ever! "This would be relaxing work...if you were a physocopath." Tshirt slogan of the year. Pretty much could work in any scenario. 👏
2:07 the lighting in your shop makes your videos look like those crappy "Find the item in a picture" games The lack of shadows makes it all look flat :( No depth. On the plus side, everything is well lit.
RIP to the power ratchet
Lived a short, hard but worthy life
Ha - the vent tubes for the battery are to vent the hydrogen gas produced when the battery is charging. Even "sealed" batteries will still vent some hydrogen. Since the battery is in an enclosed space and highly combustable gasses in an enclosed space are also known as bombs... well, let's just say those little tubes are fairly important 😎
Love the series!
As someone else said, those bearings likely have a variant that has seals, and you just got given the unsealed ones. Though at the same time they look identical to Mazda Miata front wheel bearings, which are sealed for sure. So I'm wondering if those could work as a replacement if you have trouble getting sealed ones following part numbers. As long as the dimensions are the same it would be fine.
The factory trunk opener looks cheap and Chinese from inside. Wait, that’s what it actually is. The one you made will outlast the entire car… Unless you get a rear end collision
That cool guy is back again. 👍👍
There are much more complicated time jumps in your videos than in a any Christopher Nolan movie... :D
A bracket, CAD, MODIFICATIONS?
Binky would be proud.
Slightly disappointed that you didn’t get the funk out for the bracket making.
For the truck opener - you could have made a new plastic part with a 3d printer. I've had pretty good success making plastic parts for all kinds of things using Fusion 360.
My ryobi electric ratchet just broke in the same way, I called them and they're sending me a new ratcheting head to install
I was expecting some chikemmmns in the trunk on the last opening. Please fix that :)
The Coda looks like one of those unbranded generic little slaoon cars in cheap games :)
Yeah get the Milwaukee ratchets their new ones are much stouter and don't use those stupid big batteries.
whewn you take out a ball joint or tie rod end. to break the taper free you whack the knuckle where the taper goes through. you dont smack the object you are trying to remove!!! you smack the object it goes into! the shock will pop it right out the taper, no damage to threads or anything else.
Wouldn't be easier to make the plastic piece of the trunk popper out of metal?
Sure. Until another plastic piece, like that worm gear, breaks inside the popper. His fix is much more durable.
@@RyanKlapperich By his comments on the other repairs I don't think he was concerned with durability.
A bracket you say.. waaait he's been watching Project Binky!
Man, the original trunk popper was made of pure Chinesium.
"now lets remove this big clip here"
_7 seconds of edited struggling later_
why the heck bearing is broken when it got less than 1000 miles?
If you made something and are happy about it - 12:55 - 😁😁😁
The trunk release fix is genius! I bet it will outlast the rest of the car
RIP ryobi ratchet
Unknown-2021
What a shockingly poorly made car. My hat is off to you.
2:05 Robert, Robert, Robert...."more cracks than a plumber's convention" is the proper saying
I hope you kept your trunk popper bracket template. I suspect you might need it again.
"Hyah!" [trunk slams]
2/10 bracket, not enough angle grinder action.
I was hoping for some funk on the bracket , oh well
so i guess your not gonna fit that solenoid to your lawnmower then
Any people here that also follow M539 Restorations? Same kind of awesome editing 👌🏼
He's in the Patreon list
unsealed/unshielded; they'll wear out again very quickly - especially when summer comes around
Others channels attract viewers by showing the whole process of detailling - but why when you can do a finger snap. btw. Why not just replacing the broken trunk opener plastic thing with a custom metal thingy?
why many word when few word do?
I almost bought one, and I sorta wish I would have.. but maybe not.. probably better off with a Leaf..
Is it me or does everything he does involve like a month worth of planning?
Its not you. It takes a month or two.
@@timothyhays1817 I fell like just the planing for 1 video takes a more.
It's really ugly but had a good mission
You made a bracket? Nik at Bad Obsession Motorsport would be proud of you!
I admire your forethought and video production skills sir.
Normally wheel bearings like those will have lip seals on both sides to seal against hubs and CV. It looks like the uprights/spindles have spots for lip seals to be install but they are missing.
imagine being kidnapped by someone driving a Coda