If you missed the introductory video of this Trailblazer, Click Here! This was a super weird: dayhttps://youtu.be/2ghnDHm21aw
Driving around with no power steering fluid huge leak! 2007 trailblazer 4.2l
come fix your car…
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Wow, that's what a thin wire brush is for… don't worry, we from canada will send you some snow this winter to show our appreciation lol
Goldmember is one of my all time favorite flix. Every time you say “toite like a tiger” goooooooolld
I don't envy that job Ray
"I'm only getting half a turn at a time with this wrench". For those of us that don't use a power ratchet, it's a wet dream if we get half a turn with an open end wrench. ☺️
Hi Ray , I enjoy the videos a lot . I'm glad you have such good restraint on the language too , there are probably a lot of young people that watch this too . It's a great learning tool even for me , at 66 years old and a mechanic most of my life . As for the troll . ignore him , he's just jealous ! Take care and carry on my brother .
Thumbs up for powering through an unpleasant job.
I did this on an 08 Envoy. It was just as much fun as you portray in your video. Especially those 2 little rack seals that never want to go in correctly and trying to hold the hoses together while running that little 8mm bolt in. They all rot in that rubber sleeve, it's a great design!!
😢play video at x2
Good job kid.
Some lube & reach around & 8mm nice.
Pennsylvania Trail Blazers rot out so bad every line and fitting need replacing .
One crazy of a job! It had me sweating!!! Cudos Mr. Ray!
Who is this we you need to say I can do this cause I can
Alway fun working on others junk😎
you are so positive i am so impressed
I could feel your frustration, but what a Great satisfaction to a Job well done!!….
Personally. No power steering means training days lol. Forget a gym, just go slow and turn
It seems as though car designers and engineers go out of their way to make reaching various parts impossible to get to. Why? 1) to create job security for dealership mechanics? 2) to increase new car sales because buying new is cheaper and easier than repairing a used car? Perhaps its just that if they spaced all that crap where you could see it and get tools and hands to it that our typical 4 passenger cars would have to be the size of a school bus.
Not sure who is signing in the background but his audition is most likely not reaching his target audience. I doubt many people watching these videos are also talent scouts on the side.
I have to give you compliments on anger management. I would have lost it on disassembling that mess.
the lil devil on the shoulder was saying " theres going to be bits left over here "
Little late and maybe been said before, I recently replaced both lines on a 06 trailblazer. I found it easier to remove the inner fender, drivers side and feed the new ones up and over the upper arm. Had the same issue with the battery tray, that one with the head facing the alternator, grrrrrrrrr
I've watched enough of your videos to know you're very good at what you do. I often wonder though if any colorful language ever needs editing, like what would very likely happen if I were the one twisting 🔧wrenches 🤔
Come on gringo,you can do it
Do it like the white Boyz do it taco
Those are old steering tubes, just cut em off in mid section sombreaooo
Off battery box,take querrrro taco bell
I would of just broke that rusted bolt off off camera and made my yob( Mexican slang)ALOT easier, sombreaooo
Great video. I remember my first set of lines on a TB didn't go nearly as civilized lol
Yeah thats a common problem with them, My grandfather has a GMC Envoy and it started spraying out right there, He didn't have the money that the one shop wanted to fix it, so I cut both the bad spots out with a sawzal, flared the ends and used high pressure fuel line with high pressure 1 time use clamps and painted the crap out of the area, that was 8 years ago, its still driving around, well my grandfather passed away the end of last year, so my cousin now owns it and drives it around.
My son just had to replace the power steering pump and both hoses on his 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9L and he says it wasn't too difficult.. Of course his engine compartment isn't as crowed as the one you were working on. For one thing, the battery and tray are located on the passenger side as opposed to this one on the driver side…Much more room to be able to get the pump positioned and able to route the hoses much easier. You kept your COOL most of the time you were having trouble routing the hoses and locating and attaching the different connectors.GREAT JOB.. Admire your restraint…..and I am really impressed that you remember where every bolt and connector goes and where all the parts you had to remove go back when you are reassembling every thing you had to remove….
Excellent video. My son has an 06 and I have an 08 Trailblazer, live in Upstate Ny near Albany, and rust is all part of doing a repairs on these Trailblazers. Had to replace his power steering lines and it was a miserable job. And your right, I was laughing about your comment about the rust. Super job.
What kind of work!! Others would have despaired long ago or would have needed 2 days for it. You really are one of the best mechanics I've ever watched.
Comes in with Power Steering problems… leaves with electrical problems.
I can’t remember where I heard this, but I took the advice that however many flashlights you think you need, take one more. I currently don’t need one, so I have one on my keys.
Ray I hope you took a couple of days off after this job I would.
Pretty sure it’s not just me, but during that kind of job, I entertain myself with envisioning diabolical and painful punishments for those (ahem) lovely engineers who chose the layout I’m struggling with. Fanciful, but does help distract me from the hell I’ve gotten myself into.
I know this isn't even the same but here goes.
Many, many, many moons ago as a youngster working the fields. I was operating a JD tractor pulling a disc about half a field ahead of the tractor pulling a planter. When all of a sudden the tractor I was on started heading way off course. I was turning the wheel lock to lock just to keep heading in a semblance of a snaky line. The farmer/owner finally came down to see what my navigation problem was. After driving the tractor himself about 40 ft. He said just do my best and deal with it as the power steering had a problem.
Never did find out exactly why it was doing what it was doing. To me power steering either worked or you were left putting your whole weight into turning the wheel. The wheel still turned easily but slight turns of the wheel had no affect you had to spin it to lock and then spin it back to the other lock, because the front wheels all of a sudden would turn when you got to one lock, then back to the other to get the front wheels to go back the other way.
Still have questions about that 😳😳😳😳.
Class act, well done my man.
Well you make look so easy. You are that good.
Click.
Were fried, I've got no control! Backup! Where's the backups??
You made me laugh when talking about rust, I am Canadian and when I traveled to Nashville I had problems with my truck I took it to the dealer because it was still under warranty. The poor guy working on my truck thought I had big problems because the underside of my truck was covered in oil. I explained that we put rust protection on our vehicles and he looked at me and asked do you pay someone to spray oil all over your truck. When I said yes he looked at me like I was crazy. The service manager was from the northern States and said I will explain it to him later. Just thought it would be a funny story for you southern guys.
Living in Denmark where it rains a lot, snows and we salt the roads this is like every car I’ve owned.😅
Hell up here they come rusty from the factory
Who else thinks the Airport thing was just a mechanic rush deal❗.Because I have repaired Trucks the owner needed it Yesterday, Then leaves it in parking lot over the weekend end, Just saying.
SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO USE AN IMPACT IN FORWARD CLICKS BEFORE YOU HIT IT WITH REVERSE CLICKS!!!
You are so right about the procrastinators. I’ve seen too many techs that only want the gravy jobs. – shop trolls are real. There are ways to deal with them.