I flew down to Orlando to fix my sister's Passat (timing belt and oil cooler) and she has a 2004 sonata and the wheel bearings were singing. I took the knuckle off the worst side and carried it to shops around Apopka. They wouldn't touch it. Found one shop and he took it right in and was able to get the bearing sleeve out and pressed new hub and bearing in and didn't grape me on the price. I see why mechanics don't want to fool with bearings, that snap ring can be a pill. But both front bearings are changed and my sister is happy. Now to get that timing belt on when it comes in the mail. 🙂
WOW incredible very interesting super kool ,1st class great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.
Fortunately I haven’t been on tools for many years but I did do plenty of years in a spare parts shop. I recall one guy demanding a refund on 2 brake pads because he only could fit one on each side of the car. After about 2 hours of explaining, diagrams, drawings, and showing him several detailed videos from suppliers and YouTube, of his exact car model, he decided that a 50% brake job was good enough and we could keep the other 2 pads.
I also had a guy come in and buy a set of wheel bearings for his car. Cup and cone arrangements. I asked if he was good for grease, and a tool to remove the seal and yep, he was and intended to reuse both. Ran down everything with him like cleaning the bearings, how to properly pack them, and how to remove the old cups, blah blah blah and 2 hours later he’s back and after my scalp as they don’t fit. Dude it’s one of the most popular cars we sell parts for. If they don’t fit, you’ve either given us wrong info or you’re driving the wrong car. Nope and nope, has a picture of the vin plate, yep it’s all good. So we run down again what to do, how to remove everything, clean repack, tension etc etc. and off he goes. A few hours later he’s back. ‘I got it sorted out, you’re not meant to use the bearing holders’. WTF? These, he says, throwing the 4 cups down on the counter. You don’t use these. Ah, yes, you do, they’re matched to the bearings. You remove the old ones like we told you, then put the new ones in. ‘Nah, I rang a mechanic and he said that’s bullshit, and you should have sold me just the bearings, not the holders’ What’s the mechanics number? Oh, he’s a mate. Ok. What’s his number? Why? Well, he’s going to be responsible. Oh… So I ring the manufacture. Put him on the phone with the donkey and he is told straight up he’s fucked up, and was emailed a bunch of info on how to do it right, nah mate it’s done, it’s fine. One waiver is sent over the fax which he signs, I copy, and keep on file. I want to say 3 weeks later he’s back and out for blood because a bearing failed, he lost the front wheel and totalled the car out.
I have never sighed a sigh of relief soooo deeply before.
I had to take my car to 3 shops to get them to replace my wheel bearings. Told them all I think I have bad bearings due to the noise being very easily hearable and vibrations at speed.
First shop said bearings were fine, and the manager HERSELF (…) told me that bad bearings wouldn't cause those problems, so they did an alignment (without asking me ) told me I likely had a problem with my tires (with less than 1,500 miles on them…) after I told them the alignment didn't fix the noise/vibration.
Other shop told me tires looked fine, likely had an alignment issue…
Last shop is probably the only one that actually listened to my problem and took it out for a test drive / even put it on a lift. They replaced the front bearings, and suddenly the noise and vibration are gone! Crazy how that works. They are the only ones I even remotely trust, they were just booked out so long on appointments and I was hoping to get it fixed sooner, but ended up having to wait anyway due to the idiots that let me down along the way. Would have done it myself if I had the tools/time/confidence to do press ins.
Incompetence or malace or probably both, it is disgusting and exactly why mechanics have such a bad reputation. Glad there is at least one around here I can kind of trust.
Hmm wish you did not call the original post rollover recall..it was the previous gen of the explorer prior to the one you were working on..that had the Firestone tire and roll over issues. Still love your work.
You've got a unique way entertaining and I'd like to thank you for broadening my perspective on code troubleshooting and how you "check the data" before changing parts. Totally makes sense and as an amateur I find satisfaction in fixing things myself before going to a shop. Overall you make the entire process of anything automotive fun and oddly satisfying when it's finished. Keep it up and thanks!
I am a fellow tech and the only reason I put a dislike on this video is because you showed the same vehicle and the repair this morning pretty cheesey Ray. Still like your videos but I can't in good conscience like this one
I had one today on an 04 Chevy truck it was so sloppy I coasted it into the shop zero test drive customer complained of a grinding noise and roaring at high speed it was just as bad as this one if you hear roaring that gets louder the faster you go and it drives weird get it inspected by a trusted professional it's super inexpensive compared to a life
Hey Ray has your shop been extra busy lately? I just dropped my car off for service at a Virginia dealership this morning, at 6:45 AM. And by the time my Uber picked me up, the service lane line was 15 cars long and overflowing into the street.
Also saw other repair shops fully booked lately. Reminds me of last year’s auto repair surge.
I go to my mechanic for say, an oil change. I always ask them to check things out while the vehicle is on the lift. Rare that they come to me and say anything is wrong. One time they did. The car needed a rear wheel bearing and when they fixed the rear wheel bearing something else was wrong related to the emergency brake. Hydraulic cylinder, I think? So, yeah, it pays to have the car checked out.
That's a weird looking tire tread. It kind of creeps me out. And why haven't they settled on just a half dozen tread patterns by now? I mean do we really need "new" tread designs? Haven't they figured it out by now what works best? I know, it's all about the Benjamins. Perhaps a new square or octagonal tire, or maybe a triangular tire. Come on Goodyear, be a trendsetter.
Thats nothing. I had Ford F150 with the bearing completely gone. The ball joint stud cut the rim in half. I had to drive it into the bay with half a rim LOL. It also demolished the 4×4 vacuum actuator. The owner does their own work supposedly. Just waiting for a video that someone installed the pads with the backing plate towards the rotor and complaining about grinding noises.
By the way. I've been researching tires for a long time and those are some of the best for dry grip, wet grip, and snow and ice grip. When my tires are due, those are the ones I'm getting.
Reminds me of a 5-ton truck that came in once… guy wanted a tune-up it wouldn't do the speed limit with a full load. Went to test drive it and it had no brakes!! Was an interesting day… Thanx for your videos Ray!
Watched the full vid on my lunch break at work. Gives new meaning to the term: "Drive it until the wheels fall off" How can one NOT notice that😲 Don't wait until it's TOO late and you end up in the rhubarb in the ditch or crash into another vehicle. Hell, I took my truck for a little rip on the weekend and noticed that I had a bad front left rotor. Went today to the parts store and bought new rotors and pads + some Permatex caliper slider lube. Up here in the rust belt (Eastern Ontario) salt is not kind to metal and very hard on brake rotors☹
Everything is fine. All is good. Just shoot some brake clean at it and it will be even better. Also, I'm sad that we didn't get to hear how bad the bearing was through the stethoscope, I bet it sounded like, "doodly doo, scrunch, doodly doo, scrunch".
My old boss had an R34 Skyline that destroyed the left rear bearing within 12 months of being replaced.
I had a 2009 ford exploder an i had to replace all 4 hub bearings. Mine were not that bad. but i did have a nast grinding sound
Ray I think you just saved someone's life with that diagnosis. 🙂
Well, at least it is there in the shop already. Compared to some I've seen on JustRolledIn, that is in good condition…
what tires are those my goodness
My question is, who put those new tires on this rig without noticing that?
The thing that gets me is that those are brand new tires and the tire shop never said a word about the busted bearing???
I want to find your twin in Texas….
An honest and thourough mechanic.
Wow
I watched the full length one and then seen this and thought that it came back and that new bearing was destroyed.
I flew down to Orlando to fix my sister's Passat (timing belt and oil cooler) and she has a 2004 sonata and the wheel bearings were singing. I took the knuckle off the worst side and carried it to shops around Apopka. They wouldn't touch it. Found one shop and he took it right in and was able to get the bearing sleeve out and pressed new hub and bearing in and didn't grape me on the price. I see why mechanics don't want to fool with bearings, that snap ring can be a pill. But both front bearings are changed and my sister is happy. Now to get that timing belt on when it comes in the mail. 🙂
Really? 2, 15 second ads for a minute and a half video?
Shame on the tire shop! For knowingly putting a new set of tires on that car, and not bringing that bad wheel bearing to the owners attention…
WOW incredible very interesting super kool ,1st class great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.
Ford Exploder.
Fortunately I haven’t been on tools for many years but I did do plenty of years in a spare parts shop. I recall one guy demanding a refund on 2 brake pads because he only could fit one on each side of the car. After about 2 hours of explaining, diagrams, drawings, and showing him several detailed videos from suppliers and YouTube, of his exact car model, he decided that a 50% brake job was good enough and we could keep the other 2 pads.
I also had a guy come in and buy a set of wheel bearings for his car. Cup and cone arrangements. I asked if he was good for grease, and a tool to remove the seal and yep, he was and intended to reuse both. Ran down everything with him like cleaning the bearings, how to properly pack them, and how to remove the old cups, blah blah blah and 2 hours later he’s back and after my scalp as they don’t fit. Dude it’s one of the most popular cars we sell parts for. If they don’t fit, you’ve either given us wrong info or you’re driving the wrong car. Nope and nope, has a picture of the vin plate, yep it’s all good. So we run down again what to do, how to remove everything, clean repack, tension etc etc. and off he goes. A few hours later he’s back. ‘I got it sorted out, you’re not meant to use the bearing holders’. WTF? These, he says, throwing the 4 cups down on the counter. You don’t use these. Ah, yes, you do, they’re matched to the bearings. You remove the old ones like we told you, then put the new ones in. ‘Nah, I rang a mechanic and he said that’s bullshit, and you should have sold me just the bearings, not the holders’ What’s the mechanics number? Oh, he’s a mate. Ok. What’s his number? Why? Well, he’s going to be responsible. Oh… So I ring the manufacture. Put him on the phone with the donkey and he is told straight up he’s fucked up, and was emailed a bunch of info on how to do it right, nah mate it’s done, it’s fine. One waiver is sent over the fax which he signs, I copy, and keep on file. I want to say 3 weeks later he’s back and out for blood because a bearing failed, he lost the front wheel and totalled the car out.
I have never sighed a sigh of relief soooo deeply before.
Ford quality is job none… What a joke for a car company.
I had to take my car to 3 shops to get them to replace my wheel bearings. Told them all I think I have bad bearings due to the noise being very easily hearable and vibrations at speed.
First shop said bearings were fine, and the manager HERSELF (…) told me that bad bearings wouldn't cause those problems, so they did an alignment (without asking me ) told me I likely had a problem with my tires (with less than 1,500 miles on them…) after I told them the alignment didn't fix the noise/vibration.
Other shop told me tires looked fine, likely had an alignment issue…
Last shop is probably the only one that actually listened to my problem and took it out for a test drive / even put it on a lift. They replaced the front bearings, and suddenly the noise and vibration are gone! Crazy how that works. They are the only ones I even remotely trust, they were just booked out so long on appointments and I was hoping to get it fixed sooner, but ended up having to wait anyway due to the idiots that let me down along the way. Would have done it myself if I had the tools/time/confidence to do press ins.
Incompetence or malace or probably both, it is disgusting and exactly why mechanics have such a bad reputation. Glad there is at least one around here I can kind of trust.
Whoever mounted those brand new tires all the way round on that should be held responsible. No way they could not have noticed that.
EXPLODER MONEY PIT BURN IT
Yes that is scary. But what is scarier is you actually drove it. You're a brave man.
Ford Flipper
Ummm sooo I don’t get it? Also why is there snow tires on that thing in the summer time?
Dont worry, it's mint
I've had these in the shop so bad the wheel locks up driving into the bay and the roller bearings that are left come out square.
Love the Crossclimate 2 tires!.
Hmm wish you did not call the original post rollover recall..it was the previous gen of the explorer prior to the one you were working on..that had the Firestone tire and roll over issues. Still love your work.
You've got a unique way entertaining and I'd like to thank you for broadening my perspective on code troubleshooting and how you "check the data" before changing parts. Totally makes sense and as an amateur I find satisfaction in fixing things myself before going to a shop. Overall you make the entire process of anything automotive fun and oddly satisfying when it's finished. Keep it up and thanks!
I am a fellow tech and the only reason I put a dislike on this video is because you showed the same vehicle and the repair this morning pretty cheesey Ray. Still like your videos but I can't in good conscience like this one
how can this be 6 hours ago when I watched it 11 hours ago
Algorithm boost!
Tires looks pretty new. Maybe the tire shop missed bad wheel bearings ? Or the customer ignored their findings
For all those saying they watched it this morning, I watched it yesterday. 😋
I had one today on an 04 Chevy truck it was so sloppy I coasted it into the shop zero test drive customer complained of a grinding noise and roaring at high speed it was just as bad as this one if you hear roaring that gets louder the faster you go and it drives weird get it inspected by a trusted professional it's super inexpensive compared to a life
A mechanic who takes pride in their work is one who also fixes the industry.
Well done, Ray.
The people who sold those tires should have caught that.
Yes right I believe it I watched your video this morning I believe it
Wow, a wibbly wobbly type of wheel, lol.
Hey Ray has your shop been extra busy lately? I just dropped my car off for service at a Virginia dealership this morning, at 6:45 AM. And by the time my Uber picked me up, the service lane line was 15 cars long and overflowing into the street.
Also saw other repair shops fully booked lately. Reminds me of last year’s auto repair surge.
Just curious 😳
How about the other rear wheel?
how did they not see this when they installed the new tires?
Could be the tire guy said back driver wb, & the customer messed up.
Shouldn't whomever put those tires on caught the bearing was going bad? It didn't get that bad overnight.
I go to my mechanic for say, an oil change. I always ask them to check things out while the vehicle is on the lift.
Rare that they come to me and say anything is wrong.
One time they did. The car needed a rear wheel bearing and when they fixed the rear wheel bearing something else was wrong related to the emergency brake. Hydraulic cylinder, I think?
So, yeah, it pays to have the car checked out.
That's a weird looking tire tread. It kind of creeps me out. And why haven't they settled on just a half dozen tread patterns by now? I mean do we really need "new" tread designs? Haven't they figured it out by now what works best? I know, it's all about the Benjamins. Perhaps a new square or octagonal tire, or maybe a triangular tire. Come on Goodyear, be a trendsetter.
darnit ray, ya made me look LUL 🤣🤣😋😋
i saw this wobbly wheel this morning
Love how u called it ford exploder
they have good tires on it, hope they replace both rear bearings
wasnt like that when I drove in here
At least he has the best of the best Michelin cross climate tires mounted. Lol
come down to it better than the me but I thought it's my own vehicle
Excellent recap and full length video.
Thats nothing. I had Ford F150 with the bearing completely gone. The ball joint stud cut the rim in half. I had to drive it into the bay with half a rim LOL. It also demolished the 4×4 vacuum actuator. The owner does their own work supposedly. Just waiting for a video that someone installed the pads with the backing plate towards the rotor and complaining about grinding noises.
When you said Explorer I automatically said rear wheel bearing LOL.
I will like to see a full length version.
By the way. I've been researching tires for a long time and those are some of the best for dry grip, wet grip, and snow and ice grip. When my tires are due, those are the ones I'm getting.
My tip for the day is, you dont need a stethoscope to know that has a bad bearing…👍🍩
Reminds me of a 5-ton truck that came in once… guy wanted a tune-up it wouldn't do the speed limit with a full load. Went to test drive it and it had no brakes!! Was an interesting day…
Thanx for your videos Ray!
My wheel wiggle wiggles and folds
Ray, you think you could jog across the state to Titusville and troubleshoot that Artemis 1 vehicle?
Those brand new expensive Cross Climate Michelin tires but no one noticed that bearing wear? Who are these people owning and working on these cars?
And as you said on the video about this vehicle the tire shop should not have let this vehicle go without the repair
That's bad business
Didn’t know they make those exploders those years in 4×2?! Weird
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa
118th! YIPPEE! BOY HOWDY! GOOD AFTERNOON RAY! Roger in Pierre South Dakota
"Danger, Will Robinson, Danger"
Seems the radio just needs to be turned up. LOL
Christ if you didn't have integrity they'd be paying Christ knows what for a front bearing that wouldn't have worked. good stuff Ray.
Went right to the video after, thank you
I think you should have posted this clip before the other video was released..
SH!!!!TTT!! omg.
Always always verify no matter who it is telling you otherwise
L I K E Y O U S A I D …..
The new tire installer SHOULD have previously alerted owner. Impossible to miss that loose wheel. IMPOSSIBLE!
Whoever worked on it prior left the e-brake shoes and hardware off.
Customer is confused with front and rear.
That was a mean snap ring 😂 . If you have never tried this put the Bearing in the freezer until you are ready to press it in won't be so hard to do.
Those are new tires, why didn't the installers say something? (I own the same tires).
In customer service: "the customer always knows best" but in the case of motor mechanics I've found the opposite to be true.
I watched this one this morning! I always watch Ray!
That car is not safe Ray. Good for pointing it out👍
Watched the full vid on my lunch break at work. Gives new meaning to the term: "Drive it until the wheels fall off" How can one NOT notice that😲 Don't wait until it's TOO late and you end up in the rhubarb in the ditch or crash into another vehicle. Hell, I took my truck for a little rip on the weekend and noticed that I had a bad front left rotor. Went today to the parts store and bought new rotors and pads + some Permatex caliper slider lube. Up here in the rust belt (Eastern Ontario) salt is not kind to metal and very hard on brake rotors☹
Well that's scary.
They call them exploders because their tires used to explode on the highway
I just replaced my brakes. You are scaring me…
Shakin Stevens 🤦♀️🤣
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
just think, if there was a yearly safety inspection, this kind of stuff, wouldn't get anywhere near that far.
Looks like the tire is just out of balance. No need for a bearing just a few tire weights.😵
Those rears are a work out!!! Enjoy.
Just curious. What was that sticking out of the gas tank and why?
I guess that rear steering needs some adjustment 🤣😂 saw you this morning thanks for the video 👍💯
I cannot believe someone replaced the tire and sent back out on the road un that condition.
those tires look almost new. they never noticed when installing them? it didnt just happen overnight
Saw the full video. You're lucky the wheel didn't fall off on the test drive.
Deja Vu'
Everything is fine. All is good. Just shoot some brake clean at it and it will be even better. Also, I'm sad that we didn't get to hear how bad the bearing was through the stethoscope, I bet it sounded like, "doodly doo, scrunch, doodly doo, scrunch".