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97 thoughts on “Could have killed someone!”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ChunkeyMonkey says:

    BUILT FORD TOUGH!!

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John Schreiber says:

    But for the axle acting as a fuse, someone would have died.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars SAM says:

    Redacted I never knew that word

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul Monk says:

    Do you take pictures to show the customer as evidence of what is needed?

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars cumshot247 says:

    "Spread it out , shove it in…" Wait Ray, are we still talking about the car???

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jacob M says:

    My guess before watching fully is they got water in the diff and didn't change the fluid but kept driving, wrecking the diff or an axle

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Greg Bissett says:

    Why do so many people neglect their cars when they rely on them is beyond me

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ed Wymer says:

    I am surprised these people weren't driving on Maypops,

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ed Wymer says:

    Proof not everyone should own a car lol

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars gaz ferg says:

    must be a lot of deaf people around.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Richard Richard says:

    JB Weld, good to go 🤣

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mark tippin says:

    It's amazing how people keep driving a car that's making so much noise you're going to kill someone like they lick your common sense people have no common sense when their cars are making that much rocket it's telling you that something wrong and they ignore and just Turn up the radio louder

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ian Tyler says:

    They must have had the radio really loud to drown out that noise.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars loborob10 says:

    Looks like that Mercury had a Texas inspection sticker. I wonder if they drove it to Florida and never bothered checking that grinding noise.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ken Smith says:

    If that is how they care for their vehicle someone please check on the welfare of any children and pets in that household!

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars fred414141 says:

    did i see a Texas Registration Sticker on the Merc windshield?
    also, i bet the lube plug has never been pulled since the Merc left the assembly line.
    hope the trans and such are all ok. rear axle replacement is a heavy and dirty job, but quite rewarding when you go on the shake-down drive afterwards. good work, Ray.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars harry walker says:

    if you do the left side,,you do the right..theres nuthing wrong with the hub..its 1/2'' thick..

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robby Creason says:

    I need to replace some rusty brake lines. What do you think of the nickel-copper lines? The lines are on a euro car and they use the DIN/ bubble style flair.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Get To The Chase says:

    Had that happen on my F250😢

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JEFFREY KREFT says:

    Holy shit! I got to say, I have never seen anything like this! Not a professional mechanic, but I’m hopping that this is not something you guys run across everyday!

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Frank Diebolt says:

    I knew the build quality of the Panther platform (Grand Marquis and Crown Vic) was good. That axle just proved it. It’s amazing that the brake caliper held that together. I’m like everyone else, the owner must not have given a $&@// to ignore all that noise.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jbauern57 says:

    I guess, on the white car, it was driven till the wheel fell off

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mailman Joe says:

    Prolly one too many neutral drops on that grand marquis. Lol

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Struggle Bus Drumming says:

    Seriously imagine the sound that Mercury made when that axle snapped. Dude must have popped a brick.

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffry Blackmon says:

    This is the day of Destruction, and YOU have been invited to fight the evil forces.

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Beard says:

    The ability for people to ignore noises like that made, astonishes me.

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dale Tidwell says:

    Well when it grinds squeas clanks bangs imma just figure yhe problem out bc I care bout others if ylal ignore the check engine light yourn oto nly putting your self at risk but your putting everyone else at risk that's why I check the grinding noises and other weird noises on a truck for others safety

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sting says:

    These people are driving on the same roads your families are.

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars BG 45 says:

    Wow

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joseph Fields says:

    I'm thinking the reassembly on the Dodge Rear Wheel, Sans the parking break assembly would have been fine to drive around on until the parts came in. The noise was just all those components in the rock tumbler 🙂

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ThemisNZ says:

    If you don't have one already, you should start a wall of fame ( shame? ) to showcase these levels of destruction 😀

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Thomas Vlaskamp III says:

    I'm a truck driver. There was one job I had where I had to share a truck with another driver. We each worked 12 hour shifts, so the truck sat just long enough to fuel it up. I noticed a squeaking sound coming from behind me. I wrote it up in the daily inspection report and let it go. Over three weeks, it got louder and louder. And I noticed it was doing it only when I moved and in either direction. So, I finally had enough and crawled under the truck.

    The carrier bearing had failed and at some point had grenaded. The only thing left was the bearing housing. The driveshaft was rubbing on this housing, causing the noise.

    So yeah. Don't ignore the grinding noise

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars squaaaaak says:

    Kudos for helping people with the worst vehicles ever manufactured, and they all seem to come from GM, Ford, and other manufacturers where the vehicles and/ or their components are designed and made anywhere besides Japan.

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 73 Maverick says:

    Sad part is many people up here in Upstate New York would buy that car as is due to there isn't any rust on it. 99% of our Marquis are rotted out and have been junked a long time ago.

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars El Rey says:

    Cletus Macfarland probably has a few of those rear ends laying around lol

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars squaaaaak says:

    None of the vehicles I have owned that were 100% designed and manufactured in Japan have had the endless problems that this channel features. Ditto West Germany. The only common denominator I can think of is that those vehicles were all made between 1988 and 1993.

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Andrew Baldwin says:

    Hey ray totally unrelated to this video but any update on the ox diesel additive? Still using it or is it just junk?

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 73 Maverick says:

    Wow, Ford usually has tough rear ends. She has been rode hard a long time and put away wet. Poor old girl. Dumb people. You can't tell me you heard nothing a long time ago before the carnage happened. I've never seen this before, thanks for the video Ray. I've seen plenty of rotors disconnected from the hub, but not this.

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars William Lloyd says:

    Amazing, judging by the state of
    the tires, truck is maintained. Wonder if tire dealership noticed any play in the wheel when tires were replaced? What was the owner thinking the whole time the truck was making that noise?
    Hard to believe!

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Don's Junkmail says:

    Seems those cusomers had someone named Chewy in their family.

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Don's Junkmail says:

    Let's leave a Dodge in 'your' Garage…

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars RiceRocket says:

    That merc has a 8.8inch rear diff with 31 spline axles and most likely a 2.73 ratio

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Lee says:

    What did you need an exploded view for.. you already have one!!

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tom D says:

    I'd definitely throw an axle on a grand marquis, i'd buy that if they dont want it!

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stanley Mcfalls The Southern Comedian says:

    That's how it is here in South Carolina people be driving around no windows wheels falling of but always has crack 😂😂😂😂

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Don's Junkmail says:

    Don't put us under there either t shirt too.

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars P. Sand says:

    The only hardened steel in a dodge is its owners brain…..

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Louis Schueler says:

    Who needs a parking brake

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GRAPE APE says:

    i would buy the "don't neglect your grindy noises" t-shirt. hahaha!

  50. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars One Eyed Jack says:

    As soon as I heard that sound while you were test driving, Deja vu! Had a similar brake failure on my Dodge. The shoes had plenty of life left, the hardware springs broke and parts started rattling around.

  51. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Matthew Martin says:

    What happened to the battery powered impact? The "brrr" sound it made was so satisfying. Especially compared to the air impact.

  52. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robbie Sharrock says:

    Big bucks to repair that

  53. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HolyBaconLord says:

    guarenteed wheel bearing was the offender on the merc to begin with.

  54. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars CrazyBear65 says:

    Why change the hub? That's just a little scratch! If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I've had brake shoes wear down to the rivets, then turned the drum and slapped it back on with new shoes. Does any shop even turn drums and rotors anymore? I've rebuilt carberators with junkyard parts too. I've used a sparkplug file to clean up points and gotten another couple thousand miles out of em. I swear, people seem to have forgotten how to live cheap. These new trucks are like centrifugal bumblepuppy, designed to wear out and break so you have to spend more money. And marketed to convince Joe Braindead Consumer that it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Know what? I have a bread knife.

  55. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mattanimo says:

    Do you want it hanging up a hoist for 4 days?? Sounds like someone said do i get a check today? Don't take it out. I want a check today.

  56. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ulrich F says:

    Don't neglect grinding noises? My rear right wheel bearing grinds since 2017 xD Even the bearing on the other side grenaded but the right one ist still going strong x)

  57. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ghost rider says:

    how the crap can someone kill a crown vic like that – and the REAR end too

  58. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Matt C. says:

    Yeah, drive it like you stole it. That had to make some noise.

  59. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian K says:

    Little to much drama in this video….

  60. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Harry says:

    When I see owners ignore a problem that leads to an axle failure like that, it scares me to even think about buying a used car. You never know what kind of person had it before you or what kind of hidden damage they ignored or patched up is about to blow up on you.

  61. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars calicantdrive says:

    3-4 days out for RAM brake parts? As I Stellantis dealership tech, I gotta ask you… There's no way you're getting factory parts that quick right now while I've got a 3mo backlog of cars waiting or parts… right?

  62. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sean ONeill says:

    2018 F250. My parking brakes wore down to nothing, the pivoting piece seized. If I did not take them apart when I noticed the first noise, and the tons of brake dust, everything would have grenaded the same as that Doydge. It cost me new shoes, and some time, but worth it

  63. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars hydro2 wheel says:

    I enjoyed this video.

  64. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Epic Gaming Ect says:

    does anyone find it strange that on a REAR DISC hub their is drum break components in it !!!!! like WTF is going on here

  65. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Juan Mendoza says:

    Too Roo Rooo What a mess you got on those two vehicles

  66. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mr. Solar says:

    Like to hear the behind the scene conversation.

  67. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dean T says:

    So much carnage, so little time and parts

  68. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars M Lemo says:

    What really terrifies me is they're on the road with us. OMG. Can we smack these people?

    I'm glad you're good from the storm. Hadn't been on youtube since. Your channel makes me relax after dealing with people in the IT department. Ugh. Have you tried turning it off and on again? No well try that first.

  69. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Agent West says:

    Must be that time of the year or something… A wheel fell off of my boat trailer just the other day. Outer bearing failure. Luckily no serious damage since it was on a back road going fairly slowly and not very far.

  70. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Hofman says:

    Did he just have rear discs replaced??

  71. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Artimus Protensor says:

    I wonder if Dodge ever will drop the second D? 2042 Doge Ram, complete with plushy synthetic fur exterior and wagging trailer hitch.

  72. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mr. Solar says:

    Jane Trudle used that sound effect. Please leave it to her.

  73. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stephen R says:

    Customer: "Id like a second opinion."
    Ray: "Okay, you're an idiot, too."

    How often do you get the other mechanics like, "dude! You GOTTA see this! Lol."

  74. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Keith Young says:

    Who uses the parking brake anyway. Dodge is fixed, no parts required. Ship it.

  75. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MrTommyboy68 says:

    I lived in Arizona for over 25 years and bought a boatload of cars that were sitting in back yards for YEARS (I did A/C so I was on a lot of roofs) and would knock when I finished my job and heard the same old story time after time "oh, that thar is a fordy or fiddy thousand dollar car and I'm a gonna fix it" as the wife or significant other is behind with fire in her eyes, so I would leave my card and more often than not I'd get a phone call a day or three later. It seems momma ain't putting out until he gets rid of that piece of s*hit. Gimme fiddy bucks and make it gone, so I called a friend that had a salvage yard and he'd tow it down and put it away in our secured area until I got the title transferred, then looked to see if it was worth saving or parting out. One of the things I noticed is that there is a BUNCH OF S*IT ON THE HIGHWAYS AND BIWAYS of Phoenix. Since we didn't have a safety inspection, but by the gods you WILL pass emission testing. Bald tires? No problem. No brakes? No problem. Missing doors or hoods or fenders? No problem, just PASS THAT EMISSION TEST. NO ONE repacks bearings, replaces brake hoses or other NORMAL things that any other state would look for on a safety inspection. If I decided to keep a car, I went through EVERYTHING and replaces, repacked and renewed EVERYTHING to make it safe and roadworthy. It was costly, but it was SAFE. I haven't come across anything like that Merc, but have seen some really trashed mechanicals.
    Keep up the great videos. Sometimes you can't fix stupid and their stupidity could really RUIN YOUR DAY if it falls apart while driving and smacks you.
    Glad you made it through the rain shower the other week.

  76. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars S Hol says:

    Straight wacker.

  77. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John says:

    Impressive failure Ray haven’t seen that amount of destruction in ages

  78. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Terry Robertson says:

    Carnage.

  79. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Real Life Engineer says:

    That Mercury…
    When he said “here is the right rear wheel”, I was thinking “liar liar pants on fire – that’s clearly a front wheel”…
    😅

  80. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John S. says:

    Wow, I thought the people in our area was the only ones talented enough to take their vehicles to that point.

  81. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Procrastinating Nerd says:

    I want to see what that diff looks like inside, lol.

    Reminds me of a tuned up ford powerstroke that came into the trans shop I used to work at. They did rear end's as well and the truck came in because the driver was, um, doing something out of the ordinary, and sheared the shaft of the pinion gear (like 1 1/2" thick solid steel) and the pinion gear fell into the diff and slammed everything inside into one solid pile of smashed metal and locked the rear end up. Rear drive shaft was already removed so we put it in 4-low and used the front wheels to drag it into the shop. Basically everything inside had to be replaced, the housing lived through it though, lol.

  82. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John T. says:

    That Mercury is a prime candidate for an entire Diff housing swap due to internal wear near the outer flanges.
    Should be an easy job once a unit is located, possibly from a local wreckers.

  83. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tom Beilman says:

    Fubar big time on the Mercury

  84. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars dennis morgan says:

    I've had several marquis and crown Victoria's and they are known to have extremely soft axles and should be upgraded to harder steel ones… as soon as the bearing even remotely starts to go the axle is worn in half

  85. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Les Reeves says:

    It would seem the most interesting parts were redactedLOL.

  86. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars chris says:

    if you ignore the grinding noise long enough it will go away

  87. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NickPicked says:

    That's sounds like a redacted conversation leading to toolbox wheels back on the trailer…

  88. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Julzilla says:

    those floors need a proper clean!

  89. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Floyd R. Turbo says:

    Hey, is that 392 Challenger in the parking lot yours yet?

  90. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars george tirebiter says:

    Don’t ignore your grinding noises is also a bumper sticker.

  91. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John T. says:

    Hears a serious mechanical noise "let's go faster" 🤦‍♀

  92. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Frachel says:

    I used to go to live near the national school for the deaf. You could tell which cars the deaf were driving. power steering pumps whining, bad wheel bearings, everything noisy was normal.

  93. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jordan Kinberg says:

    To think we share the road with these people… but cars don't need no safety inspections… -_-

  94. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JoeVK says:

    My God. How can anyone tolerate the insane amount of grinding that Mercury must've been making? And not only tolerate, but apparently assume it'll be fine and keep going for months like that?

  95. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jason Bell says:

    At least the C clip held

  96. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gator Golf USA 🇺🇸 says:

    I had the same parking brake incident on my 2011 Titan!
    🐊🦅🇺🇲

  97. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott M says:

    I wonder if the Mercury owner is deaf? If not, that is total stupidity.

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