Customer states: doesn’t start! little black corvette-invasive diagnosis!
come fix your car…
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had this happen to me on a 07 jeep wrangler, linkage broke right after it came back from a 6 month stay at the shop and the shifter is stiff enough that it fooled me into thinking that the transmission had died since it was only going partially into gear and making a god awful sound. only after we had it on bricks and were about to drop the trans did we notice it was that little tiny 53 cent piece that had disintegrated that was causing the issue. woo hoo fun times
Next time take the waterfall off, 4 torque screws and the console will slide out after its unscrewed.
THROWS HOT LIGHT BULB ON LEATHER SEAT…..WHAT A MORON.
SETTING TOOLS AND PARTS ON LEATHER SEATS…..YOU WOULD NEVER TOUCH MY CAR. WOULDNT EVEN LET YOU RIDE IN IT.
Fascinating job, but did I catch you using a #1 (Orange) Phillips in a #2 headed screw? The screwdriver shaft looked rather thin.
No bounce. No play.
I wish you were my mechanic. Knowledgeable and professional. You are amazing!
What a pos!
Wow. What a pain to replace a cable in that car. How many work hours did you charge for that job? I am sure it was at least 4 book hours lol
One of your major skills is the ability to look at something and know how it might come apart. I have a lot of respect for that.
is there a continuation to this repair? I love watching from beginning to end. Not gonna complain if you didn't record the process of installing the new shifter cable. Still amazing content as always Ray
like the old jaguar shifters
Where’s the link to the second video?
my guy just jimmy rigged a pair of pliers to the transition and made a new form of cursed manual-automatic hybrid
You’re amazing!
I remember the first time I drove a Corvette. It was a 2 year old C6 that my buddy owned and we traded cars for scenic drive in the mountains. I was so fired up to try it out I didn't mind if he ripped around on my old M3 for the the chance. Compared to my car, it had a TON of torque and a phenomenal powerband but I couldn't get over the noise: everything squeaked and rattled like an old truck going over railroad tracks and the amount of cowl shake was crazy. The car had 25,000 miles and I just thought it ruined the vibe. Of course, I didn't tell him that; just like he didn't tell me that he didn't like have run my car at 3000 or 4000 RPM just to get some real zip out of it.
Bit rude dumping everything including your tools directly onto the seat!
Proper buttons and switches in this car
Oh holy shit! That is not the lift points on a C5!!! You likely damaged that car.
not gonna lie…moving this car at the end looked janky
1988's , To get at the shift lever system you also have to take so much apart or put in a new Heater / AC control face. And much made of plastic.
Excellent job Ray your the best
Years ago, my mother had a '92 Mustang convertible that developed a similar problem – it would still go into gear, but wouldn't shift above 2nd gear – it turned out there was a shift feedback cable, that modulated the fluid pressure in the transmission, that attached to the throttle plate at the engine – it was held in place in the throttle plate, by a rubber grommet, that had rotted out due to age and heat, and allowed the cable end to fall out of the throttle plate.
Thankfully, the owner of the transmission shop I checked with, when I told him what type of vehicle it was, and described the problems we were having with it, immediately guessed from experience what the problem was – and also correctly surmised that some of the internal plastic parts that Ford had used in that model and year transmission had been damaged by the overpressure caused by that cable being disconnected. After he overhauled the transmission and fixed the cable, never had another problem with it.
That was nearly 20 years ago. The owner was extremely knowledgeable and honest, never tried to BS me into unnecessary work, even on occasion helped me diagnose problems with vehicles unrelated to the transmission. I've remained a loyal customer of his all these years, always recommend his services to anyone mentioning they need transmission work done, and he's developed quite a sizeable base of loyal customers, these days his parking lot is always full of cars waiting for his services.
love your stuff but why not put something on the leather seats before putting all those parts on it? worst offender was the GiANT Phillip's screwy leaning POKY side into the seat back….😮😮😮😢
Watching lots of your videos I was surprised to hear you referencing metric nut and bolt sizes on USA vehicles like the Corvette you're working on here. Has there been a switch to metric generally in car production in the USA? If so when did that happen as I was expecting sizes would still be in fractions of inches?
It is always fun waiting several days for parts, while my brain forgets how I took everything apart.
Is there a no crank / start condition?
This Sounds Epic 😮
Kinda nervrac
You'd be able to tell if that mono leaf was composite or not if it was in illinois even in the damn garage they rust it's ridiculous
Respect taking it apart and applause when you put it back altogether 😊🇨🇦👍
I wonder most cars you repair are very rusty, but this car looks like new. Are cars in Florida very rusty?
So, the interior quality is the same as a Cavalier. That’s what I learned today.
napa is NOT A PROBLEM SOLVER, they are parts changers at best the work this wingnut is doing would never get in the door, take it to the dealership
Where is part 2?
GM used to use very brittle plastics that got worse with age. I had a Trans Am and the center console had several cracks around the exposed screws. The whole thing fell apart!! By contrast my 04 Mitsubishi Evo MR is still in like new condition
Shifter assembly looks very flimsy not ver substantial
Thats some jerry rig lift install.
Brilliant…:) 🥂Impressive impressive patience and focus.
"Turned off the A/C. Not cool"
Exactly!
I'm a mechanic myself and I know better then that to put screwdrivers on leather seats where it could pierce the leather and all the parts you could have just set everything on the floorboard
Here's your car back, you'll have to use the pliers to change gears now but all is good otherwise. Have a nice day! Oh, and here's the bill.
That's as sexy as fuk….make it roll rainman!….💖
Your so smart
I just watched you do more work and cost the customer more than necessary. You can go to any part store, find the "help" section, and buy a package of assorted grommets and replace just the grommet. My 2004 Corvette left me in an Auto Zone parking lot one day because it did exactly what this car had done. Took me an hour (I had too use the store tools) too replace that grommet. I had the car for another 2 years and didn't have that issue again. I have watched several of your videos and you do great work, you got this one wrong.
I gotta ask as a 27-year body guy… How many 10 mm sockets have you lost?
Me, seems i lost more than i bought
Corvette= junk
A automatic vet is a very sad thing to behold.