In a previous video we tore apart the big Dana 30 in the front of this customers Jeep Wrangler. Now it's time to get the inner seals installed and slide the axles back in with the fresh u-joints.
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Now that you have everything cleaned up folks, it's time to reinstall a sealer. Time to install the seal. I Want to get this where everybody can see. sometimes that light's too bright.

It's a bright light light bright. Do you have a light bright growing up? Miss though I don't think I did I don't really know you did not have a light Bri I I don't really remember it. Who you would remember I know cuz if you had a light bright, you had an Easy Bake Oven I didn't have an easy bake oven and you didn't have a light bright. you probably didn't even have an etchy sketch you I definitely have sketch.

Oh, there's a part number for these inner seals. What did you draw on your ET sketch stairs like the rest of the world? No, the rest of the world is drawing wieners. Oh, if you're an immature boy, you would. Um, Anyhow, here's the seal.

It's a seal in the seal, so it has this little sleeve in here. you see. Okay, make sure that little guy doesn't pop out, your axle goes in and then bonds to this baby and that's actually what spins on the seal. Okay, just wanted to show you that, make sure everything's cleaned up.

What we're going to use to install this seal is your classic inch and 11/16 socket because it fits it. Very lovely and we're going to get it started a little bit by hand. stick it up here. going to kind of hold that this is going to hand us the hammer she got right here.

Thanks! M Though there's not much room to swing in here. oh it does it. move this seal. It's all good.

Is it look like it? Move? It looks okay. Gosh woman thought you should have messed it up. Grab the end of my chef there I got it. I will guide you in you.

be careful. I'll guide you in. come on now. careful cuz there's seals in here.

Okay, just a minute. I can feel the tip all pull your in I Thought you were good at that. Sy Miss Though, give me this thing, you're involved here. we go.

Don't be all wild here. So with the same pipe that we use for cleaning, uh out the axle tubes I think we used the pipe? No, we didn't. We use the pry bar but we're going to use a piece of pipe here. piece of black pipe.

this is those out on the end of the knuckle. I'm going to hold this like this. It's kind of annoying where this light is. um I'll try to hold it like this so we can all see all right.

Miss though. uh, grab on the end of that. okay um. pick up on it there a little bit old girl.

Okay, go ahead and tap that hard. Oh okay. this minute, can you pick up on the end of that shaft? So it's there. We go.

Okay, go ahead you want? We keep it like centered. Yep, Yep, just a minute. Let me see. You just want to kind of pull out here occasionally and make sure that the Seal's going in nice and straight.

Okay, go ahead there. Miss just a minute. I Just want have a look. Oh, it feels good y you're bouncing back.

We got a little bit more at the top. All right. get after it. Miss give a second pick up on your shaft there.
All right. Drive her home. Yep, Yep. Yep.

So I can feel the bounce back. Let me just have a look. Don't pull, don't pull out yet I don't know what you're talking about. Don't even give me that.

Don't you act like oh, I'm just innocent I am innocent. All right. Go back in your office. Thank you So there's come on woman.

Stop. Seriously. I'm trying to do something here. so there's our seels installed.

like I say make sure your little sleeves are in there. Okay, and that's it. That's all you got to do. Uh, we put them both in I just showed you putting one in but you do them both the same and that's the piece of pipe that I used I don't know what diameter it is.

it might be like a piece of 1 in pipe. It is that big. Let's see. So now we're going to put the differential back in now.

I've already gone ahead and gotten everything cleaned up now. Remember to keep your races and your shims on the appropriate side, which discussed only moments ago in the video and then what we need to do is get this bad boy up in here. We'll see if we can do this effortlessly, which I'm sure we won't. We'll drop stuff, we'll turn the camera off.

There's that side. I'm hoping Falls right in the world that we could do it like this, but usually end up sliding her all in or one shot here doesn't go as smooth as we like it to be nice if we had a case spreader but we don't cuz we don't do a lot of stuff like this. All right. we getting close and we're going right a little too far off to you.

Got to be careful with these these shims cuz like I said, they are cast and you can break them if you're hitting them with the big old. Hammer So we're just using the plastic hammera cuz what can go wrong with a plastic camera? Lots of stuff. All right, we're close. Let me get a little something else here.

Little piece of pressure treated that works. Pretty good piece of pressure treated up there. That one's solid. That one's solid.

Backlash is perfect. Absolutely perfect. We don't know that for a fact, but what we do know is we didn't change anything. Okay, so before we get super going crazy in the comment section about gear marking, compound, and setting up the differential, we didn't change anything.

All we did is replace the seals uh, the bearing races and the shims went on the exact side that they came off from. Therefore, there's no change. no need to do anything tear AP and put back together. We got our double dots over here, line back up for whatever marking system you decided to use.

Got our single dot on this side over here. Let's go blow the dust back off that 5/8 socket and Zippy zap those down close enough and it still goes around. That's a miracle, right? Kidding. I'm kidding there.

That's all I needed. We'll give these babies the final squeeze now. Oh, squeeze that one a little too much. so spec on these ones is 45 pbet of torque.
We're doing them around 47 49 wherever it stops. All right, there's that, that's done. Let bring this here where we can see under the cross shaft now what we're going to do before even putting it together, We'll just slip our axles in right, pop the new U joints in. if you want to know the process of installing U joints.

we've already done one of these little guys. it was on a Jeep Wrangler I think even the same year. I'm going to link that video down here. so if you want to know how to change the U joints I think in that video we showed a lot of the cleany upy process.

The only thing we didn't do in that last video was the guy's inner axle seals. so I just didn't want to have a big old repeat down on this end of the axle. I put a little bit of lube which she's going to slide into that sleeve on that seal. Okay, and then I I left the little guide me and deal on here I usually Chuck those in the trash.

but and then you know of course we got the new Mr floppy down here on the end. super floppy but you know a new joint. the long shaft, right side slider in. we shouldn't feel it start to engage in that seal providing we got the right seals.

Wouldn't that be something? There we go, field, engage in the rear or in the diff bada bing bada boom and then we come over here. We do the same thing on this side, but we got to move our little hook over here. move our little hook right over here. straighten that up.

Let me get a little Gob grease. All right. I'm just using a little bit of wheel bearing grease here. take the shift, wipe it off, have this cleaned up.

Go. We'll give her a little dabble of Grease right here. We'll slip on one of these little fellas and man, the short side's usually pretty easy to line up once you get her up there. I Don't you guys can see you know you're in the make sure we're in the Spes there.

Yep, we are. Yes sir. Guide me in baby. The new seals can be pretty stiff.

There we go, so want to make sure we is in all the way. I'll show you here on the spider gears. you'll see the ax little protrusion there just about to the center lock pin and this distance really doesn't matter because once we put the wheel bearing in and we tighten our axle shaft up, it's going to pull out until it, you know, tightens in the bearing there. Well the rest of it pretty easy.

I Just stuck our tie rod right there for the time being. The hard part, well cleaning everything up. Let's see. I Took the wheel bearings I've got them all sand blasted and ready to go back in.

Slip our bolts in here brand new ones Sixpoint head like they should be from the factory but they're not and then we have a dust shield somewhere there we go figure out how that little guy goes. Probably something like that we guess. Got the hole for the spint sensor. We'll take that back off, feed the wire back through rips down the back of our wheel bearing.
Make sure you clean these little guys up. You know what? I mean St Blast Wire wheel It do what you got to do to get it clean. Oddly enough, when you read uh in service data gosh dang it all the heck. There we we go.

Um, when you're reading in service data, they want you to install the wheel bearing onto the axle shaft prior to installing the axle shaft. Thought that was kind of interesting I don't think I've ever done that my life. and I imagine it's probably keeps you from driving right straight through the seal or getting your you know your depth too far. I Don't know if that's possible, but yeah, if you have Factory Service info, you should go through and read the process for axle shaft iron.

R It's pretty interesting so we're going to take and spin these down. We'll torque them to factory specs. I Don't think in part one in the removal I showed taking the ABS wire off all the way. They hook on right up behind the strut.

Tower You have to go up under the hood or you have to pop the hood and go under the hood and disengage them from where they are held on. They're kind of a piss pot. they're in a bad spot. Then you slide them to the side, you got to fiddle around with the red lock, say a couple of swear words, and then you're home free.

So I think these are tighten down to 75 footb. Double check your service manual. there's that one top one. We got a little way to go yet almost there.

There's that one. There's that one we do to go around and double check them here. there's that one. All right.

A perfect world. The Wheel Won't fall off or the Hub rather give that a little Spritz Got we ax them up. Now we're going to start threading this little guy through through the knuckle. We're going to put it on the little holder we popped it off from and this little guy right here.

If you guys can see it or not, maybe he can and then remember this one was all zip tied down to here on this brake hose. We'll run this down through. What we'll do is we'll get this up plugged in where it belongs and then see where we need to zip tie. I Think it's just that middle section because the rest rest of this Clips on the hose.

What in the world? They couldn't put this thing in a little better spot there? Okay, that's all in I Put the red clip back in it for the next guy, but they plug in right directly behind the shock. Tower That's where the two holes are. That's where you put the connector back when you're all done there. now.

Hopefully we've got the wire running the right direction. We dooo cuz that would be a terrible mistake. Well, it wouldn't be terrible since we'd have to unplug it. We just spent 45 minutes getting it plugged in.

Okay, there we go and there must be a missing bracket up here where this this one is or was or supposed to be. And let's get some zip ties, zip tie this back how it was or we could come in clutch which is what we're going to like to do. We're going to put one of these little guys on there. We're going to put this thing so Factory Oh, do they really go this way? Who would B of these things? We're going to come in super Factory Style with the Christmas tree zip tie and flush Cuts way.
Nobody gets hurt. We'll even make them go the same way for our OCD viewers. Okay, that's just the kind of nice guys we are. We'll flush cut it.

the other side had this on there cuz apparently nobody had fiddled with it. Um, we're going to run this one down on the inside. What's up Miss though? um, we're rolling so make sure you don't see anything naughty. What should I charge the Mazda $1 million rever r Brandon yeah, nothing you can't charge.

You want to go to Hell woman? huh? I Don't think that's that. Well, if it was Works based religion, that's how it works. All right one. let's see here.

I Can't get to. Come on baby. get in there. There we go.

Oh yeah, that looks good. Real good. That guy's going to love that he's going to look in here and think kind of shop did I go to. Okay, there's that.

And then these ones will go on this. Brak hose once we put the brakes on, but now we've got her all Factory looking in case in case he goes to the car show. keep that from getting all nasty and Rusty slip this on I tighten up our axle nut a little bit because I came I Went ahead and tightened up that little guy over there. the tie R in So I didn't forget.

That's not a thing you want to forget so rest assured it was torqued to Speck This has not been torqued to spec though, so we're going to hold that on. We've got our bracket. We get a little bit of the blue Loctite Looks like he's got this stuff all lubed up already. He just did his own brake job so should be good to go.

Got the blue Loctite on there. we'll slip that in I think these are 100 ft-lbs I'll look it up and double check it for sure. but I think that's what it said for the caler mounting bracket. Sounds about right 21.

Oh good. Guess that one's tight. That one's tight. However, before you put your caliper on, install your pads which we will do.

got the Squealer on the Leading Edge There, that's it. We put them on in the same direction in which we took them off. We're going to grab a little silly Ramic Here we'll just put a little on our finger. folic Pistons We're going to wipe a little.

hey, it's that guy on the inside of our ears here. not your ears on your head, the ears on these caliper brackets. Hopefully this thing hasn't pushed out at all. All right, Doesn't appear that it has, cuz it slips on ever so so gingerly.

Almost perfectly. Get a dirty napkin wipe your fingers on. Hello! Come over here. get your caliper bolts in there.
Make sure when you're putting this on you don't put a little pigtail on it cuz if you do, we'll show thousands of people on the internet and they'll act like they've never done it before. There's that one. We'll do the upper one here. There's that one lightly snugged.

The only thing we have left over here. if this video fits together seamlessly, it'll be blown away. Let's see, we're going to torque this down. That's 100 lb feet of torque on that little fell according to service data or 107.5 is what we went to.

That's pretty well that on this side folks. now. I've just got to go ahead and do the same thing on the other side. see where our wires are up to there.

Everything's plugged in, everybody's happy, everybody's torqued down. New U Joint installed. Last thing we're going to do is throw the cover on the diff I Was looking at my work there I Just showed you and this guy forgot to put the ABS wires on that brake hose. fig I' tell you I Went back through and did that before somebody's keyboard catches on fire.

So we're going to use a gasket I don't know why had a gasket on it. Typically these are silicone from the factory. They got a big thick cover and a nice machine surface. so you can use a paper gasket if your little heart desires.

Somebody had silicone the gasket to the cover. not not real sure about that, but we'll just pop her in dry like this. or if you want you can just silicone. the cover on Permex makes a silicone specific for gear oil actually.

And a little fun fact: if you get the factory Mopar stuff the black stuff and you get some of the factory Mopar Transmission RTV and you mix the two together so one's black and the one's orange. If you mix them together, they smoke I'm not sure why but they do. It's always fun to do my friend that works at Chrysler God showed me that. So naturally the first thing I did when I got off the phone with him when he was telling me that is I mix them together.

Now'll be D smoked. It was a long time ago we talked about it. I Remember getting really excited about it. We'll do some skipping around here for a moment, kind of get them somewhat close.

We get too excited see if we skipped any. Oh yeah, we missed that one. No particular order. Let's make sure we have more really close.

All right here we go: 30 footb. Oops, we're 31.4 Flash that big red light at you like you're an idiot. I Think that's all of them, perhaps. but we'll go around and double check them all here.

Perhaps the first time in my life I've ever torqued a differential cover on camera. We'll say, well, look at that. We got them all. We're done.

Put little oil in it. We're going to fill her up with the 80 Dub 90. Just conventional. You can use whatever you like Factory Fills 80 du 90.

Got some here from Beline. not a sponsor who hit the whole fella. I Don't know how much they hold, but more than what we have in our hand. I'm me.
It's my favorite part and we're going to take and spin it around town here. We just want to get our gears nice and Luy there it is. I'll go get some more and finish filling her up. You know it's full when it gushes out the hole like that.

So we'll spin our axle around again. here. There's that, we'll snug it up and it's past five. Everybody's left me.

It's quiet here again, so we'll snug that up. We find the dirty rag here on the floor. wipe off for a mess I Don't feel like finishing it tonight cuz I Want to go home and play fortnite? My kids Don't even play fortnite with me anymore. They're a shame to me I can't build give you one last flyby let you know that I did fix that.

Okay well you can't see cuz of the way the the glare is or whatever the weight balance but that's it's all hooked back up I think everybody's happy now it's all put back together. we'll just leave it on the lift. overnight should be dry in the morning right? Everything's good. He's got his new axle joints that's what he came here for and his seals.

Other than that, going home who's ready? Go 81,000 211 on this little guy. Wheels are on, wheels are torqued Windows Going up it's a new day I think I thought we had left to do is go drive this little fell. It looked like everything else was boled on and tightened down. The thing is, the guy was going to drop this thing off at my shop last week or something and started driving it here and then ended up having it towed here cuz he didn't dare drive it cuz it was doing something I guess it was vibrating real bad I don't know if there's any lights on but no lights on now so I'm going to take it for a little bit of a drive before I call him cuz I think he is like an hour away or something so we'll go Cruise it oh m oh he.

that's it folks. uh seems to run and drive good. Uh, as far as the other problem they're having I'm not sure I'll speak to the customer a little more and maybe get some more details, but it seems to run and drive nice to me. Uh, the job we did turned out good.

the inner axle seals and then the um axle ujoint. So I think I mentioned earlier maybe the other day when we were doing a video on this that I'll link. uh, the other video we did on the Jeep where we did front axle joints and I don't know if we ended up doing wheel bearings or something but where we actually I think we just did maybe the front front U joint something like that. So I'll link that video so you can see how I put the U-joints in this same way I did them on that.

you know we just you know, chop them out P the new ones in and you know, good to go. So so that's it. Comment section, questions, Comments: the insty the Facebook you guys know where to find us, we're still not on Tik Tok can't get that scumbag off there Tik Tok they're pretty impossible to deal with I think it's China I'm not real sure anyhow, viewers, just viewers. If I can do it, you can do it.
Thanks for watching.

91 thoughts on “Jeep wrangler: front inner axle seals – part ii”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @johnvrba3627 says:

    What about shim shrinkage?

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @stradplayer90 says:

    I'll guide you in. Elohel!

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @price9195 says:

    if you had a Lite-Brite you would remember

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @abec7922 says:

    That’s some pretty countryside you have up there, Eric. Thanks for the vid.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @williamkraft5574 says:

    You can always guarantee a click if you add Mrs. O in the thumbnail. BTW why are the spray cans not making any noises anymore? Did I miss something?

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Grumpy_Granddad says:

    Lovely to see Mrs O has picked up the basic engineering skill — "Use a Hammer", has she gotten to the lesson of "If that one doesn't work get a bigger one"?

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @wadetaylor3195 says:

    Thanks for the video. I know when i did my diy rear dif drain and fill i used a gasket instead of RTV because RTV instructions said to wait something like 8-10 hrs before i could refill. Is that true?

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @BDKennels says:

    Half of being a good mechanic is knowing what kind of hammer to hit stuff with.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @wadepatton2433 says:

    Love the countryside drive. Have a neighbor from up there. We're in TN.
    Keep on FIXIN' stuff man, you're Legend already-
    and the Mrs. gets honorable mention!

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Chico-td2fy says:

    Epic test drive 😊

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @jeffcooper5789 says:

    Mrs. O swings a mean hammer. Nice to see the back and forth jabs.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @jeffcooper5789 says:

    What brand of light is that?

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @johnvrba3627 says:

    You finally found some good help

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @laurencefrench3828 says:

    Mrs. O is assume

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @rockstarfan886 says:

    This video rated NC-17 😂😂

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Clearanceman2 says:

    She says "I'll guide YOU in." LOL

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @WouterB76 says:

    Been watching you work on cars for ten years, finally bought me a SMA hoody.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @MikeTerry1969 says:

    I still chuckle every time Eric says, "Hey, it's that guy!"

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @lackeydehackey405 says:

    Sheep retired?

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @timcritz3194 says:

    " grab the end of my shaft " thought I was on pornhub for a second.

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @gomerhondo7249 says:

    Who needs to build in FortNight. Just be a good shot! I suck at building too.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @hansjansen7047 says:

    Nice finale. Beautiful country scenery. I used to drive down I 390 a bit and noticed a spot where you could see across a valley to the east with a panoramic view. That was in a truck and you can't just stop and take a picture, so on the way to Florida back in '97 with the family in an RV, I did take a picture, bur that was before we had a digital camera and the print is now lost. I still look around when I'm up high like that to catch a glimpse of large tracts of mixed forest and farmland.

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @rogern5368 says:

    Nice work and a great test drive checking out the scenery ! The upper PRNY is a piece of gods country !
    As always “ Thanks for posting”
    This and about six bucks will get ya a cup of joe at Starbucks if you have one there. Have a good weekend !!!

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @timothycooney986 says:

    Always a thorough job, attentive to details.

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @stephen7mgte says:

    Great vid and a lovely drive at the end eric, just looks like scotland. Stunning scenery

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @oldbiker9739 says:

    that was a nice drive in the county .

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @oldbiker9739 says:

    I forgot to check the vent one time , and because there in mud and ice it came back with leaking inner seals , the vent was plugged ,so when I cleaned it you could hear the air moving , that was close , didn't want to do it again lol.

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @verntou8228 says:

    I never realized how much these Jeeps cost, I now know why folks fix them.💵

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @sixty9fordkiller says:

    "you just wanna pull out here occasionally……..to make sure its going in straight"

    i was laughing for a minute straight!!!! 😂😂😂

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @verntou8228 says:

    Never thought to draw that on my etch-o-sketch. The jokes on this one were pretty okay.

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @kujansu says:

    The Comment in the first video about replacing the Nyloc on the ball joint, was that just in gist ?

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @timd1833 says:

    Great repair! Nice country morning ride-around, too. Thanks for including that!😉

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @GNX157 says:

    What test light with built in voltmeter are you currently using? I didn’t see one listed in your A store.

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @marshalllarson8970 says:

    Apparently you needed a break so you went on an extended scenic drive on the customer's gas. LOL I was beginning to think you two should get a room!

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @firstielasty1162 says:

    Very interesting…the smoking mixture of the two types of gasket maker.
    After the smoking, did it form a material that would make a good gasket? Rigid, pliable, etc.?
    A lot of polymerizations are exothermic…releasing heat. It can be hazardous in chemical manufacturing, even to the point of causing explosions..some intentional polymerizations require cooling to prevent this. A reaction that went safely in small quantities can literally turn into a bomb if scaled up without considering this.
    Bondo is a good example..barely warms in a thin layer, gets mighty hot if it hardens in a big blob…surface to volume ratio changes unfavorably, heat can't escape.
    I don't recall seeing you fix a VW, or maybe any euro-car…do you avoid them? Probably a smart move. I used to like 'em, but…nah. no more.

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @ntwozwb says:

    Regarding the gear lube refill, that's my favorite part too. I never want to get to the age where that noise isn't funny.

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @missulu says:

    Thanks for the video! I never knew they used a sleeve on the shaft, I was thinking the shaft rode on that seal!?! I couldn't even picture how that thing could hold up more than the first 10 minutes!lol! Great video!

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @bobmanzi7712 says:

    great stuff thanks

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @stevegriffith8680 says:

    Owner could very well have hit a bump and upset the front end. Jeeps love the death wobbles every now and then. Or as Chrysler like to call it”steering oscillation” ram has the same issue. People put small lifts or leveling kits on to be cheap but don’t realize they just changed the geometry on the front end and not to mention the wide wheels and large tires do ball joints and track bars no favors. If you’re going lift your truck make sure you do it right.

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @vg3430 says:

    Yes..TikTok is straight up Chinese spyware. We were briefed on this threat back around 2011 when I was still on active duty.

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Gargentor says:

    I did this job on a regular customer’s vehicle not too long ago, and it was the same color. I tossed those plastic rings in the trash though 😅

    I got into this field in 2017 and you have been like a mentor to me, so just wanted to say thanks for all of the help and encouragement along the way!

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @bpedoniquott7971 says:

    Turn the lights out, you kids

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @dosman01302 says:

    Uhh ohh a little norm Abraham music, or the wood Wright shop. Can't remember!

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @KendrasEdge757 says:

    It’s always good to pull out occasionally!! Great advice as always over at South Main Auto teaching valuable life lessons and skills while repairing vehicles with the “innocent” Mrs. O. Good stuff!!! Yall are the perfect couple!!

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @keithzimmerman2035 says:

    Back some time ago, you had a title, about a silver bullet.
    This was referring to Identifix.
    You seemed apologetic, for using it to expedite the diagnostic process.
    Well I have been out of the auto tech trade since 2004.
    I have experienced the benefits of this tool.
    It cost you to have this tool and I would hope you don't apologize for using it.
    I enjoy your channel very much.

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @garysgarage3669 says:

    I kinda want to buy some Mopar gear lube and Mopar trans fluid now.

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @kaafromoz says:

    Thanks Eric, enjoyed these seal replacement videos, it was nice to see your lovely Mrs. O showing off her huge muscle power driving the seal home and really loved your test drive showing me the beautiful countryside.
    Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @stewart6315 says:

    Another great video! The innocent Ms "O" makes a good second hand! She needs a raise for working in the shop! The conversing between the two of you during the seal installs was priceless! I also loved the test drive scenery! Much more scenic than NW Ohio… Keep up the good work and Happy Holidays to you and your family!

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @jordancampbell5010 says:

    Good Day, sir, I was wondering what would you recommend for a good all around. Scan to look into spend 7 to $2200. I work on mainly GM and forward the audio import. I am a hobby type shop that helps out lots of friends trying to save them money so we can all afford to eat lol what a thing

  50. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @user-tg7zb9zk7x says:

    As always, good work. Thanks for everything.

  51. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @robertlacob8831 says:

    Another SMA excellent job completed.

  52. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @ismaelcarrerojr7124 says:

    You go Mrs. O

  53. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @fredsalter1915 says:

    Is that a "full-floating" axle?

  54. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @garyosborne8906 says:

    Glad to see Mrs. O can swing a hammer. Not everyone can do that with that level of efficiency. Beautiful country up there. Looks like fun roads for one of my sports cars. Love your videos. There are still some old ones I have yet to see so I watch those while binge watching waiting for your next new one. One of these days I’ll get to them all.

  55. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @aarondean8299 says:

    Great job done and great video. Aaron from Canada.

  56. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @gregjohnson2073 says:

    Why in the world would they put the aeals insibe the case?

  57. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @ellobodorado3593 says:

    🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪🎅🎅🎅🌲🌲🌲🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

  58. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @tonynicholson3328 says:

    The Mr and Mrs O show with special guests, the performing seals…😮

  59. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @natetallman says:

    Best narration ever

  60. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @kevinbarry71 says:

    "Don't pull out yet". That's the reason I have a daughter turning 21 next week. Best thing I ever did

  61. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @sidvis7235 says:

    You're one of only a few that actually correctly says "pound-feet" 🙂Another great video. Love your very capable seal driver operator. Great job, Vanessa!

  62. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Adirondacks4me says:

    Oh it's China, no doubt about it..

  63. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @HouseCallAutoRepair says:

    Tik tak tok….. Spyware…. Mockery, China's amusement…

  64. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Apodalont says:

    OK the classical guitar at the end is that a new thing? I liked it!

  65. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @alanw9295 says:

    Another great vid,, Mrs. O swings a mean hammer.

  66. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @thomasestrada1479 says:

    Great job and video and really enjoyed the “Cruisin’ with Eric O” segment.

  67. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Diga784 says:

    NEVER pull out to early, got it.😋😋😋😋

  68. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @fhkqdude says:

    you can tell when Eric likes a car, it gets extra fluidfilm

  69. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @kush2121 says:

    Eric, you are a fantastic mechanic and teacher. I've gained majority of my repair knowledge from you. Keep up the excellent work!

  70. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @athletikonaol says:

    Can't say for sure, but my guess is most shops don't bother changing out U joints. They want to replace the whole assy. And jack the price into the sky. But they don't have Master Tech Mrs O to keep the shop running smooth.

  71. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @MKdefends says:

    I refuse to join Tick Tok , Great job as always and also Mrs O , Toy Story time was great memories , Etcher sketch and drawing ding dongs ? I could only draw stairs and gave up, and went to build The Visitable Model Wankle Rotory Engine with real moving parts..
    Not only do we learn some free Tip fridays here at SMA, we get to enjoy the shop Kitty change the mood of things. PRICELESS , Thanks Eric O for the memories and laughs .

  72. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @USA_27 says:

    Nice Work

  73. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @johncraig406 says:

    enjoyed the drive through the country Eric

  74. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @devans2925 says:

    Eric your the best, even got the Mrs involved on this one………………………been a mechanic for over 40 years and have never come across anyone as genuine as you are…………….Im interested to know what the can of spritz is ( I know not sponsored) the stuff looks like a foamy JB-80, please share……………………..and keep up the great service you provide to both your customers and your subscribers.

  75. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @wakcedout says:

    Fortnite Eric….come on at least pubg lol

  76. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @bmanloveshondas says:

    My son said he will play fortnite with you haha

  77. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @rharris7635 says:

    Thanks for the tour,,,(the sun was even out!)

  78. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Yawwee says:

    Great 2 part video – lots of hammering and cleaning and torquing !!! Mrs. O. getting in on the hammering too !!!! Another quality job from PRNY SMA Avoca !!!!!

  79. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @danp6101 says:

    Hey Eric, if you drove for another 10 minutes you could of got a cheese stake from Philly.

  80. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @guymitchell3842 says:

    I wish I could spend two or more months with you just for the education. Great job

  81. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @richardsmith2721 says:

    This video would be perfect if you also made a trip to Wilbert's.

  82. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @johnnelson4554 says:

    Surprised the owner didn’t splurge for new bearings… they’re relatively inexpensive and replacing one later would more cost far more than replacing both now!

  83. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @timlochner9147 says:

    I have actually put the whole diff in the freezer to shrink it a couple thousandsths Makes all the difference in the world.

  84. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @MoeLarry1 says:

    Done rite 👍😁✌️🖖

  85. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @danbrown3043 says:

    you always talk about service data.. and programs for specs.. how often do you got to get out the ol faithful Chilton books or Haye books.. im recently new subscriber juat about two years but imagine or easy service data would be on the pre obd vehicles? or do they have service data for that to? I been out of mechanics awhile just curious.. awesome channel!

  86. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @pharmmech says:

    Laughing to myself. A cross bolt torque pattern on a differential cover . All the years i was an automotive tech i have never seen that. Just funny to me

  87. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @dlschgo says:

    Mrs. O laying pipe. Another fantasy realized.

  88. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @emthur says:

    Enjoyed you taking 'er for a rip – Upstate NYS scenery is so underrated!

  89. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @wadepatton2433 says:

    Hey you can use a piece of paper as a filter when the light is too bright for the shot.

  90. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @johnzubil2875 says:

    I wonder what this cost.

  91. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @danielwirth8388 says:

    I had all 3 toys you mentioned. Your right on with your info.lol😂

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