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What….a mechanic has time off for vacation? Should of been a postal worker.
You know you don't have to replace the entire axle just because it has a bad boot right? If the actual CV joint is still solid there are tools out there that let you replace the boot for a fraction of the cost of changing the whole axle. Actually that said you can replace the boots with just a funnel if you get the stretch-a-boot and they only cost about 20 bucks and all that fighting to get the shaft out of the transmision could have been avoided.
why not just replace the boot, since the joints are okay.
why not just replace the boots?
Ray why change the whole axle not just do the cv boot/rubber would have been much quicker and less cost on the customer
IS there a reason why they tell you on the destructions for the tie-rod pullers to do it by hand and not with an impact gun?
Critical thinking… 😛
Great vid, wish I had a mechanic like you over in my neck of the woods. They all seem to be money grabbing a-holes that want to replace a transmission, half the engine and repair the AC when you take a car in for a simple job you don't want to do yourself – but end up doing it anyway.
I see you're getting more Milwaukee tools. You need a big M18 impact to replace the quaint Rigid that seems to offer so little torque that you need to start removing those CV/Hub bolts by hand. Back in the day when big compressors and a big Ingersol Rand gun was king I did sheer off such a bolt but the big battery impacts seem to be less violent (hence less kick back) but still as effective. My M18 1/2" impact, along with the right angled M12 you have there, were the best tool purchases I've ever made. The big gun is Godlike. If you are venturing into the world of M18, get the tool and the biggest battery you can afford. The bigger batteries do offer more torque on the impacts if you have to wail on a bolt for a while (like 10 seconds or more – which is rare for those guns).
Thanks for calming down the masses. I was about to run out and check my 2wd pichemup truck. LOL
If the joints are ok, and the axles are ok, just needs cv boots, the wtf are you putting in new axles?!?! You’re no better than the rip-off shop.
One of my instructors gave me a tip about these stuck axles bc my partner and I were trying to get a axle out on a 2007 CRV and he had my partner use an air hammer (lightly) and me with a pry bar to break the rust free and loosen it out it worked really well. Not trying to say you’re doing anything wrong you’re a great technician and I’m just a novice.
I always use a large hammer to remove tierods. Whack the suspension housing, not the tierod and 9/10 times to jolt will free the tierod without damage. The housing kinda bites the tierod thread under load and the jolt frees this.
You put the floor mat in backwards, thats the problem.
"People put themselves in front of other people for financial gain…" There's a name for that type of economic system. It's called capitalism.
I did a complete brake job on my 1999 dodge ram van, 2500, I replaced everything, had to take it for state inspection, get a a guy who comes out, and says I need a complete brake service to pass state inspection, I said nope I just did a all around brake service, yesterday, it doesn't need brakes to pass, to which the shop guy said well we didn't really check em yet, to which I said, then how did you know it needed a all around brake job, he didn't answer, and walked away, I got the van back fully inspected, I reported the shop, and they have since went out of business, I shared my bad time, to every local forum I could, couldn't of happen to a nicer place.
They probably cut them
I was having same problem here in RO. Failed at annual safety check. I have to change brake hose (contaminated with petroleum product; report says) to pass the test.
Thanks again for sharing this video with us.
You say "I dont know why people assume we are lying to them" and yet all the time you get people in who have had lies and scams pushed on them by your local shops
Why do do you replace the whole axles? You said they were not worn out!? Why not only replace the boots ? Sorry for my english 😀
Just a thought….So if the cv joints are not worn, why not replace the rubber gaiters and re-pack with grease?
Tie rod no need to remove…………..
that there are good people who want to make an HONEST living is always hope for a better future for our world. My hat is off to you, we need more people like you : )
Why not just smack the steering knuckle with a hammer to pop the tie rod out? I have done it way for years, and have never had an issue doing it that way.
Don't you just love it when someone drops the ball and brings you the wrong part ! Not as if it was a short wait but almost half a day and what they send won't work anyway you try !
Hey Ray, Big fan of your content. You're funny, but yet knowledgeable way of fixing things is just a "kick in the pants" lol I just wanted to give a little story about having a tire shop…. cough Firestone cough try to use "scare tactics" to make me spend money at their establishment. I wanted them to check the tire pressure, or change a tire out, on my Chevy Cavalier, at the time, and they thought they would try to tell me that the Master Cylinder was leaking brake fluid all over, I knew that it wasn't, so I told them to take my car down and I will take it home and decide that for myself, they told me that they "don't suggest me driving it until that part was fixed" and I told them to take it down now, reluctantly they did and when I got home I took the tires off and the rotors were dry as a Bone. I no longer trust or shop at said place 🙂 Keep up the good work, and showing that not all mechanics are money hungry or crappy at their job. Have a Good Day.
When them damn snap rings really don't want to let go I'll cut the inner CV boot and remove the shaft/bearings from the inner CV cup and get my slide hammer with the 3 jaw puller adaptor. Works like a charm.
This is why I use oem parts
Hmm, I thought you were just going to replace the boots and regrease. I don’t think it needed new drive shafts!
that means that Mighty Mouse is on the way. Memory lane.
why are Americans reluctant to use any penetrating fluid on any fastener? and why remove the whole driveshaft when only doing an outer CV Joint? cost the poor customer twice in labour.
EDIT: YOY CHANGED THE WHOLE SHAFT FOR A TORN BOOT!?!?! FFS! 🤨
Honest question, why replace the whole axle when the boot is just ripped? Just good practice or dont feel like replacing the boot?
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VW used to make clamshell axle boots so one did not have to remove lots of parts to replace the boot.
WTF? why did you replace both axels… Do you now it only needed this rubber covers?
I had the same problem like 3 or 4 times before here in my shop getting an axle out of a car. I used a ratchet strap and wrapped it around between the trans. and the cv joint and attached to outer part of control arm. I tightened up the ratchet strap and then tapped the cv joint with a hammer and she popped right out. The reason for using the strap was because I thought I might brake the aluminum housing of the trans. if I persisted in using the pry bar tools to get it out. I'm not at all trying to tell you how to do your job, just giving a little info. to you to try the next time you might encounter that same issue. 🙂 Good videos
As a mechanic I may not service all parts of a vehicle. I will inform customer if there is something that is dangerous and effective that I do not service I am not trying to scare them. I am informing them to bring it to a full service shop i.e. like you
reeeeee lmao
Great honesty which gets Rainman a gold star. Secondly, a piece of cake to do axles on this VW. Well, except for the extraction difficulty. But they have been in there for a few miles and they seemed at home there. A second gold star is issued to VW for not making the process a pain in the rear and requiring a bunch of special factory tools to get it apart. Thanks VW! Honda, were you paying attention?
Is alignment required after this job?
A new boot & a bit grease can do……
Those poor rotors XD
I drove from Texas to Montana and brought my Tundra in to the Toyota dealership for the rust recall while there. I didn't live near a Toyota dealership back home. Not only did they not complete the recall by rust-proofing the frame while reporting to Toyota that they had done so, they also tried to sell me this very same job for $1700. They told me I would be lucky to make it back home if I didn't do it immediately, despite the truck working flawlessly on the trip up. I had them show me the cv axles, and they were in about the same condition as this car. I declined, made it home fine, and my husband and his dad did it for about $20 in parts and an afternoon in the driveway.
Why replace the whole axel? Why not just change the rubber? That what we do in Europe. Special tool to get them back on.
Why not just replace the cv boot instead of the whole drive shaft? Not picking fault, just curious
i,m pleased for your honesty and integrity
I got 2 new front brake rotors for a car one day at work and I open the second box and someone had neglected to drill it for the wheel studs. I dont even know how that happens lol
my favorite when working at a shop was getting the right box with the wrong part. that was always fun.
LOL great video, had the same problem with my Santa Fe CV's, after a lot of swearing I finally got them out but getting them back in was a nightmare. Much respect.
Your a little strange but that's OK – Love the channel. Informative and accurate.