Repairing Front Suspension Rattles
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2017
- In this video we cover the front sway bar links that are often a cause of a rattle complaint on many different makes and models. This is not always the cause of the rattles but it is something that should be checked along with control arm bushings, sway bar bushings, ball joints, struts etc... --Enjoy!
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Good luck Hannah. Nursing is a great field (my daughter is an RN). Hope you enjoy it. We will miss you.
Hannah, always handing Mr. O. the ratchet the opposite direction he needs, comedy God and keeps him on his toes. Wish you great success in nursing school and beyond.
that's how he left them last, the pitfalls of trying to make videos properly and wrench at the same time... OK OK, just wrenching period, your mind is screaming along thinking about the rest of the job and second guessing every bolt and nut, people lives are in your hands! one wrong bolt missed and fatal wreck could occur:))
Thanks for the tip about not checking sway bar links with only one side jacked up. I had a horrible clunking noise coming from the front but every time I checked the suspension (by jacking one side up at a time and removing the whee) everything was nice and tight. After keeping the car on the ground and giving it the ol’ reach-around, I found the sway bar links to be very loose. Replacing them was very straightforward with minimal cursing, and now the front end is nice and quiet.
makes me feel like when my Daughter went off to College, bitter sweet. Good luck Hannah.
13:37 Farewell Hannah. Thank you for all your help. Sorry to see you go but happy to hear of your need adventure at college! Good luck! Do your best and hope to see you on a video now and then!
Good thing this popped up on my front page. I am pretty sure I have this issue in my 2006 Chrysler T & C. Did change the struts & still does it. Going to my mechanic this a.m. to get him to check them. I'm a senior women who still has an interest in autos.. My motto has been if you own something, being car, house, etc., you better know how things work. Thanks to you tube & programs like yours.
Good luck Hannah, you will make a great nurse. My daughter is a nurse working in the birthing unit. Be strong and proud, us old people are counting on your success. What's poor dad going to do without his right hand man, I mean woman. You got the world by the tail, make us all proud, have some fun on the way, but not to much. LOL. Will miss you. Doug.
I saw this video just now and it was produced 3 years ago. Just realized Hanna was going to nursing school. Hope she mastered the material with flying colors and still remains inspired to do the job. God bless u, ur family and studies.
So long Hannah. We had the good fortune of spending an afternoon at SMA with you. You contributed to the family atmosphere at the shop. Wish you much success!
Good luck Hannah! You know Eric O is going to be lost without you! But, it is easy to see how proud of you he is! Best wishes on your education and career....hope you stop by from time to time! With kindest personal regards..
My college professor once told me, "Not everyone knows that. We should never assume people know what you know." Information is always valuable to someone. Thanks for the video.
Good luck Hannah...the diligent silent respectful non-complaining studious helper you are....you'll do very well.
She has already learned what took me over 30 years to learn: Shut up and do your job. Gets you pretty far ahead of the competition.
Goodbye Hannah and Hello Nurse! You'll be able to come back and patch up Eric's skinned knuckles. Good luck in the new career.
I agree 100%, she has the qualities that are important in the workforce. As a nurse you're constantly dealing with people, so that being said she'll do excellent in her career. God bless Hannah!
Best wishes to you Hanna. Please feel free to come back and harass Eric. It was great having you in the videos. Love ya
As a rookie I’d love more vids like this.
General knowledge on what to check first is so valuable thanks for ur hard work.
Nursing is a great field - lots of options. My sister got out of nursing school last year and had a job offer down here in CT before she actually graduated. Loves her job with babies and is making a killing. Good luck.
Pretty enough to stop a heart, skilled enough to start it again. Good luck Hannah!
So true
Many years from now, Hanna's kids are going to ask her why she uses so much Brake Clean around the house and she will stare off into the distance wistfully and say... "there's your problem lady"
I guess Im randomly asking but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account??
I stupidly lost the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
@Bo Huxley i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Bo Huxley It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account!
@Merrick Nixon Glad I could help =)
Eric, I followed your advice on the sway bar links making a rattling sound on my wife’s 2006 Equinox. I replaced both links and it’s like a new car. Took care of the rattle and improved the handling. Thanks!!
Thanks miss Hannah O for helping out pops. Very essential help with SMAs channel. You'll be back before you know it. Best regards with future endeavors
Hanna ...Remember to NOT use those tools (and BrakeKlean) in your new profession :) Good luck and thank you for making PaPa O's job a lot easier... We will miss you
God bless you Hanna !! we will miss you!! please come back for a cameo appearance occasionally !! Tell Dr. O to switch his air tools in the correct direction after each use !!! duh
Work hard, Hannah...that is all that school is. The whole SMA community is wishin' ya the best.
Fantastic video. I've been chasing a rattle for months. 60 bucks and two hours later, van is running as quiet as the day I bought it!! Thanks for the info.
Eric, thank you so much! A few months ago, on my daughter's car, I found and replaced a loose tie rod end because you said to check that whenever you have the wheels off. Later I could hear knocking sounds and because of your video here, I replaced a sway bar link and that solved my problem.
This is totally true! I started changing control arms, but decided to reach for the low hanging fruit and change those links. All went quiet after that.
Thanks for the explanation of the symptoms and different tensions on lift vs ground vs jack. Very helpful. Not most know this, the intro was a good length to explain enough points.
Best of luck Hannah, that is a very noble profession you have chosen.
We will miss you Hanna! Good luck with your new career. XOXO :(
If Hannah's nursing skills are equivalent to Eric's mechanical skills she will do very well and there will be a lot of happy patients.
Leave "BIG NASTY" with Eric...Don't forget that her work ethics being as good as Eric's..I admire you both
Miss Hannah, good luck with school. You will be missed.
Good luck kid, give her an extra hug.
Good luck Hannah on nursing school. It's a great career choice and in extremely high demand.
Good bye, Hannah! As I told my daughters, the secret to college is to always GO TO CLASS. You'll do well, I'm sure, and will make a fine nurse. Perhaps you can take care of Eric in his old age just like you have in the shop these last several months. He'll miss you a lot, so swing by the shop whenever you come home so you can cheer him up (and us too if you decide to do another video).
This is exactly what was wrong with my car. I told my husband that I couldn't hold it in the road hardly if I hit a bump...tonight while I was pulling into my driveway the whole tire and rim fell off... The thing with the bolts that you screw the lug nuts on fell off too. The wheel bearing maybe... I'm so mad!!! Thank you for this video!! I'll just watch a hundred of these videos and go out and do it myself! Lovely! Just Lovely!! I'm so mad!!
great vid. I learned a lot from your videos. I am an avid watcher and i watched this one because my wife has a clunk noise. I noticed a little play in the lower ball joint. I am replacing the end links because of this video. I appreciate everything you do.
as well as the ball joints
You need to do a "tribute to Hannah" or "best/worst of Hannah" video
I hope she's doing very well in school
G'day, Mr. O! We're going to miss your lovely assistant, Miss. Hannah! (The best in your adventure, Miss. Hannah!) By the way, torque to specs! Two Ugga Dugga, or three Ugga duggas etc... it always cracks me up!!! Thank you for "Repairing Front Suspension Rattles!" Cheers!
Hannah has recently made watching the channel more enjoyable. Your conversations always crack me up. Good luck!
Farewell. Best of luck for the future Hannah.
I bet Hannah loved your comment about "Safety Third". You said that on another video.
Good Luck on your future endeavors Hannah!
Don't leave Hannah, you keep Eric all tooled up. Have a fantastic time at college, that was my best time.
You are a real mechanic,you have earned my respect.
So glad you did not shorten the intro! I've been searching high and low for feedback on weather sway bars can cause those type of noises. Thanks for taking the time to lay it out. Much much appreciated. And please keep cranking out the details. The close ups and explanations on how something looks or heard is very helpful. And thoughtful.
Goodbye, Hannah, and good luck! It's at this point that we all watch SMA auger into the ground because of you're absence. (just a word of caution, DON'T hand the surgeon a scalpel turned to the wrong direction!!!!!) :-)
This guy is awesome! Very thorough, no BS. I wish I found him a long time ago.
Agreed, best way to check is with vehicle on the ground. Turn the steering to one side, one person with their hand on the sway bar and one person wiggles the steering wheel back and forth. Also works great for tie rod ends.
Good luck in school Hannah! Keep your nose to the books and easy on partying! You got this!
Plannin on smashing. Found out she going to my school. Rippers for days boys.
never say goodbye but always... good luck in your new adventures Hanna!
I only recently found your channel, and watching a lot of old videos. Hannah is so awesome. I hope 2 years later she is doing amazing at whatever she is now doing!
Hannah good luck in your new adventure of nursing.
Double thumbs up fantastic overview of the Sway Bar and Sway Bar Links function, problem diagnosis, and replacement! Keep up the good work.
Thanks Eric and best of luck Hannah!!!
Good Luck Hannah! It was fun having you on here with Eric. Nice short Video and very informative!
Good luck Hanna (Hannah?) whoever you are!
Godspeed Hannah!
All the best Miss Hannah! Study hard and make Eric O. proud!
Thank you Hannah for your great content. Wish you all the best in all your endeavours. Great video Eric O.
Best of luck Hannah.....
DR.O &NURSE HANNAH GOOD COMBO
So long Hannah!! I'm sure we will see you again sometime. Probably once you are a full blown nurse and the man behind the camera ends up needing stitches or has a piece of wire from the wire wheel of death in his eye.... Best of luck!!!!
Best wishes to Hannah in her future endeavors in life. I'm sure she enjoyed all the things she learned from working for you Eric. Thanks fir sharing the info on the sway bar link.
Good to see you again 'mystery' Hanna, good luck in nursing school, if you ever run into a difficult situation just ask yourself, what would 'eric o' do. You got this girl
"I hear the oceon" haha made me chuckle, thanks for another video, cant believe you didnt need to cut them off.
Dont be sad Eric.....you still have your biggest fan......BRAKE CLEAN......LOL......Good luck Hannah...
Good luck Hannah thanks for hanging out with us we'll miss you!
Good luck in all your future endeavors Hannah, we will miss you.
Thanks for being a part of SMA Hannah. Good luck to you in all your future endeavors.
Wish Hannah the best in College. You two seemed to work well together. My guess is that she is family, just not sure in what way.
She is family, whether she's related or not❗ 💕
I love your videos. Have learnt a lot from them and gained in confidence massively in the last couple of months.
All the very best of luck Hannah,from the UK.
Enjoy your videos - it's hard to find good help - good luck Hannah!
Good luck in school Miss Hannah. I've enjoyed watching you help your Dad.
Thank you Eric. Your video was very helpful to me. Today, I just change sway bar links on my 2012 Chevy Malibu. Took your advised. And it worked.
Just stumbled on this one. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Changed out a lot of those links. First one had to be a Caravan. Miss Hanna must be all graduating by now. Tnx Mr E from Rochester
Good luck Hannah. Thanks Eric O.
Good Luck, Hannah!!!
Good luck Hannah! Nurses do all the hard work. True story, during the birth of my oldest son, the doctor showed up right before delivery and spent most of the time playing with his phone while the RN did all the work.
P.S. Eric, you were going to reveal the true identity of a super hero? WTF?
Good luck Hannah! I have a couple of cousins who are nurses and they have had very rewarding careers! I am sure you will do great!
study hard hannah be the best you can be out there. eric another great vid man.
Hi Hannah good luck in your new carear.
You have a wonderful parents.
God bless all of you.
Fare Well Hannah! Best of luck in your upcoming adventures. You will be greatly missed at the SMA shop and here on CZcams.
Good luck in your future endeavors, Hannah! It's been an entertaining run - was good to know you on the SMA channel! :)
Sway bar end links ... GRRR! Always a fight! Those came off easier than I've ever seen, though!
That vehicle wasn't born in NY, I take it. Looks to be in mint shape. Always cheaper to keep what you've got than to buy something else, especially in the super-expensive Northeast here. Better to fix everything, and keep on driving.
Wish we had good mechanics in my neck of the woods like that lol, take care Hanna good luck in school hope you come back again.
Eric O.
Time to bring back Mrs. O as your video side kick.
Good luck Hannah. Great video Eric as usual. Keep them coming :)
Video interruptions, bad air...that compressor needs to go! Thanks Eric and Hannah for another great and fun video.
Horror fright for the win! Only time you'll ever say that, I'm sure lol. Best of wishes in school Hannah! You'll make a great nurse.
Great Video! Good bye Miss Hannah! SMA'S Eric O is gonna miss you, I can tell! Best of luck with your training becoming a nurse. My cousin's a nurse.
Thanks Eric O.!! Best wishes to Hannah!!
Best wishes Hannah. The shop may never be the same.
Great content in a short amount of time. Good luck in all your endeavors Hannah!
Bye hannah hope to see you on here once again we will all miss you.
Good luck miss Hannah I wish you well with your career.
It was nice to see a young woman working in a garage environment, involved with the technical stuff of tools, parts and the occasional job. The camera work was great and the interaction had a nice, comfortable feel to it. Appreciate what you brought to the videos. Good luck in the similar and mostly cleaner world of nursing and care.
Good luck to Hannah on her new endeavours, from the UK🥰👍🌈
Good luck Hannah, you'll do great things, I'm confident.
Great video again! Hannah, you take care! You'll do good, don't worry!
Hannah has been a blessing and I am waiting for the Christmas break video with her.
Good luck Hannah! Be well😁
Gonna be a nurse Hannah? You're saving lives, but killing me! Hahaha 😉 Best of luck in your new career.
Eric tell Hannah I said good luck. Being a Nurse is a great field to get into. My mother was a LPN for over 25 years.