Ford Ranger: Sway Bar Links & Thermostat
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- čas přidán 27. 09. 2021
- In a previous video ( • Ford Ranger: Rear Spri... ) we replaced the rear shackles and hangers on this rusty Ranger and now it is time to finish off by replacing the broken front sway bar links and the coolant thermostat that is causing the engine light to come on. -Enjoy!
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14:40 LOL " One minute your scraping ,next minute your seeing the pistons in the block" I love your monologue on this channel.
That legitimately made me laugh out loud
😄😄
You're** x2!!!
Mrs O out there strutting around in front of the camera with her ever lovely smile....
My name's Chris Hansen, have a seat right over there...
Everyone loves when mrs O makes a cameo. She's so sweet
I legit lol’ed when Mrs. O said “Even if it’s unrecognizable?” 😂
yes!👍👍
Eric, I've been home sick the last couple of days and have been re-watching some of your earliest videos (Ridgeline exhaust valve, RAV4 broken head bolts, Subaru head gaskets) and let me tell you it is *amazing* to see how you have improved so much over the years!! And those original videos were great! You are a great instructor whether you realize it or not and your delivery and fun style set you so far apart from the crowd it's not even funny. Thanks for continuing to inspire and educate DIY-types like me all over the world!! ❤️
Hope you feel better soon Dave! Always a pleasure reading your comments👍🏽
@@SouthMainAuto Thanks and my pleasure!
Where are you located now?
The Ridgeline series was how I found SMA. This is the best car repair channel on CZcams. SK is a chump compared to EO.
Some of the really early ones were Eric o by the book like an instructor no joking around! Glad he loosened up because the joking around makes the show! Plus all the knowledge
That high pitched kitty voice, not even Eric can resist.
"Even if its unrecognizable."
Mrs O with the BURN!
She shoots, she scores lol
We old men (70+) were all teens in the '60's, so yeah! Some of us play the harmonica, but most of us sit around playing the guitar, because the fact is, back in the day, we all wanted to be in a rock 'n' roll band. So, we all bought a Sears Danelectro Silvertone and a Mel Bay Chords book and started a garage band. Mine was a heck of a lot of fun.
and a couple of quarts of beer would fix it so the intonation would not offend yer ear.
Love me some cats. We (my wife and I) just adopted Mr. Leo. He's a very friendly kitty, but, sadly, he has chronic kidney failure. (That's why we adopted him - because nobody else would.) He drinks a LOT of water and pees a LOT ... but he's a very welcome and loved addition to our family. Glad to see you folks took in a stray kitty and made him a part of your family!
In the non salted south we can do all these repairs with a Leatherman and a pry driver. We cannot however knaw it off with our teeth because a lot of the mechanics around here have none. 😁
Now that's funny...
Lmao funny!
@@crisprtalk6963 Even worse.......Southern Louisiana!!!!
Gee Eric your 42 your fans think you can walk on water…. I know you can!!! But folks SAFTY third!!! Let the man live his life
If someone brought a rusty vehicle like that down south we would just blow the sway bar link off with a 12 gauge while somehow blowing up the neighbors house in the process.
Raise kids the old fashioned way...Behave or Be crippled!! What a treat to have so much of my screen time filled with the lovely Mrs. O! You're a blessed man!
Your Shop, it's more like Home! That new kitchen is nicer than many folks have! AWESOME!!
Eric great line, " One minute your scraping ,next minute your seeing the pistons in the block"
You're** x2!!!
Easy peasy fix on this vehicle !!!!!! The inside of the thermostat hole was spotless clean !!!! Very nice, good care of this vehicle. Loved the kitty visit, and the kitchen visit with Mrs. O. !!!!! Kids were awful quiet. I've been on the drive around Avoca many many times, so it's okay to skip showing a drive cycle now and then. Didn't hear the phone ring once in this video !!! Well done Eric !!! Nice cooking Mrs. O. !!!!!! There is nothing better than a venison lunch !!!!!! | : - )
You need a labrador as a shop dog. That way, you can charge for the cat scan _and_ the lab report. :-D
"get the correct amount of smush that you need" Words to live by.
Words that apply to many aspects of life!
I found this channel EXACTLY when my truck broke down. Thanks
If you want to learn how to be a real mechanic tune into this channel. I am still learning and appreciate SMA's many hands on work hard videos. Thumbs up
Two of the three cats we have had in the past have walked in through the shop door. They must know we're hard on the outside and soft on the inside. Hi Mrs. O!
Used cats are the best kind.
My coworker got his cat from under the hood of a car at work.
"Thanksferwatchin'"........ I love that part every time.
I loved seeing Luna and how far she has come she is very Vocal . Hi Mrs O
When I was a younger man I had to have rust particles dremeled out of my eyeball. Took 3 treatments. Now I wear safety glasses when the Sparks fly. I was fine until I wasn't. Not an experience I would recommend. Take care Mr. O!
Same here, except it was my dad. The metal rusted to his eyeball and they had to grind it off, then go back again to make sure they got it all. I was in junior high. Made a safety glasses wearer out of me but didn’t keep me out of the trades.
I guess the road salt isn’t the only thing making metal rust.... haha
Funny i currently am having rust dremeled from my eye. I had on glasses and a hood and still took a metal shard to the eye.
never had to have metal surgically removed from my eye but when I was a kid, I did have to have a cinder surgically removed from my eye. I clearly remember the Dr. digging it out with a needle. Sadly, you can't not watch when they are digging away at your eyeball.
Took one to my left eye, ended up having a cataract at age 40.
Had two grains from a grinding disc removed from left eye at local hospital, but they couldn't get deep enough to remove the bit of metal that went in first, had to go to a specialist, he said " yeah I'll get that out easy, and if not I'll just drill it out"
I now wear goggles!
"No need for a cat scan." Lol, never gets old
I like to keep a Black Lab around for the free Lab work too!
Too late, cat scan already complete.
@southmainauto do you watch @JonathanW ?
Have you priced a cat scan lately? I bet New York can scans are higher. Even semi-cat scans. And then you have to pay the guy who reads the scan and his assistant and his secretary and some other guy with BIG letters after his name.
Thought I was seeing a "Signal Path" cameo...
TBH I watch your videos for the the stuff you say/banter/your personality...the mechanics are a bonus!
A few years ago I took a piece of scrap aluminum mesh leftover from a screen door repair and layed it over my coolant catch pan.
Secured it with a few short screws and now I never worry about dropping bolts, nuts, tools etc into the pan.
That description of the truck sounded like a backwoods diner order to the cook 😆
congrats from England, always have a laugh listening to your quips
Ah working hard on your car and releasing the white smoke...
Did that on my drive to vacation.
Went down the highway, POOF big plume of smoke.
End result: Need a new engine. Conrod broke, broke a hole in the oilpan and dumped everything on the highway.
Now I'm waiting for an engine swap.
Thanks for cheering me up and providing content.
Cheers,
The reach around pick commentary was great
I love MS O in the video, she is all way all look happy
What a way to start my day with a video from S.M.A.
Sherlock ( Mechanic of Auto) show starring Eric with cameos of his beautiful wife and new family member Kitty.
Eric is that mechanic you actually like and trust.
3:25 Gotta love a video kitty that remembers her lines.
We almost got more Mrs. O. than auto repair today! :)
Just did the timing chain, timing cover gaskets, water pump, thermostat, and upper and lower radiator hoses on my 2003 Ranger. What a long drawn out job, but it's worth it when you put it all back together and the old girl doesn't leak anymore.
You got it set up right, kitchen at the shop with Mrs O making home cooked meals for lunch and supper. outstanding!
Eric O and Mrs O we always get a laugh, see your talents love your videos.
Eye protection! I'm on day four recovering from a scratched eyeball from a fleck of rust. 24 hours after getting a seemingly tiny and innocuous fleck of rust in my eye I couldn't drive due to extreme sensitivity to bright light. That's mostly passed, and it doesn't feel swollen any more, but it's still watering a bit and sore. I never did see the fleck come out of my eye. It did its damage, came out on its own, and left me in this state. Never experienced this before. Not at all pleasant and I definitely now have religion about safety glasses.
Dammit, Eric! Safety Glasses! Face Shields! You wanna be able to see Mrs. O. in all her beauty, don't ya!
Yeah, I thought of that too.
In addition to rust flecks, cutting wheels can self-destruct in milliseconds and send shards ricocheting in unexpected directions.
I can relate OP. Never realized the damage a fleck of rust can do. Ended up scratching my cornea and leaving a scar on it from a piece of rust that landed on my eye. Didn't find out until I got LASIK a few years later about the cornea damage + scar, and my doctor told me among other things that my scar was mm away from them having to perform PRK on that eye vs LASIK. Fortunately the scar is in a spot that does not effect my vision, and not visible to the naked eye.
@@amtrkster Deflector shields UP!! Or in this case, Face Shield DOWN!!
My daughter just came home from WVU today, completely broken front sway bar link on drivers side. I have a "little nasty", hope that does the job. Perfect timing Eric for this video.
Always nice to see Mrs O in a cameo appearance.
Brave man doing all that grinding and banging without safety glasses.
Not only entertainment, but now you makin me hungry!
we enjoy the drive around your town seeing the sights and people . we Australians enjoy watching .such differences in your country to ours
It's an even trade; I once fell for a 'Sheila' exchange student in my U.S. high school. :)
This CZcams channel is great. It's like having a buddy who owns his own shop and I can go say hay what ya working on any time I want to just by playing a video on the CZcams. Thanks Mr O
Thank you for sharing Mrs "O" and the family.
Now we know you're not a robot. 😅
Good morning, thanks for the pre-work video. 👍. Keep on torquing 💪
That kitchen at the shop gets me everytime. What a good way to warm up, liven up, and happy up the shop. Having a nice hot fresh lunch from the Mrs. must make the daily grind much more manageable.
Everyone's enjoys the segment where Mrs O stops by for a visit☝👸🙅💁🗽
We have a Lola kitty too! She’s almost feral though and will hardly let us come near her even though we have had her for eight years. She does walk around and purrs very loudly when we give her treats. She’s a very striking calico with green eyes and a big black patch over her right eye.
You musta done something right in a previous life Dr. O, great family!
As Derek from VGG says, this is going to be a "goin' to town rig" after you get done with it.
I was kinda looking forward to seeing the pistons in the block.
Say HI to Mrs. O. She outed you with the singing … Mr. Unrecognizable.
As always, outstanding video!! Thanks Mr. O!
Wow that shop has a full kitchen in the office. That is awesome!
Eric O and the family is just a refreshing reminder that hard working American people still exist! Thanks Eric for all that you share. I know I've saved a few hundred...well...maybe a few thousand dollars in repairs I do myself....especially on those Subarus!
Still amazed at how rusty everything is up there. I have a renewed appreciation of my central Florida cars. 😁
There’s a reason California has so many cherry classic vehicles too. It’s not uncommon to see perfect body 50’s models parked on the street. Snow, ice, salt and humidity make everything rust away.
I love the roads test with you commenting about the town.not sped up with music.
Hey, that's my vehicle! I've got a 2009 corrosion free southern specimen. 4cyl, 5speed, 2wd, 33mpg. What's there not to like? A true sport utility vehicle. The perfect synthesis of simplicity and ruggedness. Every thing you need and nothing you don't. Even a theft deterrent transmission. It does every thing from hunting to canoeing to moving an apartment full of furniture for a family member.
First cup of coffee with SMA. Perfect way to start my day
I thought I worked with some great mechanics till I found you... U da man
I speak cat, and Luna actually said: "Please papa, wear eye protection, ya dingdong!"
I didn’t realize the kids were home schooled, is that new? I don’t know how Mrs O does it all!! She’s a trooper!
The Renaissance of Mrs. & Mr. O recently is a beautiful thing. 😉
I put my safety glasses on while watching you grind that link🔥😎
You two folks are just so funny. I can see Mrs. O's wheels turning as you speak to her. You know she has some great come backs but, because the camera is rolling, she holds back and just gives the camera a quick little smile. Cracks me up every time. I have to say, I know it's not a peaches and cream relationship, non are, but the banter you to have is wonderful and I hope there's more of that, then arguments. Keep up the great work, in and out of the garage!!!!
Your a great guy love the way you respect your wife you take the time to talk to her even though your busy keep up the good work Eric
Hey Eric just wanted to give you a heart felt thanks,caught your video on dodge caravan 102 ground wire for parking and signal light.Had to go on disability and can't afford mechanic prices .Your video saved me tons of money wish everyone helped like you, one video at a time . Thanks so much it's fixed. DALE
You would make a great automotive instructor, I remember my teachers they knew their stuff.
I’ve been getting the correct amount of smush that I need lately and I couldn’t be happier
Wasn't going to watch until I had more free-time but I saw Mrs. O in the 'thumb nail', not in a disrespectful fashion fellas, and thought I had better set aside the things I need to accomplish today and watch, listen, and hit the like button. SMA priorities after all...
Thanks Eric for your time..Hello Mrs O..hello little ones ! ..
Love your videos always but they are really special with a visit from the very gracious and lovely Mrs. O. She's a trooper!
We home schooled my son through second grade. A friend was over and commented that he was very articulate and had a good vocabulary. I said it was all from his mom. If it was up to me, we would hang out all day in the garage saying "DUDE!".
Always makes my day a bit more bearable, a video from mr O.
Smoke can be fun but sparks are spectacular.
What a loverly cat, frendly and nicely vocal :-D
Always nice to see Mrs. O.
Good job Eric O.... I commend Mrs. O for home schooling the children. I was a teacher for 33 yrs in The Public School system... Unfortunately, most of my students were like you Eric..... I taught SHOP and nobody told me while I was studying to become a teacher that the school would dump anybody and everybody in a Shop Class. Regardless, I had many shining lights come thru my program that actually went on to use what they learned. From Architects to welders and mechanics...
My father taught music in a high school in Ottawa Canada. In that school when the shop class was full they sent the overflow to music class. You can guess how that worked out...
Everyone already knows but this is still the best channel on CZcams. Too bad Eric O has a shop to run because we would all like to see more content posted.
2WD, One tire fire ;) Thats classic.
The juxtaposition of the severely corroded vehicle and the colorful 55 gallon drum of Fluid Film-Stops Rust at the side of the shop, ... I found that hilarious.
We need more cat segments! Keep up the awesome work Eric!
We don’t want you to get hurt trying to make awesome videos. We love your videos be safe.
You are a very lucky man an owner of a shop with a full kitchen and someone to make you lunch breakfast and dinner if you stay late God bless you.. and by the way I like watching your videos
When you've been wrenching for long enough you get a very good feel for the amount of torque required for different fasteners in different locations. You also know where it is critical to pull out the torque wrench. I'll bet Eric's torqueing by hand is about as close as mine when I'm using a torque wrench!
What do you mean torque by hand, Eric O always torques to spec using a precisely calibrated torque wrench just like the service manual says he should, he just doesn't want to bore us with it 😉
His undeniable cred seems to have run off most of the mouth wrenches from this channel.
@@stevewhite3424 Now it seems all the keyboard mechanics are all watching Rainman Ray (who is almost as good as Eric, tho he doesn't have to fight rust).
@@61rampy65 I like his style too
Oh, no, no, no Eric! There's already been too many episodes without the brakeleen and Fluid film sound effects lately, if you stop saying "not a sponsor" too it won't be SMA anymore. This was a good episode though, since both "Big Nasty" and Mrs O made an appearance (and thankfully put the kibosh on the singing section of the show. Phew, we dodged a bullet there!..). 😉👍
Thanks for helping me out with the leaf springs on my 99 ranger.
The kitty was inspecting the sway bar vice gripped to the tie rod! haha!
Safety squints when using the cut off wheel and air hammer might save Mrs. O having to drive you to the ER with steel or rust in your eye. Mrs. O is amazing by all she does for your family.
Luna is adorable and has the cutest little squeak! Its funny how she was begging till she saw it was lettuce. My reaction to it would've been the same! Lol. Don't care for the crunchy water.
My next favorite tool the wizzer wheel.
S.M.A. Bloopers would be nice 🤣
Anything painful 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏
Oh Eric, I guess my whole career has been for 'Entertainment' purposes. You're on the ball!
I love the "SAFETY SQUINT"
Had a 1990 Mazda 323 (Protege in US), which had same style swaybar links. During 9 years of ownership, had to replace all four of them once, and rear links the second time as they just loved to rust and break. Used hacksaw to cut the old rusty peaces out as there was no other way :D
I've also replaced a thermostat once, to the first Mazda I had, a 1982 323 (GLC in US) as previous owner had put wrong kind of thermostat in it (without bypass valve & wrong temperature).
Even the cat likes "whats for lunch". Only place I can get a repair video with side order of lunch, life is so good.
I love when there's interaction btwn Mr. O. and Mrs. O. in these videos, it's so cute to see the flirtation and the coy glances. These 2 are the true "American Love Story" that we all hope to find. 😉👍
Yup, yup and yup.
"This job is going to F'ing suck OH HEY Luna! How ya doing?!"
Y’all out here releasing your videos at 6am, bold
"Rolly Polly Windows". The only other time I've ever heard that is from the NEUTRAL DROP guys. I can see a future collaboration between you and them.
Eric, what a great kitchen you have at the shop. Really enjoy you sharing your family with us viewers. Great video teaching us the wrenching !!