Chevrolet Sonic: Front Brakes, Wheel Bearing & Ball Joint
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- čas přidán 10. 02. 2019
- In this video I am working on a 2013 Chevrolet Sonic that needs new front brakes, ball joints and a left front wheel bearing. It is one of those jobs I started to record then decided I shouldn't have! Time was slipping away from me this day. -Enjoy!
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Where's the pinned comment about the cupping marks!
I have an Astro impact N* water pump socket that works very well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey, Mrs. O! I need a socket set. Mines not big enough.
What and who Makes that control arm pry tool you have there
Hey Eric, where did you get the control arm hockey stick tool from?
Code Red, Air Compressor & Phone, Torch, Big Nasty, Running Behind, Forgot the Shield, Son of a Monkey, Loud Banshees, Ben Franklin?, and Brake Clean.
That was better than the Super Bowl. Thanks for Sharing.
I think Eric should use a lot more HAND JESTURES, and then tell us to NEVER BUY A DAEWOO car, cuz they fall apart!
You forgot Roger
@@umajunkcollector Seems like as the years went by , GM slowly worked out some of the problems . More GM & less DAEWOO . So far we have been pretty satisfied with our 2015 Sonic . Noticed today , it was showing 28 MPG on the guess-o-meter , in town .
Wyr
God bless
Give her the beans.
Not a Sponsor.
Well done. You just made that Sonic a lot less Chronic.
There is nothing like watching a professional at work! And having the proper tools is so essential to making the job easier, and getting it done right. Having a sense of humor doesn't hurt, either! Thanks, buddy... you're a credit to your profession!
I love it when Eric uses brake cleaner. It guarantees some tom-fool numnut is going to have a conniption fit.
2:48 This was the greatest thing I've ever seen to date. I appreciate your little edits, they go a long ways Mr. O, As always high quality videos.
Eric, We really appreciate your videos. You are going to make Ace mechanics out of all of us!
Great video. That was pretty cool how you figured out how to remove and reinstall the speed sensor without any damage. Appreciated the tricks with the new ball joint, especially catching the binding of the boot. I always have to take pictures on jobs that I have done for the first time. Thanks so much for the instructional video!!!
Hahaha! The cup hickies, as previously mentioned! !! Holy ouch!!
Fire, Big Nasty, & Brakekleen a fully loaded video here!!
Cuba you are the best!
@@alanmatthews5949 lol. Thanks Alan! 😊
"And here we go..." Been watching the Hydraulic Press channel?
I remember watching / helping Dad pack the wheel bearings on the car & our little travel trailer , every year or two .
Latter doing it on my own , many times . Much easier / cheaper than having to press off & then press on the bearings in the hubs / knuckles of modern cars .
Wyr
God bless
Brake Jobs! #1 Thing done on cars. So many folks doing DIY doing better brakes because of SMA.
Best video quality in the automotive genre!
The best mechanic/technician I’ve seen on CZcams for sure.you Rock man👍
Eric I am a long time viewer and subscriber but first time comment, just wanted to say that I love watching your videos, I don't know how you do it to record and take the time to explain to ghe the CZcams community, it's a blessing to have that talent and a beautiful family owned and operated, wish you guys could live a little closer to Texas, and by the way tell Mrs. O. that don't be camera shy, she is so beautiful to be hiding, love Hannah helping you out sometimes also. Take care Eric and God bless you and your family always, keep up the good work!!
When it's crunch time like that you need some ominous music building in the background. Thanks for bringing us along.
Nothing I like better hen watching someone use a cutting torch with rubber gloves on. 👍‼️
Nice catch on the position of the snap ring. I never think I'll watch a 44 minute long video but time flies by when watching SMA! Darn CZcamsrs showing up...I'll see you in March. (ha ha)
Suction cups he says. looks like muffler burns to me 😂
With all the testing resources at your command and experience, you still get caught out on a 35.5mm thin socket ! Brother to the rescue, bless him. Because you know what to expect next the job was awkward, for me impossible. Nuther lovely job done. Nuther success for a lovely family :)
I was traveling through the great state of New York a few weeks ago. I stopped by your shop and filled up my tires with some of your free air. A week later my car rusted in half. I will be expecting a reimbursement for the full value of my car. $300 should do.
LOL!
Epic slide hammer slow motion footage
the music... priceless
@@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything right
Excellent slide hammer footage. Thanks so much.
Was that music from "Conan The Carbarian"?
Video not recommended for 4am viewing in small house full of sleeping kids and sleeping wife. The # of bangs/sec (BPS) far exceeded threshold required to wake kids.
I shall heed these results and postpone my viewing. Thanks soldier
I recommend earphones. Keeps the BPS just for me without disturbing rest of household. I learned that long time ago with SMA videos 🤪😁
My wife sometimes asks why I listen to drilling in bed.
@@Musclecar123 hahaha my husband asks all the time why I lay in bed listening to pneumatic tools, banging, etc. I just shake my head & laugh & tell him "it's a SMA thing - you wouldn't understand"
I use headphones but I still have to turn down the volume when he uses Big Nasty.
You are a great man
Your quips on things moving or coming out and pb blaster had me rolling on the floor
I was born in Wayland NY
Be safe God bless keep the videos coming
As always a great job Mr. O. You can tell you've done a million jobs like this over your career. Us shade tree mechanics would uselessly agonize over every fastener.
I'm amazed you can be that precise with the torch. Those rivet heads were pretty thin! Nice job and great video!
For future reference (easier math?) 60-Degrees = 1-wrench flat on a hex nut
Jeesh, I've been wrenching nearly my whole life, and I never even thought of that! Great info!
Of course, for many years, NOTHING was torqued to angle. I sure miss those simpler days ...
@@SmittySmithsonite some European m/C's and Harley's use sequenced torquing.
@@rnrudynh1427 - Sequenced, yes ... that's standard practice on any cylinder head, but I've never seen a Torque To Yield bolt on a motorcycle. Maybe they do that now, but from the early '00 back, I had never seen one.
@@SmittySmithsonite 2001 TC 88 cyl head bolt install. Last step is a 90 degree turn. If I recall GM had a similar procedure with their heads. Also I think Ducati used/uses torquing sequences like these. I can't swear but in like 41% sure
Honda spec 60 degrees for their crank bolts. The service manual documents it exactly this way and essentially says to use the bolt itself as a protactor.
Sir, your Jeep Baseball cap amazes me, 2 years ago it was raggedy as heck, but now its fixed itself, amazing, keep up the good work
Nice professional work sir. I enjoyed your comical comments too.
Your videos are going to put our Service Dept out of business! Great content man - so valuable for DIY'er. Thanks for sharing 😁
you must be living right. a speed sensor AND a snap ring both came out! WOW....
After doing way too many wheel bearings, one day I was teaching my teenage son how to do one. Everything came apart surprisingly easy for a NY car, and I was at the point of putting things back together. I quickly pressed the hub back into the bearing, then went to install the bearing in the knuckle, when I realized that I had pressed the hub into the bearing from the wrong side. Of course, at that point, it is all over but the crying. The solution was to hunt down an OEM bearing from a local dealership for more than twice what I had paid when I mail ordered mine (also OEM).
In the end, I guess it was a successful job, as the son not only learned how to do the job, he also learned to always make sure that the machined side of the bearing housing is facing away from the hub so it will go into the knuckle :)
Just to add, I’m learning more about my little Holden Barina/Chevy, sonic with every video of yours that I watch. Thank you Eric and South Main auto
Thankyou Mr O for another great job!
"... you can't really screw it up......"
Hold my beer.
Oh baby! Mr. O in slo-mo with the slide hammer AND Big Nasty makes an appearance with his theme song. It just doesn't get any better!
Hate the riveted ball joints. The torch made it look so easy. I had to do them on my '90 Cavalier in my dad's driveway using a drill and chisel
Each point of the nut is sixty degrees apart. You just need to go from one point to the next one.
the old gas axe ! those orange rain drops in your socks are made for dancing !!
Nice work man!
You have all the tools dude.
When I worked on cars and did a ball joint, all I had was a jack and a bunch of grief with my persuader.
Thank you for this... 27:15 How many? Bofa, Bofa D's Nuts.
A little Alien abduction Eric( Neck Marks)? Apparently the aliens needed you to fix their ship as they were from the Ford Galaxy (Galaxie)...😂
On their way to Vega after a stop on Saturn.
@@fascistpedant758 better Saturn than Uranus😂
LOL You sure don't want them anywhere near Uranus!
Thanks for putting helpful and informative videos out so often! Look forward to them!
Another awesome video. I can't see how you are behind. It's a 44-minute video that has been done in almost real time. I don't think it's your intent, but you provide the most convincing argument to never attempt this type of work in your driveway. It would have taken me 6 months to do this. For the work and difficulty involved it's worth it to have an experienced professional do it right with no compromises or shortcuts. I still want to drive there from New Jersey to have my car worked on.
Bet your loving that new astro torque wrench Eric O
I demand more Mrs O on camera!
Sonics are a mechanic's dream. I never thought I'd see another GM subcompact that would make me wish they'd bring the Cobalt back.
The SONIC is WAAAAYYYY BETTER than the Cobalt! Better built AND MORE RELIABLE. This coming from a FORD-GUY!!
Great video with all the key attributes. Thanks for taking the time when you were behind.
I’ve own cavaliers and s-10’s for a good part of 10 years as a young Chevy man. And like clockwork I’d have to change these parts every 2-3 years.
Yep, I hear that. Brakes, ball joints, and brake lines were 20k mile maintenance on those s10/s15's it seemed!
Oh Ya, I’ll never forget the time I broke really hard to avoid a squirrel lol and all of sudden the peddle went to the floor.
are you sadistic?
Stop using cheap parts.
1st time watcher love your video
Welcome to the club, U tube! Got some catchin up to do. If you're interested in mechanics, Eric O (I'm sure) would also recommend a couple of other channels, "AvE", a secretive Canadian with a sense of humour (!) and from me, Mustie1 who is into restoring/re-animating anything witha gas engine! Enjoy!
Another great video. l never get tired of watching you work, especially now that I am retired. Thanks Mr. O!
I just love getting a new video especially a long one it's coffee time in the morning that usually signifies a good day keep up the good work Eric
More PB!!! Love the stuff but hate the smell 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah that PB Blaster works pretty good to loosen up stuff but man oh MAN does that stuff STINK!
A friend of mine had seatbelts not retracting fast and sticking out too far, etc (age, dirty webbing, etc). They watched youtube video to spray seatbelts with WD40 and PB Blaster to get them back slick again. Needless to say the entire vehicle smelled to high heaven, seatbelts still retracted slowly but now they stunk horribly. They made a so-so situation a million times worse.
Had to clean it up for em.... bucket of hot soapy water with a scrub brush and a dash of liquid fabric softener.
@@JenniferFuchek - I mix up ATF & acetone. Smells fantastic and works just as good, IMO. 😁
use TIFCO xtractor penetrating oil p/n 7633... works good and smells like cherries
@@JenniferFuchek Fortunately, there are BETTER products out there. One of them is "Liquid Wrench", although it's debatable whether IT stinks LESS!
In the first week of the month of Purification didst our humble servant Eric cry out unto CRC, known as "Kleen" amongst the Picts, for mercy in the matter of sensor extraction. And at that time CRC heard the cry of Eric, and turned his face toward him so that what was born of Daewoo to torment men, came forth anon. There were revels in the land that day, the people feasting on fruitbats, otters and dingos. And Eric didst consecrate a gallon of ice cream and offer it unto CRC for the mercy shown to him. Thus was this day henceforth known as "Deliverance", for on it was the shitty sensor delivered into the hand of Eric without shattering into four pieces as the cursed spawn of Daewoo are want.
And you sir win the internet. After 24 years of reading witty comments on the internet this is, by far, the best thing I've read!
Thank you!
That was friggin GREAT, Atra! 😂🤣😂
I majored in weirdness in college, and if I can brighten some small corner of the world with my oddness, I am glad to do so. (Grins with troubling little teeth)
Good stuff. lmao!
@@atrahasis3899 Your number is now 3.
Mr. O, i am always entertained and edumicated every time i watch your videos in real time, fast forward or slooooooo moooooo.
Thanks for providing good stuff
Phenolic is created when weighted layers of cotton, paper or glass fabric mix are placed under heat and pressure and filled with synthetic resin. its MAGIC stuff
Interesting that that wheel bearing is almost exactly the same as a late model Ford Focus.......by the way on said Focus, what sounded like a driver side bad wheel bearing was actually a bad axle bearing in the trans.....
zigz0911 Very common on the focus I have done many of them.
Fairly cheap looking too
The Focus is a "European" conceived car, Sonic is Korean. Both are "BUILT" here in the "Good Old USA"!
Omg Eric O using Crc 50 state legal brake clean today
Antonio Claudio Michael we should offer to help him smuggle in the non CARB compliant Brākleen to the People’s Socialist Republic of New York lol
@@brad4108 PSRONY, I like that, um gonna use it on CNN trolls.
@@brad4108 lmfao brad I'm with ya bro
Brad Regan He made a “live” video where he said he strongly prefers non-chlorinated.
Eric you are the real deal. Thanks for the video!
THanks again Mr O for everything you do for the people especially the folks here on youtube. You can do it!!!!
I’m surprised the snap ring didn’t come with the wheel bearing kit... seems a silly thing to omit
Jim Reinknecht They never do unless you buy the bearing repair kit! I to believe they should come with the snap ring. Most of the time you tweek them when removing especially if they are badly rusted like they get here in Indiana.
I was wondering that . Bearing may also fit applications that do not use a snap ring ?
Wyr
God bless
Wyr Twister All press in bearings use a snap ring!
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing OK , Thanks . :-)
Wyr
God bless
In the UK you get new snap rings/circlips with the bearings.
Eric gotta hickey on da back of he's neck!
I reckon his wife hit him with a hot frying pan. He's probably been up to something dodgy ;)
Those are some very symmetric hickeys.
He mentioned those on the WUW video last week... chiropractor visit did "cupping" (snake oil).
Jimmy S
She was upset he bought her a KIA
@@JenniferFuchek yeah.....right ......cupping
so that's what they're calling it these days!!
but good on them.... if more men cupped with their lawfully married wives instead of some skank.....the divide between the sexes would be a little less wider
Thank you so much, it was extremely easy thanks to your video.
What is there not to like about your videos? You rock!!! Love the content! Being the son of a mechanic...watching you go old school on cars takes me back to my younger days when I was out there helping my dad wrench on cars. Love your dogs by the way!! Tell Mrs O HI from St. Louis!!
Hey Eric . Hope the weather is getting better for your great state 👍. We're kinda getting a break here in Manitoba Canada . May actually have the gonads to take my son for a quad ride and play in the snow . Is it me or do you agree that things never change ?
Could you maybe make a video or heck even a side show of things the vehicle industry in your opinion made things better ? Or worse ? Why ? My parents bought my sister a brand new 1981 Toyota Tercel for her graduation . Indestructible , 40 miles per gallon going uphill facing a wind towing a AMC Pacer lol
Neighbours went through 3 boys driving 100 miles round trip to the city doing university in a VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT DIESEL 4 speed 60 MPG and they never killed it ... Last I heard it's bringing in illegals from Mexico ... Lol
Did the fuel/gas change ? Cuz it seems we cant attain that without batteries and prayers .
Seems my 1977 GMC SIERRA CLASSIC 4x4 with a 350 4 barrel I got passed to me by my loving pops had the same wear and issues as my latest purchase a 2016 Dodge Crew Cab 1500 4x4 Ecodiesel... Canadian Monopoly money all said and done .... $68.000 bucks 😳 . I was 7 when he drove it home ( big improvement over the 65 International I guess) with mom in a new 4 door Le Sabre as well ... Guess what he paid ? $10500 for the truck and $5500 for the Buick ( that dam 305 always had a knock dad tried everything to help it). But it made it to Disney World and back ... Back in the day we farmed and milked about 60 cows . Moms gone Dads in a good home , my teaching sis just retired too .
I'm getting older so love your modest honesty of you and the kids and your partner are awesome . Monkey and the football story haha I even heard the 1st lady in the back comment lol . Love the show , I don't think you need to mention brands cause I know you gotta watch you chirp about . But can you chirp more on design issues as well ....
Best regards
Paul
"Be Ginger...." But I like Mary Ann.....
You make these press in bearings look easy. Thanks for the video
Thank you for taking the video Eric. Always enjoy your vids.
Do any of the auto manufacturers recommend changing the brake fluid? They used to.
A very few still do. The catch in the salt belt is being able to get the bleeders loose. Usually after about 3 years they just break off unless someone has religiously kept them clean and free.
Im not sure if they include brake fluid change at any service interval anymore. But what i will say is, if your brake fluid looks dark you should change it.
We always replace the fluid on our Honda/Acura. The master cylinders last forever, if you change the fluid every three years. It also seems to keep the ABS in good shape.
The general rule was to flush the system every 2 years (same with coolant). I did both on my '07 Silverado at year 9, and nothing is damaged. It does live in a garage most of the time, though.
Yeah every 4 years or 72k miles in my maintenance schedule.
be ginger? i would rather be Maryanne.
Mrs Howell she's got the money.
You made this look too easy. Thanks, keep up the good work
Always love the POP of the torch being lit.
I don't know about anybody else, but I think it just plain wrong for us to hear Mrs. O, and not be able to see her!!
you and me both
AMEN to that!
chevy sonic...imported straight from korea...cough daewoo cough...
Sort of, GM bought all of Daewoo in 2001. So although it is produced in Korea, it is still a GM.
@@Blazer02LS yes its GM korea division.....dont really care.....garbage cars...
@@70fastback94 the sonic bolt trax cruze....plus another 12 models are from korea...
Can you imagine the looks on the faces of the Daewoo engineers when GM said they wanted to ship them to America? There would have be a look of glee and horror all at the same time. Glee for the $$$ they were going to make and horror for what is about to happen. They designed a car for the average Korean but ship it to America where we put on ridiculous numbers of miles per year, are nominally 100 pounds heavier than the average Korean and apply copious amounts of liquid salt to our roads during the winter. Then there is New York where they seem to think salt brine is the cure for the common cold so they apply it to the dirt roads during the summer just for some added flavor in your morning coffee ... commute.
I am so buying a Toyota next time. If Toyota ever builds a reliable 3/4 or 1 ton I"m all over that stuff.
@@Blazer02LS So what does GM "made in China"?
Another busy day at SMA ! But the top man is on it . Great stuff Eric O.
South Main Auto, Thanks for the great videos, yall are true patriots!
Expanding business to go carts I see.. Lol 😂
2013 ALREADY NEEDS BEARINGS, BRAKES AND JOINTS?
MUST BE A SHITTY CAR OR NY HAS SHITTY ROADS
@@ekop1778 maybe both???.....🤔
Brake Clean in a green can? Must be gluten free or something
chlorine free,, Eric is saving the ozone
The chlorinated stuff is pretty nasty too. Made the mistake of lighting chlorinated carb cleaner on fire to kill a bee, it smelled like death and I ran outside immediately. Later found out it decomposes into phosgene gas (what they used during WWI in the trenches)
It's on sale at NAPA now $3 a can.
In CA both cans contain the same thing. Both non-chlorinated. Probably that way in NY too.
For a second I thought you folded the control arm but it was just the ball joint falling out 😂
God video Eric. Thanks for the tip on the axle nut. A good thing to keep in the old noggin ❤️️
A 5 year old car an you gotta replace half the front end. What a piece of garbage.
Ny roads and may live down a dirt road. How many miles ? Looked like the first brake job 30,000-50,000. Who knows what they may have hit. I could turn any new car in to junk in 5 years. OK, back chevy/deadwoo bashing now.
Well it could be like a Mercedes or BMW where you have to replace 1/2 of the electronics every year just to keep it on the road...
It could have 100,000 miles on it
Sonic may have been swallowed up by a NY pothole
I've had my 2013 Sonic since new. Now has 233,000km hwy (145,000 miles) and haven't had any major issues with it. Timing belt replacement was a shocker! First front break job @ 170,000km (106, 000 miles). It's been a great little car.
Chevy sonic is pieces junk cars
disposable car
Rainy morning, coffee and a nuts and bolts vid... life is good!
Near all the elements of an SMA classic, plus Dr O under extremis from near impossible workload! Thanks for taking time to share, Eric.
Great skills, tools, and knowledge thanks for sharing.
I’m very impressed in your knowledge of different car models and makes.Also electronics.
The real deal pro independent garage
what ever you do don’t go like the other channels who get really popular !! please please don’t start doing 3 -5 videos a week a 9 mins each . it’s just not the same and i got for one stop watching ! love your format if one job one video . fantastic . love it . learning so much here . cheers from an old car nut in Brisbane Australia !
I cannot believe you got that speed sensor out. I have never gotten them out with breaking them. U the man Eric!
Just like to say love your videos I learned a lot from watching your videos i can watch these all day just keep up the good work and them videos
Gosh, I so love the Brake Cleaner Orchestra Shots!
Love the music! The Big Nasty theme started when my granddaughter came in to kiss me goodbye before school, and I had her wait until BN was chooching. She loved it! My new apprentice...
Yay another great vid, fire - hammering - big nasty and some tips along the way. Set me up for the week. Thanks Mr O.
Always a pleasure to share the bay with ya!
Love the slow mo and music for the slide hammer!
Nice work sir. Thanks Dr. O!
Thank You Eric. Good morning.
Brake job!! 😍 Oh and the most dramatic hub removal I've ever seen!! 👍😂😂
Your videos are addicting....Mr O keeping the language clean ..with lots of wit...nice..
Glad to see you using the good brake clean.
Thanks for mentioning that it really doesn't matter if the brake pad wear indicator (squealer) is up or down. I've overthought this in the past and wasted time looking for the right answer.