Punishment from the Car Gods! 2008 Ford Flex 3.5l Airbag, Banging, Vibrating parts falling off
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Customer: "So, what is wrong with my car?"
Mechanic: "Everything!"
*Except engine and trans*
@@French20cent
Ford Flexes go through a lot of turbos, bad "flex plates" ironically.
Mechanic: what isn’t wrong
There’s a scarp yard down the street they might be able to give you a few $$ for it
- So, what is wrong with my car?
- Yes.
When the door breaks while trying to get in the vehicle you know it's going to be a bad time.
First impressions are almost always accurate and set the tone. Lol
*good time
Just looking at that door screams abuse. I keep saying Ray get in on the other side. The car looks like it belongs to an amateur stunt driver.
Ford "QUALITY".
Exactly what I said lol you know by that the owner has completely neglected it
When you slapped that mosquito, I was almost expecting the window to fall out 😳
Judging by the overall condition of that vehicle, it's a wonder it didn't!!
Or the door to swing open
I was thinking his ring would break the glass.
@@jojothepopoman I broke a window doing the same thing. My wedding ring broke the glass.
That mosquito was in fact the owner of the car. :D
Ray, been watching your channel for maybe a month. Enjoy the content and appreciate your honesty and work ethic. Problem is your click has started to rub off when I’m working on machinery around my farm. Wife looked at me funny doing up some bolts on my tractor - “click” Greetings from Australia.
Fellow Aussie here - hubby and i both watch Ray - we often have "do dee doo"
"Click" has been around YT mechs for a while, in a couple of forms. It generally passe now.
Same in my house. "Gravity" and "Dooodooodooooo" are now used. wife thinks I am nuts.
I can't get access to the engine without saying "Poppin' ze hood" :-)
I work on tractor trailers and I say click all day everyday now
I see the actuators and lock components Ford uses for door locks have not changed in 40 years...such a familiar sight abd sound with that lock jumping up and down.
Not being a working qualified mechanic myself I can't say if the same is true in the UK, but I am really shocked that so many don't even do basic stuff on their cars and seem content to drive a vehicle that is a potential killer.
In Florida (not sure about other states) there is no routine mandatory inspection, so if it moves, people will drive it; going straight, stopping, and other things you would expect to be mandatory features of a car are not strictly required.
Now many Americans don't have the funds to properly maintain a car.
@@Badger1949 Thank you, Joe Biden!
@@RezaQin Yup, FJB
@@Badger1949 ...brandon's fault
I admit Ray, I cheat and look at the length of your videos before watching them to determine if the customer is declining repairs or not.
Lol
How dare they deny us amusement at the expense of their wallet.
@@robertopenheimer1451 how rude! L0L
When you slapped mosquito 🦟 I was waiting for window to drop and door to swing open 😂
Or the door faling out of the chassis. 😁
One more example of a conscientious mechanic. Yes, the customer had to spend money, but was also saved a lot of money on brake parts that could be cleaned up as they had a lot of life left. Less caring shops would have just thrown new parts at it, and possibly pushed the cost beyond what they could handle at this time.
I got a kick out of the customer with a Mercedes not replacing the pads because of the cost. Maybe if they had purchased a less expensive vehicle they could afford to maintain it. But then it wouldn't have the same bragging rights.
Yeah it wouldn't surprise me if they're living in the back seat maybe not but maybe they got cardboard furniture towing the house have a good night bye
You know it's gonna be an interesting video when it starts out with Ray giving the vehicle the 'Finger'!
These kinds of videos really draw you in. Very entertaining and educational. Thank you Ray
My daughters ford escape just gave me fits this week end. Water pump idler pully seized, belt broke, wrapped around the upper radiator hose, tore the hose, busted the plastic nipple off the water pump, broke the thermostat housing, and finished off by ripping the wiring out of the radiator fan. Fun times.
And taa daaaaaa.....at least it didn't rip the rear brake lines off. Sucks dude.
Got to be frustrating to spend all that time diagnosing and not being able to fix anything. Glad you got a green light on this one.
Sadly many people just repair what they have no other choice, they otherwise do not maintain the vehicle.
@@clintprice2123 "Penny wise and pound foolish."
@@chictown they can even less afford to replace the vehicle. Many times things fail and they crash and have an even larger problem.
Had a feeling as soon as the video started. Can't even open the door and lock falls out. And that wasn't one of the issues they listed to be fixed...
Its customary to charge diag time. If you don't get paid, its your own fault. When you think about all the money you have tied up in tools and education, you're crazy to work for free. Just that scan tool he was using, I haven't priced one in a while, but its at least 5k, probably closer to 10k. And that's just 1 tool.
Apparently you have to spring for the Limited trim package if you want door handles all around.
This is the hoopty special trim package. Which includes theft determent entry system.
Yep. With the SEL package even motor mounts are optional.
Good anti steal device no door handle no one can get in lol
I work for Ford. We simply can't make a door handle that works. Its amazing. Door handles and latches are probably our number one warranty/recall repair. You could make a living in a Ford dealership just doing door handles.
To be fair, the Flex/Lincoln MKT is probably our best made vehicle. The people that own this one just didn't take care of it, and probably drove it hard. Its the only model I see that comes in with super high mileage. Its not uncommon to see one with over 500k. Its usually the Lincoln version.
Ray testing the tie rod: "Can you see that? Me: "No." Ray: "Let's move in closer." Me: "Yeah." Ray testing the tie rod. Me: "Oh, yeah, I see it." Ray: "Now you can see it." I love this channel. I find myself trying to look down and around to see what he is doing. I am not just watching his repairs, I am involved with them. I feel like I'm right there with him. Really great technician and superb videographer!
Conscientious is when one cares enough to turn a customer's photo away from the camera as you pull garbage from under the seat. I suspect that you are a man of honor Ray, doing things that few will see, just because they are the right things to do.
Noticed that, too. Good guy. Also, hoping he included in the report to let owner know trash/debris under the electric seat means eventually, a broken seat.
I noticed the picture too , nobody's business. The Ray already knew. Greetz John.
Ray I did some digging and the tool that you use to clean the wheel studs and hubs is called a “Hub Buddy” (1/2 inch impact driven surface and stud cleaner). Just in case any viewers wanted to get one for themselves.
P.s love your videos thanks for all the hours of knowledge filled entertainment.
Amazon has them for about $33.50. Thanks for looking them up.
Great 'Come Bak' prevention
3M has one that has 1/4 hex drive. I think I paid about38 for the tool and 10 disks
@@peted5217 Why would it come back? For not cleaning the rust off the hub's.
@@AT-wl9yq Ya. Any junk between wheel & Hub will cause 'Wobble' vibration. Besides annoying the driver, the wheel can come loose as the junk is crushed and falls out leading to a potentially fatal condition known as 'Wheel Falls Off'
As a Ford Flex owner you come to realize that all these problems are just "features".
All Ford Flexes must be built on a Friday, at 3:30 pm. It's the law.
21:00 How fitting Tuesday's gone is playing in the background and it's Tuesday!
Both of my boys in the room while I'm watching Ray. Phone rings in video. Both of my boys "do do doo doo"
I think they've heard Ray too much
Very few states have vehicle condition laws on the books. VA is one that does. Frankly I appreciate them. Recently there was a fella in a Ford van He was parked in the turn lane. The upper A arm was splayed out on the road. How much noise does a Ford have to make before the A arm falls out?
Guess the owner is the only one that drive the car or he hates his spouse/children because he declined the repair on the passenger side air bag. People are crazy.
With all that problem I thought they would decline the repairs. Keep up the good work. Enjoying the video.
I thought they would go for the annoying stuff, like the vibration and decline the others.
I swear I wish I could get the do doo do do do as a ring tone. I'll watch your vids at work and her your shop phone go off and I go do do doo do at my shop and ppl look at me crazy lol. Keep up the good work bud.
Good lesson in "fixing" a problem instead of "swapping parts".
Watching this channel and wonder about the state of the vehicles on the US roads. Safety, looks like a no concern or the situation has reached to the point where folks can't really afford to serve their vehicles. In both cases I weep for the state of the society and the country.
Not sure what was said as a reply here - but it is hidden and not readable. Have you said some inappropriate things here :)
Some states have no inspections at all for personal vehicles.
See the Watch Wes Work channel.
I agree though, many Americans are quite impoverished, but you really need a car to get around the place, so I think a lot of the lack of repairs and low maintenance are just a sign people are struggling financially.
@@Cheepchipsable did not know that some states have no inspections. Not good. CZcams still says 3 replies an only 2 are visible. Wonder what happened.
Some of the lack of maintenance is people not able to afford to do it. Some is because people don't want to spend the money on the maintenance.
You can pay to keep your car in excellent condition and let it sit in the driveway or over pay for gas and drive it. Can’t afford both and I need to go to work.
I could’ve fixed that way faster than anyone. I would’ve started by calling the scrap yard. Job done😂
She's dead jim! :D
It looks like a viable engine donor though...
Well, I mean, it IS a Ford... 😁😁😁
I really liked the spanish moss behind the brakes...looked like the car had armpit hair!! LOL
People bitching about you throwing tires you cant make an impact hard enough as a car going 60mph hitting a pot hole. Geez people ray is a good guy he actually cares about people and them spending thier money wisely.
Me and my fiancé have been watching the adventures of the unholy denied repairs and finally we have one folk a accepted repair.
That Ford was overFLEXed and put away wet. Love your videos Ray.
Here in Chicago that banging noise would be the person in the trunk... "If I were youse I wouldn't worry abboudit, know what I'm sayin? Just dos the oil change".
That Ford, with parts falling off faster than my hair did, just might be the cleanest interior you have encountered in months! Go figure!
31:25 - I hate it when the tie rods come without those. Total pain lol Thanks for keeping this channel awesome Ray- super happy I subbed to it :)
Ah, so that's what it's all aboot!
HELL, Hardly anything comes with the new parts to actually finish the job. I remember when Thermostats came with the actual gasket. Even rebuild kits I've bought don't come with everything, FREAKING SAD, like Tie Rods with NO GREASE ZERKS.
I accused a mechanic of not replacing the inner tie rod because the boot was old. He showed me that the tie rod was new and that he had to reuse the boot.
@@NoWr2Run this is why I now have a bunch of $10 assortment sets of little goodies, fuses, heat shrink, light bulbs, cotter pins, grease zerks, hitch pins, et cetera. Bought a nice set of control arms with tie rod ends and such and it came with nothing needed to install. I needed four medium cotter pins, there were two big ones that wouldn't fit through the thread holes, and two way too small ones that weren't long enough to wrap around the castle nuts. I had to buy my own grease cartridges (but glad I have them for future use). I even had to buy bolts for the control arms because a) I had to cut the old ones out as they were seized in the bushing sleeves and b) they have Torx heads which for a fastener that needs to be toight like a tiger, it shouldn't have a funny head. Just give me hex bolts in grade 10.9 and I'll be happy. And that cost me $11 at the dealer for two of those but it'll be worth it the next time it has to come apart, which will be SOONER rather than later as I think the struts are done for.
@@NoWr2Run You're probably one of those people who replaces a quality transmission pan gasket with a crappy paper-fiber one just because it's new. SAD. Get over it. Know what parts you need.
I was guessing they would decline most of the repairs since it was such a bad shape.
I am also guessing most people would not allow their cars to have so many outstanding repairs.
Over the weekend, I changed a coolant hose, power steering hose, central locking controller.
The owner may have just bought the vehicle and wasn't aware of all the needs, or knew there would be a lot to do. Maybe he got a good deal and figured it was worth it.
"But it's cheaper to fix everything in one go instead of paying multiple visits"
@@NiobeBaptist I see you are a person that uses their brain instead of random comments! You win!
@@Skylancer727 but if you notice, the repairs that were approved were the ones needed to make it safe. Passenger airbag isn't needed if there is no passenger
I had a driver's side broken motor mount on a big Ford wagon, in the 70's......Wife said there was a thump, every time she hit the gas......Turns out the motor was bumping the hood. Back then, I was fixing cars all the time, to keep them running. I was going to mention that the steering wheel wasn't straight, but the messed up Tie Rod, explains it.
My windshield wiper pump wasn't squirting either, 2010, thought it was the pump, was fixing to disassemble everything but decided to blow some compressed air through the tubing back, disconnected at the windshield cowl, into the reservoir and that fixed it, there was some build up or debris obviously preventing the flow. All good.
So, Ray, do you ever get scared taking some of these vehicles out for a test drive? Does your wife have up-to-date life insurance just in case?😆
Good Workman’s Comp helps also.
Ray is like the Terminator, he's indestructible😜
@@REDBIRD-95 Ray leaves the shop and says I’ll be back and he always is
If a car is that bad, you'll never make it out of the parking lot. You just know it won't be safe to drive. What kind of Z do you have? They're great cars. Even the old ones that aren't very fast, they still look amazing.
Looking forward to the brake lathe video, keep up the great work, photography and commentary!
I've been watching for 8 months. I now say 'click' and 'nice and shiny' on almost all cars I work on! You are awesome my friend! I still wonder how you do not swear and cuss at all your jobs?
I think this is my favorite one so far. Ray uses his knowledge and experience to help a customer stretch their limited dollars but keep their vehicle safe. That’s a partner a family can trust. RE: “Be aggressive” addendum - Hilarious! Moar buddy participation on videos, please.
17:11
Its a bit of a design flaw to not protect the cables, a simple plastic shield would do, people will always dump stuff under their seats and not give it a second thought.
Welcome to Ferd engineering
@@AJ-zv9tn They all do it. Heard of someone losing a computer module under a seat because the detailer got it wet.
@@Cheepchipsable yeh bro people spill coke all over their lower console and the airbags go off cuz the module is down there
The wires under the seat were chewed by rodents in this case. But yes you can damage things by jamming stuff under the seat.
@@AJ-zv9tn MY Peugeot is the same, double checked today, yep, a cable for the occupant weight sensor. nothing else wired up though, my car isn't fancy.
Seems like the engine was just trying to get out to run away from that mess.
😂😂 dead 💀
19:51
FoMoCo, never knew there was a Fear Of Missing Out Co.......
My dog has FoMo when it comes to groceries, Head in every bag.....
That Ken Tool is called Ken-Tool - Rust Hog Hub Cleaning Tool (30167) aka Hub Buddy @Rainman Ray's Repairs
damn Ray, i do believe that they are testing your ability's as a mechanic. That ford is a junk yard master piece...
I was legitimately scared for him when he was driving that deathtrap.
I’ll never forget how my 1991 FORD Escort’s tie rod end separated while I was driving, after only 89K miles. Very scary. Put me off Fords.
it's not the ford's.... it's the decrepit road conditions we drive on.!!!!!!
Excellent commentary !! I'm truly impressed with what it takes to diagnose problems and then fix said problems.
Hey dude don't cut our viewing time we like our viewing time some of us like me are retired we don't work anymore so we watch other people work Thank you.
Ray any time someone hates on you it means one thing..... your doing something right 👍
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I fear no EVIL FORD.😁🇨🇦👍
me neither.!!!
That Quagmire reference was pretty authentic and funny....
That was hilarious you were videotaping trying to open the door and then the next clip it shows the cylinder of the key is stuck to the key now that is 1 million laughs you made my day Ray thank you very much sir God bless you😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
One thing I've learned from binging Ray's videos, is that Ford products are definitely off my list of new vehicles
My wife and I looked at Fords in the 1980s, including at a rural dealer in mid-state Ohio. The screws that held the roof rack on to the roof were already rusting (some bi-metallic ionization problem? crappy steel in the screws? dunno). The dealer plead with us to buy a car, and offered us any of the Toyota used cars on the lot. That's where we went next.
Since then, we've rented Fords while on trips, and they've been generally OK. Some really nice.
@@stevejohnson1685 it's not so much the cosmetic or the operation of Fords for me....but watching Ray repairing these things creates the illusion of ridiculous engineering. Growing up in the pre-anti pollution and computers era, I'm finding the newer vehicle overkill just unnecessary and a frustration in futility. The enjoyment of working on your own vehicle is gone, and with the skyrocketing costs of repairs, Ford looks more ominous.
All cars have issues, albeit different ones. I'm a Ford guy and will continue to buy Fords. We had a 2009 Flex just like this one. Absolutely no problems with it and it was a really nice car. Only reason we traded it was because the wife wanted a minivan.
@@hdfxrs9121 I'll be shopping for a new truck shortly. All i want is the ability to make minor repairs in my own driveway without having to remove half the engine parts to do so. I'm not opposed to Ford, I'm opposed to unnecessary engineering
Dont forget the mileage of that ford in the video...
He is risen! Let the repairs begin!
When the lock cylinder came out .....that would have been perfect time for the customer to walk up and say....."what did you do? It wasn't like that" and the complete customer reeeeeeeeeeee kicks in
yes.!!!! more free service.!!!!!
This guy is awesome he doesn't even ask us to subscribe and he gets straight to the video.
25 seconds into the video: Ok.... car is falling apart already... 🤣
Not surprised for Ford in this particular time period. These seem to share some of the same issues as the P2 Volvos - particularly the glass falling out of the passenger mirrors. The mirror heaters and southern climate do a number on the adhesive on the back of the mirror and the glass comes loose. There's a real quick and easy fix, if you are handy, but most owners are not.
At 17:55, the customer approved repairs. I thought they were going to have you pick out a new car for them, and have it at the shop waiting! Those outer tie rod ends - aren't they normally very tight in the steering knuckle and require tooling to free them?
They are greased up, so there is really not much that could cause them to turn, plus locktite.
Only in the rust belt. Most pop right out now. The old school steering, with inner outer ties, center link, pitman, idler, yes, those DO require a fork to separate them, but most rack and pinion ones I worked on just pop right out, and are a PITA when the shaft spins and you cannot get the nut off. At that point is cutting torch time.
If you notice on the stud of the tierod it has a flatter tapered washer thing. They don't wedge like a standard tierod would. They do this with some of their ball joints too. Not sure what the purpose for this though.
Love hearing good country music playing in the background
Probably could have bought a better car after the client paid the bill for these repairs. Thank you very much for your videos.
From what I understand used car prices have gone through the roof because the dealers cannot get new cars because of the chip shortage. I don't think I'll get a new vehicle again - they are nightmares (that is, unless I win the lottery and can afford to hire Ray to work on just my cars and he could stay in Florida, I would ship the cars to him).
Those not wanting brakes worked on because they feel it's too expensive, may not realize how expensive it will be if they are involved in an accident because the brakes failed.
A car that doesn't go is a camper. A car that doesn't stop is a coffin.
Other then the engine and transmission brakes are the next most important thing that lots overlook until they go to hit the brake and nothing happens
The reality is, its not as bad as you think. People use shops all the time to find out what's wrong with the car, then they go buy the parts themselves, and use a mechanic that does side work. And when I say not as bad as you think, I mean for safety. The car usually gets fixed. That said, he shouldn't be working for free. Its just an invitation to be taken advantage of. For every different problem listed on the RO they should be charging an hour diag for each one. Otherwise he does the work and someone else gets paid.
When the repair starts with not being able to get in the car, u know it's gonna be fun
If every mechanic showed video of what was wrong, it should end the declines. Ray’s video are so informative!
The radio display on that car with the destroyed door lock is going insane as you drive.
At around 29:00, when you were resurfacing the pads, I just realy hope you had a respirator on. We do not wear them enough as mechanics, but brake dust (resurfacing pads or opening drums) and aluminium rims buffing are the worst. Safety first Ray
I like the hub polishing tool - something I just recently learned was putting white lithium spray lube between the hub and rotor, and also the surface where the wheel meets the rotor... cause I've had a number of wheels and rotors that wouldn't come off! When you have to sledgehammer and kick a wheel to get it off the hub, you look for tricks to prevent it in the future lol
I use anti seize or high temp grease that won’t heat and potentially drip onto rotor or pad surface. Not sure how white lithium reacts to temperature
Bartender playing in the background really had me smiling
Omg 39:14 you finally removed the majority of the trash from the cv AXLE
Ray, thanks for the videos. Been watching your channel for maybe a month now. Worked on my tractor today and now say “click” when tightening bolts. Hi from Australia.
Did you notice something at 12:15 ?
I have the click thing going too. Just did my brakes and my wife came out and asked who I was talking too. Lol. Love Australia. Got to spend three weeks in Brisbane and Lady Elliot Island many years back.
I work for a contractor for FedEx and anytime I have a box fall off the shelf I say "package gravity" :)
With the amount of work it needs I feel they will decline. Hahahahaha
Watching Ray try and open a car door the handels broken off of. Funny
Watching him pull the key cylinder out of the door on the same car priceless.
I laughed my ass off. Its going to be one of thoses days.
SIR: THERES A REALLY NICE TIRE STORE 2 BLOCKS SOUTH they got good specials today.
Looked like a fair amount of play in the rack as well
Rubber bushings
I.m only 9 mins into the video and the car is a death trap... scrap it lol
Hey Ray, love the vids. Your workmanship is great. Ignore the 'scamin sam's' of the world. keep up the good work.
I was having fun with Sam and then he deleted his comment, which deleted everyone else’s comments. I thought we had a good thing going 🤷♂️
@@RainmanRaysRepairs he couldn't handle the truth.
He might not have liked my Re in the thread and called him a fool. 🤷
I know nothing about cars... I have no interest in cars... But I cant stop watching your videos due to the fact that you are always happy and honestly seem to enjoy what you do. Thanks for the videos!
It's like watching Wes work, with all the jumper leads. I like it!
Love your content, is it me or was that front wheel/tyre on wrong side . The directional arrow is going backwards
Looked like that RF he initiated with had a chunk of rubber missing at the top, as stopped. 🤔
It's the correct direction if he likes driving backwards.
You can see from 8:28 that there are directional arrows both ways. As well as a chunk of the tread missing. 👀🤫
Quality bro 👌
@@johnt.848 Quality bro 👌
seeing the truck like this really reminds me that I need to keep my car in good shape.
I kind of shutter at the thought of the price tag for the repairs, parts and labor would be at.
My cars so old any repairs is relatively cheap compared to the complicated cars on the roads today
I endorsement this video all factory torque "Clicks" were made in the making of this video !
As the factory shop manual says.... "Lubricate liberally before insertion." giggity!
Ah, actual question about this...when removing and reinstalling the inner tie rod, should one use the tie rod remover kits that are out there (like a half socket or a set of varying size crows feet with a long rod that has a 1/2 drive hole on the end) or do you find the Angry Pliers™ or Frustrated Pliers™ to be preferable-ish?
Depends, if I can get them with pliers I just do that. If not I use the tie rod tool
Anything the does the job.
Save your money for the beers after completing the work!
@@RainmanRaysRepairs some people are real quick judge but if they were doing their job I'd like to see what they would do as I said earlier in the beginning of this episode sometimes they need to sit in their chair and zip it have a good night bye
Ray, serious question for you: You sometimes start the impact driver before the socket is seated on the bolt head, doesn't that run the risk of rounding over the head of the bolt? I'm glad the car gods saw fit to release you from your punishment - maybe it was due running through mud puddles in a Minivan?
Not if done lightly. He does it to seat the socket in.
I can say a good 80% of ppl do that.(and probly 100% of mechanics)
You just do it gently and it'll be fine.
Running start :)
Greetings: I like that U use a brake lathe. Most shops do not possess, much less know how 2 use. Keep up the good work. Thx 4 the share. Bsafe.
Flashlight anti-gravity - when you catch it mid-fall
This is why the found on road dead(Ford) joke is real.
We say Found On Rubbish Dump.
😢
OMG! I was waiting for most of the video for you to remove the weeds from the suspension. You finally got most of it right at the end.
PS... Where did you get those gloves? Mine would've been in pieces at the end of the job. I might've even used several pairs.
it looked like a bird's nest to me, was driving me nuts
I'm glad to see the Petah "be aggressive" vid bomb. Was starting to listen in the background to make sure he was still around. Been missing for a while and quick helper isn't him anymore.
almost spilled my coffee trying to help you get that tie rod clip clipped
From the looks of that mirror they pissed off someone on a motorcycle, lol !
More like some crotch rocket rider broke it because they can, most are jerks and make up their own road rules.
More like Swedish mirror design. Volvo engineers back then would have been the best ones to copy for a drive train, body materials, ergonomics, and turbo implementations. But, anything on the body hooked up to little motors and switches, they just have issues with, and mirror glass detaching was one of them, that Ford Inherited on some cars.
Poor car, dying by neglect!
How?
Why wasn’t the door handle 1st on the list.
Could you live with that?
Reminds me when I took our car to the garage because you could only open door from inside. Technician thought we were being stupid and it was the child lock switch only accessible when door was open. He then flicked the switch and shut the door. We now had a door that now could not be open from either inside or out. Was so pissed off and I just drove off.
Love that you still take care to get us the best camera angles even during high speed events.
This is why I love this channel. I just learned that you can apply pressure to the tierod to get it stop spinning. My green ass got the cut off wheel and cut it off because I got so frustrated. Good to know for next time.
When has Ray ever destroyed a vehicle? He takes POS vehicles and puts them back in their owners hands.
Even if he has to deny the service work. 🤔🙏
Nice variety of jobs Ray. And good camera work on the clip!-]
And turning discs,….time travel nostalgia.
In the UK or ‘England’ as we sometimes generalised to ;-) we have to have an annual MOT test after a car is 3 years old which is a comprehensive list of safety tests resulting in the issue of either a roadworthy certificate or a failure with the latter basically making the car illegal to drive unless you are driving to a garage/shop on a pre-booked appointment to fix said failures and system works really well
It’s satisfying to see you diagnose and square peoples cars away. Thanks!
Welcome to the new American economy. Expect a lot more refusals for repairs while gas is near $4/gal and inflation approaches 10%...
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Ray, what you also have to consider is the current economy. When inflation goes up this high, this quick it is somewhat A shock to peoples financial budget. You live in a state of a lot of retirees.
My Social Security check increased by 5%, my retirement increased by 1.5%.
And of course my Medicare increase took care of half of my Social Security increase. I’m not being critical but, until you are in the state of retirement and you’re not able to make extra money, then and only then will you understand what this president has done to our country.Not trying to make this a political platform however, it has became a part of every day life.
Just read recently in the Epoch Times, that food has already risen between 13 and 17%. But expected to nearly double by the end of this year. I hope it doesn't double, but some products already have seen just about that much price increase compared to a year ago. Consider a good cut of roast beef. Those on fixed incomes will be hit hard. Growing families will also be hit hard. It is shaping up to be worse than the early 70s "stagflation". The cost of petroleum basically influences everything from food to clothing, and obviously transportation. Ray's repair and work ethic will be a great blessing to many people. We likely can expect the motoring public to keep their cars longer, during hard times. If so, repair shops may need to think about their business model, ie how best to prepare for the potential shift in their customer's behaviors. The condition of the Ford Flex might become the new normal for a while, although I hope not. Hang in there everyone!
In the UK I have put a very small smear of high temp grease on the hub where brake discs slide on to. This due to what you know as rust belt. Also put some where wheel fits against hub as alloy wheels and steel suffer from different metal corrosion. This helps with dismantling when replacing discs and pads.