I Saved Over $500 Replacing my Escalade's Mag Struts Myself
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2024
- The $2000 Escalade is FINALLY getting new mag shocks!
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Z95 Struts, same part number for both sides:
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The fit with the spray can is hilarious!
Especially when we all go through it!!!
Yes more Escalade content!
Same exact thing happened to me with the surface sheild! I ended up cutting them open and using a under coating gun.
Try the black fluid film...works good and looks good
This Is Just The Video That Reinforces My Opinion On Not Getting Magride On My New Camaro
I pulled the magnaride from my suburban when mine went out, don't even notice the difference in ride from the magnaride/rear air suspension to just good quality struts.
Comment and support this man for bigger garage
Real heat
Tighten the nut then untighten the nut. Back and forth with the directional switch on the impact... It will zip right out. You were fighting it the whole time 😂
I did this same set, went same route as you... I had to heat the nut on top of strut to get off on both sides
Look into Vigor Air Suspension. Front complete struts are like $260 a side. Comes with new electric connectors too. That's what I have in my 2009 esv. But I have a Canadian spec. Just subbed! Great videos. Oh....another thing, check your ground and add another one by the hood shock. You'll be surprised what it'll fix. Another common gm issues on these trucks.
What happened to Tahiti? We need more Tahoe videos....😂 👍🏼
Felt like I just watch a bomb defusal video
I'm digging these maintenance/repair videos, Matt. Great content as always! And, did I see the Trans Am trim in the work table? Can't wait for more videos on that too. Keep up the great work!!
I bought a set of these struts for $60 off Ebay for a 2018 Tahoe the brand was AED great strut still going strong.
Heat up the can in warm water get it to spray. 🤷♂️ sometimes that works. 😂I noticed the truck switched in the introduction of the video 😂
Matty..Matty...Matty. You should have replaced the top hats. Then cleaned those dust covers and grommets. But hey that's me. One and done.
Just an observation, your struggle with reinstalling the strut is due to you only jacking up one side vs. having the entire front end lifted. The stabilizer bar was working against you.
Now it's getting serious when ya gotta vice grip the vice grip
(Also oil based coating) Try fluid film on tahiti and on the Escalade which doesn’t have a nickname yet maybe Laddy.
Good video
For whatever its worth you can buy an o ring kit for the ac system that comes with a new screen/capillary tube. I performed an ac service to my buddies 02 last year that included a new desiccant/accumulator, screen/cap tube, and flushed it with rx11 and that system ran like brand new. I highly recommend it!
the rear shocks leak ever 80 100k. so I'm sure they have been replaced. I'm at 140 on the stock fronts. it rides well stuff, but I'm sure they need done. it's never been up north thou
Yea aerosol cans piss me off, like when I have under an hour left of my recoat window painting something and I fall one can short, then rush to the store 20 min away grab another can come back and its a dud! Yea that happened to me. And finally when I got a new can it started peeling because i was too late, start all over!
Nice job👏👍
🪴Alright, LsxMatt pumpin out the videos.🪇
Surface ahield works good but the caps never work there always clogged😂
Robot phallus 😂
I have so many issues with my Denali suspension I don’t even know where to start
Luxury brands are a headache I cannot afford to deal with.
The complexity and expense is terrible.
I owned a Luxury brand once in my life, and it cured my ego from that nonsense.
Some people never get over it.
100% that A/C is the rear HVAC lines leaking - happens to like 8 out of 10 GM SUVS with rear HVAC. Its bad when companies like Dorman make rear block off plates for the A/C....
That clearly says GMC on the fender
that spacer is what butts up against the little snap ring on the piston. With out the spacer you would have no dampening of the shock. The piston would flop up and down and not compress in the strut housing.
Hey lsx Matt I love you videos man and I’m painting my Camaro blue but I was wanting the same color yours is any way you could tell me the color or paint code man thank you
I love PB Blast...but use fluid film instead. Its the best in the rust belt states. And the cans never fail. Ive never had a PB Blast can fail, surprising to me too because its made right here in ohio.
Is that the bump stop that sits on top of the strut inside the spring?
Heat
Everything but heat
Hopefully not the rear ac lines like mines
when I put the Bilstein leveling shocks on my 2018 Sierra I took the strut assembly to Big O tires. they did the two of them for 40.00 dollars on their huge wall spring compressor. Did you replace and secure the plastic Christmas tree clips on the driver's side wheel liner? There appeared to be a ground eyelet dangling.
That was there when I pulled the liner off. I’m assuming it’s for an option the truck doesn’t have. Looks like it was tucked away in the harness from the factory.
I just went and paid the full amount to skip all the problems you had.
Why not replace the strut tops?
The upper plates have bearings and they should have been replaced
Failed Mag ride control replaced with Mag ride control that will fail again in 20k miles. lol Nice you like to keep buying parts to support GM.
As Usual, as normal by age, that Frame and metal components are attached and welded on that Frame, all of that is close to a Rusty BUCKET. Totally Rusty Bucket.
Ur tahoe is much better condition on the frame rust
I’m very surprised you were able to be reserved with swearing ….. anytime I work on something…. I swear at least every other word..helps with disassembling and reassembling 😅
I stopped buying PB Blaster because the tips always clog.
To answer your question, yes, everything is crap these days. Everything
Going get stuff from rockauto and not show the magnet?
Its already on the fridge😂
Nice job not getting maimed !
First?
is it just me or does it seem like he doesnt really care about this escalade and is just fixing it for content?
Is it that obvious?😬 Honestly I’m not really a fan of it. I have some ideas down the pipeline so even if I don’t like it now that could change.
Struts cheap compared to my Lexus LS air shocks - they’re 3x that price lol
You Deal with warranty through rockauto, keep your reciept