Benjamin Covello

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@waynebussert5180 Күн бұрын

Control arm nuts (axle) are generally torqued to 60 ft pounds

@z3nhub738 16 күн бұрын

What a car!..... Would love to cruise in it specially along the beach!

@petercermak4095 3 ай бұрын

I am so glad you cleaned up that lower arm. I'm planning on doing this over the winter. Btw, most people fail to lube the leaf spring plate. It is important for smooth action. Thanks for the video.

@TylerSexton-i7h 4 ай бұрын

Should I be worried about loosing oil pressure to that lifter I’m honing out. Mine is about that same badness as yours

@benjamincovello8862 4 ай бұрын

I don't guaranty this repair will work in all cases, and its a bit dodgy. I put it back together with a fresh cam and lifters, and beat the snot out of it for another 2 years and something like 20k miles. good luck my friend.

@wayneandrews8272 4 ай бұрын

Seeing that you have a hoist and transmission Jack's at your disposal convinces me to have my front bushings on my 1985 C-4 replaced by a Corvette specialty shop near me.

@benjamincovello8862 4 ай бұрын

I am blessed to have access to equipment that makes the job easier. It sounds like this video was useful to you, I'm glad.

@larrybud 4 ай бұрын

Going to do this on my 86. I think I'll start with the rear, as it seems a lot less to take apart. Also picked up a press from Harbor Freight just today which was on sale for $55 which will work perfectly for this.

@joshbutler9897 6 ай бұрын

Bro your killing it 🔥

@benjamincovello8862 4 ай бұрын

thanks my guy

@JohnRebello-383 7 ай бұрын

Did you have a issue with the factory bolts being too small for the super pro bushing pins? I am.the factory bolts are too small diameter and there's play

@benjamincovello8862 4 ай бұрын

Every time I had an issue like you described it was always me snagging the wrong bushing bag. with some trial and error I was able to deduce a how to make every bushing work as intended. They could of done a better job labeling the bushing location, i regret no calling them out more.

@marknowakowski6590 7 ай бұрын

You’ve never put bushings anything like this on before have u. U don’t don’t destroy anything did u ???????

@benjamincovello8862 7 ай бұрын

everything came out good

@marknowakowski6590 7 ай бұрын

That’s awesome I have the😢 total bushing kit for the 95 that C n S corvette sells.I also bought the larger rear bushings for the upper rear axle as well. Upper and lower ball joints and inner outer tierod ends as well. Everything is tight again. next are the shocks and drive shaft and half shaft U-Joints.

@Dale-s1u 7 ай бұрын

I've got an 88' convertible with the Z51 package. I've owned for 28 years and it still makes me smile every time I drive it. It amazes me at how it performs with only 245 HP. I don't show mine, but if I did, I would wash it first. Just sayin'

@Dale-s1u 7 ай бұрын

Great video, makes me think, I should be looking at mine. An 88' convertible that's never been touched.

@dapper_gent 7 ай бұрын

I got a '93. I would not recommend the c4 to someone who is not interested in doing mechanic work.

@dapper_gent 7 ай бұрын

I read the service records that came with the car and the previous owner got raped. They paid for someone to type up bullshit that doesn't exist. That's a problem with shops today. They'll take your money for nothing.

@benjamincovello8862 4 ай бұрын

Its hard to disagree unfortunately.

@indyrock8148 7 ай бұрын

Superpro are the number 1 brand of bushings

@ObscureStuff420 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on your purchase! I'm on my second C4.

@ryanle1293 8 ай бұрын

One tip I just remembered my friend showed me when I was doing my bushings! To help prevent the bushing from squishing every which way and sliding off the narrow jaws of the vice, we put some planks of wood to make a wider and flatter surface, on top of that we used a ziptie on the bushing while pressing it in to prevent it from deforming too much. Once the first lip of the bushings slides in the control arm itself will push the ziptie aside and you can just cut it off after. Hope this helps!

@benjamincovello8862 7 ай бұрын

awesome tips, i will considered using a zip tie in the future. thanks

@wayneross2916 8 ай бұрын

About how much time did it take to do the front bushings...i’m getting ready to do the same job on my 86

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

I was filming so that adds a ton of time, I think i was at the shop 8 hours that day.

@jasontm7750 8 ай бұрын

can you leave a link to the upper and lower bushings i have a 1995 c4 base modle would like to do this job on it and btw great video!!!!

@Michael_Lorenson 8 ай бұрын

Excellent, thanks

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@gregleenyit 8 ай бұрын

#C4stillrealavent

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

timeless

@taescholll 8 ай бұрын

Just got myself an 85 C4 and i couldnt be happier

@yeller95vette 8 ай бұрын

⁠ thanks for putting together a really good video, I didn’t have the patience to video when I did mine. I had a heckuva time getting my super pro bushings in and you made it look easy. I did the whole car. It took me most of a weekend.

@davidminassian9953 8 ай бұрын

I got a 89 c4 convertible, I'm like you, their fun to drive, like your enthusiasm.

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

So much fun! 89 is a great year.

@David_Kelly_SF 9 ай бұрын

Great videos. I've got the bushings to do on my C4, this really helped boost my confidence in tackling the job. Thanks!

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Good luck with the job, glad I could help.

@faviangarza5192 9 ай бұрын

How much did you end up paying for it?

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

I got a very good deal on it. I intend to talk about it in a future video.

@anapreciado43 9 ай бұрын

Nice

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

thanks, it was a lot of fun.

@lamoa336 9 ай бұрын

Glad to see it made it to the meet! My ‘84 is in similarly rough condition, and I’ve been too embarrassed to take it. After watching this though, I’m definitely inspired! I need to figure out the braking issue first at a minimum though lol. Keep us posted on when you’re going to another meet, I’m also in TX so I’ll be making my way to RadWood next weekend 😎 By the way, are you active on the Corvette forum?

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Radwood looked amazing, sad I missed it. C4s are getting up there in age, its always a treat to see them anymore. Im going to do some brake work in the near future so keep your eyes out for a video.

@cdellis1000 9 ай бұрын

Great to see a practical C4 project channel Ben - You've encouraged me to check my suspension bushings! Enjoying the content. Thanks.

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

I too thought there was some space for more c4 content. hope this video helps.

@alfonsofernandez13 9 ай бұрын

It really put a smile on your face driving your C4😊

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Its so much fun.

@vikingtrad3r 9 ай бұрын

watchin with my kids.... you will find chassis flex is a nothingburger as long as the targa top is attached securely. get to an autocross and per er through the paces! (with the targa on)

@benjamincovello8862 9 ай бұрын

I hear you, thank you for your comment.

@trentharvey7508 9 ай бұрын

Great job man. Now I can face doing the same to my 86 C4 with no worries

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad I could help.

@larrybud 4 ай бұрын

I'm doing the same on my 86!

@ryanle1293 9 ай бұрын

Which bag do you use for the dog bones? I can't really figure out how these things are labeled

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

I cant recall. I laid out the bushings and deduced where they went. good luck!

@scorpion196970 9 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Great video, need to do the same to my 86 corvette. Thanks

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. get it done.

@daaframcampbell2463 10 ай бұрын

Looking good!!! Keep it going… race on!

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Heck yeah, looking forward to tons of racing.

@GroundUpGarage 10 ай бұрын

Good job on the new video Ben. The paint turned out awesome. Can’t wait to see more.

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I was really pleased with how the paint came out.

@tonyacovello8065 10 ай бұрын

Looks GREAT!!!!

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your help.

@tonyacovello8065 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Very informative. Flippy huh? Dont flip the Corvette LOL!!

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Safety First!

@jonsingle1614 10 ай бұрын

Only 5 min more to do the upper ball joints....

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately resources, time, parts were a lot further out than 5 minutes. Ill have a ball joint specific video up for you in the future,

@MrGotenz21 10 ай бұрын

Last summer I put the super pro bushings all around on my '96 LT4. Some were easy it install, and some were ...difficult (now having PTSD)

@ryanle1293 9 ай бұрын

I have an 89 and from what I've read there should be minimal differences in our suspen setups. I assume you bought your kit from C&S? Asking because I'm having a mind melt of a time finding which one of these bags is the front lower control arm sway bar link bushing. Or if it was even included in the kit.

@MrGotenz21 9 ай бұрын

@ryanle1293 I bought from C&S yes. I'll look at my car later today to see if that bushing was included. It's easy to tell as the bushings are a blue color.

@MrGotenz21 9 ай бұрын

@ryanle1293 yes, after seeing it installed on my car the memories came back of installing it. It's the smallest set of bushings in the set I belive.

@ryanle1293 9 ай бұрын

@@MrGotenz21 thanks! I've so far categorized them successfully. The only problem was I accidentally put the crush tubes meant for the 24mm bolt all on one side. So now I have to fix that. For the support rods do you remember how you got those in? I for the life of me wasn't able to squeeze them in with the washers, I barely got them in without the washers, I'm debating if they even needed them as the originals didn't have washers for said bushings and now I'm freaking out over it lol

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

I received no sway bar link bushings in my kit nor did I expect some.

@yeller95vette 10 ай бұрын

The upper shaft to frame bolts are 37 foot pounds

@yeller95vette 10 ай бұрын

I don’t believe that there is a published spec on the torque for the shaft because it was never intended to be a serviceable piece it was supposed to just be replaced as assembly

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

That makes sense.

@yeller95vette 10 ай бұрын

You’re lucky the original bushings weren’t in there because they were a son of a gun to get out, I would also leave the nut on the top of the shaft when you start pressing with a press so you don’t mash up the threaded part. I also put a piece of angle iron between the arms on a assembly to keep from bending, you could see it bending your video

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

Great tips.

@andrewstemple5690 10 ай бұрын

Hey man you made it look easy LoL love the car would you consider selling it if so I'm interested. Thanks

@benjamincovello8862 8 ай бұрын

It would take an offer I couldn't refuse, I'm having to much fun making content with this Corvette.

@robertgardner3152 10 ай бұрын

What happened to the Pontiac Solstice?

@benjamincovello8862 10 ай бұрын

I still have it, its kin of my DD. I still have some plans for that one and some unfinished footage, ill make a solstice video happen soon.

@andrewstemple5690 10 ай бұрын

Great video man keep it up! Would you be interested in selling the car? If so I'm interested. Thanks

@KevinzGarage 10 ай бұрын

Great video…it may seem obvious those little steps of inserting the bushings…I like how you showed every step…I think I’ll be doing this very thing. Thanks for making this video!

@tdog6437 10 ай бұрын

Good to see that there's still 84s out there unmolested. Like you said, some people like them and others don't. Not the easiest injection system to understand for most people but I don't think you'll have any problem. I seen the fan running did you fix that yet?? Pretty simple the relay is by the battery and the sensor is on the passenger side head for the fan. The sensor on the driver side is for the gauge and the really important one is one the front of the intake that's for the ecm and you should change it to the newer version and connector. You'll find out why when you start researching for improvements.

@benjamincovello8862 10 ай бұрын

thank you, ill look into to the temp sensor. yes i changed out the fan relay and it came right back.

@tdog6437 10 ай бұрын

@benjamincovello8862 if you find that the sensor is bad replace it with one that comes on below 212 degrees, the factory sensor comes on around 230 degrees which is crazy 🤪

@ericwilson2585 10 ай бұрын

Thats so awesome dude! See, once in a blue moon a dream does come true. Watching this video made my whole day, one day Im going to buy my dream car and its going to be exactly like yours brother.