It's called natural selection. Let nature take its course 😂. On a serious note I was ill during covid and had to let " professionals " work on my car, I've never seen so much bull shittery in my life, never again, I do the work myself.

Thanks for the info its kinda common sense but thats all it takes is one loose bolt i plan on becoming a mechanic/paint and auto body one day i will be thurough i dont want anyone in that situation you described

Im a DIY Mechanic highly knowledgeable of many repairs and as Ive gotten much older I go back over my work and check every single bolt I torqued. This should be a practice for every mechanic.

Watching this video on my phone. Makes me want to go to my computer so I can see just how many down votes this fool got

To anyone reading, if you ever find loose ball joints or tie rod ends like this, dont just tighten the nut and call it good. Remove the joint from the spindle and inspect the tapered hole. Chances are its wallowed out and the spindle needs to be replaced.

He’s not an idiot for knowing a guy. Sometimes people have no other choice because times be hard. Don’t be little somebody for the struggle. Some times these know it all mechanics think the customer is made out of money.

Thank you you did an awesome job !

I got the code P 2763 , but mine is only clunks. At fourth gear going up hill sometimes will stall when you put it in gear with the air conditioner on.and will restart and go down the road. So should i Replace it or not so that it doesn't fail later and leave me stranded

I brought a vehicle to a shop twice in my life. The first time I needed brake work done as I had no brakes. I barely even knew how to change a tire at that time. Having no clue and no tools, I brought it to a shop. $750 later my brakes still didn't work. The second and last time I brought a vehicle to a shop, they quoted me $350 to replace an alternator. That was just the labor charge not including parts. I knew the thing was only held on with 2 bolts. Sure you had to remove a few other things to get to the alternator but we're talking about like maybe 10 bolts total here. I flat out told the guy no, I'm not paying you that much money for something so simple. He tried to tell me that it was a 3 hour job and there was a lot involved. I said no and left. I got a new alternator for $120 and then watched a couple of youtube videos. Within an hour had it changed out and was back on the road. Ever since then I've always done my own work. The only reason I go to a shop now is for an inspection sticker. Not once, not ever have I ever forgotten to tighten a nut, let alone multiple. It's scary to think that whoever did this in the video probably goes around telling people he's "good with cars."

This worked like a charm! Really appreciate you taking the time to film this for everyone to learn!

Sadly, I started working on my own vehicles after having poorly performed repairs done by “professional mechanics” so many times I had to make sure things got done right the first time…I’d gladly pay a pro like yourself who takes his craft seriously but at my age I’ve come to find pros like you are hard to find and getting harder to find by the decade. Thanks for your concern and warning 👍

Hi friend, I've seen your videos, I have a 2007 Tahoe, suddenly u2142, I've checked all the wiring and it's perfect, the traction control light comes on sometimes yes and sometimes no as soon as I turn the switch... I don't know what to do or check anymore... I don't have any more codes

At a certain point you have to bang two rocks together and skip around before starting a project to make it known you dont know much thats whwt I do

Good video and great advice .It could save someone's life!

i added washers to take up the extra space between the castle nut and the cotter pin as the cotter pin ends not even touching the nut.

Saves a TON more than 20$ for ball joints or tie rods. We're talking a couple hundred. Some folks CANT AFFORD EXPENSIVE GARAGE REPAIRS. Diy FOR decades here, do e just about everything on every vehicle I own. Let's talk about the couple times I've taken my car to the garage... AND THEY F'D MY VEHICLES UP. Be careful, make sure your doing it right.

Nice review. Thanks

Would this issue cause a p0341 cam shaft position circuit code?

You're a good shop for helping the uneducated. My hat off to you in respect. I also feel your pain! I repair machines for a living and it always seems I'm cleaning up after somebody who didn't know what they were doing.

You can refuse to use their parts.

The 'professional' mechanics have consistently screwed things up on my cars, and I'm talking over 40 years. Doesn't matter if it's the dealer, an independant chain or a back street shop, they are only interested in speed. That's exactly why I DIY whenever possible. I have to check their work myself, anyhow, and I'm perfectly capable of doing anything that doesn't require pulling the engine or transmission. At least if the wheel falls off, I'll know who did it and won't have to go through that BS.

had this video come out pre 2020 I would just tell the average individual to save up some money (if they can) and get the job done right. paying a guy that has no insurance or liability if he fs up ur car is just foolish (is what I would have said pre 2020). unfortunately times have changed. as a former tech myself I got to see the change in the industry. it used to be that u had to either go to school or spend a decent amount of time fiddling with cars prior to anyone giving u a chance at a shop. pay was never amazing but its never been as bad as it is now. consider that you have to have thousands in tools plus a set of critical thinking, problem solving skills, hard hands and the willingness to run surgery on a complex machine while being exposed to shit loads of carbon monoxide and other hazards such as brake cleaner and freon (if ur unlucky). then take into consideration that your only making between 20-35 flat rate which is not the same as hourly and can easily be a 15-25/hr. (you can make 15-20 at McDonalds and 35/hr Is less than 0 when you account for your future medical bills (that you will have due to ur job if u stay long enough). the result is that anyone with a brain and problem solving skills left or is considering leaving because they ran an MPI (multi point inspection) on their life/career and found out that the problem (white shirt cucks in management and manufacturers) are beyond fixing and its cheaper, more profitable and cost effective to jump into trades such as AC, plumbing and electrical. the result...... those guys are gone, the gen zs dont care to learn how to fix anything let alone a car and the only other individual willing to work currently are the semi warm bodies known as....... "that guy" yes thats right, "that guy" that messed up that ball joint job will be coming soon to a dealer near you. that guy will be wearing the same uniform as the experienced techs and "that guy" will be working on your car without u even knowing it. I mean it. before I left we had 4 guys quit due to not making enough hours. out of the 4 guys that they hired to replace them, 3 had 0 experience with cars and the other worked at jiffy lube (spoiler alert lots of oil leaking complaints). on top of that I got thrown all the shit heavy work that main shop couldn't be bothered with doing (spoiler alert it was warranty and it involved dashboard removals). not gonna lie though, working in the industry has been useful. it pays off when u have to work on your own car or when ur mother visits a dealership and the quote is 5k to fix her AC (yes it was 5k everything was marked up through the roof and plenty of other jobs that she didn't need were added such as but not limited too, wallet flushes, and fuel induction.) at that point it was cheaper to fly me from my state to hers and we did. also dont be afraid to work on your own car. if its basic maintenance such as oil change, brakes, flushes, batteries...... u can do it, u dont need us for that. if its something bigger like AC, electrical or computer related than yeah. if it requires a torch than yeah. but besides that, look up a yt video and get it done. DIYers have pulled engines, replaced transmissions. u can do it. but work your way up to those jobs. lots of pain but worth it.

I'm not a mechanic, but mechanically inclined (been in construction and facilities maintenance most of my life). I do like servicing and doing basic repairs on my own vehicles. I rebuilt the front end on my truck for the first time. I spent several hours researching parts, looked up torque specs for each connection, and followed instructions. I took it to my mechanic for an alignment and just asked him to check over my work to make sure everything was good. I saved money doing it myself but I spent a few extra dollars on my mechanic for his inspection. I did make one minor error that wasn't a big deal and he fixed it for me. It's just like people who do their own structural, electrical, etc. on their houses and don't pull permits and get inspections. Then they burn their houses down, get someone killed worst case, and then have issues with insurance because they didn't pull a permit. If you have no idea what you're doing, you're white collar, etc. hire a professional.

How much does this cost.

Nah. When I got a flat tire replaced they put the wrong tire on, one that they didn’t even sell anymore. Too many mechanics are con-artists.

Your retarded

Sign of the times

Two sides to this coin, I’ve worked with young bucks that don’t know what tight is and old school bolt busters. You guys both make my days at work unpleasant. My advice to you is simple take away the sleepless nights of worrying about a call back by using a Calibrated torque wrench. Believe me you will fill better about the work you did to “manufacture spec’s.”

I'm just a hack shade tree DIY mechanic. I paid for all auto maintenance other than oil and fluid changes until i was about 35 years old. 15 years later, i am DIY almost all the way because the professional mechanics were the hacks, not tightening up axles, differentials, suspension, motors, etc. Always always, triple check anyone's work. There are a lot of dipsh1tz out there running shops these days.

I can do a lot of things. Some things I don't want to do. Like pull an engine. Change a tire is not so bad...except on my motorcycle. I paid a premium just to have a shop do it and found out right after they didn't even give me a discount buying tires there which was annoying but I got to ride right away when the weather was nice so it was worth it. Dad always told me to do things you can do...and things you don't want to do...pay someone else to do it. So you can keep doing the things you want to do! Still all the comments on bad shops and good shops are spot on. Do some homework and overall you'll be good. Though I refuse to let ANYONE change the oil in any vehicle I've ever owned...except me. If I screw up it's on me. Heard way too many horror stories especially about dealerships and Jiffy Lube..

😂😂😂😂😂 Holyshit

Diy mechanic here. I know what I’m capable of and what I’m not. It’s funny when I tell family “yeah I can’t do that one” And they’re like “why not” 😒 you think me explaining the trickiness of this thing is gonna somehow make it easier to do? I am not replacing a timing belt rip in an interference engine with no tools to test for bent parts and no engine hoist or car lift. I fix power steering 😂

Brake materials now are super expensive. I can only imagine suspension work

You def called me out. I'll admit i forgot to torque mine snug the other night, and yes, I ended up doing it along the road as soon as I noticed I was piloting an unguided missle😂

Hi thanks for the best videos on shifter ,my problem is it goes to drive but won't go back to park what do you think ford 250 1997

What size bolts did you use?

Yeah, when you showed those lower arms, I thought those looked like they were part of the arms. I'd be concerned about the loose tapers egging out the holes in the knuckles.

Which is best choise for axle shaft? USA tandard gear or which?

Wish I could upvote this so much more than once. I am a barn mechanic that works only on family vehicles. I grew up in a mechanic shop as kid, I learned everything I could. And I still struggle many times, and I do nothing intensive to a vehicle without service manuals, videos and searching for all info I can find first. The number of times that I have had a vehicle comes to me and I find more and more "I know a guy that knows a guy..." jobs that've been done on it..... He's not kidding folks, it really can kill you. Don't use telephone wire from 1986 to jumper a trunk battery to the engine ignition, don't hold control arms in place with metal zip ties, and don't use plastic zip ties on an oxygen sensor wire..... to the exhaust..... seriously. Don't.

I’ve literally never been to a mechanic and left with less problems than what i walked in with. Always had to go back over the work myself, last time i paid for a control arm alignment for my adjustables they left them all loose and had to do it myself anyway. Last time i got my transmission oil changed they used regulator gasket maker instead of high temp and my car’s been leaking oil since. So now i gotta order in an oem gasket myself and do it all over again. Forked over $5K for a paint job and a few months after bringing it home i’ve got rust coming through the fresh paint, runs in spots and even cracks/chipping from terrible paint priming, orange peel you name it! So gotta go back over that myself too 😤 thats only the beginning. The real kicker is that they messed up my 30 year old mint looking trim when they removed some of it for painting the doors. This car was untainted with when i got it. I paid the professionals to do their jobs and have been picking up the slack by paying EVEN MORE money! Just to do it myself 😵‍💫

Whenever I watch "Just Rolled In" it scares me immensely.

You can tell they did not know what they were doing just by the way they spread the cotter pins. There is a very specific correct way of installing cotter pins. And that ain't it.

I think the " family member " doesn't like your customer. What better way to get rid of someone. Don't tighten the bolts on the steering system 🤣🤣🤣

If 9/10 mechanics were not complete pieces of shit, people would use the service a lil more

Why not pay someone to do it? Because they charge $1,500 to do it when even buying the OEM parts costs only $150. Just because one fool is incapable of tightening nuts or using a torque wrench to make sure things are to spec has no bearing on the work most DIYers do on their cars. I’ve had “professional” mechanics screw things up that I’ve had to fix. I guess that means no one should ever use a professional mechanic then, right?

I've been DIY'ing for many years. The loose nuts shown were "castle" or "captive" nuts with a cotter pin to keep them from having vibration rotate or loosening them. It's good (or lucky) that the "pins" were inserted or there would have been a very different "tragic" story. You can be an amateur in many things and get away with it....but with respect to vehicles that carry your family and friends, you can't. There are many things on a vehicle that a DIY'er can perform correctly BUT, do your homework...get the service manual...read it and use the correct tools.

Ok what do I do to fix it though!!!

The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't

I don't know how many times a customer has asked me " how much will you charge me to change my starter" or " how much for a fuel pump?" I don't know how many times I've changed a solenoid or a relay or even a simple fuse. ALWAYS confirm the problem. It may take longer, but you will have a customer for life. There's plenty of honest work for all of us.🤠

Wat size Allen key u used?