'17 GMC Canyon: Front Wheel Bearing & Brake Hoses

[@AdeptHavelock]

Eric's quote of the month..."we just use it, because it upsets people" Love it 😉

[@jayjudd6518]

😮He is a rebel!

[@chrissmith513]

L o L

[@kevinrenn9123]

In his next video, he'll be drinking a bud light... lol

[@kc360awareness]

And the makers of WD40 laugh all the way to the bank too. Well played, everyone wins.

[@richardl4556]

Came here to say the same thing. Love it! People just need something to complain about I guess.

[@TheBrookian]

Eric O. The MASTER of "Passive Aggressive". That's what the people come for.

[@4englishlies875]

Love the trolling Eric, plzs never change it brings a smile to my face.😅

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

96ft-lbs on those lil bolts is crazy. Almost as crazy as 220 on the caliper bolts! Holy schmoly!

[@billsimpson604]

We all remember the Big Nasty Gets Defeated video classic. Your comments were priceless. That WD 40 ranks up there with the invention of electricity generation and the integrated circuit.

[@greghutto6866]

Maybe all the couch mechanics can teach a veteran something one day😂😂. I hit "like" as soon as you dropped the caliper, mic drop. Thanks for the awesome content Mr.O.

[@edwardhugus2772]

I usually hit like in the very beginning during the "Welcome Back to South Main Auto"

[@DIYDaveOK]

Nothing like a hot cup of coffee and an SMA wheel bearing job to start a day right. Thanks as always, Eric!

[@dnprall]

Diet Coke for me :)

[@MyMeade12]

👍👍

[@johnkatakowsi9907]

Oh Yeh!!!!!!

[@chrisforker7487]

Always love the armchair mechanics, they sit at home watching videos and profess all knowledge.

[@stevewhite3424]

Mouthwrenches 😊

[@harrywalker968]

i do,,i drive fords..plus, i cant afford a mechanic,,there all bad here in aus..

[@williamwhitehead8362]

Eric O , hey, don’t get used to that warm weather just yet we have another couple of snow storms coming

[@joegeorgia8989]

WD-40 doesn't displace water. I spray my fishing lures with it, and the lures still get wet.

[@rickcoleman8903]

Bet the fish don't like the taste.

[@LeverPhile]

​@@rickcoleman8903 I've heard the opposite, that wd-40 attracts fish.

[@diablo7322000]

It's about reduced interfacial tension. WD-40 is likely using a non-ionic surfactant similar to what is used in shampoo to emulsify water and allow the flow of the WD-40 spray to displace the emulsified water. If you're interested go read the lab reports from when it was invented, it's long, but explains everything.

[@kevinsmyth364]

It does displace water, however immersing an object coated with wd40 in water will eventually remove the wd40 as it is only adsorbed onto to the surface, not chemically bonded or absorbed.

[@wastelander89]

​@SonomaAroma707 it displaces water but it's not hydrophobic coating thay keeps water off.

[@dkupy100]

Eric, I've been watching your videos for 8 years and you got it down to a science.

[@rick980]

'He blinded me with science'

[@ppark2123]

Mr. O is the definitive definition of NY petty and I love it

[@billupstateny9151]

Petty❓ Really??

[@ppark2123]

@@billupstateny9151 yes, NY petty, the best kind of petty

[@billupstateny9151]

@@ppark2123 Still confusing, ?

[@Land2020-w6w]

Without a doubt the finest Master Tech on KZbin. A very rare breeed of person.

[@paradislarry]

I LOVE IT WHEN YOU BUST THE CRITICS BALLS ... just going to let it hang here by the hose Your videos get better every day !

[@rbailey225]

"It's like summer time out there folks. It's gonna be 85 degrees today." My day is more like this. It's like summer time out there folks.....It's gonna be 119 degrees today. Hell sometimes our low doesn't even get to 85. 52 years of this crap....I can't wait to move to colder weather. I'm green with envy. I don't ever want to be hot again. Oregon coast or bust! Thanks for all the great content Mr. O.

[@rickblanchette]

Thank You. Glad to see your sense of humor returned!

[@cal4625]

Your occasional sarcastic comments always give me a chuckle.

[@line10cls]

I remember 55 years ago (I was 14 yrs old ) helping my uncle do his brakes, I gave the new fluid can a good shake to make sure the fluid was mixed well

[@mauricegd]

Lol

[@johnjones4825]

Watching this, Eric, reminds me of the days I ran a part time garage (after hours, man alone) with no formal training. Your work ethic is so much like mine was then. My motto was to make it easy for the next guy to undo something that may be rust welded in place. A fair amount of rust here in Cape Town. Also, do the right thing right the first time. 20 years of that and not one comeback...

[@vg3430]

“Do the right thing”: 4 words to live by! 😊

[@JeffDeWitt]

I wish our contractors at work felt that way. We are doing major renovations at the plant where I work (millions of dollars), and once the contractors get done with an area we can go in and get the production equipment ready to go... installing the computers in my case. However, the contractors have to keep going in and fixing stuff that was wrong and getting in the way. If they had even gotten it right the FIFTH time things would be so much easier!

[@johnjones4825]

@@JeffDeWitt Well, well. Jeff, my real surname is also de Witt, I use my fake google/youtube account for privacy...!

[@johnjones4825]

@@vg3430 Should be 5 words: do the right thing right. It's easy to do the right thing wrong, too!

[@AMatofFact]

Actually swings the caliper by the brake hose, what a mad lad. Love your videos Eric

[@JasonGunn418]

I did both hubs on my escalade and my Hummer, way too easy. Learned this from you, thank you Eric.

[@rlewis1946]

I’m always amazed at how a friendly lesson given by Mr. O, spreads knowledge to many folks and empowers some some - like you - to ‘get’r done’! Good work. RL

[@JasonGunn418]

@@rlewis1946 I agree, he showed me the way. I saved over 3k in repairs. It only cost me a swollen finger and lots of body pain for several days, lol... Parts were from Detroit Axle. They deliver very fast and the parts are correct, and someone will answer the phone and help you.

[@fubartotale3389]

An Escalade AND a Hummer? Do you use the Escalade as your commuter to save gas?

[@jimm1819]

@@fubartotale3389 Probably what the Harley's for.

[@carlwilliamson6953]

I missed the sheep bleating. Great videos.

[@lexteakmialoki5544]

Like the ABS clip, every time you struggle with something and it comes off, I say "Yes Sir !!". I even do it in your voice. So don't worry if you forget to say it once in a while, I got you covered !!" 🤣

[@BigMike-dm4oy]

Breakfast with SMA & Mrs. O. Always a great start to my day!

[@porkchop4604]

Eric, when I need a hip replacement I'm calling you!!! You just breeze along doing all the right stuff. Love old town America with the 12 noon siren. Grew up in Bridgeport CT and as a kid would love to hear the ole GE plant sound the noon time siren. My father worked there for 38 years. Plant long gone. Enjoy old town America, it's a dying joy!

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

Iron oxide makes the best locktite right up there with crossed threads.

[@mnwrench6835]

How dare you troll all the experts that graduated from The Scotty and Chris Fix Schools of Auto Repair. Love your humor!!

[@RDLouks]

Say what you will Eric I love your tongue in cheek humor.

[@jimm2442]

I spent 35 years as an ASE Certified Master Technician with a CA Smog License , (being a mechanic is how I made my living all those years). I worked for 15 years at an independent shop specializing in Mazda's Honda's & Toyotas (1976 to 1990). I spent the next 20 years working for a city in the Bay Area of California. There, we serviced and repaired everything the city owned, turf equipment, fire trucks, police vehicles, 5 and 10 yard dump trucks, tanker trucks, light and medium duty trucks, street sweepers, the bookmobile, electric vehicles and cars. I honestly do not know if I would have chosen that trade if we had the rust and corrosion issues I see in your videos. That kind of work poses enough challenge but when you add rust and corrosion to that degree you have so much more to deal with. These trucks i see on your channel that are 10 years old and the body and frames are rusted through we never ever see any of that. In the 80's I had a 1950 Ford F1 that lived its entire life in CA and there was no rust on it al all. We just don't have that issue with our vehicles. Even now in retirement and living in the Sierra Mountains where is snows we do not see that. I am blown away by the rust in your part of the country. All the best to you, hang in there retirement comes sooner than you think, stay safe!

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Eric you are an awesome mechanic, and all around good guy. I love watching your video’s.

[@lgh081960]

Just had a flashback of when I worked at a Chrysler dealership in the 1980s. I worked parts for the shop and a seasoned mechanic asked me to help bleed the brakes on a New Yorker. Customer had shop privilege and was watching like a hawk. Mechanic told him to move back so he wouldn't get sprayed by the fluid but he insisted on staying put. The mechanic just shook his head and told me pump on the pedal "hard". Customer got the ultimate Dot 3 brake fluid golden shower. Thanks for the memory trigger Eric.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video as always Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC

[@ChrisLincolnHomes]

1st video I ever watched on this channel was me trying to figure out a better way to get the wheel bearings off my 2010 Equinox. Thanks!

[@berryrhoden1217]

Extra points for the Brake Kleen appearance. 💪

[@Hurtydwarf]

Wow, this is the first video in a while where you didnt have to go get several different cans of brakekleen, Josh being merciful to you for once.

[@combobulater]

The WD baiting is top notch entertainment

[@kerzwhile]

Best vid ending yet. Heat getting to yah? Your awesome no matter what you do. Best auto repair channel on all of the intertubes!😉

[@Michigan_Tactical]

I'm glad you torqued that last bolt to 96 ft/lbs. Now we can be friends again.

[@dieselhatz4247]

You were in a feisty mood when you filmed this video, even Mrs O wasn’t willing to mess. Great video, your triggers for others makes me smile, why do people get so upset over trivial matters?

[@dandennis8465]

I have a 2017 with 110k miles and live about 4 hours south of you in PRPA (Pennsylvania) and have no rust. Glad I moved from Rochester.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

Good job Mr. O. Nice to see Mrs. O.

[@brettsuydam7457]

Hey Mr. O! I just signed up for DIY Identifix last night and checked out the software for some help on how to change the motor mount on a 15 Yukon 4WD. Excellent resource and I wanted to thank you for pointing it out in the past!

[@fredsalter1915]

10:39 i love the English you got on that red spray hose 🙂 Aerokroil is a great product, too.

[@mod_incllc3235]

Appreciate a little luv - even when you're super busy. Now git back to work!

[@jefferp]

If penetrating oils really worked, it would leak out of the can. 😂😂

[@Grandamse1]

Agreed.

[@jayjudd6518]

❤I think that happened to my can.

[@rick980]

​@@jayjudd6518I hate when my can leaks!

[@Michigan_Tactical]

It does when the can is rusty enough.

[@chrissmith513]

L o L

[@rick980]

Wow I love me some WD we have a case in the garage, a can under the kitchen sink, a can under the bathroom sink. Wife uses it to cook with (not). I wonder if she does, sometimes when she cooks it tastes like it Anyhooo, great job again. You make everything look so easy even with the rust. You outta make a trip to Florida to see how they do things without rust, especially since the prybar seems to be the favourite tool!

[@GeminiSeven43]

Even though Napa and some of the other non-thinkers out there wont sponsor you I would think that the tool manufacturer's would. Every time I look up a cool tool that you are using it is sold out. SK Wrenches today....Yep both metric and standard-sold out. You are a sales dynamo for sure Eric, yet to be discovered. Thanks so much for the great videos

[@johnds6621]

Thanks Mrs. O for helping. Your always the jewel of the video.

[@blockbertus]

Your Charles moment is the reason why I am watching you. Catching some tips and tricks for when I have to deal with my rusty junk. Because they are all junk when they are broke. ;-)

[@mattwhite6315]

Sometimes you say why would we watch this or why am I recording this. But in my mind, your Channel is and will become a catalog on how to

[@sonnydavis7339]

As always another great video from the land of corruption and rust 😊

[@michaelblacktree]

Even here in Florida, galvanic corrosion can make life difficult. For example, I had to replace the front wheel bearing on my car. And I had to put it in a hydraulic press, because the bearing/hub unit was rust-welded into the knuckle. Even the press was struggling. When it finally let go, it sounded like a gunshot.

[@rick980]

How much is the knuckle? Just wondering

[@pudermcgavin4462]

Also super impressed about the one man torquing of the axle nut I always put the caliper and such back on and use a screw driver in one of the rotor vents to hold it in place!

[@jonnyrockets4756]

Just did a rear wheel bearing on my minivan the other day , 175k , original nissan bearing, took about 30 min. Didn't fight me. New one will probably only last 10k. Your still the best mechanic around. Love the videos.

[@Mike_Engel]

Great Video Eric... Love watching you .. I learn a lot from you on things I never thought of... THANKS ALOT!!!!

[@chrishartley1210]

Just had to change the front wheel bearings on my van, if only they were as easy! The front knuckle has to come off to get to the rear snap ring. Oh boy, were they ever rusted in there! One of them took over an hour of hammering with a punch, heating, levering etc until it finally gave in!

[@1788ksteveo]

"let em swing by the hose". Complete gem of a comment lol

[@alwhitesell4023]

A small three-jaw puller works great for holding axle shaft back while you're taking the bolts out. You don't have to put a lot of tension on it just enough to hold the axle back.

[@bozaman22]

Just remember Eric O. If you can film it, i can watch it. Thanks for filming it (nasal twang)😊

[@johnkatakowsi9907]

Hey E. Started driving Uber on the Old Plymouth Thunder mini van , anyway inspection revealed bad lower control arms bad quote 1300,00 order parts done two days later 295.00 !!! You the Man!!! have picked up a few of your habits while working on the old girl , oh radiator went kapput couple weeks back!!! She don't like Ubering!!!😂

[@Chuck_in_CT]

Eric... You're killing me with the torque wrench... Just ugga dugg... I've never had one come loose...

[@lawnboy8401]

Mr South main auto I enjoy how you keep exposing these Chevrolets for what they are.

[@billysmith6131]

Thanks for taking us along......

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

Love the WD!!

[@jeffedgar562]

Always love the Mrs O interactions!!!!

[@troyfortune3069]

Great pro tip on the ear plug!

[@MitchGaar]

You need to come out here to Phoenix and work on cars like I do. I hardly ever see any RUST! It's so nice. I'll be hot everyday, and have no rust or snow! Youth kids and Mrs O should come visit us. Free place to stay and free scenery Tour of Grand Canyon and Sedona!

[@jeffreygortz6146]

Dear Eric o. , I just want you to know I've been watching some of your videos from 6 years ago , let me tell you why you are my favorite channel on KZbin, first of all you are a brilliant mechanic , 2 , I love your commentary and story telling , your personality is top tier , the relationship with your wife is so priceless , Eric, you have the qualities of the perfect y.t. channel , I'm a lifelong fan of " south main auto" thank you for all the work you do to have the best entertainment show in all media outlets !!!!!!!!!

[@baddrivercam]

I use a 3 arm puller to hold the axle stub in to get the bolts out .

[@theloosemoose8200]

There ain't no Chimese literature in the world that can make me think you're not crazy ,sir. That boat has flown

[@steelers19571]

lol i get such a kick out of the way you tease the keyboard cowboys

[@lqueryvg666]

As I was asking myself ( or you ) - "Why not FluidFilm?" - and you answered! Love it - LOL

[@josephgolden1868]

glad you answered my question on why no fluid film, before I even asked it

[@davidrobins4025]

Eric, another great video. The foam ear plug is a fantastic trick.

[@mauricegd]

That is a trick that I've never thought of, I personally use a bounce them they work great for plugging the banjo fittings on the end of hoses and will usually work into the recess of a caliper with a banjo bolt goes onto

[@pddpup7767]

good job Eric, some people are so easy to troll, swing that thang , LOL

[@richshaffer985]

Another job well done!

[@markcrawford2]

I feel like this video was made on a friday!

[@kens.1779]

Wish you were down here in south Mississippi! You would probably like it. No Rust!! I have a 2011 Silverado that doesn't have a speck of rust anywhere! I'm amazed at the detriment of road salt on cars up north.

[@LMacNeill]

I think it's hilarious that you pick on the critics. 🙂

[@darkdelta]

I'll bet backer rod would work to stuff in those tapped holes. Always in joy the videos. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder.

[@derrickodyes1934]

Charles the humble is great to watch too.

[@caseypowell9030]

I'm not upset ii love it and your sense of humor keep it up buddy fan for life

[@smiles7631]

Thanks for the great video guy! I remember the first time I did this type of bearing I was thinking thank god I don't have to pull the whole thing out to press the bearing out....... Boy did I jinx myself lol. I used the biggest chisel I could find and worked my way around the seam. Just got to get it to break free then your in the home stretch. I do not recommend doing it that way for the record, it does not look pretty afterwards and can mangle up the backing plate. Keep making us great videos guy, thanks again!

[@madcratebuilder]

Oil cooler lines seem to be a chronic problem on these 2nd gen Colorado/Canyons. Sad to see the effects of all the salt, my 17 still looks new underneath. Like the short cut, when my trucks needs a front hub, I'll have to reach out from the grave.

[@adwenb]

97 today and 100-103 the next few days here in sunny Casa Grande, AZ

[@kevinhitchcock7062]

Eric don’t worry about nice weather. They are predicting measurable snow next week. May 1st. For Western NY southern tier.

[@bones007able]

Tried that method on a dodge ram... no dice had to take the whole knuckle off to a machine shop and have it pressed out... 30,000 lbs of pressure and heat was the only way to separate the aluminum and steel

[@bass69player]

Awesome video, as always! Love the commentary that goes with the videos. :) I need to run out and buy a case of WD-40 now. lol :)

[@johnkatakowsi9907]

The Bad Boy WD !!!!!😀

[@charlesstepanian397]

Neat trick looping the bleeder hose.

[@pudermcgavin4462]

Love the shout outs, love the humble mechanic!

[@southpawsgarage]

NICE TO SEE THEY GOT SMARTER...OLD CANYONS YOU HAD TO PULL BEARING TO CHANGE ROTOR....GOOD TO SEE SOME LEFT HANDED HAMMER ACTION!!!...I DO IT ALL THE TIME...LOL..

[@brucehobbs1734]

Mr O is feeling better!

[@garycampbell8663]

You did a great job I am putting you in for a raise.

[@WilliamMulligan]

I use WD for everything. Sometimes I even use it as the manufacturer intended.

[@mph5896]

I sprayed it in a wet distributor cap once. Got the car going again. 🎉

[@rjb6327]

It's been a few decades since I changed bearings. I used to have to pack the bearings before installation. You don't have to do that any more? Always nice to see Mrs. O.

[@philipmackin1025]

sealed

[@LostInThe0zone]

I missed the sheep sound for the lanolin. Otherwise, another great video.

[@KA9DSL]

Having replaced a few wheel bearings, I learned that from you.

[@davide.s.9880]

Boy you were having a good time the first five or six min of this video Hahaha .

[@VDPEFi]

I spray my kids outside toys down with the WD, really stops the rust when they leave them out. Also I do sometimes use it in rusty fasteners, makes me feel better and it smells fantastic when its smoking too.