Customer states "2012 Toyota Tacoma steering failure!"😳😱

[@olderbutnowiser6701]

I admire not just your professional skill but your patience and cool temperament. That job would’ve had me boiling over! 🍺

[@maxwell6504]

Not to mention his good sense of humor!

[@scallums]

To keep from having too much air in the system, after everything is back together, fill the reservoir and turn the steering wheel back and forth from stop to stop with the wheels off the ground BEFORE starting the vehicle, that will purge 95% of the air out of the system and keep from having any P/S whine from excessive air.

[@walmartdog1142]

One day at the auto auction (70s or 80s) this GM front wheel drive car, probably a Citation, was maneuvering, backing into a parking space. There was a pinhole in the power steering hose, and every time the steering wheel was turned hard, pressure would increase and a mist would spray out the front of the car, hitting the hot exhaust, and throwing a tongue of flame four feet out in front of the car.

[@firstlast---]

Dangerous but incredibly cool lol

[@ScottDLR]

GOod stuff Ray. I would not have thought to check the racks fitting threads. Probably a lesson one learns the hard way..

[@customerstateswhat]

Yes, I received a reman rack with bad threads before.

[@markh.6687]

@@customerstateswhat Dorman part by any chance?? :)

[@scottpeabody4580]

A competent and professional job. Nice work !!

[@tooge47]

the engineer who DESIGNED this car needs to be sentenced to TEN YEARS of WORKING on his creation

[@outbackcountry512]

Trust me its a pain changing those racks , turn the air blue type of PITA

[@lowlowsandclothes9923]

On my 01 there’s like 4 bolts holding it in and it comes out without having to remove anything else

[@tracysellman1562]

OMG CSW you sound like a demented Scooby-Doo with the fire, Can I get a Giggity? lol Good job brother!

[@markh.6687]

Like, Zoinks, CSW! That tie rod end will be hotter than Velma!

[@tjlovesrachel]

Beavis n butthead

[@kaafromoz]

Another day another adventure into la la land for you mate, well done enjoyed seeing it finished and out of your hair for another period of time. Keep Safe Keep Strong Mate🦘🦘🦘🚗🚗🚗

[@TheFrenchPug]

That was a nightmare. Gave me stress watching. Glad you can remain so calm.

[@greentriumph1643]

I'm an older guy but when I worked in a high school in a garage my boss would refuse to work on cars with rust like this. He got burned too many times with bolts snapping off in components that then had to be replaced. It also took a lot longer to unfreeze every bolt. Customers would get angry.

[@mph5896]

Every car is like that north of Ky. 🤫

[@markh.6687]

Now I don't feel so bad after trying to get a loose belt tensioner bolt on my 2003 Corolla back tight; little workroom, not long enough wrenches, and needing almost 3 hands in a half-hand space to line the tensioner back up and start the bolt. At least I finally gave up and called the shop after trying to MacGyver a way for a couple of hours; CSW has way more tools and experience, and even he had a struggle to do his job. And now for a CSW Moment: "And yes, that was a Giggity!"

[@oobaka1967]

Glanced away from the video for a moment. Heard CSW state that things have escalated followed by the unmistakable sound of a torch being lit. Me: oooooo

[@markh.6687]

Just like hearing a shotgun being racked; things that make you say "Uh Oh!" when you don't expect it.

[@frankbiz]

It almost never goes easy, there's always something that will give you agita. But you plow right through it and get it done as a pro should. 👍🏻

[@rogerpozzi1060]

“flavor “, “shreckpee”, and “fiefel” are now in my daily vocabulary ! Giggity

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

Excellent Fifiel is my hero! Correct spelling of Mr. Fifiel!

[@davidgessin-mccully3919]

“Whoa! When I said, Jesus take the wheel, this is not what I had in mind…not at all” 😂😂 “Got to get my chisel In between them cheeks, spread them a little, to get that shaft out” Now that definitely deserves a giggity 💀💀

[@markh.6687]

So she says: "Can you get my shaft out?", and I says "I didn't know you had one!"

[@360fanboy360]

that jobs a ball buster my condolences...

[@axl151]

I used my vacuum coolant filler to pull the air out when I changed the steering box on my truck. I filled the reservoir, pulled vacuum, released it, refilled, then repeated till level didn't drop.

[@joubess]

Damn, that was hard. I had trouble with my gen 1 Honda CR-V rack replacement, but not that much trouble. I had to drop the exhaust, disconnect the driveshaft to the rear and drop the front diff, which meant draining the transmission. But that was not as difficult as your job. Steering racks suck. If you're going to tackle one, you have to stock up on patience and keep your cool. You seem to have an abundance of both.

[@gradypoole5366]

I have a bmw and the tires are the original size but the rub on the shocks getting rid of the paint how would I fix this the rims are aftermarket.

[@PlymouthVT]

Love this channel. That rust is incredible. Where is your shop please?

[@firstlast---]

This job only pays like 2.6 hours under warranty. Ask me how I know 🙃. I'm not sure if this only applies to the third gen tacos but I remove the passenger side rack bolt first which will allow you tilt the rack towards the front of the vehicle, and then that will give you just enough room to squeeze out the driver's side bolt

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

What no HERO (Fifiel) action miss that Fifiel is my hero!

[@mattgarcia5489]

man the steering racks on those Tacoma’s are a bastard to get out. PITA job

[@stashoski2675]

I hope this job is giving enough book time to do the Job that it’s take

[@-DC-]

Spread em and get the shaft out GIGGITY 😊

[@ninjatuna317]

Normally isn't it spead em and get the shaft in?

[@markh.6687]

GIGGITY!!

[@jim5k]

It's jobs like this that remind me why I don't work on cars anymore!

[@DasShaten]

Okay check me on this @3:16 is that a crack in the frame?

[@outbackcountry512]

Oh joy A Reman Rack ! I replaced mine and went with New to avoid doing it a second time , Putting a rack in a Tacoma is a PITA ! Also replaced outter tie rods to avoid the crap of the chinesrs

[@NightFoxx1]

Fire!Fire! calm down Beavis...chill out before you blow the car up..🔥👀

[@markh.6687]

Uhhh...shutup! Huh Huh Huh!!

[@Joe_Blo]

Why the Hi-Lux is so tough: The chassis is fused together into one giant block of metal with rust.

[@ldenorio]

what state are you guys in with all that rust and corrosion?

[@holton345]

@ 9:50 - YES! I know your pain! On my 2003 Jeep Wrangler you cannot remove the driver side motor mount because something is in the way (PS pump, AC compressor, something - I can't remember off hand) and you have to cut the bolt off, then install a new one backward and put the nut on behind the offending engine accessory. I hate engineers, who are so shortsighted as to be freaking blind!

[@markh.6687]

It's worse with newer ones; some put the engine on the frame rails/frame, then build the car around it. Engineers: "Maintenance? Repairs? What, us worry?"

[@ShabaaUkelele]

Why taking out the ac compressor, draining all ac gas therefore, when you can just undo the engine mount on one side and you can lift the whole engine a bit? Much easier and cheaper and less time consuming?

[@mschiffel1]

I estimate that this vehicle has at least three more good years of life left in it due to the excessive "flavor" at this point.

[@fritzfiedler1807]

"Here's my struggle, I got the rack out. But, ahh, I had to do a lot more than I thought I would." I think I may have said something similar about a chick I took out in my college years. There should have been some kind of giggity following that statement. I've have lived in the north a good portion of my life, but I still can not wrap my head around the rust seen on the cars that come into your shop.

[@brown5252]

Beaves is back...FIRE FIRE FIRE..Diggity

[@jailcop064]

Although I went to school for auto mechanics when I was in high school, I'm glad I never became an auto mechanic.

[@Car1osGonza1ez]

Very good.

[@stocksgarage5575]

The blow torch says a lot about him as a mechanical 🫣

[@johdirt7843]

What PSF do you guys use? BG Synthetic?

[@haroldwilkes6608]

Mounting a new rack is always fun...

[@colchronic]

"What are your intentions with my daughter" Me: 7:00

[@TheFrenchPug]

Lmao

[@leviathanpriim3951]

Nice, thanks for the tips

[@LongLiveHelghast]

I really don’t know why people are allowed to drive around in rusty deathtraps like that. Here in the UK that car would be an immediate MOT failure.

[@garyf2871]

I always wonder how do you make sure when you put on steering shaft that the new rack has the wheels straight as possible with your steering wheel. Does the new rack come positioned 'straight'/dead center by default? And you just need to mark the shaft at dead center as well just in case you rotate it when struggling to separate it from old rack?

[@customerstateswhat]

The old rack you set to straight, when removed place next to new one and adjust accordingly. You can eye ball it but when it goes on the alignment rack you will see how good you really are.

[@garyf2871]

👍

[@AllUnbelievableShits]

You have a good 420 ?

[@waynehawkins9090]

Be nice if they would make the engineers and designers work on the vehicles.

[@mymellow836]

Was scooby doo with you? Reehehehe

[@jeremyanthony9300]

Do you work at a Toyota dealership?

[@stephenbullock1443]

By heating up the tie rod with a torch you just took out the steal temper to soft steal.I hope you're replacing them

[@t.s.racing]

No Sir, appears to be a M.A.P. torch. Would not do as you suggested. Yes, I'm a Engineer.

[@tombeilman5579]

You didn’t use a whole can of break clean on it

[@dm7097]

Why is it that information that makes your life easier, always comes a little to late? Smh

[@customerstateswhat]

Knowing is half the battle

[@markh.6687]

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[@chriswey5385]

Nice brake rotors

[@billynomates920]

flavour country!

[@playstereo]

How much was this job ? I bet 1000k.. up

[@Jonathan-qf9wn]

The amount of rust on these vehicles is unreal to me as someone who has lived in the south my entire life I have never seen rust this bad. Even my 31 year old truck only has minimal surface rust.

[@jigsolve]

It's because they salt the roads up north... same thing happens out by the coast

[@leonb2637]

Go to YT sites like South Main Auto which is based in western NY State and you will see vehicles that need to be condemned and off the road as so unsafe from structural rot and rust.

[@vw5056]

Even in salty areas there is no reason why a 2012 vehicle should have this much rust. Does Toyota not believe in corrosion protection or something?

[@dundeeecroc]

@@vw5056 Bad metallurgy done by Dana Corp. they are the ones who made the metals and frames for these trucks, i had 23 of them, no more. currently driving my 1985 4runner daily. no rust.

[@mikefoehr235]

After watching this I got thinking, having a Chinese hot wrench 🔧 heating up ones nuts sounds so painful. Roasted nuts is not for me...thank you very much.

[@nigelterry9299]

Can't be tight if it's a liquid!!!

[@henrydisbrowe6704]

No picture lol sound ok

[@1digitalwatcher697]

HOW THE HELL CAN ANYBODY DRIVE THAT 3:32

[@Billybobaggins9]

Resistance but you learned multiple things do the next time that gave you a hard time now. Embrace the suck

[@davidthomits544]

On the struggle bus

[@jayjaynella4539]

The newer breed of car engineers design the engine on a computer, then have it made and installed in the car. Now the engineer sees his creation for the first time. Now he thinks, how can I make this difficult for the customers to service. Then is when he puts on his thinking cap and proceeds to make life difficult for all of us. His first course in uni is customer dissatisfaction.

[@Sman7290]

Did I hear "fire" monkeys in the background?

[@Daniel-Weaver]

Spread the cheeks! And no giggity??

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Took over a month to get all the air out of my power steering on Ford Transit van, What a POS system that was

[@markh.6687]

Where was the air leaking IN from? 😁

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

@@markh.6687 Wasn't - Had a repair done on the van either a new pump or hose can't recall. but it took forever to bleed all the air out of the system. Fuurrd even had a bulletin out about that problem.

[@markh.6687]

@@MrTonyPiscatelle Wow; that seems like a design fail there when the system can't be bled properly.

[@knowone6214]

Chinezeum hot wrench....LOL

[@peterjmcgee4680]

well you knew you were going to be doing this job because you ordered the parts why didn't you spray the PB Blaster on those rusted spots before you started the job you know you were going to be doing it that's what I would have done this way doesn't what a day or so soaking in there instead of spraying it on there what couple hours before you supposed to work smarter not harder and there's also another trick that you can use you take your wrench and you put it on the nut can you take air hammer or air chisel they do have a fork attachment for that put it right on it against the wrench and pulsate it and that has a tendency to loosen up the nuts when they are Rusty

[@300DBenz]

“Things have escalated.” Not really, that’s “just” a mapp gas torch. Things don’t qualify as “escalated” until the Oxyacetylene makes its appearance.

[@marionsanpedro277]

Clockspring

[@stanandshermiscavage3626]

Why aren't new nuts supplied they should know they are rusty .Googats

[@stashoski2675]

Yes they know this. They save on cost of the nut. And make you paid for new one extra cost

[@jonathansim678]

Comment number 2. Are you a magician?

[@jonathansim678]

Surely there is going to be a price to pay environmentally speaking, for all the salt that is used on the roads.

[@SNIPEYOPIPE]

This channel just makes me NOT want to be a mechanic.

[@Rohambili]

Very good