changing flex air (ag380) u bolts and some other maintenance

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Nice work, Ezra. Gotta love that steel and aluminum corrosion. Stay safe my friend 😎🔧

[@tossedsalad5532]

Great seenibg a video, you have been so busy on beconing a millionaire truck driver we missed your videos

[@Ezrider359]

I wish I do have a lot of stuff recorded just a matter of finding time to edit. Really hoping to get some videos pumped out soon. Need to free up some hard drive space lol

[@tossedsalad5532]

@Ezrider359 your video's are some of the best showing real things with real fixes. Not what commercial shops tell you

[@rodger996]

I like to use bottle jack to push ubolts

[@Ezrider359]

@ would have never worked truck weights about 20k lbs i had that 20 TON press maxed out before they moved.

[@snakebite2841]

Glad to see you back I See old Red is going 10 rounds with you this time But you got the old dog whip back into shape Looking forward to the next video👍👍👊

[@billywhite3020]

Iam glad to see you back work on old red

[@davestark5568]

Thanks for taking the time to put the video together Ezra!

[@Ezrider359]

You're welcome, appreciate you watching!

[@bradman4]

I’ve been watching you and Big Red since the beginning and I love it. I think some of the people in the comments come from easy world where things just fall apart . Any way thanks for your time, I always enjoy seeing a video from you. All the best to you and Big Red.

[@Ezrider359]

Thanks for watching! Glad you're enjoying the content.

[@randyhale4181]

Always good to see you Ezra 👍🏻

[@backpi]

Ezra thanks for posting video.👍🏽

[@philglover2973]

Awesome video thanks Ezra for your time and consideration top job 💯👍🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛

[@shadowzinthegila1663]

Thanks for the video,good to see Old Red

[@Ezrider359]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kizerbread]

I like the in cab driving footage driver. That big hp cat

[@shunkjr]

Ive had really good luck with Fluid Film. You can get it from spray cans to 50 gallon drums. Works great! Love the videos.

[@Ezrider359]

No lube would have freed that up maybe if you let it soak for 19 months

[@johnmelling9950]

Never be beaten mate. I never doubted you would get it done. Would it be a good idea to perhaps fill those holes in the beam with a silicone sealant rather than grease? The silicone will plug up the holes from moisture and salt and wont wash away.

[@Ezrider359]

I had that idea as well but if the silicone cracked and let moisture in wit wouldn't be effective plus I figured grease might be kinda self healing and wouldn't get in the way of future removal was my thinking why I went with grease vrs silicone

[@ronniehayward3730]

Good Seeinv a new video keep em coming hopefully more than lately

[@norcalray7182]

Awesome video

[@Ezrider359]

Thanks, I appreciate it. Glad you liked the video.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

Great video on the peterbilt 359 updates,I missed you brotha friend,looking forward for the next video on the peterbilt, see ya next time 😊

[@Ezrider359]

I'll try to get more videos up soon have several that need to be edited and need to get some hard drive space freed up

[@jamestauschek5424]

Welcome back... always a pleasure to see a new video posted. It's been a while, but let me guess... you've been super busy on the road? Kind of sucks when you're feeling ambitious and want to get a little maintenance accomplished only to have seized nuts/ bolts hinder your progress. I've been there plenty of times myself... cussing and swearing, but we all somehow manage. Ol' Red is still lookin' good and continues to pound the pavement! Take care EZ!!

[@Ezrider359]

i knew it was going to be a battle from the first one i did a few months ago when i broke one of the u bolts...lol

[@ronthompson3525]

That’s a lot of backbreaking work. But hey you beat the odds. Nice work EZ✌️

[@petergerman3593]

Great video

[@Ezrider359]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DavidEichelbaum]

That does seem like an especially bad design the way the holes in the casting are shaped to actually funnel and hold moisture in there. The grease idea certainly won't hurt. I was going to suggest filling the hole up with silicone but that probably won't last either. I fought the galvanic corrosion monster on my '73 KW everywhere a bolt went through a cross member or bracket so I truly feel your pain. Great stuff though, thanks for sharing.

[@MySynthDungeon]

Brother! Coffee on ,,here we go! Cheers!;-)!!

[@brainsironically]

buddy, i don't know how much money you make, but I'd bet it's not enough for all the stuff you do! great vids. Thanks a lot for posting them.

[@Ezrider359]

Trucking pays a whole lot better than KZbin the KZbin videos wouldn't be feasible if it wasn't stuff I already needed to do to support the trucking business

[@roman-kk4ug]

Thanks for sharing

[@Ezrider359]

You bet! Glad you're enjoying the videos.

[@Jeff-i6s-v7q]

Great video Ezra, just curious about re using the bearing cone,,my parts guy said i should put a new cone in any time i pull it apart. Just wondering your thoughts on that.

[@Ezrider359]

i don't have a problem with re using them. if they get out of spec i normally just toss them and do it the old fashion way. its not a crush sleave i don't see a need to replace them every time.

[@Jeff-i6s-v7q]

@Ezrider359 sounds good thanks for your input

[@tossedsalad5532]

Your skill are called getting the job done and doing what you think will help in the long run, smart mechanics, trying to keep equipment making money then chasing the lack of maintenance breakdowns

[@Ezrider359]

Yeah, gotta keep the truck running to make a living.

[@carlosquintana9039]

Great video. Ezra how many miles have you put on the rebuilt Cat motor ?

[@Ezrider359]

probably 280k ish

[@carlosquintana9039]

@ nice 👍, I’m assuming no issues. Hell of a lot of driving 😂😂😂

[@JamesPretty]

Bro that’s probably the physically hardest job I ever did was change a housing on that suspension. I cussed paccar all day long doing it. I cut them off the. Glowed them red over and over a finally beat them thru from the top down. Those little nylon bolt covers did 0 for anti corrosion

[@Ezrider359]

that's more or less how we did it the first when i broke the u bolts time except with the beam still on the truck cut them off and drove them down with a punch and a sledge while another person was using a impact tightening the nuts to help pull them down. probably 2 hours to drive out one set of u bolts. i don't think they use any anti seize or anything from the factory. im hoping between the grease and antisize mabye there come out better in the future. i threw them nylons in the garbage. i think the biggest problem is they fill up with salt and grim and cant drain out of the bolt holes witch just corrodes them in till the corrosion swells up enough to totally seal them in. pressing them out took everything that 20 ton press had before they would pop.

[@JamesPretty]

@ disgusting how hard they were to move. I almost quit a few times. I honestly couldn’t swing the hammer any more

[@CA-fn1wg]

Man you made old red a nice truck and now you showed you tube how much the ag 380 suspension sucks to work on i never liked that set up personally butt i dont own it. Always prefered low air. air liners 8 bag is not the best either. Butt thats the truck tech talking still beats replaceing u bolts on a camelback😅 you also have preset hubs with the spacers between the bearings theres a torque spec for them just have to find it. I still check the free play before i put in the axle shaft seen those spacers get cushed just to warn you. Fyi fliud flim is a undercoating oil been using on my 2002 ranger for a few years keeps rhe rust down preety well and if you need it clea some degreaser and a power washer works well to take it off

[@Ezrider359]

Pick your poison flex air holds a alignment better than low air leaf for the type of work I do low air leaf tends to crack axle housings at the welded on perches. And they also snap those clips. Flex air tends to stretch/snap u bolts. There is no perfect suspension 8 bag actually seems to do the best for the type of work I do but I don't like how it rides. And when I had airliner suspension on a Freightliner I owned before I started doing u tube I was constantly changing u bolts probably a set a year when they would stretch and the bags would start walking out.

[@Ezrider359]

I did gloss over the wheel seal yes it has preset hub spacers but I have atleast 4 other videos probably more showing wheel seals and bearings so I didn't show much of the process other than they were done in this one so this video would be a reasonable length. Thanks for watching 👍

[@controldatablock6687]

Does the heater kick out good heat in it ?

[@youtubeisawesome2487]

i take the bracket off the frame and deal with all the crap hanging, put them on jack stands and a 8lb tire hammer and out they come. they are 750.00, fronts are different than rears. same with the radius rods.

[@garygeer7646]

😎👌

[@sixtoes2313]

Ezra. Always something....How many miles on Old Red now ?

[@Ezrider359]

sense i put it back on the road just a bit shy of 300k total lifetime miles on the truck god only knows.

[@sixtoes2313]

@@Ezrider359 👍

[@delhooters245]

Stay warm......

[@brianmcilvride1444]

A big wax crayon! 😎

[@Ezrider359]

lol

[@bbrcummins1984]

👍✌️

[@Dennis379c16]

Another day or two in the shop.

[@kingbunky]

would some sort of heavy duty silicone work to fill in those gaps? would stay better than grease and remain flexible. just a thought, your mileage may vary. that design is more proof that engineers hate mechanics.

[@Ezrider359]

The thought crossed my mind but if the silicone shrinks or cracks it wouldn't be helping atleast the grease should be somewhat self healing and if it can soak in around the bolt combined with the anti snease may help keep the moisture out

[@francislahey7981]

5:57 What is "squirrel piss?"

[@Ezrider359]

any light lubricating/penetrating oil

[@ronracz9145]

Nice video 💯👍

[@Ezrider359]

Thanks 💯

[@MurphyTheBandChild]

Penetrating oil might work on those bolts if you sprayed them down every day for six months straight. Just go straight for the torch.

[@peterbilt9644]

This model of suspension from what I see should have never made it past the drawing board…..usually requires a trip to the red Oval Office for new aluminum pieces….and u bolts lol. You won the fight though!!! Well done!…..such a piss poor design with the aluminum and steel together…too bad a guy couldn’t put a plastic sleeve in there somehow.

[@Ezrider359]

lol the oval office i like that.

[@youtubeisawesome2487]

it comes factory with a plastic sleeve that does nothing.

[@mnblkjh6757]

🤔that air bag looks old enough for dry rot slow air leaks

[@Ezrider359]

They are newer bags and don't leak. I'll keep running them quick enough to change out to wait till they do leak and iv gotten some new airbags lately that have blown out literally in weeks so I'll keep running them until they do leak

[@scottberry5266]

I don’t know. I’m 800 miles away from you and I was looking for something to hide behind when you were putting a pipe on a pipe.

[@traceyturner4003]

Trouble your having if it not broke why fix it lol

[@Ezrider359]

Yeah except flexair is known for stretching and breaking u bolts and I'd rather fight it in the shop on planned downtime rather than on the side of the road under a load

[@dptp9lf]

Maybe you can 3D print some covers to go over the u bolts