Crown Vic snapped wheel lug fixed! Parking brake shoes done!

[@robc5955]

Please do another brake vid, I love watching another fella struggle for hours with what should be a simple job, makes me feel better about my own endeavours that usually end badly.

[@marklittler784]

😅🤸😊🤸😅🤸😄🤸😄

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

The simple pleasure of feeling another's pain is bizarre. But absolutely relatable.

[@mercedesvan-doors34]

I hear you buddy 😀

[@mgmnfld3109]

It's admirable that you stick with it and learn as you go. The lessons you learn on your own tend to stick with you.

[@Leon-uj7pc]

Remember a quick and easy job is one broken bolt away from it being a 3 day job. Anyway, us Americans call those shocks also and not dampeners. The trick with broken and stuck studs is to give it a very hard whack with a hammer. If that does not motivate it to come out then you take a cutter and carefully cut it so that it is just above the hole. Then take a large punch and hammer and give it a whack and it should pop out. I don't know much about how Euro cars do it but on cars like the Vicky, the studs have splines on them so that as it is being pulled into the stud hole, the splines are digging into the hole so that it cannot come loose . The proper way to replace the stud is to remove the axle from the diff (according to Ford). However you did it basically the same way most of us do it. You did not need to loosen the backing plate though. A trick to make it easier is if you chock/block the front tires (so the car don't move) and then jack the rear of the car up so both rear wheels are off the ground. Make sure the parking brake is off. now you can turn both wheels by hand and don't need the breaker bar to turn the axle, you can turn it by hand and plop the stud in. Now on some years you could have removed the ABS sensor and installed the stud using the sensor hole (that is how we did it on a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis).

[@VidzVideo]

I had to change a stud on my wife's civic a while ago. Honda put a hole in the guard specifically to make that job possible without removing it. I am even more grateful for their foresight watching this!

[@fhwolthuis]

Well done, Matt 👌🏼😀 Chris is an invaluable friend 💪🏻

[@furiousdriving]

He really is!

[@Kristiansmith872]

Just a little previous knowledge

[@neilwalsh4058]

Good mechanics are pure gold. They see ways to do things that us enthusiastic amateurs simply don't. Well done Matt, another great bit of fettling and even though it wasn't as straight forward as you expected (is it ever?) you got on without any 'woe is me' 👍👍

[@jeremytoms5163]

Re:rear shocks. Get some 32mm blind rubber grommets, measure under the rear seat exactly above the shock or punch a bradawl through from below. Using a hole saw cut a 32mm hole, treat the edges, and use a long reach socket on the top mount. Fill hole with the blind grommet. As it’s a body on frame you can get away with that but remember to smear some sealant around the edges of the grommet before fitting.

[@habsom1406]

Surely there should be a service hatch? But great idea if not. 👍

[@SchteveZodiac]

Exactly what I was going to put but you beat me to it 😁 It'd never be seen in normal circumstances and is already set up for any reason in the future the dampers need to come off 👍

[@Andy-sh9eq]

Heating the stud is making it expand and it makes it tighter in the flange, thing is its not being hit hard enough...👍

[@TheStwat]

The stud needs quenching after the heat to break the bond it has with the hub. :)

[@fugawiaus]

I was thinking the same thing. He was just expanding the bolt tighter into the hole. Some ice or water to cool it should crack it then a good whack with the hammer. Always love the “BFH” method. (Big Freaking Hammer)

[@bikeman123]

I think he finally twigged he was heating the wrong bit at 11:28

[@Anthonys41]

Tough gig Matt, well done for sticking with it

[@arieplomp8906]

It looks like the horse shoe protection looks very similar like a rear sway bar!😜 good job Matt the bottom of your Wheel arch at the back door side is starting to look a little crusty! Good luck with last jobs to do! And hopefully the MOT Will be no problem!

[@davidminns9799]

Great content Matt could feel your frustration thank goodness Chris wanted a cup of tea absolute hero 👍

[@davidmccaffray7690]

👍 I always look 👀 forward to your videos. You just brightened my day thank you

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks, thats great to hear

[@TheOracle65]

Well done Matt, that was a such hard work to get fixed. I actually clapped when Chris got that wheel lug through. Hoping a solution to the accessing the shock top bolt arrives in the comments! Hoping to see the Crown Vic back on the road soon.

[@furiousdriving]

I think its just go in through the side and be patient

[@davidthehillbilly7995]

@@furiousdriving Look for an access panel in the trunk....

[@aapaap8595]

I would worry more about the rust showing at the bottom of the wheel arch just next to the rear door instead of a sturdy axle that has a bit of rust on it. ;)

[@marklittler784]

😄🤸😄🤸😄🤸😄🤸😄

[@michaeltutty1540]

Agreed. That is the weld between outer sill and the dog leg of the quarter panel. It needs attention right soon. I came into the comments to say exactly this. The upper mount for the rear shocks on these is always a bugger. Perseverance is key. I've had my share of old North American Ford's, and they all have the same issue.

[@mercedesvan-doors34]

The problem with heating and hammering is you start to rivet the bolt in the hole.

[@MrGaryRoberton]

If that had been me, I would have drilled an access hole in the backing plate, and rotated the stud to the location. Had a squeak a long time ago from a rubber body bushing that needed that trick to install a grease point.. Shut the squeak up amazingly well.... Good old Fords....

[@Kristiansmith872]

It was suggested,but the handbrake shoes run on the backplate, and 1/4" of steal sunframe behind it! If it were just a tin dust plate, then yes, it would be an easy option...

[@furiousdriving]

As Kris said, we thought about it but wasnt as easy as it looked

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

well done matt,i feel your pain

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Oh wow we have all definitely had days like this but you smashed it in the end 👍

[@furiousdriving]

I knew this was going to be awkward, just glad the Bulldog had worked on the caliber bolt!

[@SimpsonsClassics]

@@furiousdriving yeah I bet. Bulldog has saved my bacon loads recently. Bloody epic stuff

[@hhgttg69]

is that rust on the bottom of the dogleg panel?

[@lesklower7281]

Chris the mecanic he is very good fixed the problem with the wheel stud

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

A tool I've just added to my arsenal is an SDS drill with a few modified chisels. Turn it on to hammer no rotation and away you go. Worked a treat on a seized axle bolt on a motorbike

[@mikesmith-ml8ki]

Mate you need to sort out the rust coming through on the bottom of the C post. its hiding behind the paint,

[@kevinnye5132]

Hmmm Matt that stud nut was a little stressful 😂 but good to see it all worked out 💪👍🏻.

[@grayfool]

Any job that starts with "I'll just quickly . . ." will always be a right pain in the prevarbial.

[@Kristiansmith872]

No wonder you called me saying the broken stud wouldn't budge. Your tapping it. Take a swing at it.! Like I did on the bent rim on the vito!

[@furiousdriving]

Thats why I called, you need something hitting with a hammer, call Kris

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

brill job in sorting that matt

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

also know the guy u called out to sort ur brakes on the crown vic.

[@unholyrc7596]

I think the top nut access for the shocks is through the boot.

[@tristanpage6805]

Great content again. Such a pain job, tho.

[@jefferysmith3930]

Wow! I feel your pain. Damn that corrosion. Fortunately, not something it have to deal with in my part of the country.

[@natsopa6034]

great loved it been there so many times

[@randymarsh385]

7:30 Wouldn't heating the stud expand it making the interference fit with the hub "heavier"? Heating it then rapidly cooling it would break up any corrosion between the two I suppose. Edit: it came off in the end, well done!

[@maxdm1583]

Hub flange should be heated quickly to slightly expand metal while keeping stud relatively ambient.

[@Kristiansmith872]

2 metal compounds heat at different rates. And Matt should have been heating the hub to expand and release pressure on the stud, not heating the stud to expand. But let's face it, he is only a hobbyist mechanic, a swift hard hit should have shocked the stud out

[@maxdm1583]

@@Kristiansmith872 he was heating stud with that induction gun not hub flange if you know anything about how induction gun works and obviously you don't.

[@maxdm1583]

@@Kristiansmith872 Educate yourself on principals of induction and this gun use before you look really, really silly

[@ryanwilliams6526]

​​@@maxdm1583 You need to reread Kristian's comment. He says that Matt SHOULD have been heating the hub rather than the stud, in order to release it, which is the same point you are making.

[@Random_stuff_12-o2s]

whens the MOT on the crown vic?

[@Jamiexjs83]

Any news on the v8 rover ?

[@richardwigley4942]

Thanks

[@phil7301]

Sorry Matt, I did have a few giggles when you got frustrated/annoyed !! 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍. Great job,,

[@tvdel]

Was that a small pipe underneath the back seat 😁

[@furiousdriving]

there was a kids party blower for some reason

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Well done Matt, are you still thinking about getting the dog bowl wheel trims?

[@danielrussell446]

Wouldn’t look right as those hubcaps are original to the car

[@furiousdriving]

Id like a set but the full covers suit it well

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@@furiousdriving Summer & winter styles

[@seancooke7332]

I think that I have seen a caliper like that on a DAF truck. Definitely BUILT FORD TOUGH. Absolutely Adore This Car/Lorry. 👍👍 Merica Gosh Darn It.

[@willwelch5700]

Looking forward to the road trip content, Matt! Missed the old Swedish barge.....

[@walthamwalker]

Great video

[@tug1345]

What solution do you have for rust proofing, other American car owners in the UK must have the same problem, I'm surprised there isn't a reliable solution for it

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly video Mat, by going away did you miss the Rover Longbridge big meet?

[@DashCamSerbia]

Wow, classic Volvo roadtrip is finished succesfully! Nice, can't wait to see the videos.

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

You need to get some chrome dishes on the wheels to look like a proper cop car!

[@interdec]

You needed to freeze that wheel stud, not heat it. Heating it made it expand even tighter into the hole! heat the flange…gently!

[@davidthehillbilly7995]

That hole you used to adjust the shoes has two functions. It's also there so you can pass new wheel studs through the backing plate....

[@furiousdriving]

not on this car, the adjuster hole is the size and shape of an HDMI port

[@davidthehillbilly7995]

@@furiousdriving You're right, my bad, although at the 2010 range the lighting and such makes the keyhole look round to me....

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Another good video 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@habsom1406]

Totally agree about the hand brake shoe spring design, I'd stick the second spring up the other nostril. The designer was a sadist !

[@gwengo4167]

I hate drum brakes with a passion. Most cars I’ve owned have had drum brakes. They are so fiddly and a pain to sort out properly. Discs and pads are so much easier to maintain and check. Great video as always

[@henryrodier8024]

Anti roll bar under the rear end just like the front sway bar for the rear

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great little Tinkering Video Matt, and great to see Chris again getting the wheel stud in for you. Looking forward to seeing the Volvo Roadtrip videos. Talking of Roadtrips have you decided on a car for the the Motorist yet?

[@furiousdriving]

if I can get it MOTd I want to take the Vic

[@stefencooke]

​@furiousdriving hope u get it MOT as I will be there in my uk ford focus mk3 and like to see the Vic but nice to see any of the cars

[@philmuskett265]

Mate, your patience is legendary. My swear box would now be worth more than the Bank of England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bikeman123]

You've got the wrong caliper mounting on there. Someone's fitted the left hand hub, mounting etc on the right side. Thats why the bolts are inaccessible and the handbrake cable routing is from the rear.

[@marklittler784]

As far as I know you can use a canister blowlamp to heat up wheel nuts or bolts without even damaging wheel paint.

[@gustavbabic5004]

Well, when you heat things up they expand and get tighter.

[@19892CV]

I am surprised that the bolts are metric

[@TheShinyShow]

I've got the rear handbrake shoes to do on my Lexus and I'm really not looking forward to it either

[@furiousdriving]

good luck!

[@stefencooke]

I see u at the motorist on the 30th looking forward to it

[@furiousdriving]

looking forward to it!

[@terryatkinson899]

This is a testing car to work on. Interested in seeing what you do with the rust as I've the same issue with a project of mine and only want to do it once using stuff that works.

[@salunderscorepark]

have a look through Mustie1's videos he cover this a few times, mixes his own using bar chain oil.

[@andic6676]

I think that may be the anti-roll bar? I need to do something with my brakes on my Honda Civic 2002! But it took me months to pluck-up the courage and enough KZbin education to change a faulty oxygen sensor - maybe I should entrust the work to a garage :)

[@fritzkuhne2055]

and i always assumed these huge, rudimentary american cars would be simple to work on. learned something new today

[@ScrotalCuppage2469]

The real name is damper because it dampens the rate of the spring they don’t absorb any shock, that’s the job of the spring Also, the stud will probably come out if you hit it properly and heating the stud will expand it making it harder to remove

[@danr1920]

I think you should be able to get a lug nut at any tire or auto parts in the UK as I'm fairly sure they are metric. The U.S. auto industry went metric in the 1980's.

[@ianjenkins4641]

Slow down Matt. You always seem to be rushing 👍

[@Phiyedough]

I would have thought removing the rear hub would have helped with doing the shoes and the wheel stud. You would need that off if you were doing the wheel bearing anyway.

[@markpunt9638]

It’s just meant to be a comedy? It’s absolutely hilarious to watch.😂😂

[@janpellegrom9649]

Long live the crown vic!

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Think how easy the other side will be! Now your experienced on these.

[@furiousdriving]

That side was easy, Ive already done the easy one!

[@andyarmstrong1493]

@@furiousdriving Sorry, soon as I posted, I thought that might be the case.

[@johnmcgill4382]

The round bar that runs below the differential is Not a strengthening item, it is a rear anti roll bar. Chris is a good guy and a mechanic. P.S. Don't lose his telephone number

[@furiousdriving]

I meant the big U shape lump of metal on the diff itself! But yes, Kris is a great guy to know

[@tooslow01]

The joy working on American cars, brute force required.

[@EmilysDadd]

Is an American lug nut still a lug nut when it's in Blighty? 😉

[@ukmud6218]

"WE" sheered it off you say 🤔

[@GBR4ME]

Wheel lug? There's an ear there??

[@caiolimacaldas]

What if Talbot returns as a SUV brand ?

[@fhwolthuis]

Amazing how removing the wheelcaps immediately gives it a high level of "trailer park look" 😂😉

[@furiousdriving]

haha, yes its gone red neck in one easy move!

[@organiccold]

The Crown Vic is made as a truck with the goods and the bads

[@jaspal666]

I wish I could be your neighbor! I’d be there to swing a big hammer and guide your suspension replace!😅

[@mickeybonejelly]

An adventure in pain is about right, if it had been me I'd have shipped it back to the good old US of A.

[@azza8249]

Are they not imperial so 14 mm will be 9/16 be careful you don't round the bolts and nuts off

[@jasoncornell1579]

She's got cop shocks, cop brakes and a cop motor so she'll run good on regular is this the new Matt mobile or what?😁

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Just needs a huge megaphone on the roofrack.

[@JohnHonda101]

Time to get the band back together.

[@mikes747]

I really hate doing brake shoes! It usually results in much swearing and threats of setting the car alight!

[@JohnHonda101]

If in doubt give it a clout.

[@Mark1405Leeds]

This is why at the start of my motoring career I decided I'd rather pay someone else to do these jobs! - I just don't have the patience!

[@stevenjervis1184]

Looking forward too the Volvo road trip

[@brenglover72]

When you were hitting the stud I was mentally telling you to give me the hammer.....

[@zubeystinzen540]

Are you & hubnut in competition for making jobs harder than they need to be😂 I'd of spun that half shaft out in seconds,job done

[@furiousdriving]

Not sure pulling a half shaft is ever the easy option

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee I'm 833rd today

[@michaelnaughton1393]

Interesting to see just how you make Hubnut look capable and organised.

[@michelswerissen6544]

Video approved, click.

[@benshoppley]

kinda guy that loves American things to much prob sits out side dunkin doughnut drinking black coffee thinking he American cop then goes home and watches blues brothers

[@williamwales6619]

what a regal pain in the Ass. You just don't seem to have a lot of luck when it comes to that kind of thing. Similar to me in many ways. My old Honda seems to have a mind of it's own when it comes to repairs round about the mucky bits. 🙄

[@sarahrobinson410]

Hi Bud you after a cheap car to continue your profit making ..? I have a 2007 Astra 1.9cdti I change battery yesterday and my windows drivers side has gone down the roof not working just bleeps so I want to scrap it.. Sad to scrap such nice car.. If your interested make me offer it owes me £1600 perhaps a bit more with new battery. It seems in the club circuit people don't rate there prices I find this in every group.. and most I've been offered is £450. I paid £1300 Thinking I had bought a real bargain. But it was possibly my last ever car because a month before I was nearly dead.. Share this with anyone you know.. I am based in South Wales.. Funny you just lost a part I did something I am so frigging angry about Had a 10 piece socket set and I've only found 6 pieces .. Car repairs hey even the simpliest ones I cant seem to do properly

[@philipcullen4300]

American car with metric hard ware unlikely, u need some imperial kit

[@furiousdriving]

I have 70s Rovers, I have plenty!

[@kevincahill1204]

I’ve not had that happen before 😂sure