GMC Acadia "Mystery" Vibration | Dealing with Plastic Clad Rims

[@mrswes]

Great job sis!! A natural on the camera!! @Wes was way nicer to you!

[@ronicard]

Careful or he'll use the CRC Comment Preventer on you! :)

[@sharpeidad1055]

She didn't come into the shop bitching at him...

[@mrs.wessister8804]

Maybe I successfully complained less 😉.

[@mrswes]

@@mrs.wessister8804 maybe he learned from my complaints and viewer comments to not have the lift so high...and that I would side with you on any complaints 🤷‍♀️

[@sharpeidad1055]

@@mrs.wessister8804 Please stop by anytime...you did well...nice work!

[@bborkzilla]

The designer who came up with the plastic-clad aluminum wheel must have really liked the look of discount auto parts store hub caps.

[@agger838]

Better than the aluminum that corrodes after 6 years and looks like garbage..

[@Xlaxsauce]

I think it is because it is more cost effective to chrome plate plastic and put it on the rim rather than paying to plate aluminum rims or steel

[@frantickoala994]

Buddy of mine gave me a set of Denali plastic clad ones. He had spray-painted the plastic from chrome to Black. All four of them were pretty broken even when he had got them. I ripped the plastic off of them and chiseled all of the foam off And sanded them down with 800 Grit.

[@jasonjgr8580]

@@agger838 no way i"ll take aluminum or steel over plastic aluminum rim

[@Vercus100]

@@agger838 They actually corrode worse over time, because the plastic starts to separate from the rim, and opens a cavity that moisture can get trapped in. Bad design all around. I work at a Chevy/Cadillac dealership and see it all the time.

[@kennethhoovler9050]

As soon as word gets around that you have tire equipment and know how to use it, you will immediately become everyone's best friend....

[@jeremyhanna3852]

That's after they borrow your trailer to bring their car over for some welding on the exhaust

[@atschirner]

@@jeremyhanna3852 or your bobcat for a little weekend landscaping project!

[@jeremyhanna3852]

Wait a dam min u spying on me I got a bobcat im a heavy equipment mechanic no you can't borrow it

[@yqwgjsg]

Having grown up watching my father do this kind of work, I’d say that a blind man could have spotted that tire. If the other shop talked them into new struts (which it may have needed) and left that tire in place.....that’s criminal. I wonder if you’re getting the whole story from the customer.

[@harveylong5878]

other shop cant force owner to fix an issue. tie might not have been that bad when it left that shop but was failing. owner didnt let Wes fix TPMS , shows their penny pinchers

[@shawnbottom4769]

A competent shop would not have diagnosed the struts or left the customer driving that tire without signing a waiver. Also worth noting: you never get the full story from the customer.

[@Nick-bb4nk]

@@harveylong5878 Whats the point in paying a hundred dollars to fix two bad TPMS sensors when you are born with one between your ears

[@sarahmathias9463]

@@Nick-bb4nk Because that'll only tell you if a tire is completely flat. TPMS tells you if it's under/overinflated and if there's also a slow leak because it'll show the tire is underinflated.

[@bigskydude8068]

That as well as only replacing two old crappy tires....God knows how bad the rears were....cheap bast@rds...😒

[@jasonmorgan3709]

I will have to admit that I refuse to replace the TPMS sensors on my 2009 Trailblazer. They are about $100 each from GM. I have driven for about 20 some years without having the car tell me the pressure of my tires. I just walk around my car/truck and look at them and check the pressure every so often. You know, like cavemen use to.

[@mph5896]

That dumb message and light are super annoying. That’s why I fix mine

[@juanfeliciano]

Go to discount tire is more cheaper.... Nissan 2019 tpms $250 ... in discount tire $49

[@langer24106]

@@niskaa78 I think all cars 08 and newer in the US have em

[@davidnull5590]

Does anyone know why the battery in a TPMS sensor can't be replaced? Is there any real reason?

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Some cars monitor tire pressure via the abs sensors. If one wheel have lower air pressure its diameter changes. No batteries or maintenance required.

[@Robalo-2660]

The difference between a wife and a sister in law is the sister in law says give me a rag and I'll clean that up :)

[@81chevyguy]

I've been changing tires for 20 years and you did a great job on them. Those plastic wheels can have the epoxy not so evenly spread on there causing them to take a fair deal of weight.

[@TheMetalButcher]

What a dumb thing. Oh right, GM.

[@ShainAndrews]

Interesting. I had not considered the epoxy distribution.

[@deanconnon1318]

@@TheMetalButcher not just GM Dodge and a few others do it as well.

[@Legalmachinist]

What Junk. Unbelievable that the prior shop missed the tire issue.

[@joehead1294]

Used to when finding one taking weight like that, break it down again and turn the tire 180 on the rim and try again.

[@r.w.d.s.8647]

Wow how could that other shop not see that wonky tire ? Holy Cats.

[@katelights]

id bet that the tire problems destroyed the struts, and they stopped looking after they found one problem.

[@jafo9346]

Nothing quite as satisfying as getting the,"There's your problem, lady" moment right out of the gate! Great work!

[@Nderak]

Whoever invented these plastic clads is going to have a hard time at judgment day explaining away their hellish actions

[@camberwellcarrot420]

They get to go to the plastic clad version of Hell, where the only way to adjust the heat is a dashboard with no dials, only touch sliders, while being incessantly shaken.

[@colinwallace5286]

The best part is when they corrode invisibly under the plastic, causing slow leaks. It makes no sense that the wheel is already aluminum. Do some minor detail on it so you don’t need lame-ass chrome-skinned plastic hubcaps like Walmart sells.

[@harrywalker5836]

who was the guy in the movies,man in the mask,,he was the guy that envented the bright idea of clad rims..

[@DoRC]

13:30 Over the years I've gotten the impression that it's a combination of people just not knowing when something feels wrong and something slowly getting worse and worse so they get used to it. I've had vehicles driven into the shop that literally had Wheels falling off of them from bad bearings.

[@CrimeVid]

I know two people who have had wheels actually fall off ! both within hours of having a tyre changed. Neither person noticed anything wrong (they were both in a hurry due to having hat to get a tyre change) nobody hurt, in both cases the tyre guys denied all responsibility (how could it possibly be us ?)

[@vinces8974]

@@CrimeVid unbelievable!

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

Get used to it and just blame the shitty rough roads.

[@brockwagner939]

The worst part is another shop changed struts on that car and didn't notice that tire! 😲

[@DoRC]

@@brockwagner939 yeah especially since they had to take that tire off to replace the strut. incompetence abound

[@NICK-uy3nl]

"whadya mean the tire is bad, it has plenty of thread left on it..." Cheap people will refuse to spend money until they absolutely can't avoid it

[@Legalmachinist]

And that is why they bought that crap tire to begin with.

[@robertklein9190]

That had at least 5,000 miles in it, good grief. I've seen worse in the dumpster.

[@WCGwkf]

Sounds like my work on repairing machines. I started dismantling shit and force them to do it. Seems to work really well.

[@imdeplorable2241]

They'll pay (a lot more) when they have a blowout at 50 mph. "Pay me now or pay me [more] later."

[@TheDieselbutterfly]

I think in this case , poor people.....dont confuse them with cheap people

[@virtuestreams2616]

Seriously, I am wondering, why do folks take their vehicles to other shops? If they would just watch Wes work, then he’d be their first stop, 🔧🧰👍👏🏻 the bonus clip is pretty hilarious🤣-she’s a trooper-train her and add her to the payroll!

[@yzhang8629]

The other shop is probably 1 cent cheaper, and not everyone respects honest but expensive work

[@baileyhatfield4273]

Same as people taking the car to 4 5 shops, getting 4 5 6 7 8 ect hundred dollars to ''fix'' their car with this that and the other, to then finally have the shop reach out to Eric O South Main Auto, and it's some fairly easy cheap fix. Not even like it's heavy diag. Idk i'd rather do it once and be happy but not SUPER happy with the upfront 20 more dollars per hour or whatever it may be. Vs wasted money on useless parts

[@dcrahn]

Wes, you're a rare breed, an honest mechanic. I've said this before, but I wish you were here in south east GA.

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Absolutely NOT able to Find An Honest Mechanic in My Area, I Need A Wes in South Central Pa.

[@ShainAndrews]

I feel like that oil filter was bone dry... just a hunch. I mean he didn't show filling it or showing it was full.

[@julias-shed]

Plastic clad wheels?! 😯 learn something new every day.....

[@tallboy2234]

Now, that is a Good Idea😳 Nope!!🤨😤

[@pipefitter1728]

You said a ,22LR will do a number on a mouse at point blank range, you should see what a .45ACP does!! Glad to hear that you brought up the issue of liability with the former shop letting a car go out their shop with a dangerously worn tire. I’m amazed how so many places replace things that don’t necessarily need replacement and don’t fix the problem! Sad.

[@99andrianmonk]

Another great video. There are a lot of mechanics' channels on KZbin however yours and SMA are the top two. Real life stuff to which we can relate. Informative while educational, and delivered with the right amount of humor and sarcasm. Keep'm coming. BTW - Mrs. WWW now has a new standard to reach. He sister did a fantastic job in her first oil change. Handled her responsibilities well while at the same time marketing WWW merchandise. Also a great attitude; not afraid to get her hands dirty albeit with "health damaging oil."

[@langer24106]

Absolutely. The two best automotive channels.

[@ronaldheit196]

That extra jiffy lube turn is common refered to as one extra click on your torque wrench arm. We used all the time working on Pratt and Whitney R1820 radial engines on Coast Guard Grumman HU16e Albatross seaplanes. Usually in places the engineers never thought you wouldn't be able to get a torque wrench in the field.

[@daleolson7205]

CRC comment preventer! Love it!

[@marcryvon]

Probably the 15 down thumbs felt concerned... Ha !🤣

[@Kaufeetimevideo]

I've used WD40 just because I didn't have any comment preventer

[@Dr_V]

I don't have plastic clad rims on my Toyota (2015 Hilux double cab), only had some silly plastic bolt covers that kept falling apart so I just removed them altogether after my mechanic assured me they serve no practical purpose (just decorative). I don't really care how the wheels look, safety is far more important to me, so I invested in a set of good quality tires and that made a huge difference in the way the car drives and brakes on wet or muddy roads.

[@gwpsr58]

SIL has a good spirit, and seems to not fear any job. Good for her.

[@machineheadslump]

Chevy lube tech here. The EL-50448 is what we use to relearn tires

[@g2macs]

If I took my car to the shop I use in that condition, he would give me so much grief that I would think it was my Dad talking to me. That's why I will always use him he's as honest as the day is long.

[@Rems61]

I just can't believe a shop didn't check the tires when the customer complains about a vibration. That would be the absolutely the 1st thing to check. Must have really wanted to sell those struts. This is why I do my own work.

[@Halibrand]

Wes i have a suggestion to you and to everyone else that read my comment, Im no expert when i comes to changing tires but ive done a couple of 100 during my years as a mechanic. I was told by a senior tire tech at Pirelli that you should always let all the air out of the tire when you have seated the beads on the rim. This way the beads sinks down on the horn on the rim and gets seated the correct way. When all the air is let out you pump it up again and then insert the valve core. I have tried both ways and you always get better balancing performance if you let all the air out. I was told that if you dont your balancing gets done incorrect and when the wheel rotates the first times on the road the bead sets correct and the balancing could be off up to as much as 20 gram.

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

Fascinating. Like tighten-backoff-torque to spec fasteners.

[@ianide2480]

Hiring actors to play in-laws... Man this channel is really moving up in the world. Next on WWW stunt doubles..

[@donalley5025]

Just Wow! Wonder if they bothered to align it after the strut replacement.

[@davidmcclellan4621]

This.... I made this mistake. I lived and learned and ruined $500 in rubber.

[@justarel]

@@rickwensel2313 First thing I learned in HS auto shop when it came to vibration issues was to check the tires when you got it on the lift, then wheel bearings, then move to suspension. My fave was someone who had a similar issue to this one, They hit a 2x2 post on the road and the shop completely missed obvious internal belt damage on one tire and an inner sidewall separation balloon the size of a fist and told them the car needed new bearings and spindles due to damage and warping from running over the post. I doubt they even had it on a lift to have a good look at anything.

[@nephetula]

About 40-odd years ago, I remember going to a tire store and watching them use a tire lathe before balancing new tires. When I asked the tech why they needed that tool, he told me "We true-up all our tires before we balance them. You can balance a two-by-four, but you can't make it roll smooth". I never forgot that, but I don't think anyone today uses a tire lathe.

[@thegregdavieschannel]

I haven't seen plastic clad rims in the uk yet. They sound like another level of craptacular automotive design. I've still got no idea why people can't just be happy with steel wheels.

[@chemech]

Government regulators keep pushing for lighter vehicle weights for theoretical fuel economy improvements, and people want shiny wheels, so chrome plated plastic cladding on aluminum wheels is now a thing...

[@rysacroft]

My 2005 Kia has alloy coloured plastic hub caps that are held on with the lug nuts They look OK to me and you can't lose them!

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

I am. Standard 1500 Ram Standard cab ,bed pickup. Just wish the spare steel wheel was the same color as the 4 you can see.

[@bcbloc02]

My truck once had chrome wheel simulators. The amount of hassle they presented when doing anything made it a happy day when I left them off. You could not even check the air in the duals with them on unless you recruited a child to do it.

[@CortinasAndClassics]

I've never seen plastic clad wheels before, all i know is alloys and steelies Wes.

[@ferrumignis]

Seems like GM discovered how to combine the worst of both.

[@MrSloika]

I had a 1977 Ford Thunderbird that came from the factory with plastic clad steel wheels. Yup, 1977. At the time aluminum wheels were very expensive. Most cars came with steel wheels and hubcaps. Plastic cladding over steel was a cheap way to achieve the look of aluminum wheels. Unfortunately those T-Bird wheels had a serious problem. It seems that whatever Ford was using for adhesive would ooze out and literally glue the wheel to the hub. I discovered this when a tire needing servicing and the wheel would not budge. I called Ford customer service, was informed by the person with whom I spoke with that my car was out of warranty, and then they hung up. Remember when cars only came with 12 month/12,000 mile warranties? I called around to some Ford dealers who told me Ford put out a TSB for the problem. The solution was to torch the wheel off, and replace the wheel, tire, brake rotor or drum and wheel bearing. Um, no. I went to a local tool rental place, rented their biggest gear puller and pulled the wheel off. While I had the gear puller I went around the car and discovered that another wheel was glued on as well. So, it seems that someone at GM remembers Ford's 'Better Idea" from the 70s. It's obvious why GM is doing this. It cheaper to glue a piece of plastic over the raw aluminum casting than it is to finish the rim in the customary manner. Here's a picture of the wheels in question: www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Ford_Thunderbird/1977_Ford_Thunderbird/1977_Ford_Thunderbird_Brochure/1977%20Ford%20Thunderbird-06.jpg Here's a better picture of the wheel options for that model year: paintref.com/graphics/brochure/1977thunderbird2_08.jpg Wheel (B) is a fake wire wheel hubcap on a steel wheel, there were a half dozen other hubcap options offered as well. Wheel (C) was plastic cladding over steel. Ford called this the 'Styled Road Wheel'. Wheel (D) was a real aluminum wheel. These turbine style aluminum wheels were very popular back in the day...so popular a friend had those very wheels stolen off his car.

[@ferrumignis]

@@MrSloika GM (in the UK at least) has something called "structure wheels" which are pressed steel but with a spoked design, and a plastic trim clips over the whole outer which does a good job of looking like a real alloy wheel. Seems like a far better idea than bonding the trim on.

[@Vercus100]

I work at a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Every time we see a vehicle with these plastic clad wheels, the plastic part is always boogered up. They're a real pain to deal with. This was GM's dark era, right before bankruptcy, and it shows. They've really come a long way since then. They still have a long way to go.

[@alanharney5278]

"Youlong Dingdong". Another "snorted coffee out my nose" moment.

[@Bodhranarama]

SIL is GOOD on camera! Mrs Wes - sis is a credible threat! Once had little option but to drive 350 miles through the night on a deformed tyre after I hit a kerb in a petrol station, my soul was in tatters by the time I got it changed!

[@rustblade5021]

"it wasn't like that when we looked at it"

[@krisley5178]

Amazing how much she sounds like Mrs.Wes! The voice is almost identical. :)

[@mrswes]

Grandma use to not be able to tell us apart on the phone...now she has caller id!

[@padishar123]

It doesn’t matter what you put on your channel, I just like to learn how you do repairs. Thank You. Picked up a shirt too. Cool!

[@roamin_ronin]

"I guess we should wrap it up".... 9 minutes left in the video. THIS IS THE CONTENT I COME HERE FOR.

[@aserta]

The starting sequence: Wes the vehicle whisperer.

[@jlucasound]

He Talks to Toyotas, I've heard.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Nah, some cars make whirring and clicking noises randomly when they are inactive.

[@SuperIanjohnson]

Good video, Wes. Nice to see your new assistant. You should pay her more, buddy.

[@ericroellig6704]

Wes, the SIL is fantastic. Max was absolutely inconsolable! You need to keep some extra mice somewhere so you can turn one loose and Max can release that pent up frustration.

[@bevan3648]

Hi Wes from Cheshire UK. This is the first time I have seen that type of Plastic attached to the wheel in that way, cannot say I liked it though......I’m happy to say after years of having my car seen to by my mechanic at my own lorry firm, now I’m unable to do that I have a local small outfit who look after me, he is honest an d not too expensive....that’s all anyone expects..Your videos don’t have any B.S. your Sister In Law looks like Mrs Wes!! Thanks for a Good Sunday Video.

[@mrswes]

We get that a lot 😉

[@jmac1099]

Damn Wes.. you went to the dark side on that. the tire blow out comment. Great episode as always

[@milantoombs9352]

Plastic rims and only one tire replaced. Times have changed. Nice job Wes.

[@gmcman355crazy]

Had to buy a tshirt . Yours is the first and only merchandise I have ever bought from a youtube channel . Thank you for the new ways to diagnose and fix things.

[@jasonyoung5628]

I bet the plastic cladding came about because GM had a big problem with chrome plating flaking off their wheels from 2008-2015. So rather than deal with tires going flat they just did away with plating them altogether. Ford's pretty famous for it too on late model F-150s. Anyhow the only problems I've had with them is if I use the automatic tire machine. Regular ol coates does it just fine.

[@malanvogt]

The bonus footage was wonderfully hilarious

[@jddiesel7409]

On that 2010 acadia you can still set the tpms without a tool. Key on, hold lock and unlock on key fob, it'll beep and light up the left front turn signal. Let air out of that tire and it will beep, then move on to rf, rr, and lr.

[@audikris]

Love all of this! I especially love involving family to do work. Wes - your dire warnings are hilarious, but I love how you encourage people to do their own work!

[@roxanneabbott8424]

I can't believe this other shop turned a blind eye to that tire !! Nice work Wes! And sister in law good work!!!

[@joemalone9380]

par for the course in a lot of places

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

I wish I lived in North Western Ill so you could be my mechanic. You are a rare bird in these corrupt times.

[@Revoku]

so good to see someone using a torque wrench on lug nuts, I work at a parts store, and we get horror stories weekly about not being able to get the wheel off, and monthly about broken studs, because the local shops use the 400+ ft-lbs rattle gun to do up the nuts and rattle it for waaaay to long ruining all the studs and making them impossible to change on the road side. bloody dangerous.

[@michaelszczys8316]

Got a couple tires from a garage once and then found when I went to change them around that I COULD NOT get them off. After breaking a couple of my breaker bars I had to take it back to the shop and tell them to get them off. Then I was worried about my studs being stretched. Just glad I didn't find out in the dark on the side of the road.

[@vincebrown5158]

Cool vid Wes...learned something new today i.e. the location of the tire sensors. Your sis in-law did an awesome job with the oil change.

[@73DiamondReo]

im amazed another shop overlooked that tire. Throwing it on the balancer you would see it also. Tire balance and shifted or broken belt is like the first go to for a high speed shake.

[@18robsmith]

Max says "You say there are no mice, but I haven't checked so there might be one!"

[@aforman1951]

Took mt car to the Honda dealer for a recall notice on the drive shafts. Have seen so many "customer states" vidjas that I was compelled to vacuumn the car and clean the dash/console w/soapy wooder first. They did replace both drive axles no charge. I was impressed! Had a recall on my Izusu Rodeo a few yrs back. Shop was 30 miles away. They said the vehicle was not repairable and I couldn't drive it home. "Can I get a ride or a rental?" "We dont do that"... Izusu never bought the vehicle. Traded it in for $500. The tires/wheels were worth more than that.

[@lucyandjumper7558]

That's Max's " excited to be on tv" whine.. Good pup !@!

[@arnemalmkvist8553]

Hi Wes, you take responsibility for your work, you do a real job. You do not want the customer to come back, you want the customer to recommend you. Wes does a fair job, once, then you can drive the car several hundred miles without the same problem. You take responsibility for your work. You should be a mechanic teacher, those who are careless may quit, after 3 warnings. You are the best. Other shops are fooling people, they did not solve the obvious problem .....

[@davidpontnak3819]

Bus load of special needs kids, I had a boss who always said "a station wagon load of nuns on the way back from the orphanage" same difference. Some folks just don't see the urgency or the ramifications of sloppy work! That tire should have been as obvious to them as it was to you...they had to remove it to install the struts!

[@dwitcraft]

My parents have had three of those. They put 100k miles on it, then send it down the road. I'm sure that wasn't one of their's(two of them were white) because my dad would rather walk than drive plastic rims, lol!

[@captaintoyota3171]

I had a girl with a scion with two 18" low pro tires literally split open 1/4" on edge of bead. We forced her to sign a release since she refused to fix it. We explaining it could blow any second but didnt want to do it.

[@northpoint1039]

My Buick Lucerne factory rims constantly leaked air. I talked to my Dad as he has the same car and he told me that he had the same problem. So, I just replaced the rims. Bought some decent alum rims and new continental tires. Rides great. Always liked continentals. As for the other shop, I cannot believe that they did not catch the tires. I guess that makes business easy for you Wes. Word of mouth does work.

[@davidcolesr.8628]

The Day Just Got Better , As Soon As I Got the Notification

[@davidr6585]

I was suspecting the issue with the rim not just the tire, would'a been interesting to see what your spin balancer would have shown with just the rim itself.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

As Brian Bloc would say: "Wong Tong Phooey". A guy has to be on his best behavior when the outlaws show up....

[@Martyr104]

I wish the tire shops around here would actually clean the rims like you're doing.

[@craigorford9932]

Mrs Wes’s sister is a natural at pouring oil,she should get a job in a bar pouring beer lol.And Wes another great video see you next time stay safe

[@minutemanmac]

Loved the extra content, but it's also why I can't have other people in my videos as I just kept saying "That's what she said" after a bunch of her comments 🤣 As for the first half, thanks for that Wes! I nailed an ice ball from a TT unit that was covered in the deep fresh snow in my wife's car back in March and I'd thought I'd knocked the balance out of the tire as it then shook around 60+. Rebalance and align and it still does it. Now I guess I'll pull it and check to see if any of the belts broke.... It is one of thev similar Chinese tires put on as a "temporary" measure. Guess I got what I paid for😆

[@francistheodorecatte]

plastic... clad... rims? oh god what has happened in the intervening decades since my cars were built.

[@assessor1276]

I had a Jeep w. plastic-clad rims - another solution looking for a problem. A tire shop broke one and treated me to a new one. What a PITA.

[@shook0002]

I wanna buy some ulongdingdong tires for my wifes car. Where can I get them? She’s not happy with the ushortdingdongs she has now.

[@stanpatterson5033]

If she doesn't like the 'dingdongs, you could always try a pair of KumHoHo's

[@shook0002]

@@stanpatterson5033 She has those on the back. Wanna put the longdongs on the front.

[@chrisfreemesser]

Check Dollar General

[@hbradar1]

Hi Wes , plastic clad rims . scrap pile . THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP.

[@bcotterman499]

Max the "Mouse Detector", love seeing him in your videos!

[@glass1258]

Cool channel , seems like a smart guy and a honest mechanic ! Didn’t even hit on his sister-in-law ! Thumbs up 👍

[@mikahakkinen5651]

good job their Mrs wes sister.

[@bostedtap8399]

Ouch, that tyre hurt my eyes, very interesting on the plastic clad rims, never heard of them before, great job on having the correct adaptors. Very clever getting family to model and promote your merchandise 😉😉. Well done Mrs Wes's Sister on oil and filter change. Wes's Soft Products Engineer. Thanks for sharing.

[@GaryAllpike]

Good evening from Australia!

[@garrettwheeler266]

Good morning from America

[@Firebird400]

Morning here :) . Canada

[@GaryAllpike]

@@Firebird400 I'm from your future! 9pm Sunday here.

[@thomas316]

As soon as I saw that bad patch on the tyre it was clear to me that one had lived it's best life...and then some. I'm at sixes and sevens about TPMS, a properly maintained car shouldn't need it but when you see that there are death traps like this sent out of other repair shops on the road you realise why we have it. 🤔

[@brianmadden6080]

Wow,how do you miss a tire that bad.

[@orbitalair2103]

hoping they would come back, so he could sell 2 tires. a lot of people are dishonest. i know, shocking.

[@arthurbiringer5676]

Great assistant! She has a wonderful Instructor!

[@Farm_fab]

It's a good thing that Max is a dog. If he were a feline, he could do a cat scan on anything you bring home or comes into your shop. My felines do that. On one occasion I found catnip growing wild, and put some in my pocket. My tomcat discovered it and was pawing at my pocket. He got some, and it made his day, I'm sure.

[@darrellgarlough7140]

When I "retired" from auto repair, the plastic clad were just coming out. We had the short cones, but still used the regular plastic outer cup on them.

[@Larry-325]

Wes Love your dog!! Big game hunter! 😃🐭 you get em Max!! 👍👍

[@jake2213b]

I got in the wife car a few months ago to get mine COVID shot. It was shaking so bad I though it would fall apart. I told her months before that to get new tires because the tires where so bad then. So when I got home from my shot I was a little mad because she has been driving around with a belt broken in a tire. I have a pickup that you can't break the rim loose without drive on it with lose wheel nuts. A mechanic at my work told me to cut a washer out of a mike jug to put between the rim and drums. He said the company buy them for all of there tucks. It works great.

[@rickbaker4571]

Them mid-west gals ain't afraid of nuthin'!!

[@michaelashcraft8569]

I can't believe the last shop actually MISSED the condition of the tire, I mean, you found it straight away!!

[@obetheduck]

I laughed at the tire brand name, that was youtube gold.

[@johnhufnagel]

Firestone sells Primewell tires. That exact model as well. I had a tire go out of round/break a belt once. Wasn't NEARLY as bad as that one, but you could definitely feel it. At crawling speeds you could watch the steering wheel rotate 1/8th of a turn to the left and then re-center, each time the tire made a full revolution. Some people are just "mechanically unsympathetic"... or just flat out morons.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Agree with above guy primewell is actually pretty common.

[@clairgenung288]

Have you ever seen something called "the Model Garage" ? It was in the Popular Well i am sure that you live up to those standards Being old I am sure that you don't remember but i do. You are a very competent mechanic and if we were closer you would have my Repairs. I enjoy each of your posts and the way you solve each problem. You learned from the best and it is reflected on you our work. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@Ken_in_Wisconsin]

Eelong Ding Dong tires - hahahaha

[@topline620]

Hi Wes, it’s good to see someone who is conscientious enough to remove all traces of the backing tape from the old wheel balance weights when rebalancing the wheel. Every time I have new tyres fitted I find myself having to take the wheel back off to tidy it up. Great work 👍

[@davidryder2761]

Mustie and then Wes perfect Sunday

[@towman123]

Just watched back to back lol

[@nedasher116]

Mustie first

[@Wrenchen-with-Darren]

Because you asked... on plastic clad wheels, I have always just used plastic cup on front with proper size steel cone on back. Kids don't always do it, but don't get me started. Never broke any. Dielectric grease on battery is fine. 👍 like your work, love your attitude.

[@RobertKohut]

Watch Miss Wes Sis work... :-)

[@jimdieseldawg3435]

Did you miss a grease zerk when you last serviced your German Short-Haired Pointer? Sounds like metal-on-metal to me 😁

[@Jay.Tee.H]

Yu long dingdong made me laugh out loud!

[@langer24106]

I actually saw some “Linglong” tires once lol

[@mattdudley3789]

I do tires at a well respected local shop in my community. It's nice to watch someone take the same time we do, using the same products and procedures as I do, knowing the procedures are above your usual tire shop and even OEM dealers practices.... One thing to note, if you clean the hub mating surface with a wire wheel, and then apply the freylube to the hub mating surface, you will never have any rust on it again and if you do it almost wipes off

[@ericcorse]

Mrs Wes's sister is a natural with a good sense of humor. The other shop must not have sold tires to let that car on the road with those fling dang dung tires was pretty sorry, assuming they didn't tell the owner about them. I get the feeling you never get the whole story from customers.

[@bill8by5]

Some people just have no concern for their own safety or others on the road. I do have a question: What do the front tires look like - given the backs were so awful. There are PLENTY of rim manufacturers out there to replace "Plastic Clad" rims - probably one of the very first things I would do after purchasing such a vehicle. Great job Wes!! Keep 'em coming!!

[@lostintime8651]

17:00 Plastic clad rims? Do what the other garage did. Send it down the road to Wes. lol Problem solved.

[@korybrown1126]

To diagnose a vibration, start from the road and work your way up. You typically won’t get too far.

[@ronmimnaugh7674]

Great video. Never knew they were doing that sort of thing with rims. Please find that poor dog a mouse. He deserves it.

[@TheAndy331]

The nose knows !!!!!

[@Open-Sport]

Back order on TPMS is probably due to worldwide semiconductor shortage. I am sure they are ordering for new-car production, and abandoning service parts. Thanks so much for showing using a torque wrench on the lug nuts. I have had a car get bent rotors when a shop just reefed the lug nuts on with an impact. Backing off the nuts to spec helped, but the rotors were bent and the car still surged on braking.