It Floats - Chevrolet Full Floating Rear Axle (1936)

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[@Mic_Glow]

1936: repair broken axle with a wrench 2019: disassemble half of the car to change a lightbulb

[@jonathanolsson7347]

Mic_Glow or pull cab off to change a turbo. Lol damn time has changed

[@Sean_Coyne]

@Gibbon Oh sure, it only took four hours to replace the rear valve cover gasket on my V6 Toyota.

[@vunree9744]

Everything is harder because everything is built Smaller and cheaper than the vehicles from 1936, yes they may be harder to repair in some cases but you also have to realize how much faster and how efficiently everything is able to be now. It is true that things are much harder to repair now, but you also should think of the upsides.

[@austins.3313]

@Gibbon Simple? I had to remove my entire truck bed to replace my fuel pump.

[@benedictus9683]

​@@vunree9744 Cars are starting to suffer from a smartphone syndrome. Millions of apps and features, while only few are actually useful.

[@jdmjesus6103]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the beautiful polishing work on that cut away differential? Someone spent days on that.

[@Guitcad1]

I'm not even a "car guy" but I found that downright sexy!

[@straightpipediesel]

It's not polished down, they chrome plated it.

[@kristycunningham9392]

Ever heard of chrome dingus

[@indridcold8433]

Today, it would be just a computer simulation that looks like a cheap video game. I guess it is cheaper. But a good computer artist could be hired instead of a kid that flunked video game writing classes.

[@blueblade455]

You can still see engine and transmission cutaways at new car shows every year for their latest models. All the internal components are polished chrome plated and the engine blocks and transmission casings are always painted and polished as well. True works of art for sure.

[@matthewweisenburger2095]

Back when they sold their vehicles by showing their build quality not “real people not actors”

[@y.z.6517]

Psychology ads killed ads industry. Nowadays, people skip contentless and brainwashing ads as fast as they can, or use an a.d.-blocker.

[@101Volts]

@@y.z.6517 I gotta wonder how true that is of me. An ad for, um, Autozone? I'll probably skip it. An ad from a much smaller operation? I subscribed to "The Cheap Life" at one time because of an ad but they haven't uploaded anything for years now.

[@chaytonruijsenaars3971]

if they showed you their build quality nowadays they would put them selves out of business

[@NeBoFoRiOn]

really tho that would be nice to see today

[@johndunn9819]

@@chaytonruijsenaars3971 not true. cars today are vastly superior. tougher, faster, safer, more powerful, more economical, lasts longer. cars of the 50s-60s rarely saw 100,000 miles (remember the 5 digit odometers?) i love these tough, beautiful old building blocks, but as far as cars/trucks are concerned, these are the good old days...

[@ilan9588]

and today car commercials are like “oH bUY tHiS cAr CaUSe It’S sO eMoTiOnAL”

[@TestTest-zt1lx]

Ilan C. P. Something like that

[@LaserStorm1000]

Subaru be like

[@jackradzelovage6961]

VW be like

[@ahoorakia]

they are E motional, they Electronically make motion, so they are E motional, LOL

[@MattTee1975]

This isn't a commercial.

[@lukaulicevic8838]

I am constantly in awe of how well ideas were communicated in the past. Simple language. Straight to the point. Easy to comprehend.

[@horationelson57]

Haha. Not in the era of Black Thug Lives Matter; social engineering; transgender-ism; multi-3rd-world-culturalism, globalism, rabid feminism blah, blah, blah

[@NJP-Supremacist]

lack of racial diversity, this is what White society looked like.

[@MendoncaFlip]

i want modern car comercials to be just like this

[@TLF43]

no more bs tests or or videos of crap being dropped into beds. just people showing why their vehicles are better instead of telling

[@xaenon]

Most people wouldn't understand what was explained today. Not saying that people aren't as smart, just that cars and trucks are far more technical machines now.

[@FKBiden666]

Filipe Mendonça absolutely agreed. Or like how they invite 10 random strangers they ask him questions what vehicle do you think has all these awards in all as it does show a picture of the vehicle that's it no testing no nothing do not buy modern cars

[@d3str0i3r]

most of the technicality of it is in how, not why, if you notice, they don't explain how these improvements work the way they do, they explain what the improvements are and why they made them even then, if this format was still popular it wouldn't seem so different or so impossible, because if you'll notice, they're really only introducing a couple of new, small features, and really that's how it would have been with every commercial, it wouldn't have been huge leaps their explaining like the difference between today's car and cars back when this came out, it would be the small differences between this year's car and last year's car

[@bobhatesrainbows]

Filipe Mendonça Except then no body would buy the car because the commercial would be all about the corners they cut to make the car cheaper to produce and then showing the increased price tag...

[@buttguy]

Incredible how good the picture and clear the audio is on an 84 year old film. And how truck rear axles basically haven't changed at all this whole time.

[@SqueezeSVT]

Theyve gotten worse if anything. For civilian duty trucks, floating axle is non existent. If you want a floater axle now adays, its 50 grand from a custom shop.

[@mercedes-amgforlife3237]

​@@SqueezeSVTRam 2500 and 3500 still use a floating axle.

[@stevemoore1148]

@@SqueezeSVTAll 3/4 ton trucks have at least the option for full float axle and all one tons are full floating. Right on the same lots as every day vehicles

[@FrankypankyV8]

When 'made in America' meant real quality...Awesome movieclip

[@Guitcad1]

The reason it's not like that now is that they realized it's not profitable.

[@villijs33321]

back in days was not so big differance where it was made: America, Germany, England.. because they made to last, in these days everything is made to be fixed ore replaced - no quality needed... there generaly is less people who like that the car lasts, they just get bored and wanna get new - there is the problem

[@jwalster9412]

When made in America ment: -no- emisions and -efficiency- .

[@indridcold8433]

No way! Were things really made in America, besides fast food? I think you are trolling me. If you are telling the truth, where are all the factories that were closed down? Surely, they would still be standing. Governments are too stingy to spend money to demolish an abandoned factory.

[@1badombre82]

Post civid is so much worse lol. We truly don't give a fauk now

[@nomadben]

I think it's pretty amazing that this exact, identical rear axle design is still used on heavy-duty trucks, 80 years later.

[@kendelion]

i wonder when will the next gen will come or a different way to transfer power

[@lafaglobe6025]

yeah its still in use. quite surprising that with technology advancing on a daily basis , some things were so perfect that they haven't changed for decades.

[@nomadben]

Durgaprasad Turkar Great point.

[@kendelion]

Just a few tweaks here and there with electronic assist and few balances are made so far. No major breakthroughs yet. Maube one day each wheel will have their own motors

[@Crusader1089]

Electric vehicles often have an engine for each wheel. There's no need for gears because you just put more electricity into the engine to generate more power.

[@smithraymond09029]

1:32 engineers designed this for easy access from the outside, I.e. maintenance. Did you hear that BMW and Mercedes?

[@andgate2000]

smithraymond09029 .... and vw!!!!!

[@LatchLocker]

Modern strategy is very simple: you are must become unable to maintenance, therefore you forced to "upgrade". You'll never became satisfied, and always forced to consume (means pay ones more and more). Flawless, continuous profit. Just bring your money to proceed.

[@daryldixon5280]

Hahahahaha! Bmw crushes their works of art when nobidy buys them... they abort their own art for profits' sake.. they are globalist scum as car as im concerned even though i used to want a bmw and mercedes so bad! Lol

[@kundanpatil3133]

😂😂😂🤘

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Bmw=brokemanwalking, when they break you are walking.

[@KremitDeFrog]

replacing the axle without having to remove the wheel? I'm sold!

[@bvcxzgt5451]

As long as the axle isn't broken, sure. If it is, then how are you getting the other half of that broken axle out? Hours of disassembly; that's how.

[@geoculus5606]

@Mr. Sunshine Is there some reason you feel the need to keep calling them dumb? Just try talking and presenting information. ;)

[@geoculus5606]

@Mr. Sunshine Like you are?

[@CullenCraft]

@@bvcxzgt5451 nah just open the inspection plate and poke it out with a rod or stiff wire.

[@nickstoro1]

@@bvcxzgt5451 We always kept a strong magnet for that reason, replaced in the field, literally! Matter of minutes, not hours.

[@RaminRnn]

A moment of silence to all who bought their truck in1935

[@aDIYCarGuy]

I'd be pissed if I bought a truck in '35 and then all of a sudden in '36 they made it a lot better.

[@volkscom]

Ikr

[@jogrobler]

+a DIY Car Guy gotta love a husky rear axle.

[@jaredshaffer3901]

+a DIY Car Guy Kind of like people who bought the 2010 Mustang GT and then the Coyote motor was brought out for the 2011. I felt a little sorry for them.

[@09adge13]

+Jared Shaffer ikr

[@sigurd1979]

simple solution, buy the 1936 axle and install it...

[@id104335409]

If you show this old ad to a today's advertising agent he will hiss and cover his face like a vampire protecting himself from a cross!

[@hilljackzack7284]

I actually tried this, and got the cops called on me. He ended up getting arrested for disorderly conduct. I was just told to go home so I did.

[@calencrawford2195]

WHAT THE-you know what...I’m not even as surprised as I should be. With COVID, I can imagine it.

[@falcoperegrinus82]

And here I am with a 1935 Chevy and its shitty inferior axle...

[@MilesPrower1992]

SMH my head

[@p.boscardin]

Haushuashashau

[@JuanMartinez2189]

😂😂😂 damn if only it was one year newer

[@Bramon83]

Shoulda waited for the 36 suckaaaa... Wait the 37 has 20 more HP... GOD DAMNIT.

[@RandallFlaggNY]

Suck it up.

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

i have learned more about cars watching videos from almost 100 years ago than by any other video out now a days

[@bvcxzgt5451]

Interesting lesson in how someone can sell you bearings with a tiny contact area and lots of deformation and make it sound like a good thing. Also a nice demonstration of how you could remove an axle and replace it..... of course they don't explain how you get the other half of a broken axle out, which requires disassembly of a ton of stuff, but, yeah, if you ever need to remove a perfectly good axle and replace it with another, you can do that on the side of the road.

[@stephengreen3566]

Yep. They usually broke right at the carrier, making it almost impossible to get that little end piece out without taking off the "pumpkin" cover. LOL

[@Imnotplayinganymore]

Also no mention of removing the multiple shards of metal left behind from the broken axle.

[@williejaster]

@@stephengreen3566 Been there, Done that. I know of three methods. 1-If you are lucky & it happens to leave a short stub, attach a noose to a broom handle & pull it out. 2- attach a strong magnet to your broom handle, pull it out. 3- if all else fails, remove the axle shaft on the other side of the truck, poke the stub out with your broom handle. In the rare case that it sticks, a light tap with a hammer will jar it loose.

[@buellb0y]

Removing the broken axle shaft is easy if you have half a brain. 🙄

[@arod8596]

Rest in peace everyone on this video

[@rohitmehta9276]

I know I ain't suppose to laughing but .. here it comes :) :)

[@maelgugi]

Southern Cowboy I heard dead people! :(

[@do_the_right_things]

one day someone will laugh at your comment and would say the same xD :))))

[@notasian7620]

ksnap snap wow that was deep :o

[@americanpanzer4163]

maelgugi i see dead people

[@OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS]

Car makers now. 2018 axle, its beautiful. Made with premium composite metals and materials and plastic bushings for durability. The finest cheapest bearings we could make from slave labour with a service interval of 24 months and when service time comes, rest assured the dealership has no idea how to do it. The seals are designed for the life of the vehicle....even though that life is 6 years or immediately after the warranty expires. Whichever comes first. It has 13 cup holders, 4 USB outlets, 5 12v outlets, and heated and cooled ventilated wheel nuts with massage function sun visors.

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

That sums it up perfectly!!!

[@scottw112358]

Dont forget the rediculous infotainment console.

[@Mic_Glow]

@@scottw112358 Because nothing helps safety on the road like a 20-inch tablet.

[@ardvarkkkkk1]

@@scottw112358 I can remember when a radio (AM) was optional.

[@francoisdvanderwesthuizen6772]

@@ardvarkkkkk1, did we really needed a stereo radio while growing up, we sung it ourselves, and if we don't know the lyrics we caught up really quick.

[@saxongreen78]

These old films were compiled by people who truly _understood_ engineering - it shows because they are so clear and informative without being dry nor over embellished.

[@ChaotiX1]

I love these old infomercials. They do a much better job of explaining how things work than todays television broadcasts.

[@chinabluewho]

They can't promote car life as cars are designed to only last 5 years so you buy a new one every 5 years , with todays tech we could easily make every vehicle made last 70 years

[@rubenthekid6819]

​@@chinabluewhomy dad's car is almost dead, but it has lasted him about 16-17 years

[@dwindeyer]

@@chinabluewho Toyota/Lexus seems to hold up pretty well past 5 years even with all the gizmos.

[@vinecewanza8268]

​@@rubenthekid6819 😂😂😂what😢😅

[@ComandanteJ]

To get as much info in a video produced today, you'd need it to be one hour long.

[@sigurd1979]

Or more...

[@pfannkuchengesicht42]

and you'd probably need to sign a NDA to watch it.

[@brothyr]

hour? It'd be a 40 hours or more. This isn't even an educational video that talks about how the stuff works.

[@godschosenpeople5084]

ComandanteJ real talk

[@DDS029]

People understood their cars more back then, so it only took this long to explain a new concept. Although R&R - ing the diff piece by piece wasn't as easy as they made it sound. Nowadays I'll take the Ford 9" , thank you. Even GM did. My 2001 S10 blazer has Ford 8¾ diffs front and rear. most race cars have Ford 9" floaters on them.

[@231mac]

4:50 "Oops, broke an axle. Let me just pull my spare one out of my glove box... Presto! And I'm off"

[@ILikeWafflz]

Lol

[@lezzman]

In that day and age there was probably a Chevy parts dealer in every town with a storeroom choc-a-block full of axle shafts. Today you'd need to wait a week for one to be shipped over from Japan...or more likely Korea.

[@alisonwilliams4862]

And you can fit it yourself! I can imagine the announcer back then.... 'fitting a new axle is so easy, even a woman could do it!' :)

[@franktechmaniac7488]

It's called drive shaft, dummy! The narrator explained the difference in the beginning. Did you ever brake the drive shaft of your car?

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

@@franktechmaniac7488 it would be considered an axle or half-shaft in modern terminology. Driveshaft is what runs from the transmission to the differential.

[@jalerdiohtwo7365]

The shot of the open differential in action at 3:40 ... beautiful.

[@breAnnasmama]

Jalerdi OhTwo Yes it was !

[@anthonydomanico8274]

I love how they plated the various parts. Nice touch.

[@hilljackzack7284]

Yes but I do prefer limited slip differentials, the Eaton G80 locker in today’s Chevy trucks is amazing! They make them for trucks as new as 2020 and as old as clear back in the 70’s.

[@HappieFaith]

Quite the piece of engineering for '36

[@ian_b]

That and the shot of the bearing are pure engineering porn.

[@tosgem]

Back in the days before marketing people discovered the general population cares more about music, boobs, and smooth voice-overs than facts

[@AndreaArzensek]

tosgem this is so ridiculously...true!

[@bomb00000]

+tosgem The sad part is that this is true even with music videos of any sort!

[@martinda7446]

+tosgem Funny animals come before smooth voice overs.

[@d3str0i3r]

only one of those are actually bad and i imagine clowns are like teachers and cashiers, you become a clown because you love kids and like to entertain, and then the job slowly makes you hate both

[@rstriker21]

d3str0i3r only one?

[@sasansasani669]

this film was made almost a century ago. But the quality of education back then was better than today. a century ago education was to remove the confusion; today is to add to the confusion. in ancient philosophies before Socrates, confusion was a shame, and clarity of mind was a virtue.

[@manu144x]

No, today's education is meant to take your money :)

[@hannesthurnherr7478]

Jeezz. In america maybe.

[@hobog]

Apprenticeships still exist tho, just less mainstream than college nowadays

[@topenddean]

Today it isn't "Education" as much as it is "Indoctrination" js

[@rayk6344]

If commercials were like this today I might actually watch them!

[@jeffyork9389]

Love these videos. Back when companies were proud of their designs and production and proud of their workforce.

[@porkchop1605]

Now a days they're only proud of how much money they make their stock holders

[@yonidellarocha9714]

Pride in your workforce kind of became taboo during the 40s thanks to the funny-mustache-man and the less-funny-mustache-but-still-funny-coat-man. It's a very important part of any functional society, yet it's being diminished and negatively associated in the west. The more that industrial sector is ignored/marginated the harder the fall will be. When men are not tinkering they end up warring. A culture of respect towards hard work and a revaluation of those men is the only way to prevent what might be in a few decades the biggest revolt even seen. We might be talking about 20 to 50 million men going on year long strikes with violent incidents happening weekly all over the developed world. Now, I'm not one to advocate for traditional left wing ideas not am i fond of any class warfare as the morons call it, but i can tell that closing a steam machine shut will lead to an explosion. The loss of most of these jobs to china only adds to the fire, and just as the romans when they realized that most of their army was not roman and could take their city whenever they wanted, so too will these men burn it all down.

[@ZombieByte]

man i wish modern car commercials would show off practical things like how easy it is to change the drive axle instead of showing off how being in an enclosed car keeps you safe from alligators

[@HannTheftAudio]

I wish today's cars were built to last like the cars of the 80s were. HIGH QUALITY STEEL AND IRON. not like this aluminum fiberglass and plastic bullshit you should only every see on a BIG WHEEL kids toy. Back when we can actually service our own vehicles, when the auto parts store actually had relevance, when if you did take the car to a mechanic he didn't need to rip the car apart just to check the engine oil, back when there was actually an engine and not some stupid battery pack, back when if you got into an accident you can easily just beat the dents out and send the car into MAACO for a new paint job. Not like today where if you even bump into a fucking mailbox your car ends up in the scrap yard. Have fun buying a new car because your piece of shit couldn't even withstand the impact from a bicycle, unlike the cars from the 80s where a crown Vic can slam into a Honda at over 50mph, roll over onto it's top and slide 80ft with the only damage to the CV is to the top where the lightbar was destroyed. Can't say much for today's cars where you can barely bump into each other in the fucking parking lot without both cars looking like they just took a Sunday drive directly into the jaws of a wood chipper.

[@ZombieByte]

@@HannTheftAudio ya but those 80's cars were super deadly to everyone else on the road, the high quality steel and iron combined with the sharp edges of the design language basically meant they were giant high speed knives on wheels, and pedestrian collisions would almost always be fatal, at least nowadays cars are designed to bounce people off them instead of slicing them in half, and as a bicycle rider who's been hit by more than a few modern cars and even been thrown through a windshield face first and never even broken a bone i'd say it was probably worth it

[@hugolafhugolaf]

To this day, full-floating axles are still superior.

[@user-uy8lz8ev2n]

1936: Floating Axle 2019: Autonomous trituration attenuated composite variable actuated momentum directed energy billet with 2 usb type C ports and a 3̶.̶5̶ ̶m̶m̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶d̶p̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶j̶a̶c̶k̶

[@bhavyakabade]

*slow claps*

[@sonicmastersword8080]

And it broke because it was not the latest firmware.

[@sachdeepsivakumar3936]

They make the language complicated so people won't be interested in the technical aspects. People feel stupid now.

[@HawaiianKong]

1936 Axles: They're husky and durable, and can support 35% more load than previous models 2019 Axles: Now with bluetooth connectivity and wifi hotspot capability

[@treatb09]

this was america. quality, strength, certainty, reliability, promise, convenience.

[@zoidsfan77]

Keyword: was.

[@triptheroad]

Ok, so how many 1936 trucks are still on the road? Stuff is still quality made here, it's just way more complicated

[@glacial1461]

Dick Fageroni mostly the commies.

[@eksine]

Those cars didn't last 200 k

[@triptheroad]

@Swampy yeah but are those people driving them to work everyday? I see some around here too but not daily driven

[@ramairgto72]

No video of the guy fishing out chunks of axle shaft..

[@ryanburbridge]

Thank you. Watched with no sound and saw the guy pull over to change axle. That was funny. Was thinking the same thing.

[@stormflis7199]

Still easier than dropping the tires, jesus, just open the window, fish around, fill it back up, and go

[@harrygatto]

And the broken piece of the shaft? Just leave it in there?

[@stormflis7199]

Fish around references getting the piece out... Can you read?

[@harrygatto]

I am referring to the video, not your witterings.

[@American-Plague]

Before watching their other video on "differential steering", I wouldn't even know that differential gears were even a thing. After less then 8 minutes, I understood basically how they WORK. These videos are priceless.

[@jarnailbrar6732]

Great video. Explains slowly and clearly, no loud background music. Great design, still used out there.

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

and no annoying music.

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

5:00 shesh if only car companies made stuff to be serviceable like that...

[@devinwilliams3489]

they still use these axles on these size trucks

[@breAnnasmama]

Stavinair Caeruleum but then they wouldn’t profit like they do now !! They make shit that falls aspect or doesn’t keep with those trends and status symbols of those who have to have the newest thing bc they’re all entitled and buy into all the load of crap advertising and pressure to have the latest status symbol , so oh no .. they won’t make quality products in such a wasteful world where people only keep a car 2-5 years! It’s sick.

[@aaronwoodcock4715]

There is something about these presentations: The slow, articulate, and paced sentences are easy to understand.

[@SlavaSesh]

Zzzzz

[@boobayloo]

These old videos are the best! Very informative, straight forward explanations!

[@AV1461]

I love seeing this old technical videos. Now that I've grown up and am an engineer myself, all I see is modern technology in black and white. 1936... That's around the time my grandfather was born.

[@seththomas9105]

My Grandfathers would have been the guy replacing the axle and driving the truck. Born 1890 and 1914. Miss you grandpas!

[@TheSRBgamer63]

4:47 everything so shiny and new :D.

[@SONOFAZOMBIE2025]

The chrome has so much bling it makes the grainy black and white film look like it is in color

[@chuckfischer7202]

Back in '36 they didn't have the means to jump forward to 1964 and film a beat-up greasy one.

[@fox10169]

It's chromed so it doesn't rust. The ones actually in use don't look like that

[@AleksandrVasilenko93]

Talks really slow but says so much. Effecient.

[@dewaynemartin6437]

Aleksandr Vasilenko laconic

[@morganrussman]

:D

[@exoticcar5482]

I wonder if the film was played back a but slower than its intended speed

[@zuksammy]

Watch it at 1.25 speed.

[@y.z.6517]

Watch in 2* speed, less than 3 minutes.

[@thatonethattalksalot7656]

With a 60-70 year old Chevrolet dump truck in the back of my house, considering the amount of rust there is on the outside, the bearings, gears and it's inner workings is in near mint condition and works very perfectly! Goes to show how cheap and crappy things came to be now then back when that dump truck was in service :(

[@qwfs9448]

When the life was too simple everything was easy God bless who lived that's days

[@tomstech4390]

More time was spent back then making informative videos than they spend today making the vehicle.

[@bvcxzgt5451]

This video is full of lies and marketing wank. It is just technical lies instead of "she'll do you if you buy our truck" lies.

[@modelllichtsysteme]

1936 - Full Floating Rear Axle repair alone in minutes 2019 - Driving to workshop for bulb replacement 2102 - Disposable car (but electric for sure, to be environment friendly to keep CO2 low)

[@SlavaSesh]

Sounds like a skill issue

[@jwc3104]

I just LOVE these older movie clips from the 30's 40's.. So informative. It's like sitting in a well-taught Mechanical Engineering classroom.

[@mini2nut67]

Like the incandescent light bulb not much has changed in 80 years. It’s a brilliant design.

[@ZzzRoofus]

1936= quality. 2018= quantity

[@muhshekels5383]

Same with people. The decadence of production is a reflection of the decadence in the people.

[@johnjames4593]

Cars last longer today

[@livewire2759]

Back then they cared about people who actually used their trucks for doing work, now it's all about creature comforts for the upper middle class, white collar a-holes to tow their house sized campers to the lake on weekends.

[@MrBlaze256]

@@johnjames4593 nope. I dont think there will be any 2019 mustang's on the road in 50 years. The engines are mostly plastics. And sensors and electronics. Nah

[@HannTheftAudio]

@@MrBlaze256 Not to mention today's cars can barely bump into each other without looking like they just took a Sunday drive into the jaws of a wood chipper. I agree, these cars are not made to last.

[@ChaotiX1]

"We all float down here"

[@nobullshit9721]

The show “IT” right

[@samuelwestknee7134]

1936: repair broken axle with less than 0.1h work 2020: you will need to replace whole axle for 5000$ + 1000$ for 10h mechanic work

[@jbbolts]

2021: just get a new one you dont own it anyway

[@dwood82574]

They are the same today

[@manu144x]

Come on, how often does an axle break in today's modern cars to begin with? Back then maybe it was a constant issue so they had to come up with something.

[@buxadonoff]

@@manu144x i don't know my good sir. But have you ever seen the new range Rover where you have to remove the entire chassis from the car just so you can replace a freaking crankshaft pulley? That's retarded.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

@@manu144x They are talking about trucks being used on bad roads. Japanese rear ends would probably suffer that problem FREQUENTLY if roads were still like that.

[@shauncole4392]

Im a ford guy, but knowing that chevy brought about this amazing technology makes me respect them a lot more

[@ExilefromCrownHill]

Wasn't Ford still using cable-operated brakes in 1936?

[@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490]

Back in the day. When shit was built to last.

[@AV1461]

Amen

[@jochenstacker7448]

And odometers where built with 5 figures...

[@eksine]

You have no idea what you're talking about or anything about cars, you just saw a black and white video and suddenly you are proud to be American

[@Hircine101]

Shut up, honda boi

[@101Volts]

@@Hircine101 "Honda Boi." I'll refrain from assuming anything about you or anyone else here but it's fact that most of these cars in the 30s were not expected to last past 75,000 miles in daily service unless you stayed well ahead of everyone else in maintenance; not all of these 30s engines even had oil filters, those were options at the time. With that said, the bodies and frames of these cars do last a very long time if you don't park them in a bog.

[@yavuzturan6830]

today, they only give us fancy acronyms for the same tech that everybody has.

[@Xlaxsauce]

This method of explanation is far more straight forward than when I was taught in university. Though our laboratory lessons were like this

[@alexgorski1806]

The axle pictured is far simpler then modern units(still used today mind you). Our understanding of the forces that affect all the parts has changed significantly

[@mickcarson8504]

Such an interesting documentary video. Chevrolet, always a step ahead of the rest.

[@nitro105]

I love these old videos

[@Dogpool]

This is pretty amazing. I just did a rear axle seal on a Chevy 2500 and it still looks just like that. Also, when they said Chevy realized they would need easy access, they added a cover. It made me think of Toyota trucks, who realized they didn’t want there parts to be to easily accessed and did the opposite of Chevy.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

My 73 GMC's rear axle is pretty much like this 36 Chevy's rear.

[@TheBandit7613]

@@michaelbenardo5695 A 2022 Ford F350 rear axle is the same as this 1936 axle. I guess Chevy's patent ran out.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

@@TheBandit7613 I don't think Chevrolet ever had a patent on rear axles.

[@yogidemis8513]

There's a handful of people still walking this Earth that probably remembers when this tech was released thinking that it was the work of the future on automobiles. I would like to talk to those people about then and now since I enjoy the old timer stories.

[@josephabraham4058]

"The heartbeat of America... Chevrolet" -Commercial Jingle, 1980's.

[@AlphaNerd132]

Wait. How the fuck did that guy get the broken axle piece out of the tube? He would have had to use something, they just skiped it XD

[@pl5624]

Sleight of hand....like chevys far later steel vs aluminum pickup bed comparison...

[@manu144x]

You just lift the car and shake it hard on the side until all the pieces come out, what's so difficult?

[@shawn576]

That's pretty cool that you can replace the shaft without removing the tire or the load.

[@bvcxzgt5451]

You can't, because if the axle breaks, you have to tear into the diff to get the broken half of it out.

[@rixille]

Wow, back when Chevrolet used to innovate and wasn't some globalized conglomeration that lost its soul.

[@bvcxzgt5451]

Bearings that wear out quickly due to small contact area and deformation. An axle housing that is reinforced in the middle, just like they were in a Ford years before. Lies about replacing an axle. Yep. Innovation.

[@TheBeingReal]

Read some history of GM.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Let's see: They produce a new axle design for 1936 trucks. But they only produced a true mid-engine Corvette that flat out screams & handles better than any other American made factory street-legal with registration car in history for 2020 that is 1/3rd the cost of other cars that it can stay right with on a track. ......OK.....got it: "no innovation from a conglomeration that lost its soul".......

[@jackradzelovage6961]

@@howabouthetruth2157 now explain to me why the HHR exists since the pt cruiser is not a massive engineering failure

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@jackradzelovage6961 What the fuck does your jibberish have to do with what I said. You obviously don't get it. Are you ON meds? Or did you not take your meds tonight? Secondly......anyone who doesn't know what a piece of shit the PT Cruiser was, is definitely on meds. Nothing more than a piece of shit NEON with a mini-van body slapped on it. Hey, they sold tons of Vega's and early Ford Tauruses too.......and they proved to be junk. But I'm wasting my time on some weirdo who doesn't even understand what the hell I originally stated to begin with. Go watch TV.......you're missing cartoons.

[@nugrohokun640]

Engineer at that time is smart...no calculator...no computer...all manual...can build such precise and high quality product...

[@chuckkissel2785]

Just amazing that the axles today are nearly the same.

[@Militaryman4455]

+Chuck Kissel Yet, generally a lot weaker and most aren't even full floating. But, this was a 2 1/2 ton truck too.

[@KremitDeFrog]

I'd imagine most modern axles bear the weight on the axle itself.. this design took the weight off of the axle and put it on the rear end.. making those axles less likely to break than modern ones we use today..

[@MrManniG]

Chuck Kissel they are not... Show me one modern car where you can change the axleshaft witout removin the wheel...

[@romuluxcasey5585]

MrManniG F550 is still made the same way

[@DDS029]

MrManniG I think if look and listen closer THEY NEVER SAID A CAR. But that being said, practically all front wheel drive cars you can remove the axle shafts without removing the wheel and tire.

[@delavalmilker]

Amazing that this is still used almost identical to what's on vehicles today, 80 years later.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

That's because we reached perfection.

[@Exis247]

I'll be completely honest, i learned more about how basic mechanics and simple machines work from these commercials than i ever did in school.

[@joshuapowers4623]

Whole lot of people in the comments not understanding that the concept of modern commercials wasn't a thing in 1936, tv didn't exist. This isn't an ad, its a tech video, and they're still made today.

[@Tenmaru89]

Me too, I like how simple they explain things and how informative it actually is.

[@jan3019]

For me the most amazing thing on this clip is the way they edit it back then :)

[@PlannedMayhem]

that axle is a thing of beauty

[@Philip1995]

Can we all appreciate the fact that those things are designed with slide rules

[@uncle1886]

I freaking love these videos. Made for the common man...like an educational film should be! Nowadays you have to look up ten different industry terms before you've even finished the video. With the internet everyone is expected to know everything

[@donniemontoya9300]

The ability to change an axle from the outside is just genius. Wish we had mechanical features like this more today. Stuff you could fix on the side of the road with a wrench and screwdriver.

[@lewis2553]

Yeah, but I imagine that getting the short piece out of the axle housing would be kind of difficult if it broke in the middle. It could be done with a magnet on a stick, but how many people carried one in those days -- or these days?

[@allenwatkins4972]

@@lewis2553 Exactly.

[@aliver8794]

How often do you have to change the axle on modern cars? Never! That's why they ditched this design. Useless it is.

[@coleoleoleo4045]

People are comparing this to today’s car commercials, but it’s more like an Apple presentation for a new iPhone. Explaining truly cutting edge tech, slightly over-inflating how awesome they are compared to other brands.

[@3westkilly]

Man I love these videos

[@sincityq]

We learned as we went along, no doubt. Thanks for sharing this history :)

[@_monti142]

back when everything was built to last and not to be cheap as possible

[@casaxtreme2952]

People nowadays want stuff as cheap as possible, that's why they build them like that. It's the customers who decide what is to be produced ;)

[@jwalster9412]

@max power most of the comments go straight to "back when America was.." You do realize this was when the engines were thrown in with no consideration for the environment, and with no care if they had efficiency.

[@yourlocaldoomer]

Imagine making a car back in the day. It was done with love and upmost passion. Everything is crisp and beautiful, even the gears are chrome, and very few people are gonna see that.

[@Gurn-xh5fg]

What do you mean by "back in the day"?

[@yourlocaldoomer]

@@Gurn-xh5fg Like around the time of this ad

[@Gurn-xh5fg]

@yourlocaldoomer That would be 1936. In 1936, cars required constant maintenance to keep them running. Full tune-ups once a year, in addition to adjusting ignition/points periodically, adjusting ignition timing (because dwell alters timing), adjusting carburetor idle mixture and idle speed, replacing worn spark plugs fouled by improper use of the manual choke, removing the cylinder head to grind the valves every two years, and so on. Panel fit and paint quality was abysmal. And then you still had to live with a three-speed manual transmission, tube-type bias-ply tires, four wheel non self adjusting manual drum brakes with a single master cylinder, manual steering, no A/C, no power, poor fuel mileage, horrible crash safety, poor handling, 6-volt electrical system powered by a generator, and on, and on, and on. They were crap.

[@yourlocaldoomer]

@@Gurn-xh5fg I'm not saying they were effecient cars, I'm saying they were beautiful ones

[@thechillhacker]

Ah, how refreshing - advertising a machine based off specifics in it's engineering, with total transparency, and for added points, extra focus on repairability.

[@GTVAlfaMan]

Very interesting, I learned something today.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I suspected it for a long time but after seeing this, I think progress is a myth.

[@technus102]

depends on what we want to progress

[@gregbaird7582]

It is. It's just bs made up by people who want credit for nothing.

[@AV1461]

You know.. When engineers thoroughly develop a solution, that solution is always valid, until some new tech changes the fundamental parameters of the problem. Modern advances changed more on things like electronics, while hardcore mechanics didn't change much, aside from new alloy/smelting/tempering and a few other details. I guess the most disruptive tech in that field are composite materials, but until we start seeing rear shafts, gears and what not made out of those, not much will change :D.

[@y.z.6517]

So go back to a horse-drawn carriage, and see whether that fits you. Wait, horse carriage was an impressive technology in the antiquity. You should lug everything by feet. Better still, crawl on four feet.

[@chaytonruijsenaars3971]

sometimes new is never better. they got the design perfect and there still isnt a way to make it better to this day. brake pads still have some asbestos in them because they havent found a material that performs as well yet for less than 5 times the price

[@dbx1233]

Call me a sucker, but after watching this I immediately went to my local Chevy Dealer and put down a deposit for the new 1936 Chevy Truck. I should be receiving it in about 5 months. I can't wait.

[@UndisputedMRecabo]

Such a great, clear representation of all important points...and the use of "Husky" really brought us aged mid thirties and up back to sears and other mall clothing departments that actually used "Husky" as a size for the "NOT thin" sized children lol

[@TARider2]

fuck this is probably still 10 times stronger then the axles they make today! look how much steel that thing is made of!

[@casaxtreme2952]

Yeah guess this truck is heavy af then :D . Modern axles can probably handle the same but are more compact due to advance in materials technology.

[@ellieprice363]

TARider2: The rear axles today are much stronger, though not necessarily heavier, than 1936 models. They have to be since most modern trucks are heavier with larger wheels, tires, and bigger engines and transmissions designed to carry a heavier load.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

It is a sign of weak moral fortitude to cuss while trying to make a point.

[@AV1461]

I believe that one of the comparable advances from that time to modern technology is probably in the alloys used. Nowadays they're much stronger. Besides that, the engineering and tech is probably all still the same. But I must admit, back in that day they were building it for extreme longevity, while today there is "product life cycle" shenanigans...

[@devinwilliams3489]

its a big truck. its not for a 1/2" ton

[@thunderfox53]

...I absolutely lost it when he said a replaceable axle shaft without a wheel removal...

[@jimmyaber5920]

3/4 and 1 ton pickups today use full floating rear ends with 8 bolts on axle flange holding axle shaft to hub.

[@dhderek]

I could watch these videos all day long

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

These ancient videos are still as relevant now as when they were made. The basic fundamentals haven’t changed.

[@junkdeal]

Hey, truck mechanics! Ever have one come to you with an interior axle shaft broken off, especially if it happens right close to the ring -pinion set? How do you snag that broken piece without losing it in the banjo? If you do, you gotta take out the "pig"! Here's a trick! Take out the other shaft on the other side. Get a fence pipe larger than the axle end. Stick it in the side with the broken piece, up against the broken piece, or actually over it if enough sticks out. Have someone hold this pipe in place and tell him not to allow it to be forced back out as you work. Go on the other side with a long bar, put it through the spider gear until you touch the end of the broken shaft. Both spiders are hollow where the splines are, so one leads to the other. Now whack it with a hammer, and the broken part will end up in the pipe. Carefully withdraw the pipe with the broken shaft inside!

[@De19thKingJulion]

Back in the days when you would go to the cinema and watch these! Funny how a "heavier, huskier" axle is better than a lighter one back in the 1930s. Today car makers are trying to make everything lighter, and a new component heavier than a previous model is seen as a major design flaw!

[@skirmich]

They didn't have Gas issues back in the 30s... Also the need for stronger but yet efficient low displacement engines require that the full weight of the vehicle is lower so it will keep being "Sporty" yet "Eco-Friendly"..

[@waswestkan]

hing is that today's axle of similar type is as sturdy as those where. At that time the issue of smog hadn't manifested itself, and petroleum from the Middle East kept fuel price low

[@blakbanshee]

I interpreted the "heavier, huskier" comment as the axle being stronger and more durable, rather than sheer weight for the sake of adding more weight. Don't forget, the video is for a commercial truck axle, not a passenger car. GM uses these types axles in their commercial grade trucks to this day.

[@derbigpr500]

De19thKingJulion That's because nowadays engineering is lightyears ahead of that in the 30's. Today the key is making components that are as strong and durable as possible, while at the same time as light as possible.

[@JonesNate]

Tony Danza Really? You can remove an axle that easily on a modern commercial Chevy truck? I can just imagine the April Fools pranks...

[@mrarmy300]

So cool seeing this slice of history...and explanation of current heavy truck axle technology!

[@soisaus564]

I found this channel and im stuck in a strong energy to learn automobile engineering..

[@TheHuskyGT]

When cars, and pretty much everything was built steel-solid... Now we live in a plastic world, were everything is disposable within months or just a couple of years at most.

[@LilOleTinyMe]

TheHuskyGT to be utterly fair. Those are also the days when cars are death traps. That plastic bends and breaks, dispersing force, exactly as it was designed to do. Rather than have all that force transfer to you.

[@dogsenjoyinit7659]

Especially those "biodegradable plastics" I mean after 4-5 years of usage, the plastic on the car just disintegrates into nothingness?! EDIT: Basically rots

[@isaackarjala7916]

A lot of times they'll use a cheap plastic part that is designed to break to save an expensive metal part.

[@sergeantspeed5941]

john martin old cars were still extremely dangerous even with seatbelts. Have you ever paid attention to the size of the B Pillars on classics vs modern? Old is pencil thin while modern is nearly 6 inches in width. Back then they used steel because it was cheap and effective. Not because they were high quality. They switched to plastic because it was cheaper to use and could still retain quality. Fast forward to now, everyone wants cheap vehicles that are still safe, so the interiors usually suffer quality to maintain a low cost and still make profit.

[@aliceakosota797]

i wouldn't argue safety issues i'd argue reliability and cost factor. .i mean plastic thermostat housing .... like wow

[@NewYorkCityBoxing]

The basics -- long before technology complicated things.

[@robertrivasarroyo1174]

Ok so if the splined part breaks in the carrier you will have to take the axle apart to remove the broken piece. The broken part of the axle can be removed but the other small piece that's inside the carrier won't be able to be removed because you can't pull it out without taking everything apart.

[@Muhammad-uu3nu]

Back them whem buyers really apprecite the engineering behind the design. What a crisp and splendid explananation

[@BKM5931]

Very nice explanation, great vid (film)! ;)

[@MrPlumber27]

they made everything so much simpler back then , and better . WOW that is super easy to change an axle ! wish I coulda lived back then

[@ROTAXD]

Chad Jones you can still do that with most (all?) 3/4 ton & up pickups.

[@ivandemiguel8607]

Those old films explained things 1000 times better than any of the films of today. People talked more clear, with great pronunciation, tone…. And really explained things….

[@SpooxyCowboy1911]

Chevy ff 14 bolt is one of the greatest axles ever made. I put them in every rock crawler I’ve built