I see. It looks like I'm not the only one who has occasionally tendency to to leave the simplest stuff to last possible moments :)
@intotheblue505 жыл бұрын
Three wheels on my wagon but I'm still rolling along, those road side checks are after me but I'm singing a happy song.
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol
@steverpcb5 жыл бұрын
All done without a video call on your phone from Monika while you were in the middle of it lol They say that the worst car in the garage belongs to the mechanic, as after fixing others cars all day he cannot be arsed to fix his own ! I would have put some grease between the bump stops and the chassis, my tame mechanic swears by oil spraying springs with old engine oil, he has not had one break that has been sprayed. His theory is that the oil penetrates defects and stops rust working into them so causing it to grow and break.
@trevbe5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Love your look on life 👍
@interceptor-ss8kb5 жыл бұрын
Time to get shot of the rusty vito and get a Mondeo
@markmarthandan54785 жыл бұрын
Subscribing ! This dude is genuine next door neighbor
@Noahmaelkekoo4 жыл бұрын
Do you think the vito is a great van overall? Reliable or not? I see a lot of them driving around here in denmark with some rust on them, but overall they must be great vans .
@colinvanful5 жыл бұрын
and here's me thinking you only fix fords ! ps i can't get over how clean your workshop is .
@darrenmeears46675 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you spring in to action the MOT has that effect on us all .P.S. we need eye candy 👀👍👌👏
@steverpcb5 жыл бұрын
Alan need to convince Monika that it's National Bikini Day :)
@mareknogal49035 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alan for the video. This job is easier thanks to you
@gs4255 жыл бұрын
Good job your van isn't an 08 plate....else it would say KN08 :-) Ok Alan...penny dropped... while the cats away...the mice do home jobs on the works ramps...like we all do !!!!
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol
@peterobrien74652 жыл бұрын
As a fellow Australian we shouldn't forget the injustice that is being done to Julian Assange. And l want a vito and love your videos.
@sitdox4 жыл бұрын
👍 try M class rears recently had to do ML320 my back side was twitching doing them without proper Mercedes tool Anyway like your style mate keep up the good work
@alan4x4 жыл бұрын
cheers😜
@kaisersdrau3 жыл бұрын
Hi alan, one question , On autodoc they sells coil springs for the w639 vito mixto with different lengths (For example kyb were 325mm and sachs were 370mm). What it should be the correct length?
@hiyes5221Ай бұрын
I just found my 1st piece of coil spring on my driveway 🎉
@alan4xАй бұрын
lol🤣
@armunro5 жыл бұрын
Those springs look like they were designed to break! If they were wider at the top/bottom they would support better and less likely break.
@Stop..carry-on5 жыл бұрын
Alastair Munro you wanna see mk6 fiesta front springs - they snap for fun and because of the shape of them they completely drop off the mount -suspension collapses and if your lucky the jagged coil end don’t puncture the tire 🤮really shit design
@gregfied3 жыл бұрын
thanks Alan
@johnkaimins99983 жыл бұрын
Quick question ~ is there a particular direction the springs must be installed? ~ ie ~ top/ bottom?
@brendanbradyfan35895 жыл бұрын
Great fix
@priteshchampaneri13054 жыл бұрын
Would have thought there will be a something securing those springs in like a fastener.
@spierchips5 жыл бұрын
Take it easy Alan yer good bloke good blokes fix things and thats good by me see yer
@marklittler7845 жыл бұрын
The council sent me six photos of a dangerous bush in my back yard overhanding the footpath over the garden wall below a height of 2.5 metres ! Because of the state of the roads everybody's driving around with dangerous bushes ! 😈
@mariuskub5 жыл бұрын
Alan easy job for you ;-) after she back from holiday, more video please ;-)))
@lieberfreialsgleich4 жыл бұрын
Before I would install the new springs, first I would do something against the rust.
@zeez90533 жыл бұрын
Send it back to Germany
@gs4255 жыл бұрын
Alan why is it modern springs break so often...I've seen it on most makes...Audi, Ford, Citreon, Merc. Never used to happen in days gone by !.
@WhiteDieselShed5 жыл бұрын
Cost cutting, fitting the smallest lightest springs possible. But cars have got heavier and speed bumps etc. The average family car is now around 1500kg where a Granada or Cortina would be 900kg - 1000kg.
@gs4255 жыл бұрын
@@WhiteDieselShed modern cars are definitely heavier, but that means stronger springs...else they'd sit lower. However I agree about cost cutting. They are probably all made of the same grade of Chinesium...rather than Sheffield's finest as of the old days.
@WhiteDieselShed5 жыл бұрын
They could make a strong spring out of 6mm material and it wont sag or sit lower. It would probably have a seriously short lifespan though unless they have alien technology.
@KAZUYADOG5 жыл бұрын
Alan you forgot to sling em in the bin.
@Robyrama765 жыл бұрын
Ciao Alan....👍
@beargrills5824 Жыл бұрын
Hi Mr machnic please can you tell me why mercedes Vito van is wearing new tryes off they only been on a couple of months I only do short journeys they wearing on inner
@alan4x Жыл бұрын
Hi. I had the same issue. My front wheel alignment was out so I tracked my front wheels and all was fine after that
@Robyrama765 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, have you ever had experience with the 1.6 psa mounted on focus mk3 year 2012 defective injectors ?? a greeting from Roby 👋
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
no sorry, we have had none of those engines, and i not heard of any injector problems
@frednetherlands8873 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@chipmunkXP1004 жыл бұрын
Same here with my car I take in in to Bmw can’t be ass doing it my self after working on vehicles all day
@ianwindley705 жыл бұрын
great video as always,but absolutely gutted no Miss M
@mikeberry3044 жыл бұрын
Like most mechanics vehicles we either never have time to fix our own , or we know it's not that bad and it will only take an hour to sort it , 2 years later , had bits on the side for the job then can't find them or used on another job lol
@ivornappinion94065 жыл бұрын
Brilliant chat at the end ;]
@organiccold5 жыл бұрын
Ahh, welcome Back Alan :)
@ggraf93275 жыл бұрын
This is exactly the reason why you don't buy a car from a Mechanic. People don't release that the last thing a Mechanic wants to do is work on their vehicle.
@marksmith43404 жыл бұрын
The bolt on the shock only felt tight it was no in right BTW
@ezetobebad Жыл бұрын
Cheers buddy
@bazasulli49755 жыл бұрын
Those weren't broken they were just lowering springs 😂.
@t5jerry5 жыл бұрын
So I suppose you could have renamed this title " the 1st day of spring " 😂😂😂😂😂
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol
@mondodaftasabrush5 жыл бұрын
My transit had two broken leaf springs when I ripped them out for mot test Only noticed as the van was starting to lean over more than normal And one had gone flat, couldn't believe my eyes when I had both springs broken in three places Been broken quite a while but all hidden in the hangers or behind u bolts I been towing stuff for miles till they came Uprated to twin leaf so well jacked up now Our Vito is parked up in compound due to injector seals leaking and its stinks of fumes Tryed to farm it out as its a pig of a job but no one's interested Its had a lot of money chucked at it Still a rust bucket with a faulty ecu and faults
@Lyons.05x5 жыл бұрын
I had to repair a spring coil on my stepdads 2012 Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 cdti
@andychibob48893 жыл бұрын
watching your video's to get over the monotony that is covid (ie the great reset)
@PeterEndelt5 жыл бұрын
👍
@sdgelectronics5 жыл бұрын
Can you do your MOT on your own vehicle?
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
yes you can
@gavey100 Жыл бұрын
I’ll copper grease that bolt for future lol
@TheDaf95xf5 жыл бұрын
Funny as usual Alan 👍🏻
@steakandchips90465 жыл бұрын
You don't need to remove the wheels 🤔
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol...you could have told me that before i made the video 😜
@marklittler7845 жыл бұрын
"There'll be no whitewash at the Whitehouse !" 😃😂😄😂😃😂
@steverpcb5 жыл бұрын
Looks like Ford have done the mid life facelift on the Mondeo and messed it up :(
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol
@-doggy-66704 жыл бұрын
Christ,what are those floor tiles made of!!!
@robertgibson77165 жыл бұрын
hope vosa dont see this vid Alan lol
@getmeblad5 жыл бұрын
What about the trash can 🗑?
@WhiteDieselShed5 жыл бұрын
Life imprisonment for that fault, but you could fail to stop ram police cars and just get a slap on the wrist instead. Shows your a real mechanic when your vehicle is a wreck. Just wait until the day you need to take your vehicle to a garage and pay to have them fix it.. That hurts.
@patriciomunoz28305 жыл бұрын
I like the van but it's more rusted than my old ass '86 Peugeot
@mickramo4984 жыл бұрын
its in better nick than mine
@zeez90533 жыл бұрын
Free Julian Assange !
@leeregan80174 жыл бұрын
Never buy a mechanics car!! My berlingo needs a spring too!😂🤣🤣
@everlast265811 ай бұрын
Swap for Tony Blair
@billywhizz985 жыл бұрын
What no you know where these are going where the belong in the bloody bin
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol
@strettonclassics90633 ай бұрын
Assange is free, yay!
@CosgroveNotts5 жыл бұрын
I just buy new vehicle every 3 years. 47 years in motortrade and never worked in a decent workshop either
@StrikerEureka14 жыл бұрын
xd
@beverleyabraham37848 ай бұрын
I know it looks amusing but really it was bloody stupid and endangering other people driving a van on the road with an item that keeps the tyre securely to a road surface....not impressed at all
@jbgaud5 жыл бұрын
You aren't not a friend of Macron :)
@alan4x5 жыл бұрын
lol, no
@jbgaud5 жыл бұрын
his prime minister and his party are even worst
@terencemurphy84933 жыл бұрын
Typical mechanics car or van, if you don't get paid for doing a job leave it till later.
@__Nomad__3 ай бұрын
Можно просто сжать пружины и вытащить их. И не надо ничего откручивать☝️