Rusty Oil & Dripping Transmission Fluid! Pt3

[@OUTDOORZ-ub3fh]

Whet you have tout and teach me is how to face real patients, with things and circumstances. And I love you for that. Being a mechanic is harder than being a surgeon. For reals!!

[@1963rlh]

It's nice to see repairing equipment vs replacing it!! We've been in a throw-away society for long enough. Kudos on keeping this truck on the road!

[@jilbertb]

I love this truck!

[@midnitespider]

I love how you did the break clean intro for deaf people. You are amazing Ray!

[@mr.tall-man1573]

I love the old school LP High Voltage. Good music while you're doing your thing is a necessity.

[@phatrides222000]

Come get my hardbody back on the road man! I really enjoy these videos.

[@DocZoidberg549]

The owner must love this truck. These repairs are high dollar.

[@jeffkenney1618]

I thought the same thing Doc Zoidberg. Maybe they cannot afford a different vehicle?

[@DocZoidberg549]

@@jeffkenney1618 I don't think it's about not affording a new one. I have a 96 Silverado, a 96 Cheyenne K1500, and a 99 Suburban. I am rebuilding the motor in the Suburban. Two of them have rebuild transmissions. They are solid trucks. Newer ones aren't as good. I can afford a new truck, but I love my old trucks. I have videos about them on my channel.

[@desotosky1372]

Replacement is even higher dollar. New equivalent approaches $40K msrp. Can do a lot of repairs for the cost of a few monthly payments. Those payments last for years....

[@DocZoidberg549]

@@desotosky1372 That's true. It's even better if you do most of the repairs yourself.

[@russellstyles5381]

@@desotosky1372 They are wanting $80,000 plus for new Fords. Repair away.

[@ChazMaloy-oc7lx]

Being a retired technician with gm for 43 years ray is an amazing technician.back then we didn't have the luxury of battery powered tools. Would have cut labor costs way down.

[@MrMattDat]

Speaking from the salt encrusted northeast, we always clean up split joints (like on the steering shaft) with a straight/tube wire brush then a good schmear of axle grease on it. Goes back together better and definitely will be in the best shape it can for future disassembly.

[@kevincurry4735]

Ray you are correct do not disclose any person information to anyone on the phone that you do not know. Also never say things like yes as they will use the recording of that word as approval to say you approved of things you okayed.

[@claytoncoolidge992]

Something oddly satisfying watching Ray expirience the struggles with rust us northerners live through daily

[@peted5217]

Ray Really appreciates all the Internet Mom's helpless support.

[@francodeiuliis1562]

Boy you’re into a big job there which we all know will be completed perfectly Cheers from Nova Scotia

[@georgerunnels8099]

It's crazy every sound I hear you playing I have the same song in my playlist

[@MonkeyJedi99]

That first bolt reminded me of some repairs I did that involved a file to create clean faces that a socket or wrench would actually grab instead of the nearly 1/16-inch layer of crumbling rust. Nothing says fun like turning a 1/2 in bolt head into an 11mm bolt head. - I've also had to use a Dremel to turn blown-out Phillips' screws into flathead screws. - Rust.

[@tarikbosniangod1864]

That sounds god awful

[@bobbg9041]

Try making them Torex heads. They grip better.

[@viplegaleducation1292]

I love the rubber hose over the line to create a bushing ingenuity man! You can’t learn that in no book or at tech school.

[@hammerjim19741]

Had an 03 nissan frontier, unfortunately I live in upstate new york... had to put her down 4 years back due to rust...loved that truck...

[@keithvaughan6042]

Another excellent example of top shelf entertainment Ray. I like the way you think. -SALUTE-

[@michaelschweizer4772]

Nice Job Ray, huge project. The Exxon Valdez is now repaired.

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

Another nice workshop vlog, enjoyed your humor. 😁

[@jamesvanzijl4348]

IT is so encouraging to experience your educational ability at work Ray !

[@chrishebert5672]

Isn't the cost of this repair going to be greater than the value of the car? This has to be several thousand dollars worth of labor. If this was my car, I'd be thinking it's time for a new car. Enjoy your videos, Ray. Yours is my #1 favorite KZbin channel.

[@lzxray6781]

A new car costs $50k, a used car costs $20k.

[@adotintheshark4848]

@@lzxray6781 and a used car is usually someone else's lemon

[@chrishebert5672]

@@lzxray6781 This Nissan Frontier starts at $22,000 new for 2023, about the same as a 2023 Toyota Corolla. I see ads for a 2000 Nissan Frontier for $3000-$6000. This vehicle is a money pit. Time to cut your losses. Perhaps the vehicle has a sentimental value? That's the only reason I could see spending so much money on it.

[@D3athAng3l1977]

it just depends on whether you can afford a reasonable used or new car, there is no point in buying a cheap used car and then having to put a lot of money into it to make it okay

[@williamsquires3070]

But is it less than buying a new/used vehicle?

[@ewmoparman]

My parents often said "keep your meat hooks off" of whatever we were touching that we shouldn't when I was young!! Glad to hear that saying is still around 40 plus years later!!

[@donw3912]

I hear you about the rust/oil combo...crunchy fastener turning sucks. I'm surprised as oily as everything is that you didn't empty 2 or 3 cans once the radiator and front of engine was off. I hate working on slimeballs. It's much more enjoyable working on clean and shiny🙂 Thanks for part three on this truck Ray. I can't wait til part 4🙂

[@williamduhamel7726]

Life’s a garden, dig it!

[@randybeard6040]

Lordy, Lordy--a Jigsaw Puzzle to re-assemble, glad it's Ray and not this old man...

[@damienvillano4044]

Just a suggestion, for making replacement rubber pads on things like the power steering lines. Get an old motorcycle tube and cut it to size. It can be a handy trick that is over looked.

[@ronalddaub9740]

The dileverence banjo bolt 😮

[@royalbadger6560]

Reanimation, one of my favorite albums.

[@swinzon]

Anyone else noticed in the last two videoes Ray only listened to Linkin Park? A legend menorizing a legend🙌🏼

[@jamesm875]

Power tools are amazing. When I first started on motors everything was done with spanners but motors were much more simpler.😁

[@PuddinJr1993]

And this one is 20 years old!

[@larrybe2900]

I always wonder how the anvil holds up in impact wrenches?

[@davebaker489]

Power tools ? We once had a Mechanic from Brazil. He started working on massive "Cats" he'd trek out into the forest, following a cable until he found the broken down machine. The repairs were all with wrenches as there was NO chance of getting anything other then "armstrong" power to the site. He sure seemed happy in our fully equipped shop.

[@michaelpressman7203]

Me to have a great day

[@davesherman74]

Probably one of the best tools I bought when I was resurrecting my 1977 MG Midget, the bolt-outs like the one you used at 24:00. Those things haven't failed me yet.

[@jimbellingham3572]

U will never know how much more com4ting that shorter screw driver is on MY nerves! lol, THX!

[@chipdayton1625]

I usually have such bad luck with rounding over line nuts that I just get the flare wrench at the start.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Gotta love how far you have to tear down a Nissan Motor to get the transmission Out But hey its gotta Be Done right somebody has to do it good paying job as well @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@scjdg]

I live "up north" and can tell you the real definition of "Rust". Rust is that thing that makes a 2 hour book job take 4 hours plus.

[@kevincurry4735]

Good morning Ray. Ray pulls up parts lists for this truck and just says Yes.

[@leagueofshadows5133]

Some people saying it's too much work and money to save this old frontier, but nowadays trucks are expensive as hell. I think it's a good investment and way less money for another used truck, now this frontier will go double the miles.

[@ricka5471]

Reason mouth engaged is late in day and needing BEER. Great video. And we dont need to see as much as you need to see while doing the work. Have a great day.

[@superloopy24v]

I'm surprised you don't use flare nut spanners, (pipe spanners as I seem to have learned to call them), for the various lines you have to get undone. I'm always waiting with gritted teeth for the open spanner to slip and round the fitting.😬

[@jad43701]

The ones he is using, are designed to work on the flat sides of the nut, to they give them a very good grip without rounding the nuts off,

[@martyh9309]

New steering gear = new pump too... At least that's what I'd do...... loving the videos Ray! Keep up the great work!

[@alanreynolds2287]

Target fixation:The same thing happens to drunk drivers - at night they fixate on illuminated objects. That is why you don't stand behind your vehicle while awaiting services - one of many reasons not to! This project is pretty cool Ray. Going through a lot of different systems!

[@chriss1227]

Glad to live in the southwest where the only rust I see is on the face of the brake rotor. My 2011 still looks new underneath.

[@chrishaas3160]

To see the rust issues , .. dang. .. from California , it's easy to see why they have inspections on the East Coast . .. YIKES

[@Sman7290]

I feel your pain. I spent an eternity once living at 1/24th of a turn at a time... with wrench changes in between each 1/24th turn.

[@tokuzumi1]

Outside of all the rust, that's an extremely well kept vehicle.

[@jakster1952]

The owner will see your videos and will much appreciate your efforts. Lucky guy Ray!

[@ryulee458]

Good day to everyone 🌄 & Ray👍

[@Dennys854]

He said "You WILL come off" and I had visions of the torch coming out.....

[@danlewis6157]

I just about died laughing at the Medicare spam phone call. I’ve had eight of them so far this morning!

[@ab2230]

Wow, my heart skipped when I saw you put an normal open wrench on the flare nut -- you like to live dangerously

[@stans5270]

"My hose is stiff, it doesn't want to bend." - Ray I remember waking up like that in my teens.

[@armchair_mechanic]

...as do we all :)

[@BoringJohnson]

Those were the days.

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Giggity

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

Don't worry, it won't be long before you don't remember 😂😮

[@armchair_mechanic]

@@DeepakKumar-lv4te where everyday will be like an Easter Egg hunt when looking for glasses or keys.

[@thecuss6817]

I bought a parts yard power steering gear box to "someday" replace the leaking one in my 1988 2WD Mazda B2200 truck. After I got the engine remanufactured in 2020 and was happy that the engine didn't leak, I installed that used gear box; similar to what you just did on this Frontier, but a little easier on mine. It worked fine, and doesn't leak still.

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Blimey there’s so much coming off this rusty old truck I thought this was a chop shop 🤣 you have great patience Ray ! I’d have a big pile of bits and splinters from scratching my head 😜

[@unclelou7824]

It was a computer. They just wanted to record you saying, "yes", then they can do whatever they want with a recording of a "yes" answer. Responding with "Is this a computer?" is perfect. I believe FL is a state requiring both parties need to be aware a call is recorded. Some states only one party needs to know.

[@jaygadd1805]

"Target Fixation" - or - "See the tree, hit the tree" The bane of long distance riding.

[@squiggyg.8415]

Anybody else’s algorithm keep showing them Preparation H and bandaid commercials 😎

[@wackey3455]

RAY YOUR DEFINITELY MY BEST KZbinR OUT OF ALL THE CAR MECHANICS I SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR MY NUMBER ONE BY FARE. THAT JOB YOUR DOING IS SOME MEAN FEAT BAD ASS JOB AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU SHOULD BE F...... AND FUC,,,, BUT NO YOU STILL HAVE A WAY TO MAKE ME LAUGH, AND WHEN YOU RUN INTO TROUBLE YOU HAVE THIS KNACK OF ALWAYS GETTING OUT OF TROUBLE, I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE WACHING YOUR VIDEOS AND LET THERE BE MANY MORE TO COME THANKS RAY FOR MAKING MY NIGHT EVERY NIGHT,, I NEVER TAUGHT I SAY THIS TO ANOTHER MAN I THINK YOUR AMAZING

[@kenholt8297]

That's what she said," lubricate that shaft before proceeding!" 😂😂

[@chevy-bull2041]

The stoic calm with which you work on the box is unbelievable.

[@johntetreault]

That power steering line mounting bolt you fought with is pretty much every bolt on my truck... Even with the remover socket, they just crumble...

[@rob612]

WOW that Nissan Frontier or there called Navara over here in Europe looks like a right pain to work on i have never seen one that bad before with THAT much rust and the oil leaks, over here with that amount of work needed to be done on it and it age, to be honest it be scrapped. MY Hat is off to you for the AMOUNT of work your doing to give it a second life

[@aliasfred]

Minimum 6G's on parts and labor, a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle, plus you have a mechanic that can make it like new. Good job Ray.

[@tonymannion5743]

I am reminded of a movie where a guy walked around with a sign that read "Not economically viable" (Falling Down?). This truck should have one too. A big one. Neon lit.

[@zoidberg444]

Yeah - these old Nissans are good vehicles. Cheaper made than Hondas and Toyotas of that era but often built using dated technology so they tended to be as reliable. This thing could probably run for another 20 years with some rust treatment and maybe a donor engine at some point.

[@jilbertb]

That truck is in great shape... for its age.

[@RobertIvers]

A whole lotta hammerin' going on - rustbucket like mine!

[@barney2633]

Didn't like the attack on the U/J when trying to get it onto steering box. Cleaning the splines might have paid dividends, otherwise usual good video.

[@Auditingthefrontrange]

Thank you Ray for all your content! You're hilarious!!!

[@bubbafatas2588]

Your patience is admirable as I dont have any, please send me some!

[@maowing371]

I just finished one of he's episode's thinking wonder when the next one is coming and I see 1 Minute ago lol XD

[@jackattack70]

Ray I am amazed with your patience because if if it was me working on this project, my one word would be " frustrated".

[@alanreynolds2287]

Yeah, starts with an 'F' but a lot shorter right?🤣

[@williampope3531]

@@alanreynolds2287 Spelled with four letters. 😳🤫

[@alanreynolds2287]

@@williampope3531 🤣🤣🤣

[@KenSch2020]

Ray maybe when you get vehicles that are really rusty you should sell them a fluid film coating to go along with the repairs you make. Then you can be exactly like Eric O from South Main Auto.

[@Cee.Jay.71]

I'm glad it's not just me who mixes up nut/bolt, despite using them all the time. Great video as always Ray.

[@michaelpressman7203]

Call them fasteners

[@dcolb121]

I used to use the word filangies when I learned it in junior high. Never heard anyone else use it until this channel. My friends thought I was a nerd. I was.

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Banjo bolts are cool

[@dianab3827]

Ah, the old lunch hooks in the frame view. 😁

[@carolb9422]

On complex routings through the engine bay like the power steering line here, I tie a messenger line on the part being removed then tie it the new one and pull it back through. No question about where it should run.

[@curtisophillipsjr3203]

REEEEEEEEE! You're not supposed to give out your Medicare number, it's just like a credit/debit card number just had to put that in! This reminds me of the many power steering system repairs I've done over the past years. I'm glad that you have the patience to do these posts.

[@rebturtle]

Target fixation has secondary effects while driving. Normally it is a matter of misdirected focus. For instance, soccer goalies wear bright colors on purpose. Players can be distracted by them so much that rather than kicking the ball to the corner of the goal, they kick it right to where their eyes are focused - to the center of the goalie. When driving though, you have an added complication of your head following your eyes and your shoulders following your head. The shoulders of course directly affect steering input. This is why drunks will stare at a cop car on the side of the road with paranoia and yet inadvertently steer right into it. Motorcycles and bicycles are much more susceptible to very small shoulder movements, so for a sober cyclist the effect has less to do with steering directly toward where you are looking and more to do with looking to your left or right and your shoulders nudging you in that direction. By the time you look back forward you are drifting out of your lane or off the road.

[@peterinnewyork3931]

40 minutes and you're already got over 500 likes I love when you have your your daily updates before 6

[@charleshepplewhite7384]

Ray it might have been easier to remove the body from sub-frame. But I like your tenacity. Great show mate

[@quicksilver462]

This truck looks too rusty to risk removing body/frame bolts, could cause days of delay fixing broken body mount bolts.

[@wolvenar]

@@quicksilver462 In Minnesota I have taken apart the frame from the body on an envoy XL with all that rust of the area It was the best thing I could have possibly done, otherwise there is no room to work at all. But then I was rebuilding the engine and transmission too while I had it apart.

[@colchronic]

Yeah if you live in Texas try telling that to the bolts that hold the subframe in

[@kenj.8897]

Might have been easier to tow it to a junkyard

[@charleshepplewhite7384]

In England, we would call this car 'A rust bucket', but I think Ray could handle any screw, bolt or nut giving comments like mine. Lol

[@Treasacello]

Thanks for the morning earworm, Ray :D

[@handbananaistherapist642]

Nobody panic, Im here now!

[@BoringJohnson]

Finally

[@handbananaistherapist642]

@@BoringJohnson Oh , I meant "picnic" not "panic". Im drunk

[@DenHvideHund]

The lack of cleaning the parts and area prior of reassembly is just mindblowing. I can't see why you don't do it proper. Could be a cost issue, but there also need to be some kind of doing it right and if people don't want to pay for that, they can pick up their POS and be on their way.

[@Vax505]

My favorite phalanges obsevering channel... every time I see a nut you have to crack lose I think of working outside this winter on my snowblower, hand half frozen, scuffed my nuckles, a reminder why I took an office job.

[@azpapa9347]

I've learned to have fun with wrong numbers and spam calls. I answer in a whisper "it's done. Dude, there's blood EVERYWHERE, I've got to go" and hang up.

[@geraldharkness8830]

getting there ray!

[@christopherjackman3720]

I live in Canada on the East coast ant the only way to keep the rust off is to have your vehicle sprayed each year. Mechanics don't like the mess, but parts bo come apart easier. Have a great day.

[@PuddinJr1993]

Hello fellow friend of the salt and rust😂

[@Jordy-927]

Yup. cars turn to dust pretty fast out here. Lots of trucks fold in half on the lift at my father-in-laws shop. My mechanic actually does the spraying too. It's a love-hate relationship. Makes life messy, but much easier. He uses Pro-Form because it doesn't affect the rubber seals as much as the others. I saw a 90s Chevy truck with Krown stickers in the back window from 1994 onward in Nova Scotia a few years back. The truck was still mint. The stuff really does work well. It was winter time, so it wasn't a garage queen either. In comparison, I bought a beat-up 98 1-ton Chevy for 1500 bucks in 2017 in BC. It was a work truck and used and abused, never sprayed or undercoated. It still had paint on the frame when I bought it in 2017. 😂 I replaced the clutch in it, and didn't even have to use penetrating oil.

[@creekdweller9662]

So glad I don’t have to deal with vehicles driven in salt

[@RicQuintanilla]

I need the rear main and steering box replaced on my Frontier too... I just might drive it to you for the work when I go to Tampa later this year! 🎉 🙌 Woohoo

[@brucedale4465]

It would be interesting to know how many hours you had into the whole repair!

[@TheWADodd]

Was thinking the same thing. Parts… labor…Truck can’t be worth more than $8 or $9k?

[@michaelrobbins9679]

More than the Chilton Time to build the truck! ;-)

[@bustedkeel]

I wondered the same thing about project Jeep that he spent weeks on. If I have to pay my mechanic more than a few hours of labor plus parts, then the car is totaled

[@kennycunningham8721]

Nissan time to r and r the motor is 15 hours and add 4 more to seal and trimming belt with water pump.

[@oliver_klozoff]

​@@bustedkeel good luck with that. You'd rather replace a vehicle for 35k than fix one for 3? Cars aren't disposable you know.

[@stevo4649]

thankyou Ray,your getting there,looking forward to the next upload,👍👍

[@robmyers4046]

I envy the tools you have at your disposal I’m a bush mechanic with limited tools but somehow manage although that bolt on lines would have been angle grinder off and vice gripped out 🇦🇺🦘

[@oimpastato]

36:00 Ray has the meats! Arby’s reference. Lol

[@Alohakurt]

Ray, you’re killing me! Why don’t you clean and degrease your work before you start wrenching? It makes the job so much easier.

[@cliff1551]

Good job Ray 🎉

[@kevinsmith9420]

I felt the blood blister developing after getting pinched between a socket and hammer!

[@michaelharvey3306]

Great job

[@stanSnider]

Good morning Ray

[@donwyoming1936]

Had to do my own brake parts cleaner "tada" today. Son was looking at me like I lost my mind. 😅

[@fluxfirax5.56]

Cost of repair vs. Cost of new or used. I salute you Sir!

[@eddieMurphy11111]

Great job again just a little bit awkward but i knew you could do it ,thanks for the video

[@johndesaavedra1040]

I'm a little surprised to see someone spending so much on a 23 year old truck, but hey 2023 effect has placed a premium value on older trucks. Not everybody has 50K and 9 months to wait for a new one.