Strut bearing failure. How to tell if yours is gone.

[@emmitkernow7064]

"Shawn Your a hero Cuz"... keep up the good work..I gotta sort out my own broken front spring on a Ford Mondeo in the UK with no spring compressors (gonna use a couple of sash cramps) but at least I got plenty of light and no bears to worry about... Take care and keep em coming...emmit

[@jadesluv]

Instead of using an impact gun to remove the strut nut, use a thru-hole socket wrench and a 1/4" drive socket set to hold the strut piston shaft while using the thru-hole wrench to remove the nut. This method prevents any possible damage to the internal strut seals which can happen if the nut has corrosion or when the nut is the locking type.

[@REDT4R1]

Thank you!! You just made my day.....I just got a honda civic and i can here the front pop when turning. We also just put rims on there and oneside does some crazy jumping around at 45 60mph when hits a uneven/covered whole on the road.

[@norrad515]

Liked the video, loved the dog's occasional guest appearances!

[@hollynites445]

Pretty obvious some of you people never been to the back country of Canada. Most do it themselves what has to be done. They don't have a autozone on every corner either. Give the guy a break and make your own video and put it up there.

[@ShawnCFarm]

Holly Nites Thanks my friend. Lots of people think they can do better but never do lol

[@monkeyes129]

+ShawnCFarm blimp bndndidbd in dissed xdundix.cx in c,÷

[@BPoweredLove]

I wouldn't say this concept is unique to Canada and seems odd for you to specify that even if Shawn is in Canada. You do realize there are FAR more people in the "back country" of the US who also do shit themselves and since KZbin is an American website, you can just be more general to make more sense.

[@seeya205]

@@BPoweredLove You don't know about salt and rust unless you live in the rust belt.

[@jblackmetal4734]

Thanks man, my gf's car has been making noises badly when turned so this really helps!

[@alb12345672]

The pinch bolts are impossible to remove on some cars. They weld into a sleeve, and you cant heat it cause of the rubber bushing. The thunderbird comes to mind. It is better to cut it.

[@ChevySS1968]

Damn, they use a lot of salt up there, haha. Thanks for the video. Nice job. Very helpful.

[@michaelcorleone3286]

Amigo has hecho un gran trabajo . Me has ayudado de gran manera. Felicidades !

[@ShawnCFarm]

+Jose Aparicio Tanks

[@lukemartin7029]

working on old cars is like a box of chocolates you never know what you're going to get

[@davidclayton579]

Luke, you are RIGHT about that, I am spending about 5x the amount the previous owner said was needing to be done on my car, BUT I am learning A LOT about it and getting my hands dirty in the process.

[@edlingja1]

If you can get a pre-98, American compact sedan, or a euro share model such as a Ford Contour.. Just keep the damn thing, put the $75 parts in an skip the $40 junk. It's literally half the cost of maintaining a truck & ⅓ the cost of keeping a BMW or Merc.

[@legin6487]

That’s what we get fo using aftermarket I own a sable and the aftermarket strut kit did not come with plater so I got a strut bearing from ford and it came with strut plate job well done

[@schrankm]

the wheels should return straight anyway. they do so because the struts are angled rearward. it's called caster.

[@davidhoulden5791]

When I see this I am sure glad I hit my vehicles with Krown rust spray every year, even with the high salt used here in Ontario corrosion will be minimal.

[@095Me]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO ! BEST RAGARDS

[@hp11208]

i was replacing the struts one day and the clamp slipped off the top plate jumped out and hit my forhead these springs are very strong and under pressure when compress.

[@miublu2467]

Also with a bad bearing u will hear it clunking first for a while, steering will become harder, with a seized bearing u won't be able to turn wheel at all has nothing to do with spring, the reason this guys spring is jumping is because it's not seated properly on bottom there is a raised notch the spring end sits against and if it doesn't it will jump around on bottom seat when turning wheel

[@Y10Q]

people that drive that car with that much rust can't afford any kind of fixing. They generally put in $4 worth a gas. They don't have any money, and I mean any money.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

(but they have *hundreds* of dollars worth tattoos, video games, alcohol, and drugs)

[@philippesilva2275]

Lol

[@ShawnCFarm]

@REDT4R1 You could all so have some front end parts woren.

[@pedrogregorio]

this guy seems genuine as fuck. good shit.

[@allsops3062]

Thanks for the video. It is informative.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@AntlerChoocher Hahahaha. If I could just get her to bring ones back that don't need to be cut

[@kellyconstenius676]

Yup I have done that stuff before. Cute girl so you make a promise hoping you can do it on the cheap. of course that never works out and turns into a mess. After you bust your butt she drives off to pick up the scruff that would not help her. Sure enough the next cutie pie who has her lip hanging out pouting. You will do it all over again... been there done that.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@carrabec99 Thats the way to do it, but some people just don't want to spend the money on them.

[@STONE69_]

Do you like it in the Dark?

[@thomasglover5642]

Wow some rust there pal

[@MrRonshome]

was great also u need better light and bigger comp

[@hp11208]

@ShawnCFarm I know left a mark on my forhead lo.

[@johnhayworth8407]

thank you for this video.

[@1Labonnevoie]

why would you even bother to try and save that? Its garbage! Just change the damn thing

[@nov3019892008]

Change the whole car with that rust

[@ShawnCFarm]

@spelunkerd Thanks more to come

[@kevinvansea]

When nuts and bolts become that rusty there is absolutely nothing wrong with replacing them. Putting rusty nuts and bolts back on makes it very difficult to get a proper torque.

[@ShawnCFarm]

That is very ture

[@octoman06]

Do we have to change the stabilizer links too, or we don't have to if they are still ok?

[@ShawnCFarm]

might be best to anyway

[@FredTheLutinoCocatiel]

Parts are like a box of chocolates you never know what you're going to get from the parts store

[@ShawnCFarm]

@mseven125 Thanks my friend

[@zloben9000]

buy 2 second hand struts with the coils and all.

[@ShawnCFarm]

+zloben9000 would have bben faster and better

[@BAHRAMCR]

Boy, that salt does a number on your car up in Canada.

[@lickadsplit3317]

Step 1: Don't buy a Chrysler vehicle Step 2: ????? Step 3: Profit

[@colj001]

lol

[@edlingja1]

Lol, I would agree. Go with a late model, German engineered, produced elsewhere car. Or a nice 1994-2007 pickup truck. Dope vehicles. Otherwise, anything pre-98 is cool. You can pick up a good body mercury mystique for around $1000 landed. Another $5K is repairs & engine work gives you a brand new package with older trim & carpet. Honestly, you can import a 200hp, 2.0L, n/a, Ford engine (designed in germany, built in the UK) for like $5000 CAD- landed. The base-model crate engines from burton racing or whatever are like $2000 CAD. If you get a domestic rebuild, it could be like $750 pick up in the midwest USA. There is also a shop in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that can rebuild anything but have experience with formula 4-cylinders & over-repairing engine blocks & etc. Must be hundreds of shops that can get a beast for the price of a new camry.

[@Garytb2]

quick struts ???? you think!!!

[@ShawnCFarm]

She got rid of the car a few months lator. It should have have a strut as well

[@LEE5061]

Not much good to put on a video in the dark maybe you should consider doing this with some light other than that I think you did a great job

[@ShawnCFarm]

Lionel Lee I hope to make another one some day in better light

[@Scorpwanna]

No mention of torque settings... "Just get it tight" (crash)

[@kevinmire3745]

really to be honest torque specs should be checked against a service manual anyway so really i understand why no mention this is suppose to be a generic how to video and torque specs will vary by manufacturer and model....

[@terrymatney3141]

How to replaces SHOCKS?

[@sentientchic9113]

Oh how funny is this becoming.

[@Juiceboxer0]

with wrenches

[@ShawnCFarm]

@btechint Not many. They want you to buy cars

[@marsiasc2280]

dark clouds video

[@awon916]

[@Zephieish]

They're supposed to twist..

[@julier1080]

NO. They aren't.

[@tarek1565]

9:00😲

[@vivitar45]

just should picked up a used strut then waste your time on trying to rebild a old worn rosty strut

[@Li-gb2lp]

Light ！pls

[@ShawnCFarm]

sorry about that

[@Li-gb2lp]

ShawnCFarm LoL

[@Uzztoob]

This is a good "real life" video. Makes me want to slap people who always have to say "all you gotta do is take them bolts there off and ...blah blah blah". And then they want a DEAL! There's ALWAYS more to it.

[@albertdouglassr.7158]

Here's a late comment. You have helped so many people resolve their problems with an issue.Yet they give negative feedback. I commend you for taking the video to the end. I challenge your nay-sayers to complete such a job under such conditions.

[@ShawnCFarm]

+Albert Douglas Sr. THank you sir, I try to do my best, maybe do a remake of this video some day

[@guesswhomartin9249]

While you did run into many complications on your video here. I can only respect you for it. This is real life. Things won't always go smooth. I saw somebody's video last week, they made it look so easy. I tried it myself, kept running into problems. I finally took it to a professional mechanic. He told me, with the tools you have, it never would have worked. Your video is reality. This is life. This is where we live. good job.

[@seeya205]

Most would edit out the struggles and make it look easy.

[@alb12345672]

The labor to mess with a strut almost justifies a quick strut. There are economy grade units now for cheap.

[@spelunkerd]

I sure like that spring compressor. It holds the whole spring still so you can work around it -- way safer.

[@seeya205]

Always just go with a quick strut and be done with it. Once one component goes, the others are not far behind.

[@djjammindave]

Wow!!!! you're pointing out exactly what I was trying to explain to the mechanic ( It sound it very stupid), about the snapping sound. I thought at the beginning that my issue was my front end (passenger side) lower control arm. Oh, boy , I was so wrong. But, I watched a video from A1 parts auto, about struts replacement and I came to my senses that I needed struts. Thank you for the video.

[@William1866]

1A Auto

[@BPoweredLove]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I'd say that Neon went too far on old shoddy worn-out stuff... XD

[@seventhuniverse8168]

December something... LOL usually I stop keeping track of date when can't wait for winter to be over

[@CrazieFrogz]

hey could this make a crunching, scraping noise as your driving and turning?

[@djjammindave]

I'm planning to do this on my 2012 Cadillac SRX. But, I will buy everything together, I don't see myself trying to compress no springs.

[@ShawnCFarm]

Its hard to find people sometimes that you can trust to work on your car

[@805ROADKING]

We need to get you a 7 HP compressor with an 80 gallon tank!! You're an Animal with that Air Gun!!☺

[@ShawnCFarm]

@dirtTdude Hahahahah doctors are the cheapest. They like to drive junk but don't want to pay to get them fixed. Hay whens your next video? Good too hear from you again.

[@Bossmanrocks]

I just had new struts put in one of my cars, an '87 Chrysler LeBaron and it had none of the rust that this car has. Even the mechanic said it looks like new underneath. Guess this guy is right about those Canadian winters, but it also helps to keep the car garaged.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@TheBrokemechanic I just have a small cheap one that gives me 125 psi. Its oil lubed. It works for now but it would be no good with a snadblaster

[@ShawnCFarm]

@fart1fart1 I wish we didn't have salt around here, but no one here knows how to drive lol. Salt has killed a lot of cars for me.

[@davidquirk2972]

Thanks for the video. Even though the conditions weren't great the content was excellent; you covered all the important points.

[@ShawnCFarm]

+David Quirk Just wish the lighting was better

[@ShawnCFarm]

@cowcowsam1 Thanks pinky. I try my best. I might not be the best mechanic but I do alright.

[@jansmits505]

412. But who says that i’m a hater... i just think the explaination could be 10x shorter and more relevant. But respect for trying

[@ShawnCFarm]

@mdk70454 Most places can even rent you the strut tool to change them, well some anyway

[@unda25]

i susbscribe even i not canadian , iam romanian , but i want to move there is better live , i like to watch how you fixxit , you look very confident , are you born on july?

[@mrflamewars]

That's a serious spring compressor you have there, that would be the "not fucking around" model. Much better than the suicide sticks

[@ShawnCFarm]

@hp11208 Oh yes, lots of pressure there. Good thing it didn't kill you.

[@polewalker]

Thanks for the video, but maybe next time you should start in the morning.

[@floyddailey9605]

first he said the struts were so unsafe to just drive a couple blocks to get home , then after he sees how fucked up they really are he contiplated patching it back together so she could drive it to work wile he was looking forn a different strut all week

[@ShawnCFarm]

@schrankm Yes but there not ment to jump back even when stoped lol

[@bbopper32]

Wow, way too much work!!! And how many people have a spring compressor?! You're way better off buying a whole new strut assembly with new housing, bearing, spring, strut, etc. Even the cheap Chinese ones would be better than that old rusted thing. Check out RockAuto.com where they start around $50/ea. But thanks for showing us what a PITA it is to disassemble a strut.

[@ShawnCFarm]

+J Pineda If it was my car I would have put everything new in one shot

[@hurstshiftin9873]

ya it's a risky fucker and total pita. I opted to buy the complete struts aswell on eBay saved $450 ffs. there unity brand decent quality for a great price.

[@jayryan7473]

Most auto parts stores loan out the spring compressors! Have you ever used a spring compressor? They're pretty easy to use. If you have any difficulty using one then you shouldn't be working on cars. It's a tool that's easily learned by an average mechanic. It saves you a small amount of $ compared to fully assembled units.

[@891trigfoot]

J Pineda rockauto doesnt sell strut assemblies u have to buy strut spring bearing and mount separate

[@cwstout1]

I just got full strut assy from Rockauto for my Dodge Caliber. Monroe for all four corners. Good price.

[@robertm8250]

Buying the whole spring assembly is the way to go because your done the job in 30 minutes per side all is good for years to come. labor is higher than parts so get it done right way the first time.

[@miublu2467]

Ya but the whole factory spring assembly costs a fortune since u have to buy all parts separate, unless your talking about aftermarket coil overs which still cost way more then replacing a strut cartridge or top mount bearing, plus it's so easy to do u only have to do like 4 more steps to replace cartridge compared to whole spring assembly

[@miublu2467]

Of course I mean if u do it yourself

[@jayryan7473]

Costs a fortune? How old are you? You need to leave Mc D's & get a real job mate if you're complaining about this. Robert is right.

[@julier1080]

About $50 more per strut, well worth it. Even doing it yourself, labor is labor.

[@891trigfoot]

Robert M noone sells full strut assemblies

[@danpettis1675]

that corrosion happens when you let the sand and salt build up. wash you car like mad in the winter months

[@ShawnCFarm]

@LurkePus Well if you went for the works its prob 200 more but is worth it if your going to keep the car a long time. They say around 100,000 miles for struts but my car has 230,000 kms on it and there still fine.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@kbert63 Sorry about that I had a mix up. I was saving that video untill I could fix the last part, but its uploaded now so I might as well leave it. I'll try to upload the right video tonight lol

[@FiPoSan]

you sure know what you are doing, no bullshit! you won a new subscrriber!

[@7daze432]

Hi Shawn...scared to death here in Vancouver BC about taking my 2000 chev Malibu in for front strut bearing replacement. I bought it used 1 week ago and its doing the same thing u just showed in the vid. (not quite that bad though). Its a BC car...so almost zero rust anywhere. How much am I going to get charged for a simple bearing replacement? Its the labor time I'm worried about.

[@LurkePus]

@ShawnCFarm how much would it cost to change the whole thing compared to the patch work using old n new parts and how long would it last befor you need to do the job all over again ??

[@cowcowsam1]

Wow Shawn, you really do awesome work. In fact, when it comes to being a mechanic I think that you are the best of the best. Please keep making more videos. Your friend. Pinky

[@ShawnCFarm]

@btechint I know. If it was not for the salt I'd still have my first car. It was a 1970 firdbird. I've had alot of cool cars over the years for winter beaters. I used to put my good car away in the fall and drive a beater all winter.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@btechint I know. If it was not for the salt I'd still have my first car. It was a 1970 firdbird. I've had alot of cool cars over the years for winter beaters. I used to put my good car away in the fall and drive a beater all winter.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@btechint I know. If it was not for the salt I'd still have my first car. It was a 1970 firdbird. I've had alot of cool cars over the years for winter beaters. I used to put my good car away in the fall and drive a beater all winter

[@xIntoThePitx]

@btechint - Honda Civics hold up pretty good. They're undercoated from the factory and the only place they generally rust is the rear wheel wells.

[@kbert63]

It was very informative, but the last part was difficult to see what you were describing with the low Light. And I never did see the German Shepard.

[@jimdandy6472]

Good work. You have over 700,000 views on a video trying to save someone a couple hundred bucks by using your skills to do a cheap repair on their old car. Ya, as you mentioned a quick strut is the way to go for the typical DIY person without access to special tools or much skill in car repairs, but on these old cars sometimes you just need to get by cheap. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[@ShawnCFarm]

But I lost in the long run as I had to buy a strut bearing lol

[@TheBrokemechanic]

what size compressor do you have? I have a small one but its not big enough for impacts. that coil holder is always nice to have:-)

[@reecemcqueen4216]

Hi i think i have the same sort of issue but when you steer the wheels mostly when your just moving around I.e. (going in and out of a parking space sort of speed) do you have a loud clunking sound as you are turning the steering wheel? It dose sound like its coming from the top of the shock like this one. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[@royabrandon74]

thanks for the useful info.. my daughter had her boyfriend replace hers last night. I noticed today that there was some rubbing sounds. Gonna have to get it checked out. Maybe he didn't align things properly.....

[@ShawnCFarm]

+Roya Brandon That's the most liky thing

[@ShawnCFarm]

@btechint They want you to buy a new one every 5 to 10 years. You should see the way they make cars now. Its all junk

[@ShawnCFarm]

@schrankm Yes I did, its a different feeling then what the car is ment to do. In a cornor it will jerk out of your hand alot more then normale

[@anthonycarpenter725]

Ok until the light went. No good then. This is video. Needs good light.

[@tself77]

wow that german sheperd was amazing

[@ShawnCFarm]

Most people have money as well right? lol Most people don't even hear whats going ob with there car as the radio is way too loud

[@LEE5061]

Hey ShawnCFarm don't get me wrong your video was great it's just the light problem that's all.........I know you will do better on your next one