Garbage Truck Power Steering Leak and Saggy Springs

This 2003 International 4300 garbage truck has a power steering leak and the suspension has seen better days. We replace the power steering pump, rear springs, and body mounts.
Lots of questions about my mini come-along. It's a CM 602 model. Very handy. amzn.to/3fvMzVP
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[@WatchWesWork]

Lots of questions about my mini come-along. It's a CM 602 model. Very handy. amzn.to/3fvMzVP

[@harrywalker5836]

put grease on the gasket,couple spots. just re built a dizy,tiny screws with lock & washers, under a plate. with allen key, grease held them together. & on allen key..

[@heavydiesel]

Was going to ask!

[@harrywalker5836]

ohh yeehh,,havve you ever come across kroil.???.. 22:00.. sorry..

[@63flight]

@@harrywalker5836 Hey! Did you not hear his threat to shut the channel down? Your playing with fire....Just sayin! 🤣

[@tectalabyss]

We used them at work. They are a life saver . There is a CM plant just across the Tn VA State border where I live.

[@johneaston2348]

You never cease to amaze me with the variety of the rust buckets you repair.

[@mikespain8655]

Rusty crusty stuff slows the whole deal down.

[@alexanderkupke920]

and so often more rust than bucket...

[@85jmccoy]

You ain't lying this guy is like the superman of mechanics!

[@jeraldford3494]

Get rid of that old truck y'all why you wanna hang on to a old truck it junk wore out 👎👎👎👎

[@kaseymccleary946]

Finally someone on youtube said it out loud. Penetrating oil is useless in this situation.

[@longrider8265]

About the only thing I can think of that would be worse to work on than a rusty old garbage truck is a rusty old septic vacuum truck - you are a good man for taking on these projects.

[@marcryvon]

Hopefully, the owner had the decency to wash the smelly trash bin !

[@dlewis9760]

@@marcryvon Be thankful for cold weather.

[@ohiofarmer5918]

We had a poop pumper show up at our house for a pump out. He had just come from a butcher shop collecting blood and guts from a holding tank. Oh ,the humanity! The difference in our old poop and the nasty truck was the difference between Chanel number five and Taco Bell farts

[@mekenzim6413]

Phenomenal video. When I saw that truck entering garage just paused and clicked thumbs up.

[@artr8285]

Wes - A trick my Dad taught me, he was a mechanic for Greyhound after the war (WW2). Use a single strand of sewing thread tied through the bolt holes to hold a gasket on. The thread is so thin it won't interfere or leak. Works great!!

[@CALVINLNIKONT]

Nice idea!

[@jimcrichton8028]

...or a dab of thick grease.

[@samholdsworth420]

@@jimcrichton8028 or rtv

[@alexanderkupke920]

I think I have seen someone use a rattlecan sprac that just makes the gasket tacky for this only purpose. If I could just remember what the stuff was named.

[@ranger178]

yeah they make a gasket spray adhesive it was on south main auto doing a camry transmission pan gasket

[@rickdeckard6280]

Don't you love those vehicles that keep coming back forever.........

[@brianskeens647]

Absolutely one of the single best mechanics I’ve ever seen work. Most amazing is he does it all himself. Watching Wes Work inspires me.

[@RR1976]

dude... you work on EVERYTHING. So incredibly badass. Proud to live in the same state as you.

[@virtuestreams2616]

I love the chuckle following the spring’s release. 😂🤣

[@RobertKliethermes]

You ending comment is great. As someone who used to be a mechanic that moved on to an office job back in 2015, I have to say... it is not bad at all.

[@manz1397]

I did a lot of tires on garbage trucks at the shop I worked at in rural MN. They would leave the trucks loaded over night sometimes and drop them off in the morning. The heat of the summer morning would draw out maggots, they would then fall usually directly were I was working (of course). The last time I did tires on one, a maggot fell down the back of my shirt. At that time I already had another job lined up at the end of the summer. My decision was validated by a maggot. That job nearly broke me mentally and physically, 6 years was well enough service in the tire industry.

[@dleonard5700]

You’ve got a unicorn there. The rebound pins never come out that easy.

[@dannmiller]

Never leave a comment but today...it sounded like you could use one. Love following your work and your take on life's highs and lows...Tractors to dishwashers. I found you back a while, in a rare cameo on Diesel Creek when Matt was rescuing the loader he currently uses. While waiting for new content...I went back to the CNC machine and Fat Forklift and worked this way...I've got a ways to go. Keep it real, content is king...don't sweat the edits, and cut yourself some slack on the outros.

[@tekvax01]

hear hear!!

[@ozielsolis1]

Hard to remember when you first come upon a good channel, but I remember when I came upon this one as well, I had just gotten a 7.3 and I just searched and saw Wes, ever since then, always excited for new content

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

That is one of the things that impresses me. He is very diverse. Shows he is thinking his way through problems. You can't learn that many different things in a classroom. I saw that cameo too.

[@Fatbodypyle]

Ditto Wes. Love the channel ! You're looking like you need a break. Take a vacation somewhere warm, you deserve it.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Holy crap at all them Illinois Elusive potholes @Watch Wes Work

[@timfellows9898]

Watching you remove old rusted on nuts and bolts reminds me of the owner of the service shop I worked at who used to say ‘the impossible just takes a little longer’ Love your channel Wes!

[@cybermunk13]

BRUTE force every day. Pen-oils might work but BRUTE force always wins.

[@leslierhodes5467]

I am amazed the amount of vehicles that you work on that are in this condition and it’s like there’s no preventative measures put in place to help with the conditions of the vehicle making your life easy anyway Wes Glad to see you’re back on the job

[@lostintime8651]

They have laws there. No one can open a car wash. lol

[@rudyjanke5942]

Salted roads will do that.

[@LN997-i8x]

Up here in Saskatchewan, that kind of rust would be considered catastrophic, and most reputable shops wouldn't touch it for liability reasons!

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

There is PM and Wes uses it ie. Anti seize, lock tight, etc. the only problem is that what he fixes, will never have to be re-addressed again, cause those crusty vehicles will have something else fail, or they'll make it to the bone yard first !

[@gmoney9588]

Ok , let’s not break Wes ‘s , uh , chops about penetrating oil . It could be us having to working next to the hopper of a garbage truck . Ya know ? This had me remembering when I was working in a junkyard as a kid . I was helping old Bob take the wheels off a truck . Eight lug full floating wheels . Practically every lug was TIGHT . He got out the acetylene torch and heated them up and i was to work them off . I asked Bob if I should get some tranny fluid to lube the studs . He said , “ I could get a girl to do this right now “ . I just went with it . I never messed with old Bob , he was about 6 foot 6 or so , smoked camels and kept a 1903 Springfield rifle in his trunk . A veteran of Korea and ‘ Nam . My normal response to old Bob after he told me to do sometching was “ yes sir “ . I give Wes the same respect . He works hard .

[@andywalliams]

For a one man band Wes, you do a fantastic job, especially on things like this. It is clearly hard work on things so rusty with no help. Well done and don't lose heart in the channel. I'm am sure everyone that watches appreciates your dedication and commitment to doing a professional job.

[@carmenmurphy2543]

Indeed; please don't listen to the Monday morning quaterbacks. I'm an electrical power engineer, and watch all of your videos without any judgment. I've bought many tools for myself based on your and Project Farm's experience.

[@fetus2280]

totally . I concur . As someone who is disabled, Wes gives me Amazingly great tips for working on your own and its helped me immensely . Mind you i cant and dont work on Cars/Trucks or anything anymore and havent been able to in decades, the tips and tricks hes taught me for other things is priceless . Helped me to be able to to More than i was capable of or Thought i wasnt able to do . Now i can fix just about anything from watching Him and others . But ill stick to I.T. work as thats my expertise now, keeps me sane and in one piece . Cheers mate .

[@DelButch]

Wes being a mechanic in the freezing weather sucks can’t wait for springs

[@macgvrs]

Those who comment about, you should have used a penetrant haven't dealt with these kinds of issues. They don't know what rust has done to the fasteners, as evidenced by the fact that the threads were galled. So many times I have tried a penetrant and then had to resort to heat, at which point, I discover why the penetrant didn't work. The threads were too damaged by rust. When you have to struggle getting it out after you heat it red hot, a penetrant would have done exactly nothing. Love that mini-come along. Kind of wish I had a need for one. I will keep that in mind in the event I do need one of those. Thanks for the video. Great troubleshooting, as always.

[@petrocksgarage]

Thanks for this video. It reminds me of a time before all this snow…. Ah the memories.

[@steveschumacher5470]

I worked on garbage trucks as a young man, I don't miss the smell of dirty diapers in the hot afternoon sun, or wrestling leaf springs under a truck. Sure was fun to watch you do it though ;)

[@jimlong527]

No one but Northerners understand RUST…..WES you are a super mechanic.

[@michaelv3340]

Every time I see a garbage truck, I get a flashback to the time when I worked at a Ford dealership and a garbage truck broke down on a Friday. It was towed in and parked in the shop in the middle of August in Mississippi. The truck was full of garbage. When we came in on Monday, the smell was indescribable, and maggots were dripping off the truck.

[@larrywalker7759]

Exact same experience for me in the 1980s. Only words I had to exchange were "Nashville and Labor Day weekend."

[@GICK117]

I believe what ever you charged to do that job, it couldn't have been enough. I am glad you're young and big. I couldn't imagine trying to change those springs. Everything is hard to get. We tried to order a new garage door from Home Dodo yesterday. They said, buy it, then it will take 6 months to get it. Blahhh! Great vid. great job. I wish we could have seen it all.

[@pinecone01]

See what happens when you fix one garbage truck? Now another! You'll end up known as the "Guy who fixes garbage trucks right!" ...for better or worse!

[@wills5482]

The money is nice, but damn, the heavy lifting sucks ass

[@alanwebster3942]

And snowplows

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

I'd be really clear that they come to you clean. Also, specify what clean means.

[@pb3033]

Respect for the independant tech, you're a hard worker Wes. 👍

[@troybaker1099]

This is a normal day in a truck shop in Ontario Canada. Been working on this stuff for over 11 years and it never gets easier. Penetrating oil don’t do shit ever lol torches are your best friend. Keep up the good work Wes and stay warm bud. Cheers!

[@bobstratton6362]

Lay penetrating to it after the heat. Sucks it right in. I know because I have broken more stuff than I would care to talk about. And then had to fix that mess too.

[@chrisomalley7502]

@@bobstratton6362I agreeeeed with that one

[@royordway9157]

I think Dirt Perfect calls a touch a fire wrench.

[@tonymiller3788]

​@royordway9157 does he have a SAE or metric fire wrench?

[@lisashiela9137]

The Garbage truck has seen better days but the corn crop around your shop is looking good and you don't generally see that in January.

[@rogerduerden373]

That amplified Bobcat bouncing is what aeronautical engineers refer to as "pilot-induced oscillation", when the action of the hand on the joystick just makes matters a whole lot worse!

[@madrew2003]

I'm learning a lot of tips for working on rusty junk! We get lots of rain in Seattle, but our stuff doesn't rust up like the rust belt does!

[@pjchris90]

Someone only has to watch you trying to get these rusted spring bolts out of the carrier to get a good understanding of how bad it can be and why older vehicles can eat you up with labor sometimes. Nice work. I'm sure the garbage truck customers appreciated their normal service didn't have a hicup!

[@IBWatchinUrVids]

Yeah, it's funny when people get upset when they look up 'book time', and you quote higher than they expected. Maybe when the car was new, that's how long it took to do the job.

[@bobg7288]

Wes, Do your back a favor and get a wheel rack for those big tires, had one in my HD shop forever. Our favorite tool!!

[@johntoob]

"If anybody leaves a comment on penetrating oil" - Laughed my ass off. You're a funny guy Wes! Thanks for all your hard work producing these videos.

[@bivinsbenner5719]

I had a power steering leak that I couldn't find on an 89 Toyota 4 runner, The truck also smoked pretty bad, so I was going to get rid of it. I had to wait and drive it like that for a while. One day I had a vacuum leak and noticed the vacuum line was oily. Turned out the vacuum switch on the power steering pump had failed and was pulling power steering fluid into the intake. I replaced that vacuum switch; no more smoking and power steering was sealed. Got another 100k miles out of that truck.

[@joejakubec9708]

A torch, the most important tool for Illinois mechanics. My first 35 years living in Chicago taught me. Moved to Phoenix, ZERO rust. Everything comes off like it was installed yesterday. Mechanics are spoiled out here. Well done as usual.

[@marcryvon]

As a Canadian - we kind of know a thing or two on road salt and rust. The bright entrepreneur has his fleet oil-based rust proofed yearly. And maintenance crews are happy ! The equipment last way longer, is easier to fix and all. And money is saved in the med to long haul. Simple logic. Same with Rust Belt cars !

[@toddkress9379]

Worked for Waste Management for 22 years, 12 years as a mechanic. Would replace camel back springs on the rear duel axle Macks and used a 4 to 1 torque multiplier to obtain torque of 1600 ft lbs on the U bolts. Also we could get around 10 to 12 years out of a truck. As long as the frame was not broken we just keep putting parts on it. Sometimes new packer bodies, motors and transmissions.

[@cameronschick4609]

I just wanna say that you inspire me to continue working on my junk alone, I truly feel for you like when you were removing the old springs and thought to myself another guy there would just make life so much easier because I find myself in that situation all the time… much respect for you and the job you do, love the videos!! Keep up the awesome work!

[@gailtaylor1636]

The other guy better have cast iron fingers. Cause one of you is gonna take a bad shot.

[@gritnix]

Bummed we didn't get to see the rest but we all totally get it. That's a truck that does real work and pays bills for the guys who run it and we're just sofa jockies sitting here being entertained.

[@gulfstream7235]

Once again Wes shows us the glamourous side of being a mechanic...

[@HoundRogerson]

One thing I've noticed watching the countless hours of KZbin that I have, you can sell those leaf springs to a blacksmith, as they make for some fantastic blade material.

[@filobeto1691]

You are right Wes, very few options when dealing with a fastener in a galded condition. Magnitudes of force multiplication are required. A 7X rivet gun is no bueno, get a IR 40X demolition hammer, (what we used to drive out landing gear pins on C-141’s). You already have a Victor torch handle, use a #8 Rosebud instead of your cutting attachment. When you put your impact on a bolt and the harmonics equate to banging on a piece of railroad track with a 20 pound sledge, put all of everyday tools away and go straight to the heavy artillery. Your chances of victory increase exponentially when you fight fire with nuclear weapons. Have tried a lot of penetrating oils over the past 40 years. Kroil, Schaefer, PB, etc… still say plain old used motor oil works well for me. But in the end you know what they say in the heartland, “Your hog, your corn”. Best to you.

[@Speedy6617]

Motor oil and heat works wonders indeed.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Getting those body mount bolts out was a job in itself! Rust can be just as strong as welding. Good work tho!

[@ianwright6502]

I always wondered what those little 1/4 ton ratcheting chain falls were useful for. Nice to see one in action. Thanks for the great video Wes!

[@johanw9513]

I keep one in the storage box of my snowmobile, together with a 30 metre roll of rope. Great for getting myself out of trouble…

[@sharpeidad1055]

The stink coming from that Truck, is known as "The Smell Of Money." Good job Wes

[@pootthatbak2578]

This shows how close we are to complete societal collapse and anarchy..without waste management, or garbage removal, our country would cease to exist. This repair, although unglamorous, difficult, frustrating is actually a great PATRIOTIC ENDEAVOR!!!

[@Brad-lt6mr]

Encouraging to know there are others who see the world this way. Sometimes I think it's just me.

[@godfreypoon5148]

@@Brad-lt6mr Amen. It's certainly not just you.

[@andyrobinson339]

Love when you pull out the "hot wrench"!

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

Watching you fight with that gasket is painful. That's where I loved Permatex "High Tack" spray. I'm sure it helps seal well, but what I loves was the way it would hold a gasket in place during assembly. Those body mounts are common in my part of the world, but you did an awesome job with a video clip to demo what was wrong.

[@fantared5263]

or a few tiny drops of Superglue? I’m no mechanic.

[@FuckGoogle502]

@@fantared5263 Superglue can cause chemical damage to some plastics and seals. I never risk it.

[@thetinguy]

rusty garbage truck. this is your bread and butter content sir. please describe smell so we can really appreciate your work.

[@mdouglaswray]

Know that you're making a LOT of lives better - refuse removal is crucial for healthy cities. Thanks Wes!! My office faces the street and every week I watch our collection truck empty our bins. The stop and go nature of the job is savage on those machines.

[@yallreadyforthis7631]

Bruh, customer first man. That makes you a good mechanic.

[@WobbleMatic]

Watching your ongoing battle with rusty fasteners never ceases to amaze. Great video as always. Stay warm.

[@jimmy_olds]

DT466, son. Nothing else in the world sounds like that. I love the rattle of a DT466 in the morning.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Some day your son may want to 'join the firm' and help his Dad make repairs happen. An extra hand or two can sometimes be very useful. Thanks for the video and I'm glad the truck is on the road once more. Stay as warm as you can!

[@DustinPryde1]

Dealing with springs, that's why I love living 2 miles away from Decatur spring. It'll be a sad sad day when the old man finally retires out there.

[@jeffreyshier9021]

Glad to see your back, posting. You take care of yourself!👏👏👏👏👏

[@brucefaz55]

enjoyed this! i spent my career repair trash trucks on the metal fabrication side of things fortunately i did not live in the rust belt but many of the struggles are the same when it comes to packers. thanks for the memories!

[@schmidt028]

That chassis is not built for trash duty of that size... that leach body should be on a 3 axle chassis.... Good luck Wes

[@lolatmyage]

That's likely why it sits so low, even on new springs, the back is just too heavy

[@TheBrookian]

Dang!! You Northern Illinois boys still have corn in the field!! As a kid I rode on the back of one of those. I'll never forget the smell. Especially in July. Opening a ripe can, covered in maggots, topped with a feminine product. Mmmmm... the good old days.

[@mwkeith]

I think vehicle archeology best describes the part extraction. More respect to you for this effort.

[@Open-Sport]

There was a place in San Jose, AC Spring., that would bend up any kind of leaf spring you wanted, often while you waited, if they liked you. You could come in with a broken leaf and they would duplicate it exactly. I think they did coil springs too. I searched and it returns a street address, but it does not look like the old place with a forge and heat treat. At least Pacific Heat Treat is still in Sunnyvale, but moved from its old location, though it never did automotive work. It's a blessing the gasket fell in the oil, better that than the dirty floor, and now it will stick to the back. I usually use lithium grease to stick the gaskets on for assembly. A pal showed me that my little DeWalt electric impact would take the harmonic damper nut off his old Ford Econoline if he just let it rattle away for 20 minutes. I was impressed. Your torch work sped that process up a lot, but we didn't have one handy and I would worry about a torch on the harmonic damper nut ruining the front seal.

[@dougjones9493]

I started my apprenticeship in the early 70s when cars were much simpler and bigger. So much room on the engine compartment and many times your wife's nail file cleaned the points, you cigarette package provided a feeler gauge and you were on your way. Don't know how you keep so much information in your head without it exploding. Keep up the great work.

[@atrahasis3899]

You finally hit the big time!

[@darylnicklen3685]

Thanks for Posting Wes so many would have scrapped the video. Real life that's what we are here for. Sometimes you just have to get the job done. Saw enough to understand and great explanation conclusion. We thank you for what you can bring to us and your explanations and commentary are uniquely you. Dazza from Australia

[@thesteelrodent1796]

that spring story reminds me of Jay Leno always complains that no one knows how to do leaf springs anymore

[@TubeLizzyMcBee]

I love it that you're out there getting it done! Thank you for the laughs and heartbreak. The rust you deal with is AMAZING.

[@mrklean93]

I see the grass is green again. Too bad, the cold winter we've had would've surely helped with the smell when working on it. My uncle spent many years at the Leach plant in Oshkosh until they moved ops to Alberta in 2004.

[@fhwolthuis]

Great video, Wes! I astounded that it is economically viable to run such an old vehicle in a first world country. Really amazing.

[@WatchWesWork]

She's just getting broken in.

[@tekvax01]

@@WatchWesWork hahahahaahahahahahahaahah!!!!! hufflepuff wrecking, recycling, and fix-it shop! :)

[@scottgm321]

The penetration oil comment was priceless. I respect you too much to make a sarcastic remark. Thanks for another great video. I feel kinda silly for whining about changing the engine mounts on an F150 this weekend. We have no rust here in north Texas and the engine has an oil leak so all the bolts were penetrated with oil

[@jimmeh213]

And on this episode of Pakistani Truck we learn how to eke out another 10000 miles out of a dangerous rust bucket

[@4knanapapa]

Enjoy watching your vids, I am a retired tech that spent 42 years in the business in dealer and municipal fleet repair, every video I watch I learn something new, please don't pay attention to posters who are critical or have a better way of making repairs, please keep up the good work and keep posting Don

[@fls360]

Not going to mention what you did not want us to mention. I feel your struggle Wes and your complete frustration. I myself work on heavy equipment and had a heavy equipment and truck shop back in the 80's. Mostly work on Forklifts these days. Great vid man. Hang tough and hope to catch you again soon.

[@weshawkins7165]

I hear ya about your holding pattern. We got a storm here in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern California the day after Christmas that dumped over two feet at my elevation of 3000ft. We locals call it Sierra cement. Wet and heavy. Power out for two weeks, trees down everywhere. Every road looked like bomb went off. We don’t get the below zero temps that you do but I remember them from my three years working in my brother in law’s shop in Glenview, ill. Glad to see your back up and running making videos. Stay warm.

[@bennyogden4524]

I'm behind you 100% West keep up the good work man

[@newspaperlightbulb]

Imagine living out near Wes and you’re just walking your dog on the side of the road and all the sudden someone comes hammering down the road in an old, bouncing garbage truck 😂

[@markferguson4255]

I love watching the variety of machines you work on. Your knowledge is priceless 👍

[@garykirk1968]

Haha.. That look in the intro, I know all too well. At least you were only working on the truck part of it. I get to weld, fabricate/rebuild those bodies on a regular basis. Real fun, and the smell when you get to burning on them is just amazing, can't think of anything I'd rather inhale.. LOL

[@stinkyvonfishstix4196]

My Saturday just got a little brighter and better! Great work Wes don't burn yourself out. I'd love to see a video on some of these new def systems that diesels are running, not sure how often you get to piddle with that.

[@allancanty9579]

The struggle is real, great repair

[@teamchuggers]

I had a buddy years ago who used to repair the loading area in trucks like these. He'd work for up to 24 hours straight cutting out old metal and replacing it. He'd wear one pair of overalls and throw them away after the job was complete because they'd smell so bad he couldn't clean them. I never understood how he could work with maggots dropping on him and the foul smell but it never bothered him.

[@uther10]

No worries, you have to serve the customers first! Thanks for the vid!

[@12wingwfetech]

Changing springs on heavy equipment is a young mans game ,not for old guys like me LOL

[@robertlemoine3500]

Hang in Wes , you’re needed.

[@Republic_ofTexas]

Very glad to see you back in the saddle. I know you work hard every day and filming just adds to that. I just want to let you know how much enjoyment I get from your videos. I am a RN by trade and a classic car parts changer by choice. (1965 Pontiac Tempest) I use your common sense approach to assist in my automotive problem solving. Your content is much appreciated.

[@anderleof]

A little penetrating oil can help free rusted parts........you knew that was coming! Enjoy your videos.

[@miahsbrokengarage]

I like how you end this with a dream about the boring office job.. I've worked in tech for 20+ years and I dream of working on things a bit more straight forward, and using my hands. Don't get me started on middle managers =)

[@donlahey1734]

Call them as i see them! You are the best case Ontario, I mean scenario for honesty as a mechanic other than who I trust here...

[@donlahey1734]

Me

[@brandonbradley2578]

I thoroughly enjoy your content. I drive a truck and farm on the side. Your stuff is helpful and fun to watch

[@pi1797]

Awesome job Wes. Heat always works wonders. Maybe you and the family should headed to a heated up climate for a week or so.. Those cold winters and never ending jobs can take a toll. Hang a sign gone fishing.

[@Farm_fab]

Wes, the waste hauler might soon want to remove the fuel cap and replace everything under it.

[@larrywalker7759]

Fuel cap? Too low on the tree. Jack up the radiator cap and replace everything under it.

[@somebodyelse6673]

C'mon now, at least one of the knobs on the radio is still good.

[@williammills5111]

Ahhh, the glamour….. thanks, Wes, for taking us along. Stay warm!

[@markstevens7190]

Wes, you get all the best jobs!

[@robertlemoine3500]

Wes ,I come from a family of mechanics,you sir are a master , keep rocking on man .

[@ianmacgillis2299]

Nice one Wes. Magnified/transferred oscillation due to the degraded suspension. Gonna tell my family members in your area to beware of rusty garbage trucks. 😂 No surprise that Navistar/International wouldn't have that pump considering they were so well managed over the last 25 years. 😁

[@FishFind3000]

New truck makes them more money then a tiny pump

[@jonmiguel]

Loved the "W" shaped springs at 10:50. LOLOLOLOLOL

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

I’m asking bc I don’t know, but could you have used a torque multiplier ratchet for those bolts? I use mine on my brush hog and other tractor implements sometimes.

[@WatchWesWork]

Yeah I probably could. I actually have one. Didn't think of that...

[@mfc4591]

sometimes its heavy and space is limited ,but yes if conditions allow. the bigger the pipe the looser the bolt

[@mph5896]

On the rusty box mount bolts? Breaker bar gives a mechanic some input on how much more you have before the fastener breaks.

[@dave_n8pu]

@@WatchWesWork "torque multiplier", is that also known as a very long pipe on the end of the wrench? 😁

[@Brad-lt6mr]

Yeah, it would have made the video longer too, watching Wes struggle to take that plate off the body, after shearing the studs flush.

[@tracking123456789]

You are really an excellent mechanic.

[@Adamsadventures83]

Hopefully that truck comes back for the re torquing on the springs. Would like to see an after test drive. The whole thing looks beat. I bet it smelled lovely in the shop...

[@Greg_Gatsby]

I was thinking about the smell from the garbage truck also, and how the bitter cold temperatures are, in this respect, Wes’s friend.

[@somebodyelse6673]

@@Greg_Gatsby - Yeah, about the only upside to bitter cold. It cuts down on bad smells AND freezes your nose off just in case.