Thanks for the shout out Eric! Great video! We do have a torch. Maybe we will bust it out and see how rusty the Professor is with it. Pun intended. 😅
@SouthMainAutoАй бұрын
Free tip for you. You can use your blow nozzle to get the dust off from it just in case it's been sitting in the corner too long 😉 I envy your rust-free cars. I can't even imagine what it's like 🤯
@dans_Learning_CurveАй бұрын
@@SouthMainAuto needs to be a guest at The Royalty Auto Service!!
@draeger4652Ай бұрын
@@SouthMainAuto first 15 years of my career in Connecticut, first week in South Carolina, took bolts out of a hub on a land rover, it fell to the floor before I could catch it. Never work on cars up north again 😄
@dnlmachine4287Ай бұрын
Royalty you guys do great work and video quality is top shelf. thanks. Stay gold.
@natepeterson7145Ай бұрын
@@draeger4652where at just moved from Illinois to Greenville area.
@rbailey225Ай бұрын
I've heard you say what kind of people watch these videos.......Let me tell you. People with intense curiosity and a thirst for automotive knowledge. Watching you over the years has saved my bacon and kept me calm when things didn't go exactly to plan on more than one occasion. So, thanks for that Mr.O. Not to mention since 2019 I haven't worked much due to two shoulder and two hand surgeries. So it's a double whammy.....you save me from going out of my mind with boredom as well. I hardly ever watch TV unless it's with Mrs. B to watch one of her favorite shows, everything else is the youtubes as meemaw calls it. LOL!
@grantwilliamson9918Ай бұрын
What a show off! Thanks for the tip!
@workingcountry1776Ай бұрын
As a former Central NY tech I learned years ago that they can't be tight if they are liquid!
@jamescaron6465Ай бұрын
I have to say you’re a friggin surgeon with that torch. It’s damn near a precision instrument in your hands.
@turboturtle9083Ай бұрын
A lot of people don't subscribe to the thermal wrench these days but it's a time tested tool of the trade.
@wadepatton2433Ай бұрын
It's the original rust buster and time saver.
@pudermcgavin4462Ай бұрын
In my area we call it the chevy wrench
@mattmanyamАй бұрын
"Blue Wrench"
@donniev8181Ай бұрын
The old one sided slitter, classic!
@newjerseybill3521Ай бұрын
Thanks for the "Introduction to rusty nuts 101" course!! :)
@RustyZipperАй бұрын
Rusty Nuts 🤣
@waynemontgomery8484Ай бұрын
I'm an old retired mechanic ,and never miss your videos
@ejwxb2561Ай бұрын
torch surgeon - impressive!
@rbailey225Ай бұрын
"It's quite pungent.......stings the nostrils." Ron Burgundy-2004
@SouthMainAutoАй бұрын
You stay classy 😉
@jmaxim80Ай бұрын
Nice
@kenmohler4081Ай бұрын
My mommy used to put polish on my nails too. But it was 1951 and KZbin wasn’t really an issue. 😂
@kirbyschneider4187Ай бұрын
You know you’ve been watching way too much SMA when say out loud to your phone “enhance” expecting it to enlarge! Lol. You’ll get odd looks from people around as well! Thx Mr. O!
@davidnull5590Ай бұрын
In a a future video maybe Eric O. can explain why this method works; it relies on a subtle difference in heat transfer between the metal the nut is made of and the slightly cooler metal across the threads of the bolt; you get one shot at this - if you try a second time both metals will be around the same temperature - you'll cut both when you're only trying to cut one. This method requires knowledge and a great deal of practice - you're not going to do it the first few tries. Rusted nuts are a tiny bit easier, the rust in the threads retards the heat transfer - that gives you a tiny bit more time. This method is really an excellent demonstration of the laws of thermodynamics. Thanks.
@randybeard6040Ай бұрын
When you get as old as me, Rusty Nuts are just something you Live With---lol....
@brianhoxworth3881Ай бұрын
When your rusty nuts turn into cotton balls, you got a problem.
@MaineEverydayАй бұрын
I know a randy beard. You from Maine by chance?
@peacepoet1947Ай бұрын
I broke the studs on the exhaust manifold that I needed to repair after having a shop replace the exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold that comes off the engine. The shop had been hammering things on the vehicle. When I drove away my engine sounded different. I opened the hood of the 72 Chevy El Camino and the exhaust had a cracked by the number 1 cylinder. The shop denied responsibility for the damage. The one I got from the recycling yard is still working great these days. Recently bought her new front tires and a new tailpipe from the muffler to the back end. Love my El Camino. I purchased her with an overhead camper on her back on February 15, 1975. Been all over the United States from San Diego, California to Atlanta, Georgia and then to the State of Washington. I visited Mount Saint Helen's twice after the volcano erupted. Visiting Spirit Lake I watched the tadpoles swimming in the water undisturbed by the chaos in the area. On my way home I got to sleep in the Rredwood Forest. So many memories of me and my 72 Chevy El Camino with an overhead camper on her back!
@machineman6498Ай бұрын
Kinda wish I kept my cracked exhaust manifolds to practice on after the headers went in.
@OcRefrigАй бұрын
El Camino Was a Cool Car back in the day ! 327 or 350 in it ? Still very cool , haven't seen one in a Long time. i've got a 1986 iroc z-28 that i Love. T-tops, all original. i'm the Original owner. Ordered the car , Had it Built for Me , Arrived October 11th , 1985. 305 Tpi. 17 city. 30 Mpg All Hwy. i Was Blown away at the Hwy Mileage. Aerodynamics is a Beautiful thing & it's not that Heavy.
@peacepoet1947Ай бұрын
@@machineman6498 on what vehicle?
@machineman6498Ай бұрын
@@peacepoet1947 72 Gran Torino Sport. 429. Had to disconnect/reconnect the steering box to get the headers in. And the car is very much gone….
@Mr2004MCSSАй бұрын
I had a 71 El Camino back in the day. It was a 350 2 barrel. I sometimes wish I would have kept it. I also have a 70 Monte Carlo that I have owned for 37 years and it's had a 396 big block in it since the late 90's.
@daveholden7567Ай бұрын
As Johnny from Fantastik 4 said--FLAME ON! Common sense way to deal with all the rust.
@BlewShirtGuyАй бұрын
Funny enough, I find with some jobs it actually goes faster just to give it up and melt everything off than to try and fight it. I've been in both extremes though, grew up and currently live in Iowa but spent 8 years working in Arizona and I can't even begin to explain how vast the difference is.
@lexustech48Ай бұрын
Arizona tech here. Yeah, I cant even fathom being an independent shop AND doing it in the rust belt. Guys like Eric are my hero's in the world of fixing cars. Its not just working around insanely inconvenient engineering for you guys its also combating corrosion. I couldnt even imagine buying a car and knowing Ill have to replace it because it literally rotted from underneath me in 10 years.
@andrecampbell691Ай бұрын
Thanks for your video. It was very informative. I'm 70 and have a couple of rusty nuts that need attention. 👍😁
@MrHunt1701Ай бұрын
Joshy in the back working that alignment around 8:40
@randomugliness1238Ай бұрын
i tried that for the first time the other day. subaru where i wanted to reuse the studs between the front and rear cat. i was sucessful!!
@robhunter2435Ай бұрын
Right on!! Don't know unless you try
@PhillipBaileyАй бұрын
Around here sometimes the nuts are so rusty and thin I just split them with an air chisel. The induction heater is my second choice if it still resembles a nut.
@dogdooley4495Ай бұрын
I watch the Sherwoods at Royalty, and I've never seen them use a torch. I'm amazed when they're working on an early 2000s Chevy pickup, and it still has rocker panels. I do have one of those induction heaters, and it does the job on some jobs, but here in NY, the torch is a huge time saver.
@JohnDoesGarage29 күн бұрын
I used to work on rust just south of Erie, PA until I moved to South Carolina thirty years ago and opened my own shop. Out of necessity, I learned how to use a torch and I still use mine, but not anywhere near as often as I used to have the need. It has been easily over twenty years since I had to get my tanks refilled and I still have plenty of gas left. I have a Purox torch set, that tells you how long I've had them. Great video and being able to use a torch is an invaluable skill.
@sspnugenАй бұрын
Eric is amazing with the torch
@turner0224Ай бұрын
Eric, you and Vick have spent many many hours together, you guys have developed the exact relationship an accomplished surgeon develops with his scalpel with the same accuracy. You guys have many more years of rustic surgeries to perform ha ha ha .
@DarrenSteele-mx3ksАй бұрын
I'm a huge fan of Rainman ray repairs yet since watching a video from your channel I keep coming back for more- I so enjoy your content!
@SouthMainAutoАй бұрын
Glad you like them!
@ronandloriwood7847Ай бұрын
I am now KZbin certified, Thank you Eric...LOL
@GregoryMcLeanАй бұрын
Mr. O has been wielding that torch for quite a few years, you can tell.
@DD-DD-DDАй бұрын
I don't have an oxy torch at home, but I do keep a set of nut splitters in various sizes. It isn't always possible to use them because you need clearance on all sides of the rusty nut in question. A thought for the home gamers.
@robhunter2435Ай бұрын
Ya I got a couple of them but have not had to use them yet. Keep fingers crossed.
@REDMAN298Ай бұрын
When I do precision cutting I use a welding tip. Same deal, get it red hot and then I open the oxygen valve and cut away. Works good cutting tail pipes out of mufflers too.
@helgew9008Ай бұрын
Have you tried those nut splitters? It's essentially a little screw press that fits around the nut and a chisel is driven into the nut to cut it. You can't always get enough access, though.
@mikechiodetti4482Ай бұрын
When my Dad had his shop in Massachusetts he was good with the torch. Originally he bought and used an AP Muffler and exhaust air gun that came with several cutting tools. Loud but effective. Then came the torch. Better AND more fun! Nice tech tip Mr. O!
@trainingrevolution2031Ай бұрын
Love these "This is how I do this...." videos. Always great to see how different techniques work in different regions. So glad we rarely see rust here in the South!
@mikebarton3218Ай бұрын
I knew an operator at a scrapyard here in the UK who could split a 5/16” UNF nut with a single blow of a hammer and cold chisel. Amazing to watch. Thanks for the video.
@markmichlewicz5141Ай бұрын
I worked with an older grntleman who once drilled a hole thru a bolt top to bottom and torched a broken bolt out of a steering knuckle for me and didn't touch the internal threads and I put a new bolt in.I was blown away.
@MaineEverydayАй бұрын
60% of the time, everytime. Love that movie
@bobby9195Ай бұрын
Definitely a surgeon with the torch. Great job Eric
@ronallen6578Ай бұрын
A teaching Tuesday moment 😊😊
@stephencurry8552Ай бұрын
I am in the Southwest, I am thankful I do not live where you are and rust is but one reason. All my cars and motorcycles are rust-free.
@mrbill8542Ай бұрын
Eric O.---the master of the blue wrench !!!
@Michael-yi4mcАй бұрын
Eric Okay!
@SimiNelsonFamilyАй бұрын
Metric and SAE!
@mph5896Ай бұрын
Yeah, Eric o is a torch magician
@Michael-yi4mcАй бұрын
@@SimiNelsonFamily 👍In that order!
@Michael-yi4mcАй бұрын
@@mph5896 👍He could be a Hawaiian dancer 💃
@chiparoooАй бұрын
Very nice work with the Gas Ax! Perfect technique. Thanks for sharing!
@Mr.Z1776Ай бұрын
Rusty nuts...now there's something us married guys can relate too!!
@glennmuir5617Ай бұрын
Speak for yourself. Not everyone married an ice cube.
@HotRod-wv4vmАй бұрын
I use petroleum jelly for my rusty nuts 😅
@spelunkerdАй бұрын
A couple of generations ago I worked in a manufacturing facility and for a few months had a torch in my hand most of the day. When you mentioned how the nut can separate off if you find a cleavage plane it brought back vivid memories. Like many other skills, there's a definite learning curve, your timing needs to be spot on. I'm often impressed by your skill with a torch, it takes years to be consistently good.
@johndesaavedra1040Ай бұрын
One of my first tools in the early 1970's was the Harris torch set. I still have it and have rebuilt it many times. Hobby DIY here. I've been keeping old iron running since I was 14.
@papabapyro8169Ай бұрын
You Sir are a master with the torch to not F up the threads. Very impressed. Cheers
@gplusgplus2286Ай бұрын
DIY here, did the same thing just today for the first time on my 24 year old Audi. Used Mapp gas, not the powerful oxyacetylene you have. Success rate 5/6, I broke the second stud I did. If I wasn't doing it for the first time I would probably have saved it. I had trouble getting the nut only red hot instead of the inside thread, both became red hot. As soon as I could feel the nut move just a bit it was back and forth time with lots of WD40 and it worked. The threads are reusable.
@S3M3E3Ай бұрын
lol good ol Ms O being a smart ace.
@marcshaner365827 күн бұрын
Every time you say “Deez Nuts”, I giggle like a school girl, and I’m 62 years old. I can’t help it, great information and entertainment Mr. O. God bless.
@bigbill709Ай бұрын
Where I live the old time farmers referred to the cat converter as Cadillac Converter. 😅
@brucedale4465Ай бұрын
And the torch was called a gas powered hacksaw!
@MikeD-7zАй бұрын
Amazing Eric! I am expert with an acetylene torch and have never not worn gloves. I am humbled.
@mikemiller3565Ай бұрын
Always good advice from Uncle Bob.
@OlofTheBaldАй бұрын
I personally can confirm that the ol' "Heat It n' Beat It" method works every time when dealing with my rusty nuts. 👍
@davidgoldbergАй бұрын
Handling that oxygen lever with the deft of a surgeon!
@Zupdood217 күн бұрын
I do like Sherwood's induction heating tool; I'd never seen it before and it's pretty cool!
@steveherring8494Ай бұрын
Hi Eric it’s your AZ connection, Willie Nelson’s guitar is named trigger but also Roy Roger’s horses name it trigger. I haven’t really named my vehicles except my 67 mustang her name is sally. Thanks for all the lessons.
@wadepatton2433Ай бұрын
First time I saw Eric split one old rusty, I knew he'd been doing it that way for a while. As I sometimes have to remind the younger ones: It's hardly ever as easy as I make it look. Eric is good with the torch. Simple but experience makes it easy enough after a bit.
@williamdyckman9704Ай бұрын
Eric, you are a master with that torch. Can learn alot by watching that video! Thanks !
@scowellАй бұрын
Givin' IC Weld a run for his money! Beating the book as always.
@andrewl9472Ай бұрын
I do always enjoy in your videos as well as others in the rust belt when you’re trying to get a nut or bolt loose and there is a jump cut and the pop of the torch being lit
@joedingman4181Ай бұрын
Dr O with hot wrench surgery sliced to perfection....
@guyc66Ай бұрын
You are the Charlie Daniels of the cutting torch!
@daveamo3237Ай бұрын
I have found over the years , that the thermal wrench works quite well. Taking care and having a lot of patience helps.
@NateASEАй бұрын
Great vid! Blue wrench and inductor are our best friends in the rust belt!
@bw6078Ай бұрын
@7:30 I agree with you about your experience. There's no replacement for the experience you have. Nice job.
@greggc8088Ай бұрын
I worked in a Georgia shop that wouldn't rent the tanks and buy us a torch so I bought my own and rented it out to them. It is needed. Especially when the dumb ice used car sales manager gets a whim to "save money" and head north to the car auction. I admire Eric's effort. I probably wouldn't spend the time fixing rusty stuff and just guy salvage yard replacement components where possible. Or new.
@MikeissmАй бұрын
I recently had to do converters on my 05 Taurus in my driveway. Southern Georgia car it's whole life with 300k miles. Pretty sure the old converters were original. Anyway was able to get the bottom nut off with my Earthquake XT half inch with a reducer and swivel sockets but the upper nut was noticeably more corroded. After using a chisel and hammer for while a friend brought me some Dremels with cutoff wheels and off it comes. Cut the stud a little on the third converter but new nut threaded on just fine and torqued to spec. Car is pretty rust free but the exhaust system no matter where you are will always rust easily due to the high heat, moisture/humidity in the air, and rain.
@garysgarage3669Ай бұрын
Great video. I don’t have a torch yet. I just did some exhaust work last week and my air hammer was the star of the show. Don’t was your money on a “central pneumatic” I had one. They’re totally useless. Spend a little more money and get something better.
@jefftulliusАй бұрын
Royalty Auto Service is in St Mary Georgia not to far from the ocean. Probably a little more rust than us here in Macon or Atlanta Georgia.
@matthewhaddon599Ай бұрын
Back in the day, many cars had brass nuts on the exhaust which didn't rust, but of course the stud would still rust so they were still quite difficult to remove and quite often stripped the threads on the nut.
@cardo1111Ай бұрын
The Jedi of dealing with rust. Nice to see you closing in on 900,000 subs 👍🏽
@thyubernoobАй бұрын
Most us in the rust belt own a torch ..its a must if you play with cars!
@phillperry487Ай бұрын
The ole rusty nuts...hate it when that happens!
@chrissiano381Ай бұрын
Another "Real Mechanic" channel to watch.😁 I like no nonsense channels like this..
@rmc5278Ай бұрын
Imagine haveing his shop with his tools , but nothing without mr o
@arjanvanraaij8440Ай бұрын
I am a diy'er without a inductionheater or a torchset. But I have heated rusty nuts red hot with a Tig welder.
@kpdvwАй бұрын
The amazing Eric O scored again....!
@machineman6498Ай бұрын
THANK YOU Got a 50 year old New England project car and need this badly. Will Practice!
@RJon2006Ай бұрын
The G.O.A.T. Best channel on KZbin.
@briansaysdieАй бұрын
Came in for personal hygiene advice, stayed for the useful car repair tips.
@woody95124Ай бұрын
Your just darn good bud..
@gsprof9788Ай бұрын
One of the things I do is first take a wire brush and clean the threads on the stud first. Once the nut starts loosing it’ll come off easier. If you look at the the threads after you get the nut off you’ll notice only the 1 st to 3 rd threads of the stud that are inside the nut are rusted those further inside the nut are “usually rust free. An old plumbers trick is try slightly tightening the nut first even if you just shock the nut with an impact lightly and it doesn’t budge you’ll break the rust lose enough then wire brush. Then alternate loosen and tighten the night very slightly with impact As we know time is money in our business so we do t have the time to soak it in penetrating oil. Then I use heat and impact working it back and forth. Even if the nuts so badly rusted you can’t get a socket on it heat and a chisel is your friend. Another trick getting the stud out cause it isn’t reusable, if your blessed with a mig welder, weld a new nut on to the stud, let everything cool then apply heat to the flange, the mini conductor comes with a nice un-coiled element you can wrap around the flange or around the stud between the new nut and flange. If your. To experienced with a torch and Eric appears to be master at it, or don’t have any of the other tools mentioned. Save yourself headaches and either find them or farm the job out.
@mikemorse8592Ай бұрын
Work on big trucks in the Midwest most days the torch is up and running before the coffee pot is
@SpaceWolfPainterАй бұрын
Big Red Wrench. Because bolts can't be tight when they're liquid.
@dnlmachine4287Ай бұрын
Legend. Nice work again Mr. O. A Similar technique is use a Dremel tool with cutoff disc. Split the nut, chisel it to get it moving. Thats one instance where penetrating fluid actually helps. Stay gold.
@JustHelpMeOuT5466Ай бұрын
I got a torch set couple weeks ago and a mig welder last week, im telling you, you make me spend so much money. The torch kept popping. It was the tip that wasnt sealing right, got a new one and works like a charm. I'm gonna follow your lesson master O. and start practicing on new stuff this weekend and see how that goes LOL Let's cut some bolts!!! 🔥🔥🔥🧯
@MrPoppyDuckАй бұрын
This guy could have been a surgeon. That was amazing !
@JohntasticfulАй бұрын
Thanks Doctor O for solving my rusty nuts problem
@davebloggsАй бұрын
I was originally from the Uk and just about every job involved the hot wrench, it aint tight if its liquid.
@Troy_BuiltАй бұрын
They are great for removing frozen shock bolts also. Sometimes you really need to cut the bushing while saving the bolt.
@tompetrushka1627Ай бұрын
I always called it the Blue wrench! Fits any size fastener. Until you run out of Acetelyn 2 nuts from getting it all loose! Thanks for the vid from PRNJ. Just ordered a shirt. Gotta have me one...
@johnhufnagelАй бұрын
might have to get some rod and nuts and play with my torch.
@steveobrien4459Ай бұрын
i would like to see you get a drain plug out od the oil pan using that tecknick,
@snocrushrАй бұрын
The minute rust filled gap between the nut and the stud/bolt is a thermal barrier which in my opinion allows you to melt the nut and not the underlying metal. 👍👍
@OcRefrigАй бұрын
Great video ! if You don't have a cutting tip for your torch , You can do almost the exact same thing with Standard torch tip & Feathering the Oxygen valve / opening the valve more in a blast & almost closing the oxygen down while heating the area in need of cutting. using a #2 tip & 5psi acetylene & 20 psig oxygen setting and a little practice can get u there. When u get good enough You Can Draw a Line in a piece of sheet metal with a torch. a #2 tip can get into tight places too. a #1 tip can be used in tight quarters.
@johneaston2293Ай бұрын
Yes in the UK we call that washing it works very well even on heavy welded stuff when you want to wash the weld of a fitting or bracket .
@richard.d5121Ай бұрын
My uncle owned a junk yard they called the torches the liquid wrench LOL
@billkaczynski7709Ай бұрын
Rusty nuts I can relate to that😮
@cb3plus845Ай бұрын
You can even get a specialty tip for your torch. I’ve only heard them called boiler washing tips. They’re curved or hooked, making it easier to wash out the metal.
@Failure_Is_An_OptionАй бұрын
Scarfing or gouging tip is what they are called. And a curved tip does not make it a scarfing tip. For most of his applications I don't know that it would be beneficial.
@Dave-ei7kk28 күн бұрын
I call my Oxy acetylene torch my “Fire Wrench”. Works well, but be careful around gasoline, plastics, and wire harnesses. If that is a problem an induction heater is probably a better choice if you have room to use it.
@r2ogren77Ай бұрын
Old mechanics, reminiscent days.
@TheoldBiker-bi1hoАй бұрын
Thank's for this good information about how to get rusted nuts loose ! They always get rusted here in Sweden too... 🙂