Why do my airbag lean on my Freightliner 🤷‍♂️ 

[@andrewfarran8751]

Nice of the manufacturer to keep you in work by design though 😅

[@gang1798]

No need to beef up the suspension when your only carrying 80k pounds 😂

[@mauricemotors8207]

@@gang1798 Hell we have fire trucks breaking leafs all the time 😂😂

[@NGHmusic]

​@@mauricemotors8207 fr

[@dooooooval904]

Bob is really good at "pointing" things out

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

gotta really hand it to him honestly

[@Liquid_Mike]

Good point

[@Person12345ism]

I'm having trouble fingering this one out

[@monkmoto1887]

His name is Devin, it’s on his shirt

[@dooooooval904]

@@monkmoto1887 Bob is the name of his red pointer he uses in all his videos Bet you feel smart now ding dong. Stay in your lane.

[@jodygarcia9892]

I swear this dude would make a perfect homless man at the truck stop yelling at all the truckers

[@Victorianous]

Maybe that's how he ended up with this job.

[@adamrichardson2227]

Maybe some day, if he plays his cards right.

[@InuranusBrokoff]

This guy is the spirit of the 1980's.

[@xanderharris3656]

Definitely has owned an Iroc camaro at least once in his life. Probably had Ted Nugent stuck in the deck too.

[@forrestmanueljr9196]

We had a converted truck into a water truck with a 4000 gallon tank and it kept doing this so i got everything lined up and welded some small straps of steel to the bottom of the housing tube and it never moved again after that.

[@dannymiller3905]

I like this guy he has a kind personality and i😢 hope to see him more in my feed. Very informative sir thank you

[@captainrrrr]

That little pointing stick is hilarious 😂

[@bendinwithbendon]

Thank you

[@bones6554]

​​@@bendinwithbendon I think Sarahintune has Bob's twin, or does Bob have a second job?

[@spdcrzy]

@@bones6554 Nah, the two of them are kissing cousins. Bob and his counterpart, I mean.

[@danlam9906]

My bag leans to the left a bit, but she says she doesn’t even notice it anymore….

[@yougottrolledbythebest8117]

LOL

[@yougottrolledbythebest8117]

UR A G

[@kevinducharme1263]

good one. LOL

[@rogerpaulsen5881]

My bags rattle when I run

[@the-guy-on-your-moms-couch]

@@rogerpaulsen5881 you have more than one bag? I gotta see this

[@stanandstansfriend6019]

I'm working on a Freight shaker rear suspension soon. This was definitely some good info. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🥸

[@bloodyrage82]

Bob is a very essential tool

[@bubba-joebonner3879]

My mechanic welded on blocks to keep it from sliding on one truck because he got tired of fixing this problem

[@jerometaylor554]

Where’s he located at, I’m leaning towards doing just that.

[@bubba-joebonner3879]

Just seen this. Cabool mo

[@jeremiahramos7296]

On the newer setup there is a hook attached to the backing plate and the bottom seat has a hole for the hook to keep that from happening

[@christopheryoung826]

Can you buy this set up and put it on older trucks?

[@jeremiahramos7296]

@christopheryoung826 Yes, it bolts to the backing plate bolts

[@christopheryoung826]

@@jeremiahramos7296 im going to see if I can stock these to sell to customers. Thanks.

[@fixitdude74]

We weld a plate against the foot plate to diff housing which stops movement at the bottom

[@jerometaylor554]

That’s what I’m leaning towards. I’ve changed them ubolts twice but after a few weeks bags are right back to leaning

[@dawarmonky2122]

​@jerometaylor554 have you done a retorque after about 1k miles? It should of done it that soon and that will help prevent it from happening. Either way it's a pisspore design and I 2nd doing what guy above said or tack weld something to help hold them in place.

[@justincooper5189]

Well, with the kind of weight you're dealing with, tack welds would be a joke. You'd have to have a strong welder, and tig weld the piece on. Mig welding works too, but tig welding is a nicer appearance and stronger if I remember correctly. Honestly, I'm thinking a triangle would help. Have the piece butted up against where the bag perch is supposed to be, then have it so the triangle is pointing towards the gears. That way, it's distributing the pressure into the housin, and not allowing the welds to have enough pressure on them that they could fail.

[@alexc977]

As a mobile alignment tech I love these videos. Keep it up

[@Srdieselshawn]

I have that happening with the freightliner we have. The suspension shop told me the spring is in its proper location but sometime may need a new spring to fix that leaning air bag. The other airbag for same truck that was leaning was easy to fix with new u-bolts All new u-bolts were installed for all four rear springs. Just that one air bag that’s still leaning.

[@pankajpurushram1055]

After 16 years in trucking .. I finally see why the backs lean ... as they say you can always learn something new .. thanks for the info sir ..

[@plowkingf15]

Mine would stretch bolts on right front drive axle. I had to tight turn in that direction only on one of my stops. My spring guy like Bendon called it and had u bolts replaced.

[@JakeSistare-oe4zq]

OK, thanks now I know what to do with my Freightliner my bags do lean in a little bit. Love the videos. Thank you for this knowledge.

[@kevinmaxwell6610]

I'm starting to take for granted all of the mechanical advice available today. 30 years ago we had to figure it out, usually through trial and error. I'm not a fleet mechanic, but I'm still watching because I never know when a similar problem comes up. I trust your hammer skills, Bendon 👍.

[@sweetmatthew662]

This is why I watch. New diesel tech here, I'm determined to learn as much as possible and I can't soak up enough knowledge. You sir, are a shaman of tractor trucks.

[@daniellepage2923]

So what you do is weld the bottom bracket to the axle housing. Doesn’t have to be much just a couple 1 inch stitches will do. Holds it steady.

[@georgeharvard1417]

I'll love that man when somebody knows your s*** so well thank you I enjoy your videos

[@robsanchez8042]

Thank you for that bit of information. I was wondering for awhile why that was ??? 🤔

[@GirlGangsta33]

So simple yet so complicated. You sir are a beautiful person to this ugly world with respect!!!!! Keep going….,

[@steeltentadventures3918]

I love that you are givin it the finger everyday.

[@meaculpamishegas]

I like that you explain things while most other mechanics on KZbin just make videos of them doing the repair like it’s entertaining to watch someone work. For very skillful, visually appealing things it’s fine, but for maintenance or repairs it’s a wonder that anyone who isn’t dealing with a similar problem on their own equipment would want to watch it

[@J.R.in_WV]

I notice guys will run with bad torque arm bushings a lot longer than they should on air ride setups and end up with jacked up geometry, broken springs etc too. They put those there for a reason and if the bushing is shot things are moving in directions they shouldn’t be.

[@bobbystruggle3658]

Freaking love mechanics, I’m just a part timer in all the family’s cars in my driveway. I always hear the phrase “Well at least you know how to do that stuff”. Doesn’t make me feel any better after doing a ball joint job in the driveway.

[@markhenselin3688]

Love your videos very interesting and informative keep up the good work I've learned a lot

[@anncodec]

Learning the Big Iron on Saturday morning...yes!

[@danielmcconnell1096]

I work for a fleet and on half our trucks they are like that. We don't do alignments like we should. If it's not wearing the tires we just let it ride till it becomes a problem lol.😅 Ps love your videos!

[@Pmurt4202dntbemadlib]

Very helpful thanks!

[@ThinkBeforeYouSheep]

Dudes getting really good with that pointer.

[@JerGol]

Love hearing a master mechanic sharing their knowledge. 🤌🏼

[@jayvname23]

I’m convinced that’s his real hand!

[@ToddEveritt]

Love that pointer

[@lostpony4885]

Stop pointing at stuff i broke

[@daviddroescher]

Simple repair. how do you fix it permanently? What is the root cause , what is stretching the u bolts, then allowing it to slide ? The pin would prevent ( to a point) the stretched bolts from allowing the spring to move till the pin shears. I know this is a short ya can't dig in too far because time limmits . Still a good PSA.

[@bmthfan1231]

Dudes working hard on his phone. I salute you, blue collar boy.

[@TheVeryHungrySingularity]

Those u-bolts are a menace, every freightliner I've driven needed to have them tightened every several months

[@oldfordcarsandtrucks]

Thanks, I learned something new today!

[@davidhenri2722]

Also great way to break those good for nothing lower shock mounts when they shift over. Slowly straightening them out when the shock mounts break

[@davidwilems8915]

I have been driving a freightliner for the last year. Put only 90k miles on it and it looks like it's on its 2nd motor overhaul. Both bottom mirror arm pieces flew off. Jake/gear shift lever was replaced twice, new gauge cluster because the original shorted, new truck/trailer push valves. All 4 rear axle hubs were resealed due to originals failing before 5k miles. Truck just needs to be melted down and poured into the basement with the Elephants Foot

[@RG-wy1ol]

Thank you sir for pointing this out

[@norecordingsoftware3309]

I love the pointer finger it’s got my attention sir

[@RogerSegerJr]

They used to have pins in them. When I ordered my 2001 Classic XL 84" Big Daddy sleeper 295" wheelbase, pinned rears top & bottom were standard. They started doing single pins around 2009-ish.

[@rhouser1280]

My rod over my bag leans to the left, but it has since I was about 13

[@chrisreilly1314]

The new International come with a special hook plate that bolts on to brake dust shield to keep that from happening and on freight shakers I’ll weld a stop against axle seatof the spring seat 😊change out the bushings in the eye …RB268 from Dayton and call it a day and charge for rear alignment 😊

[@lutherschoen4012]

We have a 2006 FTL Columbia day cab. I replaced the bags last week and I’m like maybe the new bags will fix it? Nope. They all leaning in :) THANK YOU sir! New u bolts and a porta power will be ordered tomorrow

[@Elduro1989]

Did u do it

[@dianecampbell9228]

😂 I love the hand on a stick!! LMAO!

[@budlight924]

I believe they did make some with a bracket that had a hook to hold the lower axle seat from moving.

[@henrycarlson7514]

So wise , Thank you

[@jamesdavidson9626]

Excellent video!!!

[@jamesdavidson9626]

These things are so good!! .. I HAVE driven freightliners like that before

[@TR3B99]

Thanks for the info 👍🏽.

[@UnicornViking]

Really enjoy your content! I'm not even that interested in tractors.😂

[@neverpreparedenough6431]

You remind me of a diesel mechanic I worked with at Barton Freightliner in Memphis

[@actuallynick1]

if an aspiring youtube content creator (filmmaker/editor) would partner with this guy; you could make millions!

[@kevinsiedschlag429]

Old freightliner get a block welded beside bottom support of spring, after doing as Devin says.

[@ivanhoward3273]

Ive always wondered why that happens.

[@saab9251]

You grind a bit of the coating off the spring bracket and the axle, give it a bit of weld, and boom. Never moves unintended again

[@thomaswhetstone2870]

Thank you sir much appreciated

[@teamidris]

One leaf in my rear leaves always comes out of line. And that’s after new springs. I can only conclude it is because it has a front anti roll bar and no rear one. Because it is odd :o

[@Ddprescot]

I love you, Bendon!

[@powderriver2424]

Interesting things that only good mechanics and truck men know.

[@joshuamoore3846]

Thank you for pointing that out! I've been in a 2019 Freightliner cascadia for the past year-and-a-half, and it's pathetically funny how every single Freightliner I've been to says that is normal, it's designed like that, and it doesn't interfere with anything... You know, even though the truck can't hold an alignment in the rear end, can't stop eating up tires, can't stop blowing out bushings. Freightliner can't build a good setup anymore. The front end is even worse.

[@owenmonaco7817]

I've seen hundreds of leaning bags and always wondered... the more you know!

[@BeefPanda85]

My grandfather was a wearhouse manager at Freightliner in Quincy Illinois. My grandmother would go up and hang out with him when he would work on weekends by himself and if I was with her I got to go. I would bring my ps1 and play it on the TV in the break room.

[@chris-js5cl]

When you weren't with her, they did ALOT more than "hang out" 😂😂 grandpa was a G, getting in grannies snatch on the clock. Granny was a dirty girl 😈

[@shawnsatterlee6035]

Good for you saying absolutely nothing to contribute other than being a little sissy playing video games

[@justinwillis7231]

most of the time if the axles shifted it may have popped the bushing at the front of the leaf ,those suck but it’s a better ride that a wear pad/hangar

[@landonlehman5497]

I've seen this on several trucks. Didn't realize it was a design fail.

[@e.vasquez9946]

Thank you brother

[@shaughnmay7501]

This guy definitely likes black coffee and jerky for breakfast 😂

[@joseluisbrache6652]

Thanks for the tip

[@EddieA907]

Thank u sir. I can finally shut everyone up at the yard.

[@joeflynn1649]

Thank you, sir

[@DNesbitt-p1t]

Deadpool wants his hand back.

[@beastbiker1]

Many times, people throw a weld on the bottom spring mount to the axle

[@firstname6208]

The problem is the leaf doesn't go over the top of the axel like most others. And no support bracket between leaves l to r. I don't believe a hole in the bottom of the axel housing would be a good thing.

[@YouDriveUSuccess]

If there were a pin in the bottom, the u-bolts would still get loose but it wouldn't be as obvious. Freightliner has been using that suspension for 30 years or more. You'll find the the same suspension on a 1994 FLD and a 2024 Cascadia. I bet even the part numbers are the same.

[@zacharywallace2243]

I also replace the Springs..thats just me!

[@Midwest_Gaming_Express]

Just a thing freight shakers do right there

[@kjherms369]

This is why you don't buy freightliner.

[@mustafaali-vw1qq]

For some reason love this guys vib

[@zarrthacker3377]

You da man, man!

[@50shadesofbeige88]

They dont call It a Freight Shaker for nothin!

[@patrickreynolds801]

Most likely the u bolts have not been rerorqued after initial shake down. Very common and very fixable

[@robertryan4485]

You need to make a that puts a centerpin on the bottom of the carrier when you tighten it out even if stop the lower saddle has spikes on it my name is Bob love your hand 👌

[@rereg543]

Great now DOT is going to watch this!!

[@jasongunderson6166]

Those top pins like to sheer off too. Make sure you know if it was the top or bottom that moved

[@greghaskell6876]

This guy is Genius.,that's it .,

[@shuttman]

Planned obsolescence, Edison motors spoke about this theres probably some bullshit excuse from Daimler, or freightliner or something to say "oh this happened you need to spend more money to do this for it to be fixed" like curved special made more expensive glass instead of flat paned for example

[@mikeupton5406]

You should make a deal with your employer to sell Bobs. Bob is funny, the electrical tape is classic.

[@stevesauerland223]

The u bolts stretch because u-bolt holds all the weight with spring under axle. Just a bad design or use a u-bolt the size Camelback ones!

[@JonathanWhoever]

Changed one of those spring, cracked between the ubolts Didn't make to 1st service.

[@HypocriticYT]

New immigrant said he used to flip burgers and now he flip Freightliner 😂

[@ryanhallahan2817]

Same thing happens with international

[@needmorelighteverywayimagi9868]

When you've seen and done it all, even sidekick Bob knows more about how to build a truck than the manufacturers

[@turboflush]

On our city equipment.. we wait until one of the ubolts show signs of failure. Then fix. In this case.. why not Weld on a stop plate to the axle?

[@liamdtraxxas2011]

And if u tighten the U bolt and it don't snap when tightening, it will snap with a good pot hole or a wack when it's being driven. 💯💯👍👍👊👊

[@Johnny_from_RI]

Love your channel brother , you're an excellent mechanic and have great com skills. Ever think of becoming an instructor ?

[@johnqpublic8109]

That's about every Airliner suspension ive seen.

[@mekosmowski]

If the u-bolt has stretched, could you just tighten it? I must be missing a key bit of info here. Maybe there's not enough thread to tighten it or maybe once stretch the metallurgy is f'ed and it will keep stretching?