Clunk, Rattle, Wishy Washy Rear and No Blower!
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Date: 2022-12-11
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T te
Once upon a time, I think Cornwell was the only one that had those thin wrenches. I've been out of it for so long, I couldn't tell you which company sells what, anymore; not without going online, which I have done. I did buy a Cornwell 5-drawer cart last year, and there is a MAC distributor down the street from me, but I rarely need anything.
Once upon a lot longer time, I used to buy Craftsman wrenches, mostly at swap meets and whatnot. I still have a 7/16 that I thinned down with a grinder that I used fairly frequently over the years. That's just what you had to do. The only thin Cornwell I have, also bought used, is an extra long 9/16 slash 1/2 inch. Not used as frequently as the 7/16, but still handy from time-to-time.
Yeah, back in those days, you had to do all sorts of stuff that the tool trucks sell - most of it single use, or occasionally more than once. But, that's all part of being a professional, working on other people's cars. Buying stuff you rarely use; sometimes buying stuff you use regularly, all of it worth about a tenth of what you paid for it on the old revolving account with the tool dealers.
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Once upon a time, I think Cornwell was the only one that had those thin wrenches. I've been out of it for so long, I couldn't tell you which company sells what, anymore; not without going online, which I have done. I did buy a Cornwell 5-drawer cart last year, and there is a MAC distributor down the street from me, but I rarely need anything.
Once upon a lot longer time, I used to buy Craftsman wrenches, mostly at swap meets and whatnot. I still have a 7/16 that I thinned down with a grinder that I used fairly frequently over the years. That's just what you had to do. The only thin Cornwell I have, also bought used, is an extra long 9/16 slash 1/2 inch. Not used as frequently as the 7/16, but still handy from time-to-time.
Yeah, back in those days, you had to do all sorts of stuff that the tool trucks sell - most of it single use, or occasionally more than once. But, that's all part of being a professional, working on other people's cars. Buying stuff you rarely use; sometimes buying stuff you use regularly, all of it worth about a tenth of what you paid for it on the old revolving account with the tool dealers.
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Gary
If some of your viewers complain about this type of repair they haven't been out in the wild very much. With a crimp butt connector you have 2 crimp connections per wire. With a removable connector you have 2 crimp connections plus a slip fit connection. The original wire/terminal connection is rarely soldered or welded especially for lower amp loads and very few instances in the marine world. In the marine repair world many of us use hot glue shrink connectors in the salt water environment (many factory connections are unsealed or poorly sealed) and I use the crimper for this type of connector to prevent poking a hole in the insulation while crimping. Many times the corrosion has wicked it's way up the wire inside of the insulation and we have to cut back the wire to good or at least acceptable wire or string a new wire along side of the bad wire which at times can be labor intensive.
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If some of your viewers complain about this type of repair they haven't been out in the wild very much. With a crimp butt connector you have 2 crimp connections per wire. With a removable connector you have 2 crimp connections plus a slip fit connection. The original wire/terminal connection is rarely soldered or welded especially for lower amp loads and very few instances in the marine world. In the marine repair world many of us use hot glue shrink connectors in the salt water environment (many factory connections are unsealed or poorly sealed) and I use the crimper for this type of connector to prevent poking a hole in the insulation while crimping. Many times the corrosion has wicked it's way up the wire inside of the insulation and we have to cut back the wire to good or at least acceptable wire or string a new wire along side of the bad wire which at times can be labor intensive.
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Nathaniel's
Salting is such a shortsighted poor solution to overall winter road safety. They massively oversalt roads foolishly thinking that more salt is more safe ( it's not BTW. They do all of this in the name of safety while simultaneously destroying the safety of every car on the road. It's funny how we don't dare treat runways the same as roadways. They don't salt for fear of damaging the integrity of the aircraft. I guess no one cares about the millions of people in cars driving around on a daily basis. Like I said, shortsighted.
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Salting is such a shortsighted poor solution to overall winter road safety. They massively oversalt roads foolishly thinking that more salt is more safe ( it's not BTW. They do all of this in the name of safety while simultaneously destroying the safety of every car on the road. It's funny how we don't dare treat runways the same as roadways. They don't salt for fear of damaging the integrity of the aircraft. I guess no one cares about the millions of people in cars driving around on a daily basis. Like I said, shortsighted.
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Tom
Another satisfied customer after this one. That blower motor looked like it wasn't so tough to reach, so thanks to Hyundai for that one, I guess. Riveting the heat shield back on is good. A few years ago on my 2003 Saturn LW, the shop needed to drop the heat shield (replacing e-brake cables, which live under the heat shield, and since the bolts broke, etc, they just ripped it off. Mr. O's approach would have been better. But I cleaned the surface and stuck adhesive heat shield back in the area. Maybe it's better than nothing.
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Another satisfied customer after this one. That blower motor looked like it wasn't so tough to reach, so thanks to Hyundai for that one, I guess. Riveting the heat shield back on is good. A few years ago on my 2003 Saturn LW, the shop needed to drop the heat shield (replacing e-brake cables, which live under the heat shield, and since the bolts broke, etc, they just ripped it off. Mr. O's approach would have been better. But I cleaned the surface and stuck adhesive heat shield back in the area. Maybe it's better than nothing.
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Shade
Hey, I used self tapping sheet metal screws to hold up the heat shield on my car. It eventually went to the crusher like that. The blower motor was what I would have done. Those connectors are only used for ease of assembly/replacement and that blower motor will out last the car and never need replaced again. Those wire splices are intended for just exactly that application. So don't worry about the neigh stayers. Wow you can tell the air pressure in a tire to within a fraction of a pound! That is amazing.
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Hey, I used self tapping sheet metal screws to hold up the heat shield on my car. It eventually went to the crusher like that. The blower motor was what I would have done. Those connectors are only used for ease of assembly/replacement and that blower motor will out last the car and never need replaced again. Those wire splices are intended for just exactly that application. So don't worry about the neigh stayers. Wow you can tell the air pressure in a tire to within a fraction of a pound! That is amazing.
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Kevin
Nice work. Telling it like it is with the rust up there. I live in Florida now but I bought a used pickup truck that spent 6 years up north before I bought it. It was a mess underneath but the frame was good. I had to replace all the suspension components, brake system, axles, exhaust and scrape/spray surface rust over the years. Made a lot of upgrades while replacing some parts so I didn t mind too much. I would definitely be doing some sort of oil or wax undercoating religiously if I lived up there.
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Nice work. Telling it like it is with the rust up there. I live in Florida now but I bought a used pickup truck that spent 6 years up north before I bought it. It was a mess underneath but the frame was good. I had to replace all the suspension components, brake system, axles, exhaust and scrape/spray surface rust over the years. Made a lot of upgrades while replacing some parts so I didn t mind too much. I would definitely be doing some sort of oil or wax undercoating religiously if I lived up there.
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mechanicmike
I can t believe people don t realize their tires are low just by driving, or maybe looking at them once in awhile. We have customers come in with the tire light on and tell us that light is always on, but magically fill the tires up and it goes out! I live in northern Illinois and I don t think we have rusting issues as bad as New York, not that we don t have rust!
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I can t believe people don t realize their tires are low just by driving, or maybe looking at them once in awhile. We have customers come in with the tire light on and tell us that light is always on, but magically fill the tires up and it goes out! I live in northern Illinois and I don t think we have rusting issues as bad as New York, not that we don t have rust!
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Paul
6: 28 I have a small Renault Twingo ( with the big four and 1200 cc ) At the moment it is 23 years old and it is my dialy driver. No rust to be seen. Just mechanical stuff like new brakes, condenser et cetera. I live in the Netherlands and winters are moderate. I love watching your vids, I learn a lot. Btw, my sister lives in Florida and wants to her house. No rust there!
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6: 28 I have a small Renault Twingo ( with the big four and 1200 cc ) At the moment it is 23 years old and it is my dialy driver. No rust to be seen. Just mechanical stuff like new brakes, condenser et cetera. I live in the Netherlands and winters are moderate. I love watching your vids, I learn a lot. Btw, my sister lives in Florida and wants to her house. No rust there!
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autos
IMO it's not the salt on the roads. It the vehicle manufacturers deliberately designing their vehicles to have a minimal lifespan. They could have used galvanised metal for the chassis and subframe and the cost would be minimal. But they choose not to. It's a scam: they keep pushing 'sustainability' but the only thing they want is for you to keep buying new cars.
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IMO it's not the salt on the roads. It the vehicle manufacturers deliberately designing their vehicles to have a minimal lifespan. They could have used galvanised metal for the chassis and subframe and the cost would be minimal. But they choose not to. It's a scam: they keep pushing 'sustainability' but the only thing they want is for you to keep buying new cars.
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autos
I can t imagine the logic in junking 10 year old cars over rust. A new SUV can cost 35-70k. Sounds like a bargain spending 5k to replace a rusted out subframe. In fact, that s what a family member just did on their sedan and it s like new again.
Side note: I cringed watching you use a 500ft pound impact on its highest setting to tighten sway bar nuts. Yikes.
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I can t imagine the logic in junking 10 year old cars over rust. A new SUV can cost 35-70k. Sounds like a bargain spending 5k to replace a rusted out subframe. In fact, that s what a family member just did on their sedan and it s like new again.
Side note: I cringed watching you use a 500ft pound impact on its highest setting to tighten sway bar nuts. Yikes.
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Nathan
Had me cracking up at this one! LOLed when you put the new blower in and said looks like it s holding itself and I thought until you just about get a screw started And it came crashing down! Every time. And if your regular vice grips aren t holding those links, look into the parrot grips. They work wonders!
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Had me cracking up at this one! LOLed when you put the new blower in and said looks like it s holding itself and I thought until you just about get a screw started And it came crashing down! Every time. And if your regular vice grips aren t holding those links, look into the parrot grips. They work wonders!
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R.
This is so wild, my wifes 06 Santa Fe still looks new underneath. But paint is faded, walmart rash from idiots banging their doors into it and a bit of hail dings, interior look new, engine trans looks new, drives better than a new one, we test drove a 22, and said nope. Hers will get paint and body done.
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This is so wild, my wifes 06 Santa Fe still looks new underneath. But paint is faded, walmart rash from idiots banging their doors into it and a bit of hail dings, interior look new, engine trans looks new, drives better than a new one, we test drove a 22, and said nope. Hers will get paint and body done.
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Moose
It's a conspiracy to keep the economy going by rusting cars before their time so you have to buy a new one sooner. We use regular salt here but not that brine junk. Still rusts stuff but nowhere as bad. I find it scary when I cross over at Ogdensburg and see the rusted out stuff still rolling around.
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It's a conspiracy to keep the economy going by rusting cars before their time so you have to buy a new one sooner. We use regular salt here but not that brine junk. Still rusts stuff but nowhere as bad. I find it scary when I cross over at Ogdensburg and see the rusted out stuff still rolling around.
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tom
Piss people off? Who cares. Job is done and by the looks of things under the car the blower motor will last longer. Only person who might get upset is someone who will most likely go to a salvage yard to get a blower motor and discover they have to cut wires and perform the same operation. Lol
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Piss people off? Who cares. Job is done and by the looks of things under the car the blower motor will last longer. Only person who might get upset is someone who will most likely go to a salvage yard to get a blower motor and discover they have to cut wires and perform the same operation. Lol
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