Chevy Malibu: Lower Control Arm w/ Ms.Hannah & Ms. Marie 

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"I'm gonna ask for help, but I'm not giving up" Best words to hear.

I say this as a father of four daughters. The enthusiasm and happiness of all three of you together is so refreshing to see in a world where there isn’t much of it. They obviously respect you as a father and a mechanic, and you have the devotion, patience, and love to train them and let them learn. Excellent video!

As a mechanic and a father of four, I can sooo appreciate this! Unfortunately, my kids usually let me know about broken things long after they've been thoroughly pulverized. Great job ladies!

It is refreshing to see young people working on their own vehicles. We live in such a disposable world, that nobody wants to fix anything, anymore.

I know they’re not your chillens but you’re one hell of a father and father figure. Oh yeah. Great job girls.

Those two are like my favorite sort of (electrical) helpers: careful, willing to learn, *wanting* to learn, and not afraid to get dirty in the process. There's a satisfaction in doing something for yourself (even with guidance) that I hope they never forget.

As a father of two daughters, who come out and watch me change oil, and other simple maintenance stuff... can I just say this was one of the most enjoyable videos I’ve ever seen on RU-vid!!!! Thank you sir for your time and enjoyable content!!! Subscribed for this!!!!!

These two young ladies know more about cars than 99% of the population. They are way ahead of the game. Enjoyed the struggle.

That you would even need to post such a disclaimer is really sad. I think it's awesome that you are willing to teach a new skill and that the girls are willing to dive in and learn.

Here I am, watching this video again. As a dad to two daughters myself, there is not a more outstanding performance than watching Eric play the shop version of Regis and these two young ladies ROCKED this project! I'd even call it: wholesome!! Well done Eric!!! Well done!

Good Man. Instead of playing video games, these young ladies are learning something valuable. They did a great job. Kudos to you sir.

No Injuries. Hands dirtied. Knowledge passed on and confidences built. Hey and a few giggles to boot. Great job sharing your knowledge Eric. Keep up the good work.

Those two young ladies were hilarious! Ms. Hannah and Ms. Marie kept me laughing. The girls laughter was infectious. You sir are a awesome role model for taking time out of your busy day to teach the young generation.

Love the balance Eric shows between letting them do things their own way and making sure they worked safely and made enough progress so they didn't get frustrated. Good job Dad !

As an automotive technician for the last 9 years and a father of two beautiful girls. This is what I dream of when I open up my own shop. Very inspirational! Much respect

I hope these girls realize that they are being taught by the best.

I love watching Eric work. But this is one of the most endearing things I've ever watched on RU-vid. He teaches with such patience and humor. It's obvious that everyone is having a good time and learning. Great work, ladies!!

Absolutely one of the ALL TIME most enjoyable auto repair videos I've seen! So cool watching the girls doing the repair and "Dad" advising ONLY when necessary. GREAT JOB! GREAT SEEING EVERYONE HAVING FUN!

The arguing of the bolt direction had me laughing so hard 😆 love the video and the patience you had with these young ladies! Keep the great videos coming

I grinned the whole way through the video. Young people with a sense of humor and the self assuredness of these two are rare to find. These girls will be successful at whatever they do. Thank you for providing them with this great opportunity.

Marie: "I don't even know why we pay you to do this stuff... it's so easy". Awesome classic line.

You’re such a good dad, Eric. I envy the relationship you and your kids have. My dad refuses to even acknowledge he has kids, even after we lost my little brother a couple years ago. You are definitely blessed.

Eric, I have watched literally every one of your videos. This one is my favorite. These young ladies will do well in life and kudos to you for teaching them. It is refreshing to see the enthusiasm, determination and joy they get from doing the job! Well done ladies!

Only a FATHER could have the foresight, wisdom and patience to allow those two young ladies to tackle a task like that...and post it to RU-vid as a lesson for other Dads to emulate. Entertaining, insightful, educational, inspirational and a "goal post". You Sir, have won RU-vid for the month...Thank you for being a honest, hard working EXAMPLE for your children. We need more Dads like you. Lead from the front! Set the example!

Nominating for top 10 SMA videos. Funny but also shows some deeper stuff- girls giggling but getting it done, Mr O shows patients when you know he wanted to jump in sooo many times.

We use 'ackadackas' in the UK since swapping to the metric system, I'm pretty old school though, I can convert uggaduggas to ackadackas on the fly.

This is the best SMA video I've watched so far (and I'm here all the time!). You kept back just enough for them to work things out themselves and only stepped in when absolutely necessary. You never made them feel dumb when they struggled and it was an absolute joy to watch young women being given the skills from a traditionally male-only domain. I hope these two will continue to learn how to fix their cars and if they want to, follow it through to a career. Female mechanics are rare but can get a LOT of business from women car owners who are wary of the typical macho garage culture. Well done ladies. If you can do it, any woman can do it - but too many think they can't (because that's what they've been told). Go girls! ...and Kudos to Eric for being such a cool guy.

Nice change of pace. As a dad I love seeing this.

Ms. Hanner and Ms. Marie - awesome to see them again! Edit: Now that I've watched the video, I have to say that I haven't laughed that much at any RU-vid video in a long time. Those two young ladies are awesome, and I am very thankful that a good man like Eric has taken them both (especially "Hanner") under his wing and has been such a great mentor to them. They are very blessed to know you!

Young ladies did a great job! Need more youth like this.

What a great learning experience for them. I make my daughter do as much as she can now that she is driving. She has helped with almost the whole front end rebuild and all oil changes. Plus i get to spend time with her while doing it. Love the videos keep them coming.

As the father of two daughters, I *loved* this video. They were being age-appropriately giggly and silly and at times seeming like they didn't know an impact wrench from a left-handed hammer, but at the same time, they were right in there getting their hands dirty, figuring it out, asking good questions and getting 'er done. GREAT JOB, ladies, and great job teaching, Mr. O! My 20yo's friend complained about being charged $80 to get a headlight bulb replaced - just the bulb, not the assembly. My daughter said "oh, honey, if you have another bulb burn out, CALL ME - we'll go buy a replacement together, and I'll show you how to put it in!" The student becomes the teacher. :-)

either she made that tire look light or I'm just getting old.............................

Because of this channel and this video, my two girls (18,19) spent Saturday and the good part of Sunday (after Church) under my wife's 2007 Town and Country.We replaced rear shocks, rear brakes, front brakes entire front suspension and both wheel hub assemblies. Oh, and the wife replaced the headlights. SWEET!!

Your know girls are so natural and honest why cant we guy be like this Wow great job ladies!

Great job girls and remember longer wrenches & bigger hammers = more beans. Taught my 15 yr old daughter the strength equalizer is longer wrenches...let leverage be your friend :D Gotta love a girl that's not afraid to get her hands dirty. They keep that up you can put them to work! They work great together and had me laughing.

Female Toyota tech going on 4 yrs next year right here. I am one of 2 females working in the Chicago region for Toyota. I've been told by so many female customers that females who get into the industry are SMART. I had one lady who told me the way how technology is changing the world that there will be more need for mechanically inclined people than usual female office careers. She made good point when she made this statement "Robots break; who is gonna fix them??"

Their enthusiasm makes my heart smile. Really enjoyed watching this. I wish a-lot of people who actually get hired on to be a mechanic or learn had this kind of enthusiasm and fun with it. I'm really happy I stumbled upon your channel. All your videos have been fun and some of them have been very interesting in terms of what the solution ended up being.

Im definitely gonna be like this when i have kids. Ive been watching this channel for almost 10 years i think, i remember watching this video years ago and it came through my feed again, satisfying to see kids fixing their own cars instead of ruining them with lift kits, exhaust deletes, squatting, etc.

Eric, you so have to get these two girls a small 4-stroke motorbike to work on, something they can take the skin off and see how the machine as a whole acts together to become alive, they have such potential, and you really are the best to help them discover that, a motorbike has basically everything a car has just in a smaller, easier to grasp concept. Engine mounts hold the engine, starter switch activates the solenoid, that turns the starter motor, that turns the engine. At the same time the ECU is receiving a pulse from the stator which is activating the coil which is sending a high voltage down the lead to the spark, as well as charging the battery and powering the lights. Then let them take the top off so they can see how the valves work, then take of the side to view the timing chain, then take of the clutch cover so they can see how that works, then the cylinder block so they can see the piston moving, then how the carb works with the vacuum from the engine (or injectors depending on the engine), find a old injector and show them how it injects fuel into the cylinder, these girls have so much fun doing their own car, and you can see the potential in them that even though it may not be a full time career (as I think one wishes to become a nurse?), it will be such a education that will stay with them forever!... Please, if you can do that, ask if they would be interested, if so, then you could almost go back to basics with your own subscribers and help them understand the fundamental basics, as I'm sure there are many subscribers and watchers out there who would love that sort of background introduction to what makes a vehicle such an amazing machine and what it really is if you remove nearly all of todays modern electrics and OBD stuff, so to speak.

Young ladies learning hands on auto repair! AWESOME 👏 Taking the time to teach them is Awesome.

So many positives from this video. First, Eric you pronounced aluminium correctly. Second, it's fantastic to see the young folk getting into this industry and getting their hands dirty. They looked so happy to get in there and do the job. Hannah, please think of wearing your hair back. I'd hate to think that it will get caught in something dangerous. Eric you are a great teacher, we need more of you.

Eric. this is pure entertainment. No different than if two guys that were not mechanical tried to do the same repair. you are a genius. I truly enjoyed this video.

I know of no girls or women in my family that would ever work on a car. Especially with no gloves. Hats off to you Eric. Also a hearty congratulations to them both.

It is really good that these young ladies have some basic knowledge about automotive things so that they do not get "played" by some unethical shop when they do not have access to your talent. Thank you for your efforts!

My daughter asked for a breaker bar and some lug nuts sockets for xmas. She's like 90lbs but she gets it done! Teaching kids is awesome you did them a huge favor for later in life

"crossthreads are better than loctite" Eric O - 2018

Marie. "I don't even know why we pay you for this stuff it's so easy". What a happy Video.

its great watching the girls look at the problem and hear them talk it out between themselves on how it works

Reminds me of the time I was teaching my ex girlfriends daughter how to drive. And she wrecked my truck and bent my lower control arm. She asked me if I was pissed. I said no because your going to help me remove and replace the lower control arm. It was the most fun to watch her learn to do it. She told all her friends she can fix a truck now?! Good job girl's!

Put my son to work for me turning wrenches at 12. Taught him how to do good diagnostics and repairs. He is now an engineer working on Million Plus $$ scanners. My 17 year old daughter can change an elevation motor on a treadmill and calibrate it correctly. She is not afraid to get her hands dirty and jump in it with dear old dad. I am blessed. Eric you are a blessing for how you teach the younger folks. They will carry it with them for the rest of their lives. Eric thank you for all of your videos, they are the bomb.

I not only found this video entertaining but i think it shows that Eric O is a strong promoter of today's youth(men or women) learning how to fix their own cars. Well done.

I’m sure I’ve never had that much fun changing out suspension parts-nice work.

Great video it makes me happy to see that some kids are still willing to dive in and try something new. Also good for you for being so patient and taking the time to guide them through the process.

I think Eric's videos would be better if he giggled too.

"Don't hit that grease fitting!" My favorite part.

Great job ladies! Not many young ladies want to get their hands dirty and learn a little about vehicles. Eric, you sir are a great teacher with a lot of patience!

These girls have been paying attention. They knocked this out without a worry. Great to see young 'uns that want to learn and take care of their own rides.

I like how eager they are to learn

Normally watch your channel to learn diagnostic procedures but this video made my day and was great to see something else, hard to believe all of us were there at one point. 😂😂😂😂

Drives me up the wall when people ask u how to do something then try and tell u your wrong. Like when she kept saying he was telling her to go the wrong direction. But I do love you taking the time to teach them. This will serve them for years.

6:09 "You made that look easy!" Tell the girls they just need to eat their wheaties! =D Also loved seeing them have fun figuring it all out!

It's refreshing to see 2 young ladies not afraid to get their hands dirty & tackle such a job w/ positive attitudes,....it would be nice to see a series in the future w/ Ms Hannah & Ms Marie every 6 months or so w/ basic auto maintenance tips just as update to seeing them around the shop for old times sake.

That blonde has got potential! Not afraid to get her hands dirty. Hefts those tires on the hub like a pro. Love girls that do their own maintenance. I have my step daughter; rotating her tires, changing her oil, changing brake on the front, draining transmission and adding fluid and changing her cars bulbs

It’s gratifying to see two young ladies take an interest in mechanics.

This should be a weekly series... Hammering with the girls...lol Good job to you all...

Hannah and Marie, you did awesome. That was so fun to watch. thanks. Your lucky to have such a good teacher.

So cool that you take time to work with the young adults! You are a good mentor!

What a great dad, and what great kids. It's fun to watch you guys work, and I'm learning as I go. Thank you for this channel.

It's great seeing young folk learning how to fix things. Eric, I hope you know how much you're doing to boost their sense of self-worth. You're doing good things.

"cross threading is better than lock-tight" depends if your working on it next. Lol

I love Rule #1 Eric - I need a friend like that. Kudos to you for taking time to show Hanna & Marie how to do these repairs, and for overseeing the ugga dugga meter. Thanks a ton Eric..

I love seeing this. My daughter is 6 but best believe when shes old enough to help me out she's gonna know everything i can possiblu teach her. Much respect Mr. O for training our youth that they can DIY anything. 👍👍👍👍👍

The Family Auto Repair Channel. Most family-friendly content on youtube.

These two are so good to plug away at this project. Hannah will make a great nurse and Marie will be able to do what ever she puts her mind to. Reminds me of my own 27 yo daughter who changes her own oil and has replaced heating elements in her dryer. Good job teaching Eric O, did not miss a single teachable moment. "If I can do it, you can do it."

This made my day!! I enjoyed seeing the next gen working on their own cars. And where there's bloody knuckles there's an awesome repair.

My suggestion next video turn the speed down on your impact guns. make sure to show them the difference between left and right handed clamps. Eye protection for both ladies. And get them some gloves. Such an amazing gift passing on knowledge. When something happens a piece of you still lives on. Rock on ladies. Be safe have fun improvise adapt and overcome.

Great video! I educated my 18 year old daughter on basic maintenance (oil & filter, tire pressure check & rotation, fluid check) on her 2000 Hondoo Accord SE. Now she lives 850 miles away & doesn't have access to my shop. Luckily I found an honest repair shop (like your's) that does all that stuff for her. It's good knowing if she has too she can do it!

I like that comment, " We just need your lift and your Tools next time, we wont need you" They used around 10 lifelines, but they had a good attitude. Now they can brag , We changed something behind the front tire one time ! Next time wear a hard hat Hanna ! Ouch.

Great job all, Those young ladies are going to be self sufficient and independent Automotive technicians! GEt on those headlights.

How tight? “One more ugga dugga” lol perfect explanation of the torque wrench

lol, these girls are a hoot. Reminds me of teaching my daughter how to work on her own car. Thanks for posting this Eric, and thank you Hannah and Marie, you all rock.

good job girls.. 👍👏👏👏👏 show my daughter the video and I said to her "if she can do it, then you can do it too" 🤣🤣🤣

Well Done Ladies..... When Eric was on the phone, and you two were talking all that trash about "We don't need him!!!!", that gave me quite a laugh.... ohhh my, if he heard that, ohhh, you'll be sorry..... But lucky for you, Eric had a sense of humor about it..... Yeah, we don't need him.... (ten seconds later).... Uhh, can we use 5 more lifelines???? Heh heh heh heh!!!

Fun to watch the girls almost dainty approach vs the bull in the china shop most guys use! If they can do it, you can do it! Nice job Eric!!

I am glad to see you teaching them. My Dad taught me, in the 1970s. I hope all of you get to cherish these memories.

Good job, ladies! Eric, I love your disclaimer. Don't take any crap from the creeps that like to linger in RU-vid comment sections.

Also, why would anyone berate them? We all started somewhere. My first tuneup, age 12, I broke 3 spark plugs on a straight 6. Dad just said, try again.

My favorite Eric O. comment in the video...”cross threads are better than locktite”. I busted out laughing! 🤣

I love it, I am a woman electrician/mechanic and hold clinics for US Navy spouses and active duty women at US base Auto Hobby Shops. If military active and veterans don't know this, you can use the auto hobby shop for a few bucks an hour and get absolutely anything you need including lifts, tire changing, electric schematics, etc. Take advantage of SMA as well as your hobby shop. I always use both.

“Tip” you see the excitement on their faces this is what I like to see thank you Eric!

Thank you Eric for allowing the ladies to use your workshop and the tools which are both your profession and your income, I know (as many of us will) that DIY tools aren't cheap, and professional tools come in at nothing short of needing a loan, they are very fortunate to have someone who trusts them. I've a good friend who's a mechanic, I try not to pester him with problems, but he's very supportive of my DIY+ home mechanic skills, and lets me use his specialist tools (£400+ scanners etc) to do things, or when I'm at my wits end will come along and do a task in ten minutes that I've been struggling with for hours, and I in return am very clingy about my own tools if my son 'uses' them, it's taken me 30yrs to amass the small collection I have today, they're precious to me in a weird kinda way. Also, thank you girls for a entertaining video, these are the sort of tasks that many of us cut our teeth on when our vehicles failed their MOT's (in the UK, by law, most vehicles have to have a yearly roadworthiness test, it's called a MOT as the acronym for the Govt. body who originally introduced it who were called the Ministry of Transport). Control arms, excessive play in steering rack, excessive play in track rod end, play in wheel bearing, all fundamentally common failures, but the worse culprit would be blown bulbs and rusting in 'prescribed' areas. A thick wooly hat or a cap saves the sharp pain of hitting your head on the car or the jack, still hurts, but not as bad, it also saves your hair from getting all gritty, but it wouldn't be as much of a education if you didn't have a few scrapes. You ladies are getting a really valuable education in home, DIY mechanics (as we all are watching the video's Eric and his family are kind enough to produce and let us watch), you'll gain experience and confidence under Eric's watchful eye and of course his never ending lifelines, you really are very, very lucky and it's wonderful watching you learn, even if you are a bit cheeky to the teacher, which just makes it all the more funnier :-D And yes, Eric's 'tap' is what most people would call a 'WHACK", but so much of what you do on a car comes with it's own sixth sense, you sorta learn what needs your gentle 'tap' and what needs a Eric style 'whack'. You had the right tools to make the job easier and to complete it safely, it was a task that needed doing and you did it as well as anyone could do that job. Would LOVE to see you all do the tracking, as Eric said, that job can throw the tracking out, it can make the steering pull to one side or the other, I've changed track rod ends so many times, the book says 'count the threads', but I'm sure Eric will say something like 'measure from the inner track rod nut to the middle of the track rod end on the old one, then measure to get the same on the new one', counting the threads doesn't work, there's little tricks and tips to so much stuff, I'd love to see a video on the tracking and whilst I know what it's for, I don't fully understand how to calculate the toe in/out, and I think you two will find that very educational and informative.

This is SO IMPORTANT. Many times I think women are raised to be helpless, but at the end of the day, if more folks raised their daughters like this, the world wouldn’t have half of the issues that it does! I mean, before we know it she will be doing SMA videos. And the one advantage is that she probably has small hands that can grab onto the bolts that you and I will swear at for hours. (On that note if she is ever interested in helping to remove a Rolls-Royce V8 throttle body let me know)

I really hope these girls do more or even think about being a mechanic, well done two thumbs up.

so awesome to see young people wanting to learn to take care of their vehicles, will be useful skills in the future to save money and have pride in a job well done. plus helps to have Mr O as a mentor. great job ladies

At least they are working to better their lives, and not starring down at their phones!!! I like the way you set them up with your SMA work uniforms too!!

I am impressed and pleased that you are mentoring these 2 young women. Maybe one of them will become a technician one day. Also, because of what they are learning they are less likely to be taken by an unscrupulous shop.

The girls did great , I give two thumps up. Most kids do not what to do work . You are a great mentor and a father.

@ 7:30, I fell out completely❗ Eric, best line in a already very humorous video, "isn't that convient?" Seems like all three of you had a good time and they got to learn something too. You can look at any job as a chore or as just something to be done so you might as well enjoy the time spent with friends. Thanks ladies. Oh, and Eric, LOL.