Ford Eco Sport Front CV Axles 

I have to thank Eric and Mrs. O for fixing this car as for it is my girlfriend's car. Eric did a great job for us and We won't use any other mechanic

“Should have hit it with my purse”…..👜 😂

BJ means ball joint. You learn something new every day.

I was laughing when you started talking about the seal being on permanent back order and giving it back to the customer to drive until it came in. Many years ago I was replacing a U-joint in a small European Ford car and when I pulled the slip yoke the OEM seal from the back of the transmission came with it. The seal was pretty chewed up and had been leaking for quite some time from the amount of oil on the underside of the car so I called the customer and asked if they wanted to replace it. The customer told me they knew about the seal and if I could find one I should go ahead and do it. He told me he had tried to get one before and it was a no go. Since my Ford dealer was located about a block away I took the seal over to them only to find they did not have one and yes, it was on the universal parts list. You know the one, the list of parts never to be found in this universe. Now this was back in the days long before computers so the parts man phoned a few other dealers around to see if any of them had the seal which of course none of them did. So now we were stumped and I was not looking forward to telling my customer about it. Right around then a fellow came in with a delivery from another Ford dealer. He heard part of our conversation and came over and asked if he could see the seal. I handed to him and he looked at it and asked if he could use the phone to call his shop. The parts man told him he had already called there but the delivery driver, who was actually a parts man himself said, "Which parts department did you talk to?" My parts man said, "Why, do you have more than one?" The driver said, "Yes, we have two. One for automotive and one for farm equipment." So the driver phoned his dealership, talked to someone and gave the parts description to them, and hey presto, they had five of them. He asked if I wanted one and I told him, "Hell yes." so he placed the order. When he got off the phone I asked him what the seal came off in his world. Turns out they were used on some model of Ford farm equipment and he had recognized it when he saw it because he worked in the Tractor department at his shop. He had also had his guy check it against the Hollander manual to ensure that it was the right one and it was listed for several Ford vehicles. For those of you who don't know about Hollander manuals, they were manuals that you could purchase that gave you parts numbers and then listed all of the vehicles that used them along with their parts numbers. They were sort of a printed data base and they were in valuable as a cross reference. Unfortunately they don't make them any more and Hollander publishing went out of business. As I recall there were 7 or 8 manuals in a series and there were 4 or 5 different series based on different industries like automotive, heavy equipment, heavy trucks, stationary equipment etc. The books were about $50 to $100 each so many dealerships didn't have them simply due to the cost. Remember, back in those days, you could purchase a brand new car for $2000. The new part was delivered about an hour later and it fit like a glove. Gawd I miss Hollander manuals and the old days when experienced Parts men where a valued asset at any dealership. Computers are great to a point but they cannot replace someone with a good eye and lots of time in the business.

That chrome cap surely wanted it’s full 15 minutes of fame.

Always nice to see Mrs O's cameo appearance. A magician needs a good assistant.

Mr. O.: "When I nod my head, you hit it." (The lovely) Mrs O.: Okay! 🤣

"It's got four little fingers on it and it's green." What a wasted opportunity for a Kermit/Miss Piggy joke!

Dr. O had to call in the Big Gun. Mrs. O for the win.

The level of snarkiness in this video made me happy.

"Should have hit it with my purse" Killed me!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mr. O, you are a brave man talking trash to Mrs. O, working girl😂😂😂. Such a pleasure to see you two work together.

As a former AAA guy, I’ve hammered my fair share of sockets onto swollen nuts 🤘

I have 4 sisters and they all come to me to fix their cars. They are so grateful that I can save them money but if wasn't for kind people like you I would have a very hard time finding out myself how to fix their cars. Thank you so much. Your video was very detailed and I got the job done. God bless you friend.

You don't do work you ain't being paid for. Staying in business 101. 👍

Love the neon check engine light on the wall. It should have a dollar sign in the middle.

I really need to have my wife watch these videos so she will approve the purchase of that air hammer and necessary bits.

My wife would never help me under a car. She would tell me “that’s why I gave you a son”. 😂

Like you Eric I followed in my Fathers footsteps as a mechanic. When you got Josh's bigger plastic/dead blow hammer reminded me of one of his favorite sayings; "Never Force Anything, Just Get A Bigger Hammer"

You have the talent for taking a normal maintenance task and making it informative and interesting. A revelation. Even a hammer has a hammer side :)

Mrs. O's cookin' channel ever gonna happen? Seemed like a good idea.

When the hammering started, I immediately thought McCoy was helping, then a couple seconds later, saw the jewelry and nice nails then heard the voice. :) You're a great team, Mr & Mrs. O!

You gota put Mrs O in camera more often, because it's always nice to see Mrs.O.

Thanks for the upload.... watching from Tokyo before ending the evening. Enjoying the classic drive shaft replacement complete with Eric’s famous sense of humor. Total enjoyment!

Speaking of torque wrenches, there's a guy in Canada that rebuilds jet engines. He has a special hydraulic wrench with a torque display. One nut, the spec is 3,000 foot-pounds! Wowsers!

"should have hit it with my purse" made me lol

Not only the best mechanic on YT but the nicest shop as well. Thanks for sharing.

“Shoulda hit it with my purse” is going home with me.

Good video! 🤣 Surprised that Ms O doesn’t chew your azz out for not wearing safety squints when running that air hammer….but we do have two eyes, lol.

Listen fella, thanks to you and yours, Avoca is no small town any more! You've made that property look VERY GOOD and have only inspired your neighborhood! Im happy to have seen it in person!!... I hope they have a bronze statue of you ,and a year-round ice cream joint by the DG and gas station one day!! Drink in the beauty of the Upstate area regardless of the politics. Thank you for letting us look over your shoulder all these years and taking the time to produce this content. Your legacy shall be preserved on YT, and some day...Someone will say "thats my grandparents place...Im proud to be related to them!!!".. Ever forward sir......NJ

when I bought my new Ford the first thing I did was get rid of the chrome cap pot metal lug nuts and put chrome steel ones on.

Relieved to see Mrs. O back in supervising mode. I worried that somehow she had been recycled or something.

It's a good day when Eric brings THOR out to play!

Eric O's videos remind me of the main reason I love living in Tennessee and of 1 more reason why I say that snow is a dirty word. I have a 2004 Toyota Corolla with 263000 miles on it that is still running the original brake rotors, brake drums, and CV axles. No rotten framework, no rusted out oil pan and all the original lug nuts with no swelling. I had the brake rotors turned when I put a set of pads on about 7 or 8 years ago because I was getting a little brake shudder. What's even more fun is that the car was officially totaled almost 10 years ago. The only thing I fixed then was to knock the bottom of the left rear door opening down a little so the door wouldn't drag when opening or closing. Yes, I get my money's worth out of a car.

My man sacrifices a tool for a customer. ❤

Love the behind-the-back action to install and tighten the nut! Great video, as usual, and also nice to see Mrs. O again.

good to see Mrs O as always!👍

I have started giving the exposed steel on outer CV joints a clean up and a light coat of paint to help prevent rust flakes causing problems with magnetic speed sensor rings

Frappe and SMA. Perfect morning!

Great video and good to see Mrs.O

It's always nice to see Mrs. O.

I love when Ms 'O' comes out in the shop !

Mrs O wielding the hammer 🔨 👌 sweet. Also, it's always interesting to see how much a-huffin' and puffin' is avoided by having the air tools. Thanks folks 🎉❤

Man Down! Another enjoyable rip with ya. Thanks Mr O.

Love your videos and your “tell it like it is” style.

It was really great to see Mrs. O. Great repair video Eric.

Thank You Mr. & Mrs. O for the video.

It’s always nice to see Mrs .O great job Eric..love the video..

Love the check engine money shop light there, First time noticing it 👍👍👍

Nice job Eric!

Glad to see you back. Missed you last week & Mrs. O. Another great job.

You are sir, a damned good mechanic.👍👍

The build quality on that light you have is excellent, it hits the ground a lot in your videos and keeps on shining. Thanks for the video Eric!

Nice work Mrs. O!

I have watched quite a few of your VDOs and you are a great mechanic...learned a lot about techniques. I wish I could find someone like you here :) thank you

Good to see Mrs O Looking lovely as usual

Mr. O thank you for your time in recording your work, you and your shop is the one of the best I have seen to day....

Cold rainy weather here in Socal day off new video from Mr. O getting a hot cup of coffee oh yeah can't get any better than this

Fantastic as always, Eric. Thanks again!

Thanks for sharing your day with us Mr. O. And remember, if you can do it, you can have fun doing it. Have a great day!

Nice job Eric, wish I had a helper like Mrs O.

Love the content on South Main Auto! Always informative and helpful tips for DIY car enthusiasts like myself. Keep up the great work, looking forward to more videos!

Gotta love antiseize. You put it anywhere, it's everywhere.

Finally a great carnage video. One of your better ones for sure. Having Venessa sling the hammer is brutal. Thanks Eric O.

My wife had a 2016 Ford Escape. I ended replacing the lug nuts with solid stainless ones for pretty cheap

Another quality video, two thumbs up.

Great job Mr. O. Nice to see Mrs. O also. Hope the new axles solve the problem.

" you gotta go like that when you do it.... 😂😂😂😂" Only one Mr O.... great channel, even better repairs!!!👋👋

Thank you for another great video. Stay safe out there. Cheers

I watch Eric poking that cv shaft back in its socket. Makes it look easy. Interesting tidbits along the way. All in a good days work.

Nice "Plan-B". Thanks for demonstrating!

Thanks Eric, SOO nice to see you do a SOLO style video that"s 0ver 30 mins long, I loved it !❤

Good morning Mr Eric hope y'all have a great day

Got to love a great video, especially when Mrs. O makes an appearance. 👍🏼

Love this channel

So nice to see someone who ACTUALLY knows how to use a torque wrench! Too many approach the torque too fast, they hear the beep, or click in older or cheaper wrenches but are way over the value because they passed it up going too fast or hard.

You all with southern cars have no idea how good you have it

Mrs. O is a car star when it comes to mechanics! Eric‘s garage princess

Love your judo “ chop “ you sail those axles like you have done them a FEW times 😂

I'm always happy to see a new SMA video pop up 😊 That job looked to be a pisser for sure. I've never had to deal with that type of setup and hopefully never will.

The more videos like this that I watch, the more I'm reminded of the "snap-tite" model cars and trucks that I put together as a 6 year old! I was raised on S-K hand tools so, needless to say, I was extremely disappointed when the company was sold to China! I still have and use S-K that were purchased by my dad and grandpa. These days, I buy the good stuff at garage/estate sales and flea markets anytime I see them. Also, since I'm not running a shop, any time I run across those crappy, "capped" lug nuts, I just automatically add the cost of a whole set of real ones to my repair cost. To me, since I mainly work on my own stuff, even an extra $100 for solid lugs on my 8 lug trucks more than offsets the cost of the frustration if I can't get the junk ones off to start with!

Very good job Mrs. O! Don’t worry about the fingers, just hit it!

LOL........"oh that's not how you use an air hammer?" Love your sense of humor. You may have been a stand up comedian in a previous life !

Eric O. You are a very lucky guy married to a wonderful wife and mechanic. Nothing meant by it but nice to see Vanessa again, never moody, always a smile. Brilliant channel keep them coming. Dave in Guernsey, Channel Islanmds. 70 miles south of the UK.

Hi Mrs O Nice to see you again 😊😊😊

Become a Mechanic they said... It'll be fun.. they Said... LMAO😂

Oh man this narration was top notch! Lol i loved it

Nice work and master craftsmonship (as always) and Thank the wife for the Cameo!

i like that new engine light

Oh wow mrs O , I had to wait a half watchin you fumble with axel shafts before you couldn't do it w/o her. Been so long I almost forgot how damn lucky you are that she keeps hangin aroun'. Such a wonderful woman. !

Good work Mr. O! I was waiting for you to tell Mrs. O: "When I nod my head, hit it..." That's a really peculiar seal. Ford engineering! ;)

The pry bar and large axle nut sockets are impressive specialty tools you won't find in a typical home garage!

Mrs. O does a great job. She did not hit her fingers. Hit it again, harder, harder! Mrs. O is great to see. Great job on this repair.

I'm glad you rotated that shaft and showed us that outer seal cover AKA dust shield actually rotated because I thought maybe you took too much medication this morning.

Keep up the great work Eric and Mrs. O. Shop kitty has it made

Great as always Eric-O .

I love your Check engine sign on the wall you may need to plug in for diagnostic to check faults I love your videos the are best ones 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I like the way you talk because it makes some people mad

Love it. Make my own tools often

I just replaced my cv axle last year and it's already broken, this time I'm getting oem parts, always enjoy your vids