Nice to see you here too Mr. Fiero. Lol I am so excited for the next episode I’ve been watching since episode one and can’t wait to see the content you come up with after the fiero
I remember how one guy came up with a beefy solenoid and made a trunk popper. This was during early 90's, car was from early 80's. He gathered a group to witness his success, and when everyone was watching, he very theatrically manner pressed the button, and the beefy solenoid crumpled the lid cover. We watched for a moment, applauded and proceeded doing whatever we were doing.
In my auto tech class there was a nissan altima that the auto body class had skinned. We found out that the trunk lid was a lot lighter without any body work on it. And the spring was the same strength. It made for a very dangerous catapult. Since there was no battery, it was a manual release by reaching in through the body to release the trunk. Good for launching hub caps.
You have two options on the front wheel bearings. That exact bearing has multiple part numbers, one of which is for a bearing WITH side seals and one without side seals. Obviously, you received the one without side seals. Option Two is to order side seals and install them. Yes, you can order side seals for bearings and install them after the fact. Check with Grainger.
@@tarstarkusz They definitely have the benefit of being old cars, a lot of people had a lot of time to figure out all of it's problems and document them.
@@jjpark98 Even the old books are really good. Every single thing, step by step including the body, electrical and all kinds of miscellaneous stuff. Getting such a good book on this car is going to be impossible.
Yep. I was going to suggest exactly this, the "Z" or "ZZ" variant of the bearing if that's how sealing and/or shielding work on the double roller type.
Broken door handle, wheel bearings, trunk popper & dashboard problems, on a car with only 1000 miles on it! Is it possible that the quality is even worse than a Wheego?
@@oddball_the_blue How can Richard and Nik only have 367 k subs in six years- I run into them all over the car sites, even the fringy ones! Although I'm sure Nik could have painted Binky with a pad on his favorite grinder, I was stunned at how over complicated and awesome he made the "simple white with black roof " paint job!
Never, ever, break large amounts of torque with a torque wrench or power ratchet. Even manual socket wrenches are sketchy for breaking torques over 250 foot pounds. Invest in a breaker bar!
@@thehandlesticks66 He said while trying to break something loose the tool slipped and sent him knee first into the concrete. So my solution to that problem is that we don't make shop floors out of concrete anymore and instead make them out of nerf foam so when the tool slips next time he doesn't get hurt
This is so great! having just bought a coda with 50k miles, your timing could not be any better! im surprised your low mileage one has so many issues. Guess driving a car a little is important to keep it healthy..
Honestly I don't think so, most advertizer only glance at the video; so first, Royobi may never see the part where it breaks, and second,a s people pointed out, Robert used the tool improperly and the comments shows that peopel are aware that Robert, not the tools, are at fault.
What you need next in the EV collection is a historic EV commercial vehicle from the UK which used to deliver milk to households. Honestly you would love a UK milk float delivery truck.
Just a tip for Robert, the "extra grease" on the bearings could have the opposite effect because it can increase the amount of dust that is collected and gunked to the area
If two months ago you’d told me that I’d be VERY invested in watching a guy replace the wheel bearings on an old car I would have been shocked. That said: watching things get fixed is nice. 😊 ESPECIALLY the trunk popper. The second hand endorphins just ✨✨✨✨
14:45 yes you do. Check the running surfaces of the old bearing races. If they are shiny, they didn't fail from dirt, if they're dull grey, or even visibly rough and scratched, they did.
I’m laughing so hard watching this video! My favorite expression when a weird parts issue happens with my coda “that’s so Coda” Also, I have the same trunk issue with my Coda. Can I seriously pay you to make one for me?
Fun fact: The chinese car the Coda is based off of traces its lineage to a Mitsubishi sedan from the 90's. Hafei bought the designs from Mitsubishi, cheapened up a few things, and voila, the Coda platform. Also, since Mitsu and Chrysler were co-developing vehicles with each other, if you ever need replacement parts for some of the Coda suspension components, there are some bolt-on replacements from the Jeep Compass parts bin.
It is oddly satisfying watching someone 'work a problem' (your boot latch) and see the successful result. Judging by the smile on your face when showing off the result I think you agree. The paint restoration makes your car look like it came strait from the factory. Very nice work.
Having recently discovered your excellent channel I've been binge-watching. Thanks for another episode. PS Would it be unfair for me to assume that any car liked by the presenter should be considered a dog only worthy of shooting by anyone else?
Ha - the vent tubes for the battery are to vent the hydrogen gas produced when the battery is charging. Even "sealed" batteries will still vent some hydrogen. Since the battery is in an enclosed space and highly combustable gasses in an enclosed space are also known as bombs... well, let's just say those little tubes are fairly important 😎 Love the series!
Always a good day when you post a video. For future reference always undo the fill point before draining abs fluids. If you can’t undo it at least the fluid is still there.
Without any formal automotive training you're brain works like a tech with years of experience. You are right in worrying about the bearings, measure them up and install a set of sealed bearings which I'm sure you'll be able to match up to. Great job.
It hurt when we drilled out the metal pin on the door panel and scratched the plastic door panel with the drill bit. Robert I beg you please keep the coda nice after you killed the wheego!! Cool video its nice to see the Coda getting all cleaned up.
Absolutely classic "Aging Wheels"! Maybe even the most enjoyable vicarious car repair experience since the Trabant engine rebuild... I really mean it! I fact, I've decided to go back and binge-watch the entire Trabant saga. I've said it before. I'll say it again. NOBODY does what you do (I mean, why would they?). Thank you again Robert.
Good times, watching people do things I have no ability to do myself. Mostly due to a lack of parts, tools, and interest. Still, in these dark times(winter mostly) good to see people fixing their own cars.
13:30 when ordering bearings the suffix tells you what you are ordering 2 RS - Bearing with rubber seal on both sides. RS provides a better seal but more rolling friction than 2Z. RS - Bearing with rubber seal on one side, one side open. 2 Z / ZZ - Bearing with a metal seal on both sides. Z - Bearing with a metal seal on one side, one side open.
You are one of the better car youtubers, right up there with regularcarreviews and doug. You make really unique and hilarious content with the strangest unknown cars, never stop!
Normally wheel bearings like those will have lip seals on both sides to seal against hubs and CV. It looks like the uprights/spindles have spots for lip seals to be install but they are missing.
For the truck opener - you could have made a new plastic part with a 3d printer. I've had pretty good success making plastic parts for all kinds of things using Fusion 360.
I absolutely love the intro how he talks about the past videos as if he already posted them, even tho he hadn't even fixed the car yet. This man is a genius haha
