This has been the best repair video I have ever watched! Every step necessary narrated in detail with good vision to every detail. Thank you Wes O'Neil
Thank you Sue, you are one of the best technicians I've come across on youtube. If you were a teacher, I think most of your students would be great mechanics! From start to finish these videos are awesome! God bless you and your families! Take good care! 👍😷
Just wanted to thank you so much for your video with all the details. I was able to follow your detailed instructions step by step. I was able to change my son's axle yesterday in 4 hours. Not bad for never doing that before. Grant
Very detailed work done with professional step by step care. I especially like the last part about tipping of the axle at the end assuring the fluid made it to the bearings . The bearing removal looked a bit brutal having to use a slide hammer and all . That was a lot of work . Thank You for the training.
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Im a DIYer from the Philippines..and i have watch countless videos on youtube how to fix cars...i never ever encounter THIS KIND OF VERY WELL EXPLAINED..VERY WELL SYSTEMATIC...VERY CLEARLY.....AND TO THINK THIS IS A MAN JOB....SHE'S THE GREATEST OF THE GREATEST....I REALLY SALUTE YOU MADAM FOR A VERY VERY VERY USEFUL TIPS AND PROCESS YOU'VE SHARED TO US DIYers.....TOTALLY 100% SHE NAILED IT TO THE POINT...NO FLAWS....
GREAT Vid, I've done this procedure 100+ times and you nailed every detail. Even taught me one, I have never sprayed the back of the hat for the park brakes! Awesome video!!
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Excellent video. Great explanation of the whole process. Thank you for creating this. With knowledgeable experts like this on your staff, I will be checking out your site.
Excellent and professional. Informative and I like your attention to detail. Also enjoy seeing a mechanic working smarter not harder. Leverage is your friend along with proper tools. I wish all mechanics cleaned everything.
@7:02....I've never heard that before, and as long as you open the fill cap on top of the master cylinder to allow room for the fluid to expand from the cylinder being pushed, you're fine....even on ABS systems.
A bit late to the party here, but I have to say, that was another excellent video. I hope my technicians are as thorough as you are, and I feel better now about being charged for "shop supplies". Being ignorant, I looked it up and for anyone else like me, RTV is an abbreviation for, "Room Temperature Vulcanizing", Vulcanizing being the hardening of rubber, and Vulcan being the ancient Roman god of fire and other hot things.
I've changed an absolute crap ton of breaks on newer and older vehicles of all types and never have i ever hurt the ABS system by using my caliper compressor tool while not touching the bleeder... maybe if you were superman and could seriously smash the caliper piston back in the whole way with a flick of your finger than yesh but as long as you go nice and easy and allow the system to take the fluid back in its fine.. not hating on your video its a good video just stating that it doesn't hurt anything when you press your brake pedal its pushes fluid towards the caliper when you release the pedal it goe the opposite direction just like when you compress the caliper piston back in with the proper tool and go nice and slow....if most people are watching this video to do this job themselves then they are probably newer to being a mechanic which means they probably don't have the correct wrenches or sockets to loosen the bleeder properly so unless you absolutely have to don't touch the bleeder and cause yourself a bigger headache... just make sure to pump the brake pedal before starting the vehicle when the job is done and together until it becomes pretty stiff and won't go to the floor and then start it and pump it a little more but go slow while doing all of this and bam your ready to go...
Is it safe to just use the slide hammer to remove the seal and bearing at the same time if they're both coming out anyway? Or is there a reason to remove them separately?
nice detail & informative video. only things I'd do a lil different is RTV on the inside of the cover bolt holes because if on the outside it still could seep through those openings, The way it is applied in the video the fluid would reach the bolts before the gasket seal. The other would be the scraper could gouge the rear end housing or cover resulting in a leak. I like to use a gasket remover wheel or razorblade. just my opinion. excellent video, thumbs up
Very knowledgeable and skilled. It did hurt me when you let that caliper hang though lol. I know it was only for a couple seconds but then older rusty trucks are dry rotting. All in all I would take my truck to you any day
Well spoken and clearly knowledgeable and experienced. Have you considered taking a position as an instructor or taking on apprentices? Thanks for the walk-through.
Definitely need the right tools & replace both bearing & seal while your in deep into that job. Good easy to understand instructions including mentioning the ABS module can be damaged by not bleeding the piston. Thanks . Now I get to do both of my 8.8 rear axle seal & bearings even though only one is leaking because I'd hate myself if I only did one side only later to have a bearing failure at highway speeds.
Did a great job on the one side you did, still I wonder if there's a different for the other side because of the big ring gear you have so how you take the axel out ? Help please... I know you say just do the same process for the other side but is there anything I should know before I try to pull the axel on the other side
Very good video . Not many put their heart and soul in to their work . ( A plus for you ) What's sad on my part - I payed 700 $ for a used rear end for a 2004 ford 1/2 ton 4x4 . A 90 day warranty . All that hell taking old one out and used one back in , and gave the pickup a 8 mile ride , to find next day a axel seal leaking down on tire .I not have some of your tools you used for seal and new bearing . So I guess I well call the out fit in Denver up and see if they give me a different rear end . SAD! Not happy as it was a pickup given to me and the used axel was for the pickup to have one less worry ! And now the 90 day warranty I hope they keep up to . All so makes me wonder when the back 10 bolt cover was taken off to inspect if all they did was half ass drain the dam fluid .
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Personally I would have put the carrier pin back in before putting the brakes back together to prevent pushing the axle back in and having the c clip fall out or worse the spider gears. Other than that excellent video.
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An excellent and very detailed and informative video. Nicely done. :) The only things I would say that kinda my attention as something I would have done different, is firstly to never let the brake caliper hang by the attached brake hose as there's a def. risk of the hose being damaged as a result, and second, I'm a big believer in using anti-seize on the bolts, including the lug bolts, (exception of course being the holding pin bolt inside the diff. def. don't want anti-seize in there XD) as it makes life so much easier should disassembly need happen again later on down the road, which anything to do with brakes and tires would require it. And lastly, I would have bled the back brakes afterward as there's always a chance of air getting into the lines once they are disconnected from the caliper. This way any air that may have gotten into the lines or any remaining air bubbles in the calipers would get purged right back out. Otherwise, fantastic video : )
great informative video, Only Question is what hold axle outward.?.? If it moves inward axle lock could come out due to centrifugal force. Thanks for valuable info
This video helped me a great deal fixing my dodge durango wheel bearing. One point, I think most gasket maker brands suggest beading a full circle around the bolt holes. Permatex videos state that specifically.
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Just ordered the bearings and seals. After re-watching the video was wondering how a rubber o-ring survives metal to metal contact in a differential and it's purpose. The o-ring is apparently only used during assembly to keep the c-clip in place.
I replaced the bearings but the differential started whining while coasting and goes away when step on the gas. What could that be? Great Video By the way!!!
