I tend to be a loyal customer. I have a tire shop I found in 1991 that was honest and fair. I have bought every tire for my cars at this shop since then and we are on a first name basis there. One day I was getting a front end alignment done there and since I'm a good and honest customer they let me wander around in the bay and inspect my car while it's on the lift so I can check my own brake pads, CV joints etc. But on the alignment rack the mechanic called me over and said "Sir, your car is way out alignment. Look!" And sure enough it was. I asked him how could it be so bad and still drive nice? He smiled a big smile and took his arm off the front bumper which he had been resting on and the machine then showed perfect alignment. He said "That's one of the tricks some of these scam shops do to get your money." Sounds like that's what happen to Waldo in the case of the mystery alignment. Good video Waldo.
Not many people could be so fortunate. In most areas, the good shops get swamped until they can't maintain quality. That, or they're over priced. Having the space, time, and wherewithal to DIY is a true blessing.
I've had a rim clamp tire machine and spin balancer in my own garage for years. Super valuable. Some advice: practice, a lot, so you don't scratch nice rims. Also, don't let too many people know you have it or everyone will want you dealing with their tire issues.
Bill them. I just got offered $150 for 1 hrs easy work they would have paid a contractor...but turned it down cuz MIL doesn't get a bill. Others will though.
I am starting a shop that specializes in pre-WWI race cars and I have been slowly sourcing equipment so that I can do everything and make anything needed for the cars. I am also going to work on sports cars equipped with distributors and/or magnetos. I just sourced a 1950's tire changing machine that I had been watching on marketplace for over 6 months. The guy was super nice and he knew what I was doing. Every time we talked on the phone I heard his wife nagging him about this and that. He would call me sometimes just to talk I believe. One day a few weeks ago he called me and said if I could come right now that I could have the machine. I said sure thing and then asked where he was. I then embarked on a 6 hour round trip but it was well worth it. I helped him and he helped me. I still needed a balancer and the ones I saw that were of the same age were in the $1500 range. A couple days later I sent my friend a listing of some tools that a guy was selling inside a shed. He sent me a message back asking if I knew what the milk can looking thing in the back with all the gloves and rags on it was. It was a blander that looked like it should aha gone with the changer I had. I contacted the guy about some calipers and on my way out I asked what the can was and he said it was trash from another cleanup. I said I would give him $25 and he said absolutely take the old dirty thing.. I had to hold in my excitement until I got in my car and was on the road. It is still an incredible project now and maybe I should start my YT channel with that restoration before my 1928 Morgan build...Marketplace rocks!!!
@@WaldosWorld So about this new shop, are YOU going to build it or have a contractor do it? Seems like you will jump on about any project yourself , so i was curious.
Exactly what i wanted to point out. The machine needs to be rock solid in order the correctly sense the vibrations that an unbalanced wheel has. Keeping the machine on a soft pallet might skew the readings leading to a wheel that is just slightly off... runs good at low speed but vibrates at high speeds.
Was going to say the same thing, all of the Discount Tire's I ever worked at every machine has always been bolted to the concrete. And recalibrated every morning.
Luckily surgeons have an oath to swear to in order to be able to practice AND they are highly paid AND they wok in a TEAM with other surgeons in clinics and hospitals = IMPOSSIBLE to be scammed UNLESS you go to a private clinic where MONEY is the main focus and you are probably there for something like plastic surgery that is NOT a life threatening issue; in which case: 1) You have WAY too much money to be able to afford plastic surgery 2) You are WAY to gullible and influencable to even believe that plstic surgery will solve YOUR issue. Its in YOUR head. 3) You are so stupid that you deserve to be scammed. Cheers.
@@horacesawyer2487I had back surgery at 39 in 2017. Fantastic experience. Then I saw the show about Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Dr. Death) who performs the same surgery I had. Scary.
I used to go to the same mechanic for years when I needed work done that I couldn’t do. Super great guy and crew, never had any issues. Well, he left the shop and the new people in charge are only charging 1/2 the price as he was. I found it suspicious so I used to mark my wheels and tires and pretty much everything I could with very bright expo markers. They never even touched the lug nuts on any of my wheels and I had changed the air filter myself less than a month before and they showed me this awful looking air filter that had dust and leave compacted into it. It’s sad to see because they had a very loyal customer base from the previous guy and now it’s shut down just a year after he left.
I'm from NYC, last year I had a tire shop in Florida tell me they couldn't let me leave the shop because my brakes and rotors were so bad, even showed me rusted rotors and pads. Problem was, they showed me parts from a large van or pickup while I had a small sedan. My pads are a third of the size they showed me. Second problem was, I personally replaced the inner and outer tie rods, ball joints, control arms, pads, rotors and oil and filter the day before I left for Florida. When I asked if I can see the car, they said no but that they already performed the work so they won't change me for labor but they will charge for the parts. I called the cops and showed him the videos I took of me replacing the parts myself. I also showed them my AutoZone receipt. Damn crooks.
Pro tip 2: the reason that air valve ‘leaks’ is most likely because the seals of the bead breaker piston are faulty. You sealed the blowoff channel in the air valve and it should be reopened for the machine to work properly
I have never used a tire machine but I ran a semi truck with lots of pneumatics and utilized common sense...when the 'new' valve was leaking, I figured it was some kind of pressure relief valve! That's hilarious. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
@@443DMIf they change rubber valvestems, grind clean corroded wheels, use sealer on wheels they had to grind, do tire repairs with patch from inside tire. They should preferably have a hunter machine for alignments. They dont scratch your wheels, take off old wheel weights before balancing. The wheel weights are put on secure, can't push off with light finger pressure. And they clean wheel and hub surfaces of debris/corrosion before mounting, preferably with a little antiseize around center ring of hub, installing with torque sticks and finishing with torque wrench. They inflate your tires right, spare too if accessible, and reset your tpms system if needed. But it comes down to someone who takes pride in their job, some of my coworkers don't care. So try to find a good guy at a good shop and stick with him. Easier said than done, but you can try different ones and test their quality/honesty, like if you just did an air filter and they say its dirty. Or you mark a tire discreetly and they pretend to do a rotation they never performed.
I currently work at a tire shop (Discount Tire, also somewhat new so people please correct me if I’m wrong) and I would really suggest putting a lot of tire lube on the tire when putting it on the wheel and really make sure to be careful with the TPMS sensors when mounting and un-mounting the tire from the wheel, they can be easily broken sometimes. That being said can’t say enough about how valuable it is to have this in your own shop, my shop wait times can be insane sometimes and as it is rare sometimes corners are cut by not so great techs. Overall, amazing video Waldo can’t wait to see you use the tire machine all the time!
@@AnontheGOAT Alignments are coming soon. I work at a discount that had an alignment rack installed a few months ago as part of a pilot program. So far its going great and I know they will be doing this to more stores coming soon.
During Covid I had Walmart refuse to honor my road hazard. I vowed then I would not be in that position again. Ordered a tire machine off EBay and bought a snap on balancer from my nephew. So thankful to be done wasting time and money dealing with tire shops!
@@M.TTT. i bought tires there strictly for the national road hazard. That road hazard saved me from having to buy a tire 600 miles from home. That said, they never get another dollar after denying to honor that same warranty.
Here in Germany we have plenty of Arab tire shops, literally on every 2nd corner. I tried many of them in the past 20 years, never got scammed or rejected, you can stand next to them while they doing the job and if you don't ask for a receipt, you will get some €€ off... 😉 Great machines that can save you a ton of money with your growing fleet of vehicles! Thx for showing! 👍👍👍
Great episode, Waldo. It brings me back to my first real job at a local, small town tire shop, where I worked for a full year doing re&re's, tire repair, stud install and industrial tire work including several types of split rims. My only comment to your video would be to get yourself a quart spray bottle full of water and a squirt of dish soap. Spray the bead and valve with the soapy water immediately after airing the tire up to identify any leaks. Get yourself a plastic coated drift or sledge hammer to persuade the bead to seat correctly. Also, if mounting a tire to an older rim, run a piece of sand paper over the bead seat to remove dirt and scale then lube it up.
Don't forget lard or something similar if you have a tricky seating tire! If you have low pro tires bead blasters are essential. Replace the balancer cone rubber condom often to prevent wheel damage. If there is anything that was most important learned at tire shops it was to use a proper torque wrench on tire lugs, over torquing or not tight enough are equally no bueno, if you think I'm wrong try doing a few ughadagas with the impact and check with a torque wrench and you will see how off it can be 😅 Cheers everyone and safe driving!
FYI, some mercedes vehicles don't use tp sensors. For example GLK's just require you reset tpms system when you change wheels/tires. The system simply keeps tire rotation count to figure out if a tire is low. I love the simplicity of it👌
Never seen a tpms mercedes without tire pressure sensors. I think they allow /require the "recalibration" after rotates or replacement to allow for different normal pressures, for different payload/speed conditions. Example: unloaded, 1-2 people, and under 80mph vs 3-4 people, fully loaded,and autobahn ready.
I’ve always wanted a tire changer/Balancer, probably for the same reasons you do. Seems most tire shops don’t care if they actually balance them correctly. Just wish I had a place to put them.
Hi Waldo. I worked at a tire place many, many years ago. I can confirm that what you said is true. I can't go into more detail but, to say that work was sometimes skipped, or shortcuts taken, would be an understatement. You definitely do not want to buy tires or go for an alignment when it is snowing! Thanks for the video!
I did make the mistake of stopping by the tire shop at the beginning of winter once. I was turned away due to everyone getting snow tires installed all at once 😂
Yeah, that's mainly why I have an extra set of rims with my winter tires installed. Just takes 30 minutes or so swearing and cussing to change my tires. It also teaches you the humble lesson of not waiting until snow comes down to change your tires 🤣
Keep in mind, not all wheels have the tyre mounted from the front (face) side. Some are the reverse. So if you have a hard time mounting tyre, check. 😊
Good move - I've threatened to do the same thing, at least having a balancer on hand would go a long way in reducing "exposure" to shady/incompetent tire shops. One suggestion... get that balancer on a solid slab of concrete and make sure it is level. I'm no expert on these machines, but having some basic understanding of how dynamic rotary balancing is done, having that machine setting on that pallet like that isn't doing you any favors.
Waldo, you might want a longer handle tire spoon. I would get an American made one, as they are time tested. You'll be glad to have it do more work for you than you need to do.
Pro tip 3: low profile tyres and expensive wheels are not difficult when you do it right. When you break the bead off the rim and put it on the rotator, you will want to lift the tyre over the ‘duck head’ with a tyre spoon and this is a very crucial step: you need to make sure the opposite side of the tyre is pushed down into the deep part of the rim, otherwise you are stressing the tyre and bending the machine’s arm (and potentially damaging the expensive wheel!). To push the tyre down you can use the pneumatic aid on the machine or a tyre spoon. Also use a lot of lube for both mounting and dismounting tyres.
now that you have a mounting machine, balancer, truck, trailer and 2 post lift.....you will have more "friends" than you know what to do with! so happy for you on your success at almost 300k subs. i remember when you started way back when. i commented that your attention to details and incredible recording and editing skills were going to make your channel grow quickly. i am so happy it did just that. congrats on your success my friend.
Your pain is felt here. Last time my tire store forgot the wheel center cap and put a replacement tire on the spare instead of the original blow out wheel. So many reasons your video is valuable. Time included! Thanks!
Have my own machines too, went with new Tuxedo machines. Last November and they have already paid themselves off. People don't mind paying $80 to get tires they bought for much cheaper installed without the 3 hour wait time they would normally endure. Also the last set I bought and had installed was $800 yet I can order my own on Amazon for $340 with shipping. I understand companies have to make profit, but come on. I took paid $40 for the TPMS service and 3 days later my light came on. Took it back to them and they told me I had a nail in the side wall and I needed a new tire, 3 days later light on again. I know they scammed me out of another $181. That's when I had it and bought my own machines. Haven't had any problems since. 👍😢
Make sure your duck head is in good shape and that the tire you put on is always on it. Otherwise it can cut tire beads and ruin tires. Tpms sensors should also “lead the way” when dismounting and mounting to prevent damage.
Just when I thought you were already nuts you go and do this 😂 You are quite literally my brother from another mother, keep up the craziness. If you ever need help coming through PA don’t hesitate to reach out
Yeah, a Waldo video!! It's a shame that customer service is so bad, you have to buy your own equipment and do the work yourself. Now, be careful when working on tires. Stay Safe and enjoy your results.
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Just a few things. when breaking the bead. make sure your valve stem (might be a tpms) is 45 degree from the bead breaker. They also sell a plastic piece that goes on it keeping from scratching the rim. When you are pushing the foot pedal for your clamp. You should be able to gradually push down to bring in the clamps. Also get a ruler to pre set your clamps instead of pushing the foot pedal all the way down and hoping to get the rim into the clamps. When unmounting the tire from the rim. Put the valve stem under the duck head on the tire machine. When mounting it put the valve stem on the opposite side of duck head. When inflating it. Go ahead and un mount the tire clamps. Also you might want to invest into a cage while inflating it. You don't want a tire to blow up with you face over it. One other thing, I generally inflate between 5 to 10 psi when I still have to put a valve stem back in even if the tire has not completely popped or sealed. Also your tire balancer, if is rocking way to much. Go get you some cinder blocks to build a solid platform and make sure it is level. When it comes to the TPMS. If you don't have a programmer you might want to take a wax pencil and mark the rim so you make sure the rim goes back to the same position from which it was taken off from. They also sell TPMS kits to replace the rubber. i run a mobile tire business and still learning alot myself. Hope this helps.
I recently bought a large 2 door rifle safe that's nearly 4ft wide, 3ft deep and over 6ft tall. It's ridiculously heavy-- well over 2000 lbs. We had to move it around just like you did here: rolling it on pipes on the ground. I did it with only my brother and myself.. and it was not easy. :)
Great video!!!! I cannot wait for the 'new workshop' series, whenever it comes. If anyone deserves a kick ass shop, its you. And holy hell, wtf is wrong with these people complaining about the gooseneck trailer? Keep 'em coming Waldo, everything you publish is pure gold.
That's a great video! I need tires on my Jeep wrangler, bmw Z3M, motorcycle, mower, boat trailer, flat bed trailer, and my old Nissan hardbody. Did my motorcycle by hand and used balancing beads which I like but maybe I need to get some used equipment too.
Great video. It’s videos like this that let the rest of us live vicariously through you. I’ve been scammed by tire shops more than once. And if I ever get that shop space I’ve always wanted, it’d be cool to be the tire guy for me and all my friends.
Hey Waldo. I got some tire machines a few years ago and actually have the same John Bean balancer. One thing I would invest in is a tpms tool and a couple 'universal' tpms sensors with the few different valve stem flavors. You will inevitability break a tpms sensor and having the universal type means it will work with most makes/models.
Good video. I'm fortunate to have a friend that owns a shop. He's been mounting and balancing my tires for years. I help him with the installations, so I know they are done correctly.
Good for you ! I just had a local tire shop rip me for 170 $ for installing 4 of my tires and balancing them and that no tire desposal i said holly shit when i had to pay the bill ,the guy behind the counter said ,well you didnt buy our tires so we're gonna charge you more ! Kantners tire shop here in Hamburg P.a. you know who you are ! Never again! P.s. I had a bad vibration and had to take the car to a garage and they had to rebalance the tires again.
Everywhere I contacted was $35-45/ea plus disposal of $5-8 most places. So I got machines and doing them all myself now. Think I need tires on 3 vehicles, 1 trailer in next 6 months or so
Excellent video, it's great that you were victimized (?) enough times to make a video exposing unreliable tire shops. Thank you Waldo for being a champion for justice regarding unscrupulous vendors!
I don’t know why I laugh so hard when you hurt yourself replacing that part but it was pretty funny maybe because I always hurt myself when I’m working too. It gave me a good laugh. You’re a good dude. Keep up the good work God is good stay good.❤😂
Hey Waldo. I've been a tire and lube tech for about 2 years just wanted to let you know that some cars especially euros have what is known as an indirect tpms system where it measures tire pressure with the abs instead of a physical sensor and they use just a regular rubber valve stem. Just wanted to share that tad bit. Also, side note I know there are bad shops out there but good ones are out there too.
Or at least on something more solid than a wibbly wobbly pallet. But hey, I don't even have one so good on you for having one and using it. 👏👏👏👏 waaaaay better than the one I got😢
Finally, a video. Back when he was building his obs chevy i really felt this channel was super special. I hope one day the videos will atleast increase a little bit in frequency.
Just checked your channel yesterday to see if there was any new content, and then this showed up today. I remember way back you mentioned in one of your videos that you changed careers and was a full-time YT-er. I hope your health is OK. If it is, I am wondering how you are making it with such little content frequency. As you know, everyone always asks about your trailer build. I for one, would like to see whatever happened to the $1K hauler you got at auction. It pretty much only seemed to need servicing, but then that was the last time seeing it. I recall it could have benefited from paint, something you have shown you know how to do well. Also the excavator. Surely you must have found new uses for that machine. I know I would. I am guessing you must have other income sources, or something in the "life happens" manner is causing tremendous distraction. Not trying to give you $hit about it, I just really liked your channel. I imagine there is still some residual from your other content....
I was a mechanic and always sent my wheels out to get mounted and balanced. It's worth it to me to not have to deal with it. Just wait until you start breaking tire pressure monitors. I used to have my own machines and it's really not worth it. buying all the different style weights and other accessories that you may or may not need in addition to potentially damaging a tire might have you thinking about just letting the shop to deal with it. best of luck.
This guy's approach is using a cannon to kill an ant. Sure, you will get scammed here and there, but it's still cheaper to farm it out than buying all that equipment that will never pay for itself. Most people don't have the space to keep these machines or the time to learn how to operate them and fix them if they break.
@@johndong7524 It doesn't take much time to learn how to use the machines. Fixing them is no biggie if you have some basic skills and knowledge. Tires and lube is where all the young "want to be mechanics" all start. I agree about the cost/benefit ratio though, unless he has plenty of side work. For personal use, it's not a good investment. While learning, it's easy to damage the bead of a new tire. That's why I don't mind paying for the service. As a former shop owner, if an employee ruins a brand-new tire, I would have had to eat the cost. There's also the liability side of it too. I understand why they charge what they do.
1:03 actually you CAN self calibrate a Coats balancer, it just requires a dedicated steel wheel and tire (14" for older machines like the 950, and 16" for newer machines like the 1250 up to the latest 1600) and a special 4 ounce blue calibration weight.
Hey Waldo on another note I too was tired of waiting in line at the barber shop so I purchased my very own pair of scissors. Now I can do more important things in my free time rather than wait at the barber shop for my turn.
I went to help a buddy one weekend to change some tires at a dealership. It was a friends dealership. Took 10 minutes to learn how to use the machine and we got out in under an hour. It was a good learning experice and probably my favorite time someone said to me, do it yourself and its free. Would love to have these in a garage someday, just got a lift.
Hey Waldo, on behalf of the good people of NYC (yes, we do exist), I'd like to apologize for the Brooklyn shop. Though I'm from the Bronx, I understand that regardless of the borough, there's a lot of scum out here. With that apology out of the way, continue making content with your wonderful projects, you're inspiring many people.
There's lots of scum "there" because the chains around me are held accountable by llantera shops 😂 I can get 4 LT truck tires for 200$ mounted and balanced because of the llanteras.
Love the Coats machines. Look for their tire spoons. Bulletproof and longer to get your hands out of the way. Having your own will make your life easier. When you rotate tires you can check the balance. Just make sure to remove rocks from the tread first. Enjoy your toys. Lol
Man out of all the servicing I do on all my vehicles.. Tire mounting and balance is one of the few things I can't do myself, but need done more often than anything else other than oil changes.. .. You have just convinced me to start searching for used machines myself. Awesome setup bro!!
Consider balancing beads instead of getting a balancer. Much either and the tires will always be balanced. If you have to remove them from a tire, place a nylon stocking over the end of a vacuum hose. Yep, you can then suck them up, then dump them in a container.
@@dans_Learning_Curve I'm not real fond of balance beads. I know they have been using them in semi trucks for a long time. But you'll never convince me that ceramic pellets rolling around... Essentially bead blasting a runner tire and aluminum wheel from the inside out, is OK.. I've used them on my harley before when the tire shop did a bad balancing job.. So I know they work.. Buuut.. Lol
I totally understand, man. I work at a dealership, and some of the stuff i see my co-workers do is not okay in my book. I take pride in my work and make sure the customer is happy with the work i do.
Lol, scammed in Brooklyn for buying car stuff. Wheels and tires especially. Classic. I have had poor experiences where a place sold me a set of junk used tires, etc. never go to the city for marketplace car stuff.
I think that more tire shop issues are caused by stupid mistakes than malice. It's rough, dirty, entry-level work and the guys replacing your tires are often overworked and underpaid. Recently I had a shop replace all 6 tires on my Chevy dually and I upgraded the wheels too. All in, I spent over $2500. A few days later I notice an oil leak from my rear axle flange. I figured it's old and things fail, so I bought a new gasket and started replacing it that weekend. All eight of my axle flange bolts were finger-tight. They're supposed to be torqued to 140 ft-lbs! The opposite side was still torqued down, so it became obvious what happened. Dumb-dumb tire changer loosened the axle flange bolts instead of removing the lug nuts, probably went to find someone to help figure out what those should be retorqued to, forgot about it, sent it out the door. Lucky I caught it before a long trip. They had all the pressures wrong, despite the correct numbers being clearly printed on the driver's door jamb. This happens all over, it makes me want to invest in a machine like yours!
I picked up a tire machine from marketplace. $300.00! Needed some work. But for that price, I can put some time and parts into it. Had to rebuild the turntable gearbox. New seals and bearings. I have one of the old bearings hanging on the bead breaker handle to remind myself what effort I've put into it so not to take it for granted. Some O-rings in the foot pedals valves, rebuilt the clamping cylinders. New O-rings in the rotator that transfers air to the clamping cylinders. I've found very reasonable priced aftermarket parts such as cylinder kits. Don't have to pay Snap-Ons price.
Forty years ago I bought a tire balancer and I tire mounting machine from a school shop. I found that the tire balancer needed to be securely mounted to a concrete floor in order to have the tires balanced properly. I need to upgrade my old tire mounting machine because it doesn't work well with aluminum wheels. Good video, thanks for sharing 👍.
Back in the sixties, as a kid, I worked at a gas station. The tire changer had a center bar which rotated via a center shaft which protruded via the center of the rim. That massive bar slipped and spun around and contacted my forearm which sent me to the clinic across the street. There was a baseball sized knot on my arm but luckily nothing was broken. Those machine are powerful and must be respected. My career took me away from mechanics but now that I am retired, I'm back to loving getting greasy. Thanks for good content.
You are actually lucky to have gotten out of NYC with your life only being cheated by the seller. Nothing on the face of the earth could get me to NYC or any other big city hell hole. Anyway... I always look forward to your videos.
Yeah is really shocking that he was able to survive a place that has a lower death rate than rual areas. You are more likely to die from guns in rual areas. But you don't seem to be big on facts.
@@nonames101 Stop watching CNN asshole. Its a very poor place to program your lame mind. No one with an ounce of common sense believes the word "safe" and NYC should be uttered in the same breath.
@@nonames101 You are delusional if you think there are more people getting shot in rural America then in the big city's. I have lived in rural areas my entire life and it is extremally rare to hear about a shooting. They happen every few minutes in the bigger cities and it is just getting worse
nothing beats a man being exited about a new tool and wanting to show it of. its like "having your guys sit in the back of your shop watching you work with a beer in there hand" vibe. also i think its time for a new shop
here is another benefit to having your own equipment, i hate handing the keys to my car to a stranger at the tire shop. last time i was waiting in the waiting room, i saw the tech go try and pull up the car to the bay but he didnt know how to drive stick possibly so struggled for a few minutes until he went back in and had some other guy pulled it in to the bay
Depends where you live too. I live in a rural area and have a MT car that is actually pretty hard to drive. Never seen any struggle with it at the shops, they all know how to drive.
Betcha you could use a small tractor with pallet forks right about now😊 I viewed your flood damaged tractor video. Tools are not always a pay for them selfs proposition, as you elaborated in your reasoning for buying them. The ability to work with the right tools are a privilege that one can only appreciate as one works with them, a joy in getting a job done well and trouble free is priceless.
can't wait to watch, hope there is a story time because i've been taking all my cars to discount tire and have been happy for the past several years. it's nation wide so if shit happens in another town or state we i roll in to discount tire.
It’s always amazed me how you can go into an auto shop…. Right from the first minute you make it beyond clear you know something about cars… and then they’ll STILL try to screw you.
Can you give some details regarding your experience? As a mechanic, I've had the opposite experience. People come in, and many times they assume they know more than what they actually do. It's very frustrating on both customers and techs.
@@VitoVeccia No doubt, I'm sure that can happen too. One incident I can think of off hand... I had the bracket on a clutch pedal crack. It was welded to the firewall, so you couldn't just replace it. First place I went to, I chatted with them and I believe, made it clear that I was not a complete idiot about cars... They proceeded to tell me the whole engine was going to need to be removed to replace the bracket. I laughed and left... Took it to a friend who covered everything with welding blankets, and welded it back in 10 minutes.
@@xray606 I see your frustration. To me that's a grey area. Automechanics has become like Healthcare. We've become overrun by lawsuits, and attorneys controlling our industry. Unless there is a bulletin or PI number from the OEM, most shops will not break up a weld, and then reweld it. The potential for liability or being an easy target is too risky. I can decarbonise an engine by mixing ATF with engine oil. Corporate and the attorneys will fire me if I do. Just like how Doctors can't tell you to take sodium bicarbonate ( baking soda ) for heartburn. It's too bad this can't be like the 70's or 80's again.
@@xray606 yeah, that sounds fucking stupid. Although I'm not completely surprised. I've seen many times shops get accused of being scam artists, when actually they don't know what they are doing. Easy way to tell, is when they have to work on their own vehicles. I heard a story from an old timer once: kid bought a Gran Torino real cheap. One night after work, he pulled his car into the shop to take the dash out to do the heater core. If he looked in the book first, he would have discovered the access plate behind the glovebox. 20 minute job.
I agree about the scams. I had 4 new tires installed and said replace the valve stems with new. Ileft the tire shop and drove approximately a mile and ran my truck through an automatic car wash that also sprays the underneath for cleaning salt, 1 block after leaving the car wash i had (2) TWO FLAT TIRES. Immediately i blamed the carwash that i have used many times but after close inspection the two flat tires had old dry cracked valve stems. After a short one sided conversation on the phone with the tire shop they showed up with temporary wheels & tires and corrected the problem but they did lose a customer.
Quick note on the two little weights on the outside of the second wheel, as someone who used to be a tire guy, sometimes that can be indicative of a bent wheel that will not balance correctly, or a poorly manufactured tire. The weights on the inside were excessive, and you could tell they were installed at different times because of the type of weights. Sometimes, weights are also split into two locations to hide them behind spokes. For removing old weight adhesive, I'd highly recommend a pneumatic eraser wheel tool, makes it super quick and easy. Going back to poorly manufactured tires, while at Ford, we'd constantly have issues balancing the OEM BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 tires on the F-150 Raptors. Like calling for over 40oz of weight at times. LT tires also never wanted to balance well.
👍SCORE! Always wanted my own tire mount machine. As a 17 yr old (1984) @ local Firestone, after school job, I installed a many of tires & enjoyed it. Good stuff Sir Waldo. Glad ya got them. 🇺🇸
biggest suggestion i have, is to hit the tire around the bead after installing and inflating the tires. you can end up with super tiny bead leaks that you may not notice until a month after. hitting around the bead with a soft mallet takes 10 seconds and its fun to hear when all the lubricant and air is popped out.
I bought my own tire machine years ago when I found the local service station for sale, and was not open regularly. The machine was chinese and was new delivered for 1,000. Finally got a good quality bubble balancer recently. Hate to tell how much money I have saved buying and mounting my own tires, but I have a farm, and lots and lots of tires, not just a pickup truck. The machine still works.
This is awesome. Validates my claim that I need my own tire machines because tire shops don't do the job right and it's too much of a hassle to bring the car to the shop and wait. I don't own machines because I have no place to put them, but I'm not crazy for thinking it would be a good idea.
From someone that transports things it's so annoying when stuff "falls off" because I do everything possible to check my loads and secure everything, sometimes things are not wrapped in plastic and if a bolt or nut or screw is loose from the factory or whoever and something rattles loose and falls off makes me mad. Love the videos, with all your equipment and what not you'll be the most popular guy in town!
Quick advice, don't keep holding the handle of the bead breaker leave your arm away because sometimes the bead snaps so hard that it may cause harm to your hand. Ask me how I know😢
