V8 S10 Blazer 4x4 Front Wheel Bearing/Hub Replacement (Ep.17)

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After this truck had a close encounter (eg. impact) with a wall at high speed, the wheel bearing on that side started to develop a vibration so we know it needed to be replaced. Working out a time to do the work meant that we had to get it done in the middle of the night but that has never stopped us before! It's a simple job slowed down a little bit by rust but since it had all been apart before it isn't anything too crazy.
Date of filming: August 2nd, 2018
Song List (Order of First Appearance):
0:01 Country Blues - Silent Partner
4:34 The Clean Up Man - Dan Lebowitz
9:53 Rotten Gardenias - Huma-Huma
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@davyleupz 5 лет назад

I know how to replace these but I watch just to hear your narrations. Lol 😂. Keep being awesome bro!!!

@ZylonFPV 5 лет назад

14:00 - it really sounds a lot better there. The only sounds remaining are the gloves squeaking - maybe you need to replace your glove bearings next?

@Shane-Singleton 5 лет назад

Or use anti-seize on them.

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

@Shane Singleton: YOU WIN!! Best comment ever!!

@prancstaman 5 лет назад

Are you kidding, "Death Trap", that thing is mint, LOL. Can never have too much anti-seize!!!

@HAunderscoreVE 5 лет назад

Wow, nearly 4 TB of footage. Thats.. a decent amount. Looking foward to the future!

@DesmondBorcherds 5 лет назад

How things have changed; in the 1980's when I did a lot of vehicle work; wheel-nuts were torqued down then released by backing off the nut by 90 degrees. Great video thanks

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

These sealed unitized bearings eliminate all of that, including the need to repack them. Personally, I think they're a great upgrade. They usually last for well over 100,000 miles and then you just bolt a new one on. I rank them right up there with serpentine belts (which almost never get thrown off, are dead silent, and last a decade) on my list of favorable advances in automotive technology over the last 40 or so years.

@CaptainSir56 4 года назад

I’ve watched this video 5 or 6 times. Each time I smile. Having recently fought off two very difficult wheel bearings I did the exact same thing regarding the ‘light coat’ of anti seize. Keep up the great work, Mike!

@willhoward3052 5 лет назад

I wonder what his anti-seize budget looks like yearly

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

From similar experience, one jug of anti-seize will last for about a decade. But, you'll need at least 2 since one will always be lost when you need it.

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

I have one small container of anti-seize, handed down by my great great grandfather, that I put on everything, from toast for breakfast in the morning, to inflamed hemorrhoids, to replacement heart valves. That stuff is like a lifetime investment, that you can pass down to your relatives!! A little bit goes a long way, and never runs out!! They're like grits!!

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

@@roadkill5333 ...and you'll find it all over in places you never imagined. I've had to clean that stuff out of my arm pit before, no joke.

@WApnj 5 лет назад

Fluid-Film would be a better choice than silver anti-seize. But I have done the same in a pinch.

@ParkDalton 5 лет назад

Cool video

@rawali1 4 года назад

The best trick I found to remove the hub assembly from the steering knuckle is to use a punch and hammer and bash on the assembly sideways to get it to rotate in the knuckle. Once it starts rotating, you know you broke the rust weld and it should be easier to pull out. Mine were jammed pretty bad so one person bashed while another used a slide hammer to pull the assembly out after having applied lots of penetrating fluid and heat.

@Boforsho 5 лет назад

Fluid film on the surface where the hub goes to the knuckle. Hub to rotor. And rotor to wheel keeps everything from becoming one rusted unit. It doesn’t get onto everything in sight and it’s sprayable.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

I do mine exactly as he did his in the video (perhaps less anti-seize) and it's been working well for me. Never tried fluid film... I'm not even sure if that's what it's called? I usually just hear old timers talking about spraying stuff with used oil and I assumed that's what they meant by "fluid film".

@francistheodorecatte 5 лет назад

@@TheBrokenLife fluid film is literally the name of the product. it's a lanolin (sheep's wool oil) based product. dries to a soft waxy finish that resists washing off and keeps oxygen off even bare steel for quite a while. smells nice, too (in my opinion.) I use it for undercoating my car every winter. a couple coats lasts through 10,000ish miles of new england winter driving and keeps the rust at bay.

@magicjb8008 5 лет назад

For torquing the axle nut you can stick a screwdriver into the vents of the brake rotor through the middle of the brake caliper to keep the hub from turning

@FuzzyDiceProjects 5 лет назад

I would be worried about breaking a vent rib on the rotor or bending the screwdriver with that much torque, but in reality that would probably do just fine

@StormHawksHD 2 года назад

done it plenty of times before. Had to do it 4 times on my subaru when I transmission swapped. Big 32mm bolts.

@ExplainwithShaun 5 лет назад

Nice video great work good to see the blazer back again

@funnypranker34 2 года назад

I want to see the gf car repair video when he does get around to uploading it

@patrickfitzwater5511 5 лет назад

I love your self control in anti seize usage

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

Oh God... It's like a crystal ball of my future... Thanks for reminding me of the Blazer not-so-slowly rusting away in my driveway. Potential tips for the future... OTC 6980 puller is your best friend for discs and drums... It's spendy, but worth it.

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

"SPENDY, BUT WORTH IT"????

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

If someone gave him that tool, he'd never change another wheel bearing in his life!!

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

@@roadkill5333 Yeah, it's an expensive tool, but it's worth it. And, sadly, owning that tool hasn't eliminated my repeated need for it in the future since I purchased it. :/

@KevinJohnson-fx6wq 4 года назад

I was just able to watch your journey with this Blazer, I believe you got for $200. Your knowledge of every step of the way, especially the transmission, has been a lot to absorb. Not many people able to 'teach' in a way so easily comprehendible, at least to me. Was a bit surprised at all the little plugs you showed when getting the motor ready for cleaning. Very well done. Thanks for sharing. I love it, reminds me of my '88 Subaru 3-door coupe with 5-speed all wheel drive. Waiting for that first snowfall covering the roads just a bit and having some fun.

@justarandomweeb3220 5 лет назад

This is better than chrisfix

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

Strongly agreed.

@appleprowrold8425 5 лет назад

Great to see you posting again

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

My wife's car had a malfunction, once!! It was an all of the sudden, needed to be started 2 hours after my bedtime, and would consume more time than I would have enjoyed if i was asleep at that time!! Luckily for me, I had the skills to call a friend to take her to work, until I could get to it on the weekend!! There's no way I could sleep under that truck, with all of those crickets chirping!!

@ninjathecatto6851 5 лет назад

Made me want to check the wheel bearings on my Bronco.

@outgoingjake 5 лет назад

Every single time I watch his videos I immediately want to go outside and work on my car. lol

@RetroPCUser 5 лет назад

That reminds me. My passenger front wheel hub assembly needs to be replaced (ABS light on) and might do the driver side front as well (visual and hearing inspection).

@magcv92 5 лет назад

Thanks continuing the videos, really enjoyable!

@madamfloof2249 5 лет назад

Good thing you replace them early on. I remember when I bought my car I didn’t understand why I couldn't turn the wheels even with the brake pads off. And then suddenly the whole car started making some crazy noises at 20-30 mph. Going back in the records the car had new wheel baring in 2015 (it was 2018) both fronts. Learned that you can’t reuse the spindle nuts. They backed off and the loose CV shaft killed it.

@reaperasylum2163 5 лет назад

A slide hammer and hub adapter definitely comes in handy here.

@collomps 5 лет назад

Nice job and beautiful truck. Cant wait to get mine fixed.

@firstresort503 5 лет назад

Hey mike, i love you channel and think you do a fantastic job with production and explanation!

@user-tw6tz8xx6q 5 лет назад

Nice video great work

@LittleMikeStarCraft 5 лет назад

I've never met somebody who buys anti-seize by the gallon before.. xD

@FaithSaraG 5 лет назад

Another way to get a stubborn hub moving is to put the bolts back in almost all the way, put everything else back together, and go drive like you're a NASCAR racer trying to clean the tires before a restart. Obviously, keep your speed down and stay close to home.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

I've heard this trick, but I'm afraid of axle damage. I prefer the steering method he outlined in the video. It's THE way to take Jeep front axles apart.

@ertgb_ 10 месяцев назад

This is a horrible idea, but I wonder if you could just put a jackstand on the side you're replacing the bearing on, put it on the ground, and put a strap around it and tie it to another vehicle to rip it off. I repeat, this is a horrible idea.

@JamieBainbridge 5 лет назад

lol you're only 11 months behind in raw footage to videos. tfw your RU-vid project gets a lot bigger than you expected. Always great to see your content whenever and however you can make it :)

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

RU-vid is a tremendous amount of work. I would have never guessed how much until I jumped in myself. Now wrenching is a side-effect of making videos...

@JamieBainbridge 5 лет назад

That kinda seems the opposite of what you should be doing. Hobbies first, video second. Of course if you enjoy it then don't let me (or anyone) tell you how to live your life :) I just hope your hobbies don't become a chore due to feeling the "need" to video everything.

@poppajules 5 лет назад

I binged every episode over the last two days. Love the content on this Blazer. I have a '00 S10 ZR2 and I have to do the steering box, also. Trust me when I tell you, the problems you are facing have not changed in the 12 years between your model and mine. I think it's the same steering box, too. I would love to know more about your intermediate shaft conversion, because it may be a good idea for my truck, too. Good stuff

@georgehuser4711 5 лет назад

OH YES!! Finally! :D

@rustywrenchprojects4171 4 года назад

some newer chevy trucks must not have the proper seals from the factory and most of the cheapo hub assemblies lack these as well. Just a few mud puddles and/or after heavy rains will ruin these assemblies. It's really fun going down a two lane road and your left wheel hub assembly locks up just as another car is coming down the road toward you.

@ShaunSkis 5 лет назад

Nice video

@thatguywiththeford9467 4 года назад

Slide hammers are really good for getting the hubs off

@johnroberts329 5 лет назад

Bolt an old brake rotor on the hub backwards and hit it with a BIG hammer alternating hits . Should do the trick .

@cjwoods1 5 лет назад

I had the same issue with the Dorman axle nut I had to get for my trailblazer (looks identical to the one Detroit axle provided) I had damaged the original and dorman was the only nut I could find so I literally just used an impact for 3 minutes before it bottomed out. I’m hoping I don’t have to take it off ever again...

@JazzIs4urSoul 5 лет назад

Hub ASMR

@rgbigdog 4 года назад

If you grab the wheel at the top and bottom and pull and push it back and fourth the lose steering will not be a factor but you can feel if there is play in the bearing.

@pocketdimes1048 5 лет назад

Stupid question, but what is your name? I can’t recall your name ever being used. I’m only asking because it’s weird that I keep calling you fuzzy dice guy.

@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo 5 лет назад

Fuzzy Dice You can knock a stud or two out of the bearing and run a bolt with a nut on front and back against the steering knuckle and jack it out.

@matthewzoelle9149 5 лет назад

I’ve used a air hammer on my F350 but the best luck was a 5lb sledge hammer. I don’t recommend that if you are reusing the hub. I had new studs as well.

@JoeHynes284 5 лет назад

i subscribed because you used the word "catharsis" while working on a car

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

Ok, I scanned the comments, and found no reference to this! You know you can cut the excess length of cotter pin off, to fit your specific needs. That was like walking the excess length off of your blue jeans hem!! Can rebuild a Chevy Silverado transmission. Has forty inches of excess cotter pins, wound around the hubs!! I spit my coffee everywhere!! If you put some anti-seize on those cotter pins, they will be much easier to unwind, when you replace that wheel bearing again, next year!!

@JeepGuy8686 5 лет назад

Love your videos. You could probably make a video about changing wiper blades be entertaining.

@3DTwinkies 5 лет назад

Be extremely careful with that bolt+ hammer to get the hub off. You can very easily rip a small tear in the axle boot without even noticing and the boots are very weak. Then axle grease will slowly spin out until you need yet another thing replaced.

@Shadowsoul2701 4 года назад

The nut is coarse thread, the axle is fine thread. That's why the nut didnt thread on.

@BTD53 5 лет назад

What about the other side ? I like to replace wheel bearings in pairs, mostly for added security.

@darriensira7608 4 года назад

When is another video on the firebird coming out?

@SuperDriver101 5 лет назад

Get your fuzzy anti seisz here!!!!! Fender still not fixed. I'm sure she likes that?

@petejerry6169 5 лет назад

Hey I've been watching your channel a while now i would like to give a small advise. You shouldn't use that much antiseize on the surface of bearing and rotor. Only a small amount on the center is enough. If you put too much antiseize on all of the surfaces you can damage the rotor believe it or not. During braking the rotor heats up and the antiseize also. Antiseize does not cool down fast enough as the rotor it self and cause of that the rotor might warp. Thats why manufactures dont apply grease to those areas. Im a mechanic for mazda for 6+years and thats the advise from tests they gave us. Cheers

@tomlindo2863 5 лет назад

Trippy Pete yeah but the rotor will be so much easier to remove and replace after it warps...

@petejerry6169 5 лет назад

@@tomlindo2863 With working on cars for around 10 years ive never had a problem taking a rotor off without antiseize. A good wack with a bigger hammer does the work. Everyone has their own advises and i thought i would share mine.

@FuzzyDiceProjects 5 лет назад

Interesting! Can't say I've heard of that before, and never had an issue myself although I don't usually push the brakes on them particularly hard. Will have to keep that in mind, thanks for sharing! Most of the time getting wheels off isn't a huge issue (rotors/drums sometimes are) but it helps prevent rust buildup that can lead to a non-flat mounting surface, too.

@orrprosegaming7851 5 лет назад

Wow

@codala2012 5 лет назад

I'm just so glad you have a girlfriend! Give all of your followers hope! I freaking love your videos. More please!!!!

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

You're already worried about the next generation of FDP content? You're a hardcore fan!

@frostyclaws8007 5 лет назад

Your videos are great ! Keep up the great work.

@ollilehtonen6764 5 лет назад

What's with that red Volvo i saw? Got any content on it?

@ibleedoil613 3 года назад

Could you educate me on the sling seal I've got the the point where I got the assembly out. the OE sling seal seems to be pressed from the back of the spindle in , and watching how you installed the new one I question if I should follow , or have to take off the cv axel to get the out the way to tap on the seal from the back

@mcqueenfanman 5 лет назад

I helped a friend replace a front hub on an 89 chevy k1500. I the process of removing it, the hub popped out. it had tapered roller bearings. So in the 80s they were making pretty good parts as all of the wheel bearings nowadays are ball bearing type.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

I'm a BIG fan of unit bearings, personally. No-repacking and setup non-sense. Just run them for, usually, 150,000+ miles and replace. Much less effort over all.

@mcqueenfanman 5 лет назад

The one I was speaking of was a unit bearing.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

@@mcqueenfanman Wait... Are you saying the newer unit bearings you suspect to be BALL bearings or something? I've seen tapered in them, and needle, but that's it.

@mcqueenfanman 5 лет назад

I've plenty of unit style wheel bearing that come apart when trying to hammer them out, the balls go flying everywhere. I'd say most of them were GM cars and trucks. Big failure rate there. The cassette style press in bearings seem to be ball bearing type too, I use a slide hammer to remove the flange and see the balls in a cage. I haven't seen tapered bearings in hubs in cars except that truck above, I guess it depend on what you're working on.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

@@mcqueenfanman Wow... Learn something new every day! Ball bearings are horrible in lateral loading (my tractor uses them in the front wheels, and so far, I've made 2 videos on the topic of having to replace them all the time), so I'm surprised they're that common. I actually have a unit bearing to replace soon (a rear assembly on a FWD car)... I may cut the old one up to see what's in it.

@geoffoneida487 5 лет назад

What brand swivel impact sockets are those?

@kb9oak749 5 лет назад

Nothing ever gets done quick on old car repair.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

2 hours, at night, while filming, is actually a pretty impressive feat, IMO.

@rinosmeetngreedthusdays 4 года назад

14:58 nice

@brutus1119 4 года назад

Do crickets count as fauna? 🤔

@ghostdog662 5 лет назад

I can confirm it does indeed take 600 years for the top bolt.

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

I don't really care if you can confirm it!! I just want to know the secret you guys have found, to get it done so fast! I'm still working on one that I started in the Paleozoic Era! Everyday, 14hours work, another 1/1024 turn! What's your secret to speed??

@alfalpha9735 4 года назад

What kind of tires where those?

@nathanbaker5772 5 лет назад

When’s the next 91 Pontiac vid coming?

@johnm-vo9cm 5 лет назад

Hi can u help me please after changing 2 front bearing on the road if i put my flasher to turn to the right direction but i turn to the left the signal not turn off itself

@GUE5TPA55 5 лет назад

dang it.....hoping for new footage ......

@TheCoolGamerrx 5 лет назад

Ah another Fuzzy video...

@BrowncoatInABox 5 лет назад

Is it still a death trap

@BADD400 4 года назад

Good video. Fluid film work better on the hub surface and rotors instead of anti seize.

@MicroSoftner 3 года назад

On regarding the wrong new nut, my blazer has a 35mm on one side a 36mm nut on the other lol

@ncc74656m 5 лет назад

Expecially. ;)

@3svider 5 лет назад

I'm not sure (because your videos are not coming often ;) but You usually add torque or other specs in metric system. Could You add it in Your videos? I know, I can calculate by myself, but to be honest - I'm to lazy. :) I wish You faster uploading videos, because I love to watch them. Greetings from Europe!

@donovancody1853 5 лет назад

What is wrong with the blazer too make it a deathtrap. You've made the steering brakes and suspension at least somewhat safer ish :)

@joshweaver38 5 лет назад

The bay bridge is part of your commute? ill be working there soon

@FuzzyDiceProjects 5 лет назад

Not my commute, but I have family on the Eastern shore so I end up using it occasionally

@UKfromadrone 5 лет назад

today's episode: anti-seize galore

@Nyarly_Relyeh 5 лет назад

Left nut. Ok. But what about right side? If you had it replaced in one side, second side seems to come bad wery fast?

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

He smashed that side into a concrete wall, which is likely why it failed prematurely. The other side hasn't been smashed (that we know of... yet).

@tonny.c 5 лет назад

Veeocles!

@kevinjagmohan26 5 лет назад

Where is the firebird !

@e954rr2 5 лет назад

Time for body work and paint save that blazer

@xalen182 5 лет назад

what is the grey anti-rust grease?

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

It's literally called "anti-seize". Usually the gray stuff is labeled as "heavy duty" or "metal free". Basically, it will either say "copper" on it (for sparkplugs and such) or be gray. Gray is my preference for stuff like this. It just seems to be thicker and last longer.

@nathanielramirez8080 4 года назад

2 years and 5000 miles congratulations I did 3000 in a month

@stopstalkingyouspookybastard 5 лет назад

i love watching these videos at 1.25 speed it feels much better

@jameshall4385 5 лет назад

nice video. that was an excessive amount of anti-seize. the next time you take it apart it should just fall off

@tomlindo2863 5 лет назад

James Hall I have a feeling that's the plan.

@Emils2006 5 лет назад

Didnt they had hub caps which looks like soda cans ? it looks too exposed to elements.

@FuzzyDiceProjects 5 лет назад

I have only ever seen the plastic center caps for these wheels, they are black plastic and clip onto the center section. It would offer a little protection from the elements but it's not a seal or anything

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

@@FuzzyDiceProjects Can confirm. 4 S10s, no caps on the wheels.

@carp614 5 лет назад

You should just give it up and rename you channel Anti-Seize...

@Daniel_Smith_ 5 лет назад

Con you please make more videos I hate waiting for weeks for a new one then wait another few weeks at least once a week please

@Autotechdad8291 5 лет назад

Food for thought. Torquing the wheel bearing after putting the wheel on the ground changes the torque spec and can damage the hub. Best thing I've been able to do when torquing axle nuts you stick a screwdriver or alignment pin in the vents of the rotor and the caliper will stop it from turning. I've been able to do over 300 foot pounds with this method.

@evsnova74 5 лет назад

I came to the comments to say the same thing. You don't want to put a load on the bearing before torquing it.

@TheBrokenLife 5 лет назад

When you torque a unit bearing, you're not actually applying torque to the bearing itself. You're tightening the axle shaft to the bearing's inner race. That's why unit bearings are torqued at stupid high values (150ft-lbs, or more) and "normal" wheel bearings are more like 10ft-lbs. The preload on a unit bearing is done at the factory when it's built. When I do unit bearings, I get them as tight as I can with someone holding the brakes, and then torque them to spec with it on the ground (if the brakes didn't hold it that high... 50/50 success rate there).

@lateefcarrere1649 5 лет назад

#Flipflops offer very little traction, & even less protection - yet #RichRebuilds & #FuzzyDiceProjects are risking serious injury by wearing them while working on their vehicles. Come on guys - if you're working at home, protect yourselves! #notherefortheambulancevideos

@LouJustlou 5 лет назад

Crickets need more anti-sieze.

@SchwachsinnProduzent 5 лет назад

If you are producing the footage faster than you can cut it, maybe you could search for someone to help you with it? A lot of RU-vidr have someone behind the scenes that is just there to help make the video editing a lot faster

@keiffitz689 5 лет назад

How tight? Sooooooo toight

@brendonminchew3260 5 лет назад

We need a Fuzzy Dice Projects Snapchat account!

@roadkill5333 5 лет назад

Aaaahhhh, really!! We need a FUZZY DICE PROJECT MILITARY ADVISORY POSITION!

@TheJeracuda 5 лет назад

you know I don't see why it's so difficult to find that dust cap I did a quick google search for one and it turns out that Auto Zone sells them for like 4 dollars lol. www.autozone.com/suspension-steering-tire-and-wheel/wheel-bearing-dust-cap/chevrolet/s10-blazer