Dave’s Heavy Metal vibrations. A Big 4x4 that’s feeling rough
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2017 Freightliner M2 Series with 90k. A carrier bearing is causing a whole lotta bad vibes
2017 Freightliner M2 Series with 90k. A carrier bearing is causing a whole lotta bad vibes
You can see old mate actually cares about his employees providing all the gear, and safe environment, it would be a great place to work
and teaching (or double checking) too
As a 36-year retired employee working for Freightliner building new M2 trucks at the Mt Holly NC plant. Yes, you have replaced what the vibration has damaged but did not resolve the vibration issue. The Drive Shaft should have been balanced or replaced. The way we did it At Freightliner is when we do get a bad balanced shaft from a vendor , the vibration shows up When we test-run it at dyno and of course, the shaft gets replaced and rejected back to the vendor with a charge for the replacement. Dave, I have Lots of respect for you and your sons and mechanics at your shop. I've learned a lot from your experience. Thank you for sharing.
Its a breathe of freash air to see the owner and son making things happen not just pointing the finger
Thats not his son, son
It his baby boy!🤱
HD diesel guy here. Like mentioned, torch off the outer race, then zip wheel the inner racer about 95% through, then split it with a cold chisel to get that hanger bearing off. Very satisfying. Another tip, always use new strap kits. The 12 points bolts are not something to reuse, especially up here in Canada. New bolts already come with loctite applied. Love the channel. Keep up the great work!
As a Brit, hearing Dave say "bugger up the thread" couldn't make me happier. Great video as always!
Most of us say, fuk up the threads.
Watching Dave use a big ass box end as a breaker made me feel good about my shade tree mechanic skills.
The owner of a big shop with lots of employees going down to the workshop and getting his hands dirty to solve the customers problems. This is how a business is run. 👍🏻👍🏻
Well > he's making a career adjustment being in front of the camera.
Team work makes the team work
This is by far my new favorite channel. Keep up the great work Dave! I come from a family of mechanics and this channel is still teaching me stuff every day. Awesome work man!
Welcome aboard!
Dave nice to see you are still able to do a lot of things. I got out of the business when I was about 48 years old. My body couldn’t do it anymore.
Ewww. You're unable to physically move in your middle ages?
@@jasonw7497 yes and keep up working FLAT RATE. You do not turn you do not earn. This is a young persons business.
I'm 45 and have a min of 20 yrs left! I forgot to make a end goal!😊
This channel almost immediately went to being my favorite channel on KZhead. The detail and explanations make this a joy to watch!
Wow, thanks!
Same, just started watching a couple of days ago and I pretty much have binged all the videos!
You need a Tiger Tool yoke puller. Works every single time
Unfortunately at my job we're pulling those drive shafts on our back, no jacks 1 person. You're correct have the rite equipment, it's never easy doing this heavy work. Having the correct equipment makes it so important.
I'm not a mechanic, but I love watching this guy's no BS, straight forward approach to everything - I've learned a lot!
man as a big rig mechanic i love seeing new/different ways to achieve the same goal. Awesome stuff Dave & Team👍🏼
And not a word about those Ben Hur front, chariot lug nuts. 😂
Keeps the lane hogs in their place, also answers a lot of "Who, me?"questions. Are those legal?
Yeah, good job Dave and crew, good job. I never knew that you and your Mechanics did heavy duty truck repair? That's like a business all in itself? I did know I fella that did heavy duty truck repair and after knowing him for 10 years he said that's it, I quit. I ask him I said why are you quiting? He said that he has worked 12 -14 hours a day seven days a week for years and years and said that's it, I'm done. Heavy duty truck repair machanics deserve a gold medal for sure. And really, they deserve a lot more than a gold medal.
...great that you looked things over enough to grease the u-joint. That makes me happy!
Hey Dave I I know you guys probably don’t work on big trucks that often but those u-joint strap kits are not reusable. It’s good that you put lock tight on them but those are stretch bolts and need to be replaced every time.
And neither is that carrier bearing nut. Lock-tite on that will help though.
The reason for the Loctite is not anticipated re-use of parts... It's so the parts don't vibrate themselves loose and land somebody stranded on the 143 or another motorist with a carrier bearing through their windshield.
they say that but ive never replaced good looking hardware. and never had any failures. those straps dont carry any load. the yoke takes all the abuse. same for ring gear bolts.
Great stuff, That trucks front wheel looks like it could of starred in a James Bond movie.
Hola señor Dave👋😃👋!!! It’s Friday again what a new adventure you got going on 😊
More more more PLEASE. So happy when a new "Dave" video appears, and my personal happiness is tanamount to the happiness of those around me 😂😂. I am anxious for results on some of the other projects we were introduced to recently like that younger guy's Dodge ("Ram"?) pickup. You've created a monster Dave... Your YTs are better than anything on actual television.
Im jealous of those nifty little jacks that carried the shaft down for you. And the lift! And that press!! Most of us are doing these on our backs getting that gravel massage! Haha. Even if you only periodically do this stuff, I'd recommend a heavy duty yoke puller. It would had that yoke off easily. I normally cut through those bearings 99% of the way, and smack through the last bit of the race with a chisel. I dont have a press capable of pushing it off! What matters is you got it done. Great stuff.
9:30 Wow 🤩 what a great video 😊señor Dave you go the extra mile in your work quality…Saludos!!!👋😃👋 Y’all have a great weekend!!!😊
Thanks 👍
@@DavesAutoCenterCenterville Gracias señor Dave for taking some of your busy time to reply back to my comments 👋😃👋Saludos!!!
That press is awesome. This is just 1 video closer to packing up the family and my boxes to go see if this awesome man is hiring. This shop looks like a dream shop
Working environment is never talked about and what a great shope to have!
Great is an understatement..😊
Thank you. We work on promoting a culture of extraordinarily honest hard work and helping each other out 👍
@@DavesAutoCenterCentervilleit shows! Great work. Setting a top example.
By God I could watch this company fix stuff all dag on day!
I wish more shops would learn from this Gentleman .
I love seeing a boss that is hand on with his work and isn't afraid to get down in the trenches with his guys. Using the ghetto breaker bar taking turns carrying that unit of a drive shaft. That's the kind of thing that builds major leadership capital and will have your guys sticking around for the long haul. A boss that cares is rare and cool to see.
Having equipment available to you makes these types of jobs almost a pleasure to do. A little trick I use now that I’m older is instead of using a sledge hammer on the larger stuff. I purchased a cheap 35lb breaker hammer. I ground down the chisels to a flat end and use them like a big punch. Yes, it heavy, but it’s easy to focus the hit exactly where you need it and the impact energy is phenomenal. It’s great for driving large excavator pins, removing stuck, rusted components. In my service truck I have all different size air hammers all the way up to the large breaker.
Here in Australia Truck drivers say " Trucks carry Australia " When in actual fact Truck mechanics carry Australia ! Piss easy job sitting behind the steering wheel and commenting on every local and world topic with a verbal solution to fix all the problems . Steering wheel attendants It's the hard working mechanics out there that keep the wheels turning that are foundation of the supply chain. Let it be known that Loctite is a brand , all Threads male and female must be clean , oil, grease ,dirt etc removed and dry before applying thread locker liquid or compound. Some non ferrous threads need to be primed with a priming product for the threadlocker to cure . Pay attention to detail and take pride in your work and you will succeed . So many equipment is half arsed repaired it breaks down in no time . A tradesperson is only as good as they want to be !
Thank you Dave for another wonderful video. You & your team never ciese to amaze me, GREAT JOB GUYS. GOD BLESS & my best to your family and crew 🙏. TMP from N.J
Glad you enjoyed it
@@DavesAutoCenterCentervilleI love this channel 👍
Nice work, for pulling jokes and bearings you should consider Tiger Tools. They will keep you from heating and banging on equipment. Your press is awesome!!
2:01 You are right sir tools 🛠️ make the real difference and despite the experience price tag it is a investment that makes us make a profit on our job…but some people don’t take care of tools specially if they don’t belong to them I remember paying big bucks for my painting equipment and I let someone else use it and I got it back with something broken or something clogged I know that all your employees take a good care of all the great equipment in the shop You guys rock 😊
Hey man, on nothing like having the right tools for the right job. Makes all the difference in the world. And good advice on the blue lock tight. And I love watching y’all’s episodes. Brings back so many memories.
Thanks 👍
@@DavesAutoCenterCenterville you are mighty welcome!
I agree. I would have torqued the bolts though!!
Time for a golf cart w/ that nice big shop!😊
This guy would make a great teacher for future auto technicians.
Big boy tools for a big boy job. This heavy duty stuff is a joy to watch. Keep more of it coming; so rare to see big rigs being worked on
As a heavy duty mechanic for 37 hrs It's good to see these guys getting their taste of that
I have been watching your videos for a while now, I like the work you do. and as you say there is room for improvement.
Now thats a serious machine , great stuff
That was such a beautiful truck and a job well done.
As a heavy duty truck mechanic it was pretty funny to watch you struggle with that yoke after preaching about the right tools for heavy work 😊
Yeah. I caught that too.
I use a die grinder on the iner race split with a chisel and yes the yolk and bearing are on tight
@@royamberg9177 Im a grinder and fire axe kind of a guy 👍
They don't even explain what they're doing or how they decide to do it. You're just watching B-roll at this point.
Yoke Puller lol ei example of a proper tool
Thanks Dave. Great job. Good info. God bless. Happy trails.
Thanks, you too!
Videos are always top notch thanks
Slice the inner race with cut off wheel and couple taps..takes 10 minutes.
That's a giant puller tool! Good work!
Thanks 👍
Always an Outstanding video and presentation.
Keep the longer videos coming Love from the UK👍🏾
Normally when you don’t have a massive press that inner race stays on. I always found heating and flattening one piece of it will allow you to get it off. This job is never cake work.
When I worked as a mechanic at a plant in Tuscaloosa ,Al. We had bearing on a shaft that at least a 2"" Enter race. It was at least a .005 interference fit. We told the shaft to a local electric motor shop. They had a 180 ton horizontal press!!! When you operated the press, you were in another room controlling the press. In a word ,they had no problem pressing the bearing. The guy at the shop said that they had pressed bearing like the ones on coal mining motors. he said when the bearing popped loose, it shook the whole building !!!
The right tools for the right job well done.
Air chisel a good one will vib that carrier bearing right off.
Not the kind of job they do on a regular basis, but I could hear everyone screaming at them! 😅
Mentions you need the right tools to do heavy truck work, proceeds to beat the yoke with a hammer instead of using a yoke puller 🤔
I see you have your bears working by on your big trucks. Tyson’s a damn grizzly.
Dave u and ur guys r with out a doubt the best automotive mechanics there r but please leave the class 6,7&8 trucks to the heavy duty technicians. I watch ur videos all the time and I just cringed at this video. After 13 years in a Mack truck dealership and 20 in a top tier independent shop much like yours but for heavy trucks. I was just hoping no co got hurt
Man look at the tools he has makes me drool😅
Ditto!!!!! 🤤
I was most impressed that you tightened the bolts with a torque wrench instead of just running them down with an impact gun.
I also work on over the road trucks and those u-joint straps are not reusable and the carrier bearing can simply be split with a die grinder and the inner race with a die grinder and a few taps when almost through it. And never reuse the carrier yoke nut. Just advise for future heavy duty truck repairs that differ from automotive. All of these recommendations can be found on Spicer’s website. Also, usually when you have a carrier bearing failure like that with worn out rubber, it is due to another underlying issue like suspension ride height causing the driveline angles to be off. Quite often, the front differential pinion angle is too low, causing the issue. That is, on a Peterbilt or Kenworth anyways. Same drivelines though. Meritor or Dana Spicer mainly.
Great job blessings to all
Those little touches seperate the seasoned veterans from the rookies too Keep up the good work
Thanks! Will do!
Keep the old for emergency repairs in a rag in a coffee can. You got them for Sunday repairs, to get you home or to shop with parts in stock
Short and sweet! I love big trucks like that. excellent tips and very cool to see the big dog out there with some dirty hands haha
tnq sir❤❤❤ Love from Sylhet Bangladesh ❤❤❤🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
That truck is a beast! 👹
and it only took 9 minutes. amazing!
Lol all HD techs be like "watch me do this on the side of the road with an air hammer and torches"
Love your videos ❤
Man couldn't do that out in the driveway with a creaper&a floor jack! ( insert reminder for safety Glasses here)😊 ps, Nice truck!
I've done carier bearings as a mobile mechanic all you gotta do is cut out the bearing into pieces and wack that last of the bearing with a cold chisel when you're in the middle of nowhere
Man this was real hard work👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A little black paint on the drive shaft makes it look good when they look underneath there too😊
Great job. I’ve been on my back under one of those things. Like you said not fun!!
Exactly!!
I figured you'd have that tiger tool for heavy duty drive line work . 😮
Thing with loctite- so many people just put it on without cleaning the threads on the bolt, nut or pocket. It doesnt work if the threads are all oily, no matter how much you pour on.
I love blue loctite so much sometimes I even wear it on my skin.
😂
Can’t do heavy duty work without the right tools lol, I do that exact shit on the side of the highway lol
You need a puller from Tiger Tools , they have one for those yokes. Have a good weekend Dave
We dont pull the whole driveline out if we don't have too, undo the u joint off the slip and set aside, and support, and use a center punch to mark the splines on the yoke and spindle, than take the carrier housing off and carefully torch a notch in the bearing than the race than knock it off, clean it up and voila.
I love this channel 👍
Also instead of pressing that bearing off. You can cut it off with a die grinder or torch. I perfer cut wheel
"Look at the size of that tranafer case!" Proceeds to *not* show said big transfer case!
I feel the hollow part of the donut with orange high temp silicone works pretty good they don't make rubber like they used to❤😊
good job mate from Australia
Great work ethic!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEJ LADS , GOOD TURNAROUND! We have a big hyraulic press and on the front side a thick plastic curtain on a slide to pull over when pressing anything. i have been in the welding bay behind a 12' steel wall and heard a BANG at the press and a part of the shattered bearing lands at my feet....... The fitters didnt have the curtain in front of the job.........At the very least wear high impact safety glasses AND a high impact full face and head protection. It can turn deadly in a split second.
#DavesAutoCenterCenterville ... solid safety advice right there.
Usually I'm able to whack the rubber part and frame off the carrier bearing, the problem lies in the bearing itself. At the shop I'm at we don't have a press 😂 so we angle grind notches just deep enough to chisel and break off the bearing and inner race. To me it seems faster that way
You guys almost need a little fleet of golf carts for going back and forth to shops 😂😂
I have press envy.. Nice work
I drove one of those Baby Freightliners for about a year. The most uncomfortable ride, seating I’ve ever!!!!!!
I always find it funny when people who work inside cry about the weather
It’s cool you let a fire Captian see some of this tough work
Good Video Dave!
He knows his sh.... stuff 👍
I work in machinebuilding and use bleu and green loctite. After 2 years blue loctite will granulate, green loctite after 7 years. Keep that in mind. We used some bolts without spring washer etc.
Good work!
Ouch no Guard on the press! rule number 1 add a cage cause it may not matter if something shifts and a part flies and hits the wall but if it comes out towards the mechanic! Huston we have a problem.
Hey Dave, just imagine if it took you longer, then that meant that the ‘Yoke’s’ on you! (Shop joke).😂
Tip for loctite, if it's a blind hole, put the loctite in the hole not on the bolt. If you put it on the bolt there's a propensity for it to blow out instead of stay on the threads.
Good job brother
Hey that’s a sportchassis bed on that truck. I work for sportchassis. Cool to see
Another great video