In this video I bring you along as I swap out the rear springs on this customers Chevrolet Impala. Pretty simple job.
-Enjoy!
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I wonder if those new springs are gonna last longer then the original ones 🤣🤣
When tightening to bolt back on the arm is the torque level essential or can we just guesstimate and tighten it.
Any video that starts ith Mrs. O is a winner.
“Follow service data not some dumb YouTube video” idk Eric YouTube saved my ass the other day lol. I had a 2011 Lexus in no crank no comm with the PCM. I checked all my powers and grounds which were good, I scoped my can lines which also looked great. I called a PCM but first went through AllDatas entire diag tree which also had the conclusion of replacing the PCM. But before I pulled the trigger I decided to type my issue into google and lo and behold I come across a YouTube video of a guy with the same issue. He explains there’s a silver bullet on Identifix (our company got rid of Identifix last year) and he shows that the high pressure fuel pressure sensor internally shorts out and pulls down the whole pcm, unplug the sensor and you regain comm with the pcm. I’ve studied every wiring diagram on this car and I genuinely don’t think I would’ve come to this conclusion on my own. The way the wiring diagram is written up I don’t see how I could’ve gotten to this answer short of unplugging literally every single sensor on the car that had a 5 volt reference feed. I’ve seen a sensor go bad and take down all the sensors on that 5 volt tree but I’ve never seen one take down the pcm like that
0:50 those rock auto magnets. I have a good sized collection too haha
Is it true on a Chevrolet Impala Premier that you have to put the Car in maintenance mode before you can work on the rear brakes
Mrs o and cats this video can't get any better..😊
Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Mr. O.
Nice one Eric good job mate 👍
Cray Cray or as my Gramps says Cattywompus
Total noob question, I see everyone always saying a gesture at your ride height what would happen if you didn't I'd like to hear some information on if you just torqued them down in the air
Great to see missus O !
Oh and I see Mrs O bringing in the table…she must have ladies coming in for an Oil Change and Nails appointments!
If you replace one side, do you always recommend replacing the other???
If a spring has stamped text/art nr it usually mounted so you can read it.
I think it’s awesome that you use air tools as much as you do every time I pick up a battery operated impact I feel like I’m committing treason from how I was taught
1:56 — I do hate it when my nuts are a little bit swollen. 😂
Just want to say that I enjoy watching the show. I think you're super sharp. Wish there was one of you in every town. I would like to mention, after replacing my timing belt on my Saturn with the j35 Honda, I think the mystery on the crank bolt is the heavy spring washer. Take a look and see that it's slightly concave. The threads are only torqued against it. I did not have a sufficient torque wrench along with my weighted socket to do the job. An easy way out on that is to put your breaker bar on and wedge it against the suspension and then bump the key. Works every time.
Nice torque wrench. I was tightening a bolt on my old Scout yesterday and said "click-click" when it was tight.
I like your suspension videos… Man down…
Mr. O, you should torque tighten those wheel bolts in a cross pattern and not in a clockwise pattern!
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Low rider coming in the shop.
I forgot to put my wheel on… again!!
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Thumbed up for kitty cat.
I looked it up. It's a law, you have to talk to pretty kitties with that high voice. It's a felony if you don't.
Luna, the coolest shop cat ever. Mrs. O, the coolest office manager/service writer/friendly antagonist/mom/wife ever to appear on the youtubes. No surprise those two are tight.