Why There's No Rangers

[superj]

you guys say scotty kilmer and i think star trek. i have no idea who scotty kilmer is and the videos don't show on the work computer so that doesn't help.

and i don't watch youtube (or any tv) so saying its a youtube guy is not going to help in describing them.

 

[rumblecloud]

ugh.

 

[Uncle Gump]

ugh.

You'll be OK boomer...

 

[JoshT]

I used to work with a guy who spent 10+ years working in parts salvage at a scrap yard. He truly believed "You should never ever have to replace a clutch as long you drive the car right. They can last as long as the whole car if you drive it right."

Well technically he was right. You can drive most manual transmission vehicles without using the clutch if you learn how to shift while rev-matching (<substitute proper term). If you never use the clutch, there is no reason it can't last the life of the vehicle.

Now I'm sure that isn't what your co-worker meant. It's also something I've never bothered getting good at, but could probably manage if I had to.

you guys say scotty kilmer and i think star trek. i have no idea who scotty kilmer is and the videos don't show on the work computer so that doesn't help.

and i don't watch youtube (or any tv) so saying its a youtube guy is not going to help in describing them.

Sounds like you are fortunate. I think the 3 seconds killed enough brain cells that I'm getting a headache.

 

[Josh B]

I shouldn't have used the term boomer, you're right. My apologies.

But it is something I've dealt with a lot in the profession/hobby of long held beliefs and superstitions being held as fact.

I've had a coworker actually yell at me for changing the rear drum brakes on my Toyota Corolla to disks because I personally don't like drums, and don't like working on them.

Many of those folks who fly into blind rages from their car opinions SWEAR by Scotty Kilmer and his YouTube channel. That's why I posted my reply. I am sorry it offended.

I really had no clue what you were talking about, just that you had included an entire race of people in the remarks. I also did not care for the video

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Well technically he was right. You can drive most manual transmission vehicles without using the clutch if you learn how to shift while rev-matching (<substitute proper term). If you never use the clutch, there is no reason it can't last the life of the vehicle.

Really depends on if you would rather replace a clutch or syncros...

 

[JoshT]

He didn't say synchros or transmission would last, he said clutch would last.

 

[sgtsandman]

you guys say scotty kilmer and i think star trek. i have no idea who scotty kilmer is and the videos don't show on the work computer so that doesn't help.

and i don't watch youtube (or any tv) so saying its a youtube guy is not going to help in describing them.

You didn't miss anything.

The man has been one of the original content creaters before youtube was even a thing and has all the negatives, and some positives, that go along with that. He does provide some good nuggets of information but is so opinionated and rarely backs anything up with proof or data. That and his voice is high pitched and grating.

To the inexperienced mechanic and for sensationaist TV program content with little snippets and minimal information, he's great. To people who know more than a little something about vehicles, he's mediocre at best.

 

[19Walt93]

Really depends on if you would rather replace a clutch or syncros...

Shifting without the clutch doesn't hurt the syncros a bit. If you do it right the gears are spinning with no load on them, just like they are when the clutch is depressed.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

This guy is a nuisence species

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

This guy is a nuisence species

Agreed, I bet he even likes 2.9's.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Agreed, I bet he even likes 2.9's.

Damnit.

It sucks cause you have a 302 1st gen that had a 2.8...i have no way to fire back

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

You are putting some bizarre bullshit into a thread which YOU made up, while slamming an entire group of people, most of whom have made no such remarks

GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!

While I agree that most of them haven't done that, those who do drive me insane. Being sworn at by a guy who retired 15 years ago over doing your job, (which you have been doing for two years), over "not knowing anything about the tire industry and that your training is bulls**t", all because I **WASNT** static (single plane) balancing his tire....

...is something else. I wanted to slap the man. And this happens so often our manager gives us special instructions on how to deal with these people.

Not saying the guy didn't know his stuff, he probably did, but he knew his stuff about tires from 15 years ago. I'd been doing that job for over two years at that point, in the modern era, well educated in what today's cars need out of tires. He probably is an expert at the wheels and tires on that old Chevelle in his neighbor's backyard, just not his new shiny 2023 ram pickup.


So I do understand @bhgl 's sentiment. Because I deal with it every week it seems.


EDIT- for those of you who don't know, static or single plane balancing is almost never used anymore except for VERY specific cases authorized by my manager. Wheels and tires today are so wide that dual-plane balancing is necessary. Single plane will eliminate "hop" type imbalances, but not "wobble" type imbalances, both of which will be felt at highway speeds in any modern vehicle.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I'm still doing bubble balancing...

 

[RobbieD]

And I'm still half a bubble off plumb.