How to: Car Repair : How Wrecked Car Frames are Straightened
Car frames are straightened after a wreck using an automotive frame machine and hydraulic ram to reverse the impact of the crash; learn how to do it in this free auto-repair video. Expert: Lyndon Graves Bio: Lyndon Graves, has been a professional insurance adjuster, and specializes in automobile industry. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
Video Rating: 4 / 5
fucking nob
village idiot
@Cargo1273 Our van was declared totaled because of the mounting hole for the rear bumper on the left side was torn out by the impact. Replacing the frame rail was the only way the insurance company would do it and they didn’t want to pay for it vs welding the hole and re drilling it out.
@YouSpamTard Our van was declared totaled because of the hole for the left side of the rear bumper in the frame rail had been torn out by the impact. The cost of replacing that frame rail put it over the 75%. It would have been not totaled if the insurance company would pay for repairing that rail but no they said they could get sued for doing it that way. I guess insurance companies do lose lawsuits once in a blue moon. I would think they pay for the best lawyers and weasle out of claims.
a village is missing their idiot
@forcefedlies86 Prove me wrong. And use resources this time not just your opinion.
I’ve seen this frame machine used before, works pretty well…
@DriedUpSquid thats not true your spreading misinformation
what about metal fatigue?
@Cargo1273 I don’t know where you learned that but it’s wrong. There are several ways to do this. 1 is to pull out the frame rails and repair as this video is showing. The second option, which is more commonly used on a unibody car is to replace the rail if it can’t be repaired or to buy a new rail and cut out, or section in shop terms, the area that you need and weld it in place of the damgaed area. The 3rd option is to replace the frame altogether, usually on a truck or large suv.
Jesus. Move the mic.
@Cargo1273 They are, 138,732 videos of crap cause all they care about is the money they are making from the ads.
@Cargo1273 Cars are typically a total loss if it takes more than seventy five percent of its value in monetary funds to repair the car. A car may have a bent frame rail, but if is monetarily feasible to repair such said vehicle, then repaired it should be. Why should anyone scrap a good car that can be adequately repaired and if makes dollars and cents to do such a thing. Dumb ass. You are stupid.
I’ve learn an important rule about car accidents., A chassis repairs= a big no no. You totaled cars with frame damage regardless of the level of damage or their repair cost vs current value ratio. The SUV shown looks like is not worth fixing at all. Why would your CADILLAC shop be placing their reputation at stake with this shoddy workmanship is beyond me.
Are all Expert Village videos this stupid?
@weirdstuffanimation7 No shit, thats common knowledge
@DaPandDaG and a nice old tractor that can pull it “slowly”
you shouldn’t repair a car that has been that totaled because if you crash again it wont be anywhere near as strong as it was originally
trick question theyre not, they will never be the same again
Sounds like the lot boy describing to a customer how his car was repaired…yikes!
damn!, i’m gonna buy me one of those “tape-thingys”
you must be the opposite of “the village expert”
what a mickey work with that heavy hit and used a little clamp to pull the frame .with a tape measuring is that right .I’ll think about it .when I send my car to repair.nice video by the way.
@t43boss Nice comment. I would be looking for a different job in this was the spokesperson for my shop.
You could also measure your dick..why did i ever pay £1000 for a measuring system..
thanks a lot shitheadvillage
yeah just becuase your car is clamped down tight dont mean you can pull out of the clamps. i did! a vw @ that