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IrelandEddie's Subaru repair hits a one-bearing roadblock
A modern transmission and a classic Mustang give Just Call Me Eddie a repairability question, while viewers suggest another route to the missing part.
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Story of Why this story? The video drew 2,167 comments in its first day, 5.9 times a normal first day on this channel (366).
They make it like this on purpose.. #automobile #mechanic #diy #shorts
One bearing is the problem. Eddie has a disassembled Subaru transmission in front of him, but finding the replacement part is proving harder than finding parts for a Mustang built decades earlier.
In his Short, "They make it like this on purpose.. #automobile #mechanic #diy #shorts", the Just Call Me Eddie host contrasts a 2016 Subaru CVT with a 1965 Ford Mustang transmission. He says the Subaru's noisy bearing isn't available from Subaru or the American parts sellers he has tried, leaving him looking at an overseas eBay listing costing more than $200.
The Mustang offers the opposite experience: Eddie says he could source every gear, bearing and shifter. His question isn't simply why modern cars are complicated. It's why a failed component should be so difficult to replace on its own.
That question brought nearly six times the channel's usual first-day comments for a Short, even though views were ordinary. Several viewers suggest taking the bearing to an industrial supplier, where measurements or a part reference might identify an equivalent. Others debate whether manufacturers prioritize replacement purchases or faster factory assembly over repairability. Those are viewers' explanations, not established motives.
Eddie also points to the specialized timing tools needed for work on a modern Ford engine. By the end, his frustration has become a workshop decision: he says he plans to clear out newer scrap cars and concentrate on the older vehicles he prefers repairing.
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What viewers say
You can always go to a bearing shop/dealer. They can look up the sku for specs, where possible, and if that can’t be found they would take measurements and find a comparable one.
@fragdudeSee it on YouTubeThe Subaru bearing is likely an off the shelf bearing. I would try going to an industrial bearing supplier and see if you can find an equivalent bearing. I recall doing that before, but it was almost 50 years ago now so I don't remember the details.
@minuteman4199See it on YouTubeEddie, your work ethic and knowledge is for real.
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The list of cars to buy is getting smaller...
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Which manufacturer built the classic Mustang transmission Eddie compares with the Subaru's?
Eddie uses a transmission from a 1965 Ford Mustang as his example of readily available replacement parts.