Clays AC and Auto Repair

09/03/2026

We all deserve a little morning, motivation, and laugh when we can get it

I’ve got thousands of dollars worth of tools, but apparently I don’...

08/27/2026

Can anyone Relate with me ? Im trying to heal..

My Mechanic Brain The real automotive YouTuber story…

So about two days ago I was watching the Facebooks and I heard a po...

08/24/2026

How to hold and find a hole for a bolt without seeing it So recently, I had a pretty big obstacle to get the bolt out, I needed to use the Boro scope to see where my extension was, but to get the bolt in I couldn’t have the Boro scope where it was, and the bolt kept dropping out of the end of the extension I seen this problem as a metaphor for people nowadays that cannot pay their rent or buy their groceries. It’s their perspective and the presumptions that something can’t be done. There is nothing that can’t be done only things you won’t do and if you don’t take the time to do them, they will not ever change for you. This is a 24 second YouTube short that took me three hours to create, but I’m getting better and I’m getting quicker because I’m making these with a particular workflow . So today it’s three hours hopefully in the future it’s 20 minutes or 45 minutes because most of these thoughts that I imposed in the background of these videos I already have written . And it’s easy for me because I really enjoy them. I like the perspective I like being an addition to society instead of a subtraction hopefully not only did you see a neat trick, but you maybe go away thinking differently, even without realizing that you are

So Sometimes you can’t see the hole. You can’t reach the hole. And you definitely can’t afford to drop the bolt.

That doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

When one way doesn’t work, dig deeper and find another. Sometimes the path you’re looking for hasn’t been created yet.

Mechanic Club Rule #92

If anyone else can do it, you can do it too.

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08/22/2026

I never thought of this. I’ve used this on getting fuel filters off, but I’ve never thought about holding a pulley this way. This is three videos in 15 seconds. I’m trying to inspire and empower people. That where there is a Clay there is definitely a way. … that’s why it’s called the Clay way enjoy Did you know you could hold it this way?

Sometimes the tool you need is already in your hands… or wrapped ar...

08/20/2026

So I’m getting the Sprinter Engine back together, and I realized that I thought these two parts were the same so I just threw one underneath all of these fuel rails and unfortunately they’re not the same. It’s missing a bracket that is necessary to hold this correctly. At least it was added later on in the production run so I assume that it could cause problems without it even though the older ones didn’t have it but they had a lot of problems with these Turbo tubes blowing out of these Mercedes Sprinter diesel 3.0 OM 642 Engines. So I need to make sure I reinstall it so now I gotta take this off and all of these lines off and put this little rail underneath there so it holds it correctly.

🤦🏻 Don’t worry I hit my Richard before I started going today so I’m good. It didn’t really bother me that bad just sucked……

Ever have one of those days where you realize you just created MORE work for yourself? 😂

I had multiple parts, assumed they were all the same… and installed the wrong one.

Now I get to take it all back apart. 🤦‍♂️

If anyone else can do it, you can do it too.

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08/14/2026

How do you like my Wrap around …. Sometimes You Have to Make Your Own Path, Mechanic Club Rule #742

Sometimes you have to produce your own pathway to success. It won’t be laid out for you.

The only thing that’s laid out for you is the opportunity to produce your own pathway to it.

Sometimes that’s life. Sometimes it’s just a bolt you can’t reach. 😂

If anyone else can do it, you can do it too.

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I think this one should stay with the philosophy rather than asking about the repair:

The opportunity can be given to you. The outcome can’t. What’s a pathway you had to make for yourself?

Alternative titles * The Path to Success Isn’t Always There
* Sometimes You Have to Create Your Own Path
* The Opportunity Is There. The Outcome Is Up to You.
* Mechanic Club Rule #742: Make Your Own Path

08/14/2026

Help me continue to help you by giving me 16 seconds of your time clicking the thumbs up and leaving a crappy comment … it helps my algorithm on YouTube, which is the main reason that I can continue to answer folks questions for free help me if you don’t mind like I helped you too

Sometimes You Have to Make Your Own Path

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08/13/2026

I’m trying to communicate back with you. I’ve sent you like 20 messages and they keep appearing and then disappearing something happened on your end. If you see this message hit the thumbs up so I can delete it. Enoch Glenn

08/13/2026

How to Unlock Almost Any Car Door When You’re Locked Out mechanic Club

Locked your keys inside your car? Here’s a simple way I use to reac...

08/11/2026

Day 1153 Colin was supposed to go to the doctor today he didn’t make it 20 minutes before he was supposed to be

And then it just cascade from there.

This isn’t a fundraiser and we’re not asking anyone to buy us a van. We will figure that part out like we always do.

Sometimes I share these moments because I want people to understand what 24/7 care actually looks like. Things that used to be simple can now become an entire day’s problem.

Pat and I will figure it out. We always do.

Sometimes a little understanding just makes the hard days a little easier.



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