What are you boys working on and what are you waiting on? What monkey wrench has been thrown in your lovely weekend plans?For me, I just discovered I need new rear drum cylinders when doing the full brake job and lift on this old tracker. Thank God, Amazon delivers on Sunday.
still cleaning the underside.went over most of it with a grinder to remove most of the rubber, now using wirewheels on angle grinder to get as close to bare metal, then i plan to sandblast it. All the underside.but this is it for the weekend. I ran out of wirewheels so ill have to pick them up on monday after work.also the holes were filled in with some body filler.previous owner did a shite job of the bodywork.Fucken hate bodywork, but my body guy said that he is only willing to do the welding part and i need to clean the underside myself or find someone else to do so. Since i couldnt find anyone who would do it without me having to ship the car across the country or without me having to gut it to the bare chassis, im stuck with the job
>>29017657shit the photo is upside down.here is another photo but before i removed the filler from the last 2 holes.also >with a grinder to remove most of the rubberby that i meant i was removing it manually with blade.
>>29017663>>29017657Must be a shit ton of dust from removing that much bondo. Makes me want to change the filters in my respirator just looking at what's left.
>>29017664honestly i just used a screwdriver to take it out in chunks.honestly it might be smart to get a respirator.but even without it my eyepro tends to fogup often and its pissing me off.
>>29017663man that rust is narsty, I just cleaned up and painted my fuel tank skid that was getting spotty with surface rust.
I did an oil change yesterday, might clean my headlights and see if I can get the sunroof to work today.
Just bought a car (Alfa) and I live in the salt belt. Spent like a grand on random parts to stockpile for a rainy day. Fuses, belt, coolant vent hose, sensors, grommets, grounding strap, etc. Did a full undercarriage inspection and it doesn't look like its ever been driven in snow before. Took pictures and recorded to plan out how I'm going to spray corrosion free formula 3000 around all the areas where salt can sit, sneak into, any little gaps, weep holes, etc. Brake fluid next week. Aux belt and tensioner week after that.
>>29018030what kind of alfa my man?>>29017677looks pretty with new coat of paint
>>29018038damn that sucks, you might try rotating the axle a bit and prying again, to rotate the C-clip that's holding the axle in. Eventually the gap will be facing downwards.
>>29018052Smart man. Last time I had to do that job, I at least had space to put a chisel on the axle and hammer directly instead of trying to pry.
>>29018031Giulia quad. Every car I've ever had, scan for any little cavity or seam like this where salt can sit, spray the fuck out of it in the summer or early fall so it stays hot and creeps upward. If I spray inside door frame weep holes, a few months later I see it staining the plastic on door handles and other interior bits, which means its working. CF3000 doesn't warp plastics either. Had few cars when I was younger, where fluid film warped the plastic wheel well liners.
Ran some datalogging before messing with the tune and found out I have some issues with just one cylinder pulling timing slightly. Now I've gotta start troubleshooting the coil packs/plugs/injector to figure out what needs replacing. annoying.
>>29018219wow that is clean, I see why you want to protect it
>>29018022Her smile and optimism: restored!Fixed the sunroof too. Now I just need to figure out what's wrong with the moving part of the headlights.
>>29018587oh yeah, the meguiars headlight kit would do those up nice. The sandpaper discs are the first thing to wear out, and they'll do 5 or 6 cars.
I've been doing the front end on my wife's car and its a fucking nightmare. It is literally 9 bolts per side. Im at 8 hours and still have to finish the right side. Partly my fault since I wasted quite a bit of time on the first side I did trying to get these things off instead of just going right to the angle grinder.Everything is seized and rusted. My angle grinder has removed as many bolts as my wrench. The ball joints use a 19mm castle nut that sits right under the CV axle and you cannot get a socket on it. There isn't even room to maneuver the angle grinder in. It rounds immediately due to rust. I literally took this big of a chunk out of this fucking nut and i still had to get it to move with a screwdriver and hammer and unthread it.I got a tie rod tool and the passenger side tie rod came right out. Driver's side is seized and the tool keeps slipping, so tomorrow I have to go and buy the other style of tool (looks kinda like a bike like) and an extension for my breaker bar to try and get it out. I knew this would take a while but hold fuck I've spent my whole weekend on it. Rust penetrant, propane torch, breaker bar, and angle grinder have been getting their moneys worth of use on this shit. What's worse is I also need to do ball joints on my F250, which I can only imagine will be an even bigger fucking mess.
>>29018660boy am i glad i don't live in a rust area. worst i had to deal with was 50 years of caked on mud and crud on the upper control arms that i just chiseled off. all the bolts were stuck on tight but broke loose without much further trouble.afterwards i realised i probably could've just blasted everything with the pressure washer.
>>29018626I know it doesn't look great lol, but it's a huge improvement for the $10 i spent on a set of wipes. She's 16 years old in the rust belt, she looks better than most cars her age.
>>29018684Why even do ball joints on there own? Every shitbox I've ever driven has had the ball joints pretty much integrated into the control arms. As much as it can be a pain in the ass to get them out, control arms are still usually only 3 bolts. Not trying to be condescending, I just don't have much experience with other types of vehicles.
>>29018684yeah it sucks so bad>>29018692on my wifes shitbox its 3 bolts to hold the ball joint to the control arm. they came without issue. much cheaper to buy just the ball joint.ball joint to steering knuckle was a fucking mess.
>>29018692Most things a little older have the ball joints held on with regular bolts, and even where they're riveted into the control arms, after you grind out the rivets the first time and replace them with bolts, it becomes super easy to do them again. Plus, cost of new arms vs. new joints is usually like $30 vs $150.
>>29018705>ball joint to steering knuckleThat's always been the hard part for me, even with a sledgehammer and a pry bar. >>29018706I've honestly never looked at the prices, the manuals for my last car and current one recommended just doing the whole arm since they aren't very expensive to begin with
>>29018709>even with a sledgehammer and a pry bar.That's what a pickle fork is for.
>>29018709I guess it depends on the car, but on my wifes car, the ball joint has a small metal plate on the bottom which attaches to the control arm with two nuts and a bolt. All are 17mm and all are easily accessible. Rust penetrant and a breaker bar with a 6 sided socket got all off on both sides with no issues.Getting the ball joint off the steering knuckle was a nightmare since the nut cannot be accessed with a socket and its torqued to fucking 96ft/lbs and had to be tore apart like my previous pic shows... but once the nut was off, like the other guy said a pickle fork (basically a wedge you hammer in) got it removed from the steering knuckle pretty easily.
>>29018719>>29018712Pickle fork... How have I never heard of this?? Thanks anons. Will definitely get one of these next time I need to do control arms. I was essentially using a small pry bar and small sledge for this same purpose. Somewhat related question, can driving habits influence how quickly control arms wear out?
>>29018692i was replacing all the suspenson rubbers at the time, this was just one small part of the whole thing. bushings and ball joint.ball joint is screwed in, at first i tried a 12 ft long breaker bar and it still wouldn't get it off. i ended up taking the arms to work and one of the guys in the workshop had a 1100 ft-lb cordless impact that zipped it right off like it was nothing, that was pretty damn cool.also i can't buy complete replacement arms easily, i'd have to pay race/performance part prices for aftermarket stuff with international shipping on top of that.
>>29018726>can driving habits influence how quickly control arms wear out?It's basically just the joints and the bushings that wear out unless you physically strike the metal and bend it out of shape. The more weight and force you put on that stuff, the faster it wears out. For example, my land yacht needed front lower ball joints at 100k because heavy beast, and my little suzuki offroad toy has them in perfect shape at 150k because light as a feather.
>>29018727Not to mention, the metal quality on a lot of the replacement arms is garbage these days. I'll save my 1960's heavy metal if I can.
>>29018730So absolutely sending it when I'm driving my car's ass off in the twisties, that might hurt the ball joints? Say it ain't so.
>>29018727>12 ft long breaker bar>12x multiplier cheaterJesus Christ. I thought my four foot cheater was excessive.
>>29018731the aftermarket stuff is actually decent, tubular arms that allow for more caster than factory. but not cheap at all and overkill for my application unless i ever decide to make my barge a twogay masheen.>>29018735yeah, i was yanking on the motherfucker too with all my body weight and gave up when the socket slipped and i fell back on my ass. you can imagine my surprise when that rattle gun took it off like it was a toy. the threads got pretty got too...lots of work was done
>>29018740>gothot*
>>29018735fuck im retarded. it was 6 feet, not 12. but i just called it in when yanking on it failed
>>29018726I bought a pack of various sizes on Amazon for $25. Would recommend since the ball joints and tie rod ends are different sizes
>>29018750I like the little claw foot clamp thing for tie rods, and you can rent both from the Autozone free tool rental program. That reminds me. I gotta rent a spring compressor tomorrow...
found a TDI at the junk yard, took the head, wiring harness and ecu, injection pump, gonna make another standalone harness for a rabbit truck TDI swap literally cannot stop buying TDIs and putting TDIs. in things
>Turn>SlipTurn>Slip>Turn>Slip>Slip>SlipAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH
>>29018752I'm not sure how those claw foot things work desu. The tool I rented uses a crows foot wrench and a long pipe looking thing that seats it, with a socket insert on the end. You put the crows foot over the flats on the head of the inner tie rod, insert it into the long metal tube and put a breaker bar on the end. For whatever reason my drivers side tie rod is so fucking tight that the tool just slips when I apply pressure. There is another style that uses pressure to clamp it, I'm going to buy one today and try it out. People also say you can use a pipe wrench but I don't think I have the clearance for that.>>29018823That's fucking sick dude. There was a TDI swapped 5 speed ranger on Facebook marketplace near me and k wanted it so bad
Any of you guys ever use a bolt induction heater?
Was chasing an evap issue for the longest. It was leaking smoke near the gas tank. So I dropped it to inspect and found a crack on the fuel pump. Car was previously in a collision and the whole fuel pump was cracked and broken inside, but still functional.Had to drop the driveshaft, cut the exhaust. Working in tight corners with those fuel/evap connectors. It was a pain. Welded the exhaust back with a v band clamp for easy removal in the future.
Swapped on a set of oem blackhoused headlights off an Outback XT.
My '88 Tbird is rotted out at the frame rails. Should've checked before buying a few years back :/The 2.3 Lima finally came out and I don't know what to do with it. I love this motor even though it's kind of a financial suicide nowadays because of the history and the fact it sounds like a tractor engine with a turbo strapped to it.I like the fox Tbirds because of their shape, so I'd like to find a cheap roller that isn't too rotted but that's been hard. I might get desperate and find an old ranger to stick this thing into ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Am a wrenchlet... this is my first time pulling an engine solo, excuse any retarded shit going on :P
>>29017642Back up on the jackstands fighting with these damn chinese headers and overpipe. Think my 60ft/lbs should be enough to keep the exhaust manifold and overpipe together now. Also timing cover is leaking but that sounds like an engine out job and I cant be bothered with that.
>>29018849These are *slightly* less of a pain in the ass if you use the right tip size, that's why there's a million sizes of flathead. it's supposed to wedge in and grip the sides of the groove.
>>29017642New headlight assembly on a 2012 subaru outback. Fucking whole bumper had to come off, and to make matters worse, one of the fuckhead previous owners drove self tapping screws in through the bumper and bondo'd over them. I hope I never have to do this job again.
My kei car started cutting in and out on the highway. Was a bit freaky, eased off the gas and pulled onto a side street, shuddered once there, and then was ok. Tried idling it at home and couldn't reproduce it the next day. Wat do? I thought maybe
>>29019788sounds like inadequate fuel flow, check filter
anyone got idea how to remove these things?
>>29021183Looks like it’s attached to a spot welded stud, right in the center of it
>>29021183if you can't get at the backside to squeeze the locking ears through the hole, your only move is a chisel, and finding a replacement if you still need it there
Be honest, /o/. How many times did you ask yourself "why would they make it like this" this week?
>>29021530Only when having to order parts twice on a couple things.>Why would this say confirmed fit if it's for the 4 door instead of the 2 door?>Why would this say it fit when it's for the automatic and not the manual?
>>29021542The problem is that normies are doing the cataloging and not someone autistic.
Spent the last few months working on my s2000 Replaced all 12 ballpoints with hard raceReplaced all bushings (20+) with spoon hard rubber New OEM strut/spring assemblies Replaced all driveline mounts with OEM Replaced all cooling system components Replaced outer tie rods and end endlinks New Fujitsubo legalis R exhaust New OEM flywheel, pressure plate, disk, fork, and bearings. New rear main seal and trans input shaft sealNew convertible top from Robbin’s New OEM headlights New shifter bushings New OS sensors and oil pressure sensor New vtec solenoid gaskets New OEM starter New valve cover gasket, tube seals and plug and coil packsPowered coaster valve coverNew valve adjustmentNew timing chain tensioner Painted all suspension components in Eastwood Matte Black Rust Encapsulator PlusNew PS4S tires New rotors, brakes, and front calipers All new fluids New steel braided clutch line New OEM clutch master and slave cylinder New intake filter New CR shift knobDid all the work myself besides the convertible top install. Something like 13k so far. Doing final torque this weekend and getting an alignment.
>>29021183Can you spin it? I think there is generally a stud and those clip on to it. Like those Christmas trees
I replaced seized hand brake cables in my Civic Si, new rotors and pads, and reemed the slide pins bores. These cars are really bad af accumulating rust back there and seizing shit up.I also installed VCM and ASS disablers on my new truck.
>>29022090
Are you a messy or organized worker?
>>29022359Organised mess
>>29017642My truck was fumbling 1-2 from a stop when cold so I bought a harness and solenoid kit from global transmission, brand new AC Delco pillow switch is bad and just reads 0kpa, slams in every gear. Get to drop $85 on more atf just to put the old one back in. Some days the only way to tell the kikes from the goys is by how much money they're stealing from you. Really they've trained everyone to act like them so well, like pigs with an endless appetite trampling each other for pennies on the ground. What future does this hobby or even repairing cars have when every single fucking job is a dice roll of who is fucking you over.
>>29022359>>29022429organised chaos chads rise up
>>29017642>get it in my fool head to change my oil for the very first time>get the oil, get a filter>go through the process, feels rewarding to do my own maintenance>get finished, start her up>pouring oil>panic and shut off the vehicle>get back under, filter is loose>okay, I guess I just didn't understand what hand tight meant, crank it down again>get more oil, refill engine, start it up. same thing>feel defeated, guess I'll just have it towed in the morning and accept my ridicule>sitting in my chair, have a thought>go out to the garage, look at the old oil filter. no gasket on the oil filter. no gasket in the oil pangoddamn itplease tell me I'm not the only person who has done such retarded shit
>>29022359I constantly ask myself>who put all this stuff in my wayit was me, I did it
>>29023742If it makes you feel better, my favorite local shop once forgot to take the plastic cover off the oil filter they put on my buddy's SUV, and it started leaking oil so bad, it was throwing it up on the windshield. Everybody fucks up, occasionally.Personally, I was unable to get a fucking oil filter wrench on my Ranger the first time I changed the oil on it due to the orientation. I had to buy one of those claw things that fits on a socket extension to reach up there and get a good grip.
>>29024322Yeah, I'm lucky my dad had an oil filter wrench because Valveline lived up to its reputation with impacting them onthankfully, my story has a happy endingtook the filter off this morning, yep double gasketdid it right, topped off the oil and now you'd never know anything happened at all by driving it
>>29023742My dad taught me over and over again to always check for the o-ring/gasket on the old filter. I’ve been changing my own oil for 30 years, and I’ve never had it happen to me.
When changing the differential fluid, do I also take out the spare tire carrier to save 10lbs 10oz? Of course I do.
>>29024519Have some terminals on the way so I can swap to the 3lb lithium battery. I was thinking of just getting some bolts the size of the existing clamps and then attaching some connectors to that, but this saves me needing to grind down the threads where it contacts the clamps. I'll just hook some connectors to the screws on these and then wrap it all up in electrical tape.
>>29023884>who put all this stuff in my way>it was me, I did itI felt this in my soul.
I renched today, I changed my rear diff oil
I am playing woodworker. Somebody wants one of those Key West type signs with “Miles To…” so I got some cheap 6”w fence boards and chopped em up now I’m sanding them so somebody else can paint and then I can nail them to a post.
Was going to clean my AC since it smells musty. On the way back from the store, I get a huge, probably unrepairable, gouge. FML.
>>29023742It's never happened to before, but I've read about it and check.I have installed my oil filter too lightly and it ended up backing out and spilling some oil. Now I do some semi-strong tugs, even though they say hand tight. I use the Channel lock oil filter pliers and I've never had a problem taking them off.
Are there any anons who know w123s that can tell me if there’s any point in keeping this hole here? I would at least have to fix the spot that broke off, but I think it would be a lot less trouble to just cut around it and just weld in a solid piece if the hole serves no purpose. This is the rear floor pan btw.
>>29025061Forgot to include the picture lol
wasnt able to do anything this weekend because retard shit keeps coming up that really shouldnt be my problem but somehow is.thinking about using some vacation days and telling family that i'm in Florida so they'll leave me the fuck alone.
>>29025063being a drainage hole, wouldn't you want to keep it in case water gets in under the carpet?
>>29025120Wouldn’t a drainage hole be at the lowest point of the floor pan though? This one is not at the lowest level of the pan.
Showing my CRV some loveChanged the oil, transmission fluid, and rear differential fluid. Don't think the last two have ever been done and the car is at 80000 miles. The rear diff bolts were seized pretty bad, had to use a breaker bar and my whole body weight. The fluid STUNK too. Sending it off to get analyzed just because I'm curious what it'll say. The car is driving amazing now. Not sure if it's placebo effect but the steering feels really crisp and the acceleration is smooth. I was noticing some shuddering when at high speeds before but that seems to be gone. Pretty easy to do all things considered. Next I have to flush my brake fluid because it's cloudy and Ive noticed the pedal is spongy.
>>29025123oh i thought that was the lowest parti dunno then
>>29022677If the item is faulty they will probably give you a refund or exchange for another. Few people actually want to sell something that doesn't work. But you are still partially right, a system made by psychos selects for psychos.
fuck toyota front diff drain, ebay front diff drain is my new best friend
>>29024539Fuck, I needed JIS (or anything) to SAE and I got SAE to JIS. And there don't seem to be any JIS to SAE.So I guess I'm returning these and just using a bolt.
was fighting with supposedly failing water pump and factory clutch fan on a 1984 Mazda Rx7, the fan shroud is made out of a couple legally obtained road signs from the junkyard. anyhow the 90k mile factory water pump is still minty as fuck and the bolts backed out causing the fan, and pulley to wander under load. for some fucking reason the reverse lights had a hair up its ass and kept blowing fuses for the gauges and reverse lights. after cleaning the whole harness for the reverse switch, the bulbs grounding themselves somehow turned out to be the problem, I don't understand how an oem from stock bulb ends up working better than a new from china bulb blows so many 15 amp fuses after a trip down 1.5 miles of dirt road
>>29025847Nice. Looks way better. I love ebay.
Spark plug and coil swap. Not sure how long these have been on the car since it's new to me. 70K miles and they look fairly toasted. Possibly original or once replaced?
installed koyorad radiator in wrx, just swapped spark plugs, tomorrow I double check for leaks/coolant level in overflow, then install an AMS intake, air box, ducting, and chargepipe and new e-tune
>>29028930good upgrade
I’m actually kind of enjoying this, and it is making the car look so much more finished, but after knocking on side I have this stuff on and the side I haven’t gotten to yet, I can’t tell if it’s actually doing anything
>>29029263most of the sounds you're trying to block are hums and drones like exhaust and tires and wind though, a better test noise would be a vacuum cleaner or something
Is 700$ for 4 brake rotors, pads + work for Volvo V70 reasonable?>t. not a wrenchlet
>>29030018if you weren't a wrenchlet you'd know about how long that would take, the going shop labor rate, and be able to source the parts and thus know how much they're profiting off you.
>>29026672Isn't this just what plugs look like after they've been run a while? Looks like iridium plugs or something from the point. Were you getting symptoms of weak spark?
>>29019611Are you putting the entire system in place finger-tight before tightening everything gradually from one end to the other? 60ftlb sounds like a lot.Couldn't you get at the timing cover from the front by removing the bumper and radiator?
Hmmm what's this aluminum box behind the glovebox? >It's the onstar module, these are known for failing and causing power draws so most people just trash them My radio doesn't work anymore but it turns on, where's the amp? >It's under the center consoleThere's nothing under the center console>Then it's behind the gloveboxWhat's it look like?>Its an aluminum boxA real story powered by Google search results
got my hands on a gallardo heat shield. should i cannibalize it to fit it on my ek civic or just keep it as a neat wall trinket
>>29019340Very niceI have a gen4 liberty with the same face
Shop is filled with my grandpa’s cars so I can’t fvcking move mine so I can’t do anything to it so I feel like dogshit
>>29019593I've pulled multiple engines and I still encounter myself with retardation Good work anon
>>29021942>New rear main seal and trans input shaft seal>New valve adjustmentYou must be pro Those jobs are labour intensive/specialisedgreat stuff anon
I need to go remove the heater core in my F150 and then try to solder it because it developed a leak again. At least it's easy to remove.
>>29031847lucky, mine's a full dash-out
An S10 donated a steering wheel for my tahoe
pulled my bumpers off, then drilled out some holes in the frame to fit pic related on a flexible hose, and washed out 20 years of dirt and gravel in preparation for the great rustproofing. Gonna be like Mike here >>29018030 and use the corrosion 3000 stuff
6 month old fuel pump o ring. Anyone else love spending every waking moment being a janny for parts supplier ceos?
bitch ate my lunch now
I'm thinking about restoring my cracked dash, any advice? I'm not incompetent I just have very little experience with interior work/body work. This isn't my dash, but it's cracked like this. My dash is black and color wise, in great shape. I have a dash Matt on it atm, but I'd love to hear proper fix advice for this. Thanks.
Still working on the underbody.borrowed diegrinder from work for tight spacesman that thing gets hot really quicklyI kinda wanted to finish cleaning underside with wirewheels upcoming week but im starting to doubt it.afterwards my plan is to wash the underside with shitloads of brakecleaner and start sandblasting it.>>29021209>>29021339just cleaning the gunk around and trying to rotate it seemed to work.no idea if i fucked them up or nottime will tell.
The coil on cylinder 3 just died, so I'm going to take the opportunity to replace all 6 coils and the spark plugs, which are probably still the originals (24 years old)
>buy a pressure switch>it's bad>buy another >get someone else's orderdoes this shit ever end?
>>29033090Don’t buy cheap aftermarket coils, you will regret it in a year when you’re chasing a misfire and you’re convinced it’s not the shitty failed coils because they were just replaced
>finally get the connectors in to hook up the motorcycle battery to the Z3>Now the battery won't start it>no problem, it probably just needs to charge>go out for a drive. Hitting the brake lights cuts out the headlights for a second. High beams also cut everything but the ignition out. Doesn't seem to be charging.>check voltage. 13.4V>check voltage without battery in. 13.4VIt's a 13.5V lithium battery and my alternator is putting out 13.4.Fuck me.
>>29034030*the ass end does feel good with this weight out.
replaced my rusty mudflap screws with nice new ones. 50 cents apiece on amazon, toyota dealership wanted almost $5 apiece lmao
I replaced the front wheel hub on my mini and while i was in there found the cv axle outer boot had failed and the axle end is rusted to shit. The replacement is on the way, most of the videos I've seen show you pull the old one out and the new one goes in. One video though when they pulled the axle out it dumped a ton of fluid and they had to refill the transmission with gear oil. Should i expect a huge mess and a refill? 2003 cooper with the 5 speed manual
>>29034090put a pan under it for sure, generally if it doesn't at least drool some oil out then it was low to begin with. If you lift just the one side of the car though, you could maybe tilt the axle housing enough to keep the oil in. If it's time to change it though, might as well.
>>29033063bondo-ing the underside of a car is a crime against humanitya pox on whoever did that
I pulled the head on my daily because of a blown head gasket (or similar, coolant was in cylinder 1). I'm sending the head off to get decked by a machine shop since it's aluminum on a cast iron block, the cams look good, should I send them off to get polished or is that a waste of money? Currently it has 170k miles on it
>>29034077>self tappinglol goyota
>>29034365Complete waste of money.
>>29033808I went with NGK, but they're probably just rebadged Sagem coils since they have the exact same design, and those tended to fail around 100,000 km. Delphi made a different version that lasted much longer, but they're no longer manufacture, many such cases
>>29033090big mistake. dont ever replace working coils. dont ever replace any working electrical component actually. even the oe coils have certainly suffered qc in the last 20 years. totally needless risk.
what the fuck now
>>29034622
>>29034622you have to spin it backwards so the cylinder falls back into place. The one that broke in half, find the other half and glue it back together and stick it back in the hole
>>29034630its probably under 20 bucks to put a new timken bearing race on it, what
>>29034107Id love toId sure love toMany landlord spec "repairs"
>>29034377I brought everything in to do a valve job, they took one look at the cams and said they're fantastic for the mileage and aren't even going to touch them
technically wrenching.reinforced the table in my garage.i wouldve welded it on but the beam is stainless steel.>inb4 why use stainlessthats what i got for free.
I finally had to test out the orange Milwaukee Jr’s “lifetime service agreement”. Had a 6.0Ah battery from 2019 shit out on me and give me error codes on like Wednesday of last week. Sent an email or two and told em “it’s not the charger, battery is fucked” and I had a new 6.0Ah pack at my doorstep on Saturday.Fun part is last night I got another email from them saying “your battery has shipped” and a UPS notification saying my package will be delivered tomorrow. So I guess it’s the new “Return one, get two” warranty program on a 7+ year old power tool battery.
>>29036879Nice. I've had really good luck with Kobalt warranty over the years. It requires you to speak with a person in India though.
>>29036894The gripe I have about Ridgid is you have to register the tools within 90 days, and then half the time it sits in “Pending Approval” for 2 weeks until I send them an email saying I’m just buying DeWalt next time. I need to see what the registration for the replacement batteries is like, but if they really sent me a 2nd one, I might just count it as a win and forget about trying to register them.I warrantied a Ryobi battery a couple years back too, pretty sure I did that with no receipt or registration, an email or two and they had a new one in the mail.
The third pressure switch manifold worked once and then died. It's been 3 weeks and the 2nd one shows no signs of getting here. Place bets it doesn't work. Should I raise the stakes to entire transmissions and see how far enshitification goes? I've priced out a couple cars I could get at that rate.
>>29037089DeWalt warranty is non existent. They ask you to take it to a vendor if you ask online, and somehow no one that sells DeWalts is a vendor.
>>29017642I'm doing the headgasket, and while I'm at it, I'm also replacing the water pump and the thermostat. Should I also replace the radiator? I guess it looks fine from the outside, can't see much inside, even with an endoscope. For reference, the car is 19 years old and has almost 200k kms on the clock.
Currently in the process of restoring a bastardized Rover Mini MPI back to stock after it was butchered by it's previous owner and I have ran into a snag I was wondering if any of you guys could advise me on.I have been able to score the OEM grille the model had and now I am looking under the bonnet and pic rel is missing. In it's place is a naked K&N filter with no housing and it's not paper. Not only do I want to replace it with the stock air filter because of overall OEM restoration, but as far as I am aware naked highflow filters mounted right after the throttle body ruins perfomance as it lets in nasty debris and fucks up the volumetric efficiency royally. For some reason though beyond my understanding there are no original air intake boxes for sale anywhere, only directly mounted highflow filters or older carb filterboxes which are very different from MPI ones. So I am currently working out whether to wait until an original airbox turns up for sale (which I doubt will happen soon) or whether I should just make a cold air induction setup tuned to OEM peak RPM by making it the exact length outlined via shit like this:https://www.exx.se/techinfo/runners/runners.htmlIf the latter, would it be as simple as 2 inch metal tubing and silicone elbow joints leading to a 4L box at the front of the engine bay with a hole in it or is that shit pointless?
>>29039141Are you in the UK? If so, go on Facebook Marketplace and type in "Rover Mini Breaking" or "Classic Mini Breaking", there are quite a few to choose from.Here's one I found that has an airbox in place:marketplace/item/885987917431437Just shoot whoever a message and ask them if they still have the part, and how much they'll charge for it.
Doing both front hubs on the Miata. Had a bad bearing on the passenger side. Decided to go with RX-8 hubs because they weren't much more and should be able to handle more abuse. It has been one of the easiest job of my life so far. Minimal rust, plenty of room for activities, and just generally straight forward. But it's 1am here in burger land and I don't want to serenade my neighbors with cursing and slide hammer noises this late. So the rest of it might be a tomorrow thing
>Ford E250>Front brakes seized>Front brake rotor/wheel hub one piece assembly has pre-installed wheel bearing outer races. Bearings>Didn't know this when I bought them, threw the old bearings/seals on (they didn't sound worn or anything)>Friend tells me I should've gotten new bearings/seals in there while I had them off>Stores were closed so I couldn't have gone out and bought some if I wanted to anyways>Driven the van a few times, but probably only for 100km since thenIf I haven't driven this thing incredibly far should I press out the outer races or would it be fine to simply drop the inner bearing parts and seals into them?Should I even bother pulling the whole wheel hub off to do it now even if I don't hear any noise from them?
>>29039383Yeah I'm UK based, I will give it a shot then and see what I can find. Thank you for the pointers anon
>>29039920if you've never used zuckbook marketplace don't be surprised if they ghost you. no idea why they never reply when it's not even the stupid "hi is this available" message they get.i swear some of the sellers you could probably say "i will give you 5x your asking price when can i get it" and they'll still never reply lol.
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2017 Ram 1500 with 5.7L Hemi.Yesterday it started overheating on the way to work. I stopped and limped it home, got up to 245 before I was able to pull over and cut it off.First thought was themostat is stuck closed. I swapped it out with a new one, did nothing. Noticed the return hose to the radiator was empty, filled the reservoir a little past max. Took it for a spin, no change.I put it on ramps this morning looking to bleed the coolant system, I notice there is coolant sprayed all over the undercarriage. Turn it on with the heat on, can't find a drip. Not sure if it blew when it overheated the first time or what. Get back in to turn it off, guess what, the heat isn't working now. So probably low coolant. Notice again that the return hose is empty but is warmer towards the thermostat.I am going now to get more coolant and will try to bleed it properly, is this a waste of time? I can get a water pump and replace tomorrow.
>>29017642I want to do some shit on my car but I'm afraid of lifting it
i have a frame to weld on an f150. i am not a welder. do i we ld along the frame or orthogonal to the frame? the hole is towards t he engine cradle. i made a sleeve from 1/8th inch plate. i can cut it on a diagonal.
