Recent content by 04SR54me

Okay, guys...I hit paydirt. it appeared that the ball joint was slightly off center, so I readjusted the ball joint removal tool and placed the screw threaded part on the high side. I cranked, struck the housing, cranked a bit more, hit the housing and it finally let go. Then I used a honer to...

Thanks, I'll try that and report back.

Well, guys. I tore into replacing my lower ball joint, drivers side today. First my compresser belt shredded with just 90 lbs of air available. Then I got the ball joint ready to remove, including the snap ring, and could not get it to budge. I tried hammer, I tried ball joint press: harbor...

Okay, after the ABS bleed, it still pulled, but less. I replaced the calipers and brake hoses, and everything seems to be fine now. Thanks, everyone. I think the real issue was the caliper pins on the R side. That caliper was replaced about a year ago, and the pins were new at the time, but were...

Okay, well for some reason the site won't let me log in,but I did the ABS bleed today and it seems much better, but I haven't been on the highway yet. I am going to replace the calipers and brake hoses, but I have to wait until Monday since Napa only had one of them is stock. Thanks again. I'll...

Got it. We'll see how it goes. Thx.

Thanks for the advice. The lines I was talking about were from the ABS block and there are a number of hard lines that come from that. I'll see what I can do. Again, Thanks.

I just rode for about 30 minutes and there was some slight pulling on braking, but more noticeable at mid range and higher speeds. But, somewhat better after bleeding the R side. On the way back after it sat a while, still somewhat better. I used my infrared heat reading gun, Harbor Freight...

Agreed, but Napa would only warranty the defective one, so I took what I could get! lol!

When I brake, my car pulls to the left. In the past, I bled the system, replaced the right caliper and did new pads and rotors. Still have the problem. Today, I pulled the wheels, both front wheels turn freely when off the ground. After hitting the brake pedal, they still move freely. I opened...

I just had my windshield replaced in my '04. The installer said the wiper arms were backwards. I never noticed it. But he switched them. This is like my 3rd windshield, so another tech might have done it. My question is, how can I tell if this was the case. Does the longer wiper go on the...

brake quandry I'll dig in deeper and report back. Right now, I don't have another car apart, but should be able to get into it in the next two weeks. Until then...

brakes I replaced the hydroboost accumulater a while back and no problems. I replaced the flex lines in front. I did not bleed the abs valve block when I bled the system. Not sure how to do that. Is there a video or thread for that? Thx.

resolved Sorry I didn't get back on this. The regulator mounting screws were lose. Also changed the hinge stop to be sure. Now all is okay.

2004 SR5 2WD: Was getting brake pull to the left when braking. Did a complete brake job including replacing the frozen passenger side caliper. It is still pulling, but only when you first apply the brake. The pull doesn't persist. It's like the new caliper is slow to engage. I've bled the...