Recent content by ctyoter

Thank you! I will look them up.

I have the ol crusty control arm mounts on my rear axle and am at that point deciding whether to sell or fix. I don't think this is an uncommon issue for trucks in the NE so I'm wondering who's had theirs fixed and if so, did it pop again or is it rock solid? We're about to buy a new (used) car...

This isn't intended to pile on or pin blame on you, but serious question: Did you ever wash the belly of the car in the winter? Like run it though the auto drive-through wash with undercarriage rinse, or get down there yourself? I ask because I see that there are people that do that seemingly...

I’m thinking it’s about time for that too being about 4 years old.

So I replaced the belt to start and identified some crusty pulleys which I’ll get to later but by the time I did this my battery was dead so I put it on a charger overnight and got the green light. However, as soon as I connected the positive terminal I got that burning smell and it appeared to...

Will start there. Thanks Kevin G.

Battery light came on a couple days ago and today on the way home, just as I was pulling into my driveway, the dash lit up like a Christmas tree and I caught a wiff of what smelled like burning plastic. Power windows felt sluggish so I think it's an alternator issue or I think a pulley and/or...

Hi all, My latest project is a busted hard brake line on the rear driver side. Removing was as painful as expected for a 2008 and as I was under the car destroying my neck in weird positions, I thought maybe I should replace all the lines. But, eyeballing it, I don't think even if I managed to...

Can look into those but I'm done working on the car for a while; I've had my fill of mechanicking for the time being. AFAIK, driving it like this shouldn't hurt things so I have time. Wasn't all that bad actually driving to and from work including a short run at highway speeds. Still different...

That would've been nice if just to know how things compare but never had an alignment done as it wasn't needed.

2008 Sport 4WD Bilstein 5100/OME 2884 Springs at 1.50" (Front) Bilstein 5100/OME 2895E at 2.0" (Rear) BFG TrailTerrain 265/70/17 on stock rims Stock UCA & LCA Took me forever but I finally completed install of new shocks, springs and rebuild of CV's. Drove the car for a little and then took it...

I’ve got the hub off the outside axle so maybe I’ll have clearance to use the slide hammer. I’m going to check the parts store for the loaner tool since I have nothing to lose. EDIT: My local store didn't have the slide hammer adapter so I ended up getting the tuning fork style tool and it...

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but I'm in the process of refurbing my CV axle and wanted to know if you had to drop the middle skid plate (the one that covers the oil pan) or were able to get tools in there with the plate on. I ask b/c I not only can't get in there with a chisel and hammer...

Well, since you asked, here's how I did it... I returned the original puller to the shop (pic 1) and looked through their loaner tools and found a 7-ton puller that looked like it would wrap around my brake rotors (pic 2). My idea was to lock the rotor to the hub with the lugnuts and then lock...

I’m hesitant to smash the end of my CV axle with a hammer to push it through the hub as I am going to rebuild it when it comes out but it’s kinda sorta stuck there. I rented a puller of sorts from the auto parts shop (has three holes on one side and one on the other) but it sits on the flange of...