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kastein posted:If those are spotwelded or pressed in studs, just yank em out and put bolts and washers through from the top. Grade 8, please. BAD IDEA!!! Those studs are indeed welded from the top, and if the accessability to the top is anywhere near as bad as it is on my MS3, you don't want any part of that. Ask me how I know  PB blast and try to salvage those studs. The shock mounts are cheap on Rock Auto.
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Yeah, considering my M3 and your MS3 have the same body, they're totally a bitch to get to.
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Soodonim posted:BAD IDEA!!! Those studs are indeed welded from the top, and if the accessability to the top is anywhere near as bad as it is on my MS3, you don't want any part of that. Ask me how I know Well, yeah, that's a drat good point. I'm used to rusty cars and fishing new fasteners in place with a large assortment of curses and thrown tools, so I didn't even think about that. Ask me (or any other XJ owner) about XJ rear leaf spring weldnuts sometime. Or rear shock bolts, but those are a walk in the park compared to the leaf spring weldnuts.
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Yeah, you want to salvage those studs. I would also be tempted to wire wheel in that general vicinity to verify that it is in fact surface rust.
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Mar 13, 2015 22:33
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"I see your problem right here, Dr."  Where did it go? I don't know, but I put that on according to the torque spec! Now I have to ride to Ontario or Monrovia tomorrow morning for a new one...
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Farking Bastage posted:My uncle put 300k on that old Ford I-6 without an overhaul at a time where such mileage was unheard of. Those things are unbelievable. I often wonder how one would do with modern fuel delivery and valvetrain. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_(Australia) Modern fuel delivery, valvetrain, *and* a factory turbo if you wish.  Falcons are by far the most common taxi around here, and they do stratospheric mileages with minimal maintenance.
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metaxus posted:Falcons are by far the most common taxi around here, and they do stratospheric mileages with minimal maintenance. That's not really much of an achievement, considering the stratosphere sits between 10km and 50km altitude 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Yeah, you want to salvage those studs. I would also be tempted to wire wheel in that general vicinity to verify that it is in fact surface rust. From the general look of things and the description of the noises, that shock has been wandering around freely in the tower banging into things as hard as a shock normally does, so I think he can probably forgo the usual punch-and-hammer rustbelt rot dowsing.
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kastein posted:From the general look of things and the description of the noises, that shock has been wandering around freely in the tower banging into things as hard as a shock normally does, so I think he can probably forgo the usual punch-and-hammer rustbelt rot dowsing. Yeah, the wheel well and tower are surprisingly intact. Now, if we want to talk about the jack points, or the sills, or the wheel arches then, yeah. They're rusty as poo poo because this thing suffers from an overabundance of Mazda rot. There's even bubbling paint beneath the center brake light in the trunk lid, it's pretty shocking.
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So this got towed in today. These pictures suck, I was shoving my hand under the truck and snapping blindly so I wouldn't get crushed if it fell. Top view, taken from beside the engine  Pictured: the floor of the cab and the bottom of the tranny.  Rear view  Where's that shifter going?  Ah, right into that air tank.  And a bit wider shot of the left side. 
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Mar 14, 2015 00:35
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what a loving mess holy poo poo.
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I..uh...what? What the gently caress happened to that truck? I mean I can see the pictures of the end result, but what the hell caused that?
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Terrible Robot posted:I..uh...what? Bellhousing bolt failure (clutch job 3 weeks ago, so improper torque most likely). The driver was lucky in that it rotated clockwise, I've heard stories about people being hospitalized after getting hit by their shifter when this happens and it goes the other way.
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Tommychu posted:Bellhousing bolt failure (clutch job 3 weeks ago, so improper torque most likely). The driver was lucky in that it rotated clockwise, I've heard stories about people being hospitalized after getting hit by their shifter when this happens and it goes the other way. Ok that's what I thought it was but I've never actually heard of it happening before  Dude is super lucky.
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Tommychu posted:Bellhousing bolt failure (clutch job 3 weeks ago, so improper torque most likely). The driver was lucky in that it rotated clockwise, I've heard stories about people being hospitalized after getting hit by their shifter when this happens and it goes the other way. As a guy who has hosed up some cars in the past including backing out without pumping up the brakes into a tree (live and learn), I would hate to be that tech.
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KozmoNaut posted:That's not really much of an achievement, considering the stratosphere sits between 10km and 50km altitude  You know what I mean...
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metaxus posted:Falcons are by far the most common taxi around here, and they do stratospheric mileages with minimal maintenance. Still? Over here in New Zealand that used to be the case years ago, but now its almost all Priuses, Hybrid Camry's with the occasional diesel Mondeo, Cruze or Malibu Speaking to a few drivers the Camry is the car they all want
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Today's horrible mechanical failure comes courtesy of my E46's broken wiper linkage: The broken arm is a result of the right-hand pivot (the one obviously not in the right place) getting corroded internally and seizing up, causing the pivot casting to snap where it's press-fit into the linkage when I used my wipers last. It was a bit of a hassle to remove and reinstall (but not that bad, all things considered), but the best thing about it is...I get to do it all over again tomorrow, because the wipers aren't parking properly! 
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MrChips posted:Today's horrible mechanical failure comes courtesy of my E46's broken wiper linkage: The linkage on my E34 failed in a similar but more spectacular manner and was one of the factors in it going to the junkyard.
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dissss posted:Still?
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Cartoon posted:Petrol cost ~ $2.00 per litre in NZ compared to ~$1.25 in Aus and our dollars are worth about the same. Yeah this. Also worth mentioning that a camry will do moon mileage and at the end you'll still have a camry. A falcon engine will do moon mileage but at the end you'll have no interior and be on your fourth transmission.
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A lot of the taxi fleet is being replaced by prius and camrys now. No diesels though. That said, Slavvy posted:Yeah this. Bullshit, especially if talking about aussie made camrys. My older brother bought an older avalon, my younger brother bought a camry just for the novelty that he found a 5sp man camry, while I had a falcon. I didn't have many troubles (there were a few, but they seemed to have just as many, if not more). All had problems with the odd 1990s interior bits breaking (roof lining, regulators), all had a minor electrical bit - for me it was a dizzy, for them and alternator, fuel pump or starter. but none had major problems, no heads/head gaskets, even the transmission was fine on mine because i actually serviced it - instead of crying too hard without a dipstick or listening to 'sealed for life' claims. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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I've seen 40 series hybrids do upwards of 400,000km with only interior poo poo falling apart, because taxi duty is rough. Taxi drivers here by and large take worse care of their car than someone who sits on a car forum talking about transmission reliability. None of this matters cause anecdotes aren't facts 
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Yeah but I had to call BS because both will do moon mileage and both with have interiors falling apart by then and only be worth scrap. The only difference being if you don't ever service the trans on the falcon then it won't last as long as the motor. okey dokey. * Would also need an aftermarket external air cooler to ensure engine coolant never meets auto fluid, I'll give you that.
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And then you have a Ford with over 550,000 miles (not km), all put on by the original owner, supposedly on the original engine according to some related articles I dug up. e: 567k when she stopped driving, still on the original engine and a/c
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some texas redneck posted:And then you have a Ford with over 550,000 miles (not km), all put on by the original owner, supposedly on the original engine according to some related articles I dug up. She reminds me of my late grandma and her Bronco with 300k + on it. She called it smokey 
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She sounds like that car made a gearhead out of her. 
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Preoptopus posted:As a guy who has hosed up some cars in the past including backing out without pumping up the brakes into a tree (live and learn), I would hate to be that tech. The worst bit is that the surrounding situation is as ugly as the pictures I posted- whoever did that clutch job is refusing to stand behind it, we have a 'no used parts' policy (granted, the situation that caused us to put that policy in place was loving nasty, but this is a wholly different case and we could have made an exception) and thus quoted him north of $20k to fix it, on a '97 T600 worth maybe 25k. Dude was close to tears when we showed him the extent of the damage  He ended up finding another reputable shop that is doing it for a much more reasonable price though
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No pictures because my phone is rear end and wouldn't focus. I've been putting about a bottle of power steering fluid into my '97 olds 88 once a week or so. The bottom of the reservoir was covered in fluid, so I figured it cracked as they are wont to do. Went to autozone, got a pump and pulley tool, went to rent-a-lift shop. Up on the lift, wheel off, spray off the pump with brake cleaner to figure out if it's really leaking. Start the car, and PS fluid is leaking out of the rack. Turns out that bottom bearing cap is AWOL and you can see the bearing turn as the wheels do. Right-o. Car off, wheel on, off the lift, return all parts, buy a gallon of PS fluid. When the rack finally explodes, I'll replace it, but for now, it's gonna be cheaper to throw $3 a week at it. Also the intake boot was torn terribly right next to the throttle body. Not available from anyone, even the dealer. Hit the junkyard and found one sitting on top of the first GM 3.8 motor I found. Took it to the counter and the guy said "If that's it, buddy, have a nice day." I did, man, I did.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Went to autozone, got a pump and pulley tool, went to rent-a-lift shop. The mere existence of this makes me so happy. We need a shop like this around NYC.
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Fo3 posted:Yeah but I had to call BS because both will do moon mileage and both with have interiors falling apart by then and only be worth scrap. Maybe that was true with ancient models, but the relatively recent Toyota's are much, much better built than relatively modern Australian Fords
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:No pictures because my phone is rear end and wouldn't focus. Holy crap, gurnee isn't to far of a trip from where I am. I may have to take a car there soon for a weekend of wrenching.
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SouthsideSaint posted:Holy crap, gurnee isn't to far of a trip from where I am. I may have to take a car there soon for a weekend of wrenching. I absolutely cannot recommend this place enough. It's like if one of us just had some strip mall space and put in 5 lifts. There are tools and stuff available, and the whole atmosphere is really chill. Run by a Bulgarian former dealer mechanic who knows quite a bit and has a good line to dealer parts suppliers. $15/hr for complete use of everything. I forgot brake cleaner, and he just grabbed a can and hosed stuff off. It's got amenities like a big pile of rags and air tools and the works. Great place.
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MrChips posted:Today's horrible mechanical failure comes courtesy of my E46's broken wiper linkage: Wiper gubbins can be a bitch. They failed on my mother's Mazda 929 many moons ago. It was a stupid nylon ball joint IIRC that fell apart and stopped the whole assembly from functioning. the replacement assembly from the wrecker was $$$ but there wasn't really a choice. The Niva's wipers were screwed when I got it too. It was a snapped spot weld. Took me maybe 10 minutes to unbolt the whole thing, cocky poo poo it with the MIG and shove it back in. Mechanical failure but design success for accessibility. 
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:No pictures because my phone is rear end and wouldn't focus. Dude, I hit apcity all the time. Where are you at?
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gently caress working on VWs. All I have to say.
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Customer came in for four tires and an alignment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP7K_7gedS8 They only got the tires.
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EightBit posted:gently caress working on VWs. All I have to say. Did the VAG claim blood. I have this horrible habbit of cutting my self wide open on VW products. I once had to replace the egr on a CROUTON and the build up of crud in the egr sliced my finger open..
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kastein posted:Probably less than if it had giubos, at least Guibos on an E30 or E28 aren't really that bad to replace, it's just 6 bolts. Plus they last over 100k miles and... You set this trap just for me and cursedshitbox, didn't you? Here have a V8 failing at 7k RPM on the dyno. More like a horrible sperg failure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16x5hW0_crM
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