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    Is this the end?

    i have tightened it. and i meant htere is no play in it. i think its time too. 200054 miles as of last night. its scarey especialyl since i put them all on
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    Is this the end?

    I checked to make sure the old washers came out when i changed it. I think the bleedermight be backing out a bit. checked for the bearing a few times. solid as a rock.
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    Is this the end?

    Will my Protege5 Continue in a whirlwind of Awesomeness? We dont know. Here is the latest issue. As some know I have a noise coming from the front end. Its eitehr my tired or the wheel bearing. As of a few weeks ago i started to loose alittle bit of brake fluid. I had replaced the...
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    WTF?!! PM Count

    wow arent i a loser. 24. at least most of them are to chics
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    Protege 5 engine running rough despite repairs

    i think they usually go hand and hand
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    I Hate Curbs!

    did ti done it. curbs arent fun I had gotten cutoff in the rain. bam smacked the curb on the west side highway had to have ti towed. body shop had to fix about $2500 if not more. Lower control arm rim tire strut this that and hte other thing. it all added up
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    Caliper problems?

    are you adjsuting it with the alan key in the caliper on that side?
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    Funny Picture/Gif Thread

    subbing to awesomeness
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    Car grinds in third only

    nah it was the internal shifter linkage. i forget the excat part name for it. Id have to rummage my glove box and look for the receipt
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    Tires, Wheel Bearing or Axel

    yeah thats what im thinking. I might see if I can put the wifes 6's rims and tires on my car and see if i hear the different. I rotate them enough to where they are all the same. and I replace all 4 ususally. They are all worn evenly. I think its jsut the hardness of the tire and the...
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    Car grinds in third only

    histerical. anywho. YEah mine broke as I was going into work and I was stuck in 3rd. not fun driving 45 mph for 90+ miles to work only to find out your now stuck. I didnt do the work since I was stuck at work and didnt want to deal with that. good thing becuase hte part they replace was...
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    Tires, Wheel Bearing or Axel

    crap crap crap. I feel like the noise is going away. I think its the tires. hmm. touch choice. any opinions.
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    Car grinds in third only

    is it hard to get into 3rd? if its hard to get in it could be the linkage in teh tranny. it happened to me and its a slitghy common problem. had to get the part changed and had them change out the syncros while they were at. everything else was cherry
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    Tires, Wheel Bearing or Axel

    i have noticed since we had a few warm days here in NY that its worse in the cold then in warmer weather. Still wheel bearing i have a gut feeling its my tires. i got some over sized handcooks on there
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    Tires, Wheel Bearing or Axel

    Ill check it but Im not sure its it. my braking hasnt really changed like ti did when the other (driver side) seized up. its worth a shot. could save me some cash
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    Tires, Wheel Bearing or Axel

    Yeah I was trying to avoid being a parts changer. any one ever hear of our carrier bearing going bad?? I realyl have a feeling that could be a problem also. I mad an appointment at the dealership since they are the only people i trust. Id rather pay jsut a littel bit more and know its...
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    100K MP5 Club

    dont knwo what happened to the other threads but 199,516 as of this morning
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    Tires, Wheel Bearing or Axel

    Im hopping to get some input here. So I got a 02 Protege 5 and Im getting some issues and Im not sure which my problem could be but I dont want to start changing parts. So It started out slowly but came on with in liek 2 weeks or so. I would get a loud noise that sounded like tire noise...
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    horn ?

    hahah as im driving home cutting threw NYC and Blasting the horn it sounds like I ran over a homeless man screaming for help as he is being dragged and gagged or Peter brady
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    So I was bored today

    I dont think its that bad. maybe if the yellow part left open in the center was painted black and then it would have a nice lowered look ocne you peel off the tape.
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