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    Unibody frame rail repair/replacement

    The Maritimes are not kind to Mazdas, I have a passenger side frame rail that's completely rusted out, like a 5 inch section of it is completely missing. I have a friend who could weld some metal in place, but he told me it will not pass safety inspection like that. Is it possible to replace the...
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    02 P5 won't turn over

    So 2 days ago it had been raining all day, and for the past few days, when leaving work my car had a very sluggish start, where it barely managed to turn over. Then the next day when I tried to start it, the engine did maybe half a turn and that was it, turning the key would do nothing. I then...
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    02 P5 front end wobbles on throttle on or throttle lift.

    Hello, something is loose in the front end, when I go on the throttle, the front end wobbles/shifts slightly, and the steering wheel goes a little to the right, then when I completely lift off the throttle, it shifts back to the left, and the steering wheel goes back. Any idea what to look for...
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    Big power steering leak

    So first the belt was slipping, I had to drive one night in the rain when it was slipping really bad and that's likely when the leak started as the PS was cutting out. I've replaced and tightened the belt, slip is gone, and topped up the fluid but now it has a big leak. At first I thought it...
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    Depress rear brake caliper?

    Yesterday I changed the driver's side rear pads, and simply using an allen wrench to turn the adjuster screw worked, but it started to rain and I ran out of daylight so I thought I would do the passenger rear today. But on the pasenger rear, as I turn the adjuster screw nothing happens, I've now...
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    Rim centre bore is too small, can I use a spacer?

    Hello, I bought some used steel rims and winter tires, but the centre bore is too small. Would it be a bad idea to use spacers so the rims clear the hub and just centre on the lugnuts? Cheers
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