NEMOC Random BS Thread
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not flying out till the 30th. This month is busy...closing on the house next week, moving that weekend, going to CT for thanksgiving, flying to CA the following week, driving back and then in between the beginning of december and christmas I'll get to unpack. I'm taking the week between Christmas and new years off.
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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
haha...he's keeping it now! yay!
good afternoon everyone...can't wait to drive home in the dark after driving to work in the dark...on an up note...it's a beautiful fall day in NE, 60 and sunny!
Not at my place. Only a 1 car garage and we need that during the winter for Mary's Focus and so my Focus won't be on the street. My sister has a very large garage, my dad and brother store their boats there. Drove down yesterday, beautiful day and drive. She is away now.
Yup, she's sticking with me. Hence why I put in the new clutch and flywheel.
Nice Josh. Notice any difference?
Yeah but they are a bit pricier from what i've heard, good luck with it
I'm battling with bolt joint , it doesn't want to come out, so I'm taking off drive shaft (driver side) to remove LCA and have new bushing pressed in .... what a pain its turning out to be
Installed 12mm ICHIBA spacers with extended wheel studs , came out nice ... ~4mm distance from calipers yay
Going to gamble and wait on getting the generator. Got some quotes and you're right, they aint cheap.
In other news, i think my summer tires are shot. Excessive wear on the inside edge including cupping. I'm going to order the camber kit and drive on my old snow tirs until i can get the car properly aligned. I think town fair tire put too much toe on the front. After only 15k there isnt much left on the inside. Ive got new(ish) snow tires that will go on after the alignment.
In other news, i think my summer tires are shot. Excessive wear on the inside edge including cupping. I'm going to order the camber kit and drive on my old snow tirs until i can get the car properly aligned. I think town fair tire put too much toe on the front. After only 15k there isnt much left on the inside. Ive got new(ish) snow tires that will go on after the alignment.
wheel bearings? do you here any noise when the wheel turns? if you jack it up, is there any play in the wheel that's not from any ball joints?
whenever I've changed the wheel bearings, I knew it was those. They tend to make a whining or grinding noise.
whenever I've changed the wheel bearings, I knew it was those. They tend to make a whining or grinding noise.
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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
morning all, nice here too bruce! not expecting to put the msm away till this weekend. the p5 is still at the shop, should have it sat morn...can't wait (not really)
as others said...wheel bearing tend to make a lot of noise, you'd know if one was bad for sure.
have a great day all!
as others said...wheel bearing tend to make a lot of noise, you'd know if one was bad for sure.
have a great day all!
Morning folks!
Josh, good to hear you are keeping it!
I just put all of my upcoming deliverables on my whiteboard in my office to keep track of things. Everything for all 4 projects must be done by Thanksgiving. WTF.
Josh, good to hear you are keeping it!
I just put all of my upcoming deliverables on my whiteboard in my office to keep track of things. Everything for all 4 projects must be done by Thanksgiving. WTF.
Re: wheel bearings...
Now that I have my snows on I'll have to listen carefully. My ride to work was much quieter...and that got me thinking. I've had these snow tires since November of '08. That's 3 full winters plus the winter the previous owner put on them. They show wear on the inside and minor cupping, but nothing nearly as bad as the summer tires. I thought for a moment that perhaps the summer rims were just not balanced properly, but both left and right tires show the same wear. If they are unbalanced, it is likely the result and not the cause. Ehh, I guess I'm just talking myself in circles.
Anyway, back to the bearings. I didn't hear any howling on the highway this morning other than the typical hum of the snow tires. I do however have an odd sound that occurs the first few miles I drive. It's a creaking/grinding sound that occurs when I lift off, or apply throttle (ie when I shift gears or tap the throttle to shift the weight of the car). It's the kind of sound you might hear as you sit down on an old chair, then get up again. I have a suspicion that it is in the transfer case. My ears say it is coming from the right side of the engine bay. It does not make the sound when I coast over speed bumps so I think I have ruled out suspension bushings / ball joints. I can reproduce the sound clear as day when the car is cold, but 10 miles down the road it is gone. I've checked the fluid level in the transfer case and it is plenty full, so I'm not sure what is going on.
Now that I have my snows on I'll have to listen carefully. My ride to work was much quieter...and that got me thinking. I've had these snow tires since November of '08. That's 3 full winters plus the winter the previous owner put on them. They show wear on the inside and minor cupping, but nothing nearly as bad as the summer tires. I thought for a moment that perhaps the summer rims were just not balanced properly, but both left and right tires show the same wear. If they are unbalanced, it is likely the result and not the cause. Ehh, I guess I'm just talking myself in circles.
Anyway, back to the bearings. I didn't hear any howling on the highway this morning other than the typical hum of the snow tires. I do however have an odd sound that occurs the first few miles I drive. It's a creaking/grinding sound that occurs when I lift off, or apply throttle (ie when I shift gears or tap the throttle to shift the weight of the car). It's the kind of sound you might hear as you sit down on an old chair, then get up again. I have a suspicion that it is in the transfer case. My ears say it is coming from the right side of the engine bay. It does not make the sound when I coast over speed bumps so I think I have ruled out suspension bushings / ball joints. I can reproduce the sound clear as day when the car is cold, but 10 miles down the road it is gone. I've checked the fluid level in the transfer case and it is plenty full, so I'm not sure what is going on.
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Damn Chris, wish I could help but I'll leave that up to the suspension experts. I myself just started hearing a 'clunk' coming from what seems to be the DS rear after I installed the snow tires, it wasn't there with the summer tires on and now that I've had them on the car for a week, it's not as pronounced but hasn't gone away completely.
Good evening everyone! Dropped the P5 off at the bodyshop last night. The hole is getting patched up and in the meantime I'm driving a 2011 Malibu. I can sum it up in one word....blech!
Good evening everyone! Dropped the P5 off at the bodyshop last night. The hole is getting patched up and in the meantime I'm driving a 2011 Malibu. I can sum it up in one word....blech!
