What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[diesel1959]

Yep. Hub/bearing assembly with ABS sensor. Part went for $165 shipped.

Quote from the only shop I trust was $229 for the part + $120 for labor + shop charge for consumables + tax.

I’m at less than 1/2 that all in.

Bonus! That means you could do both sides for what that shop wanted. :cheers:

 

[toddnjoyce]

Bonus! That means you could do both sides for what that shop wanted. :cheers:

Just glad both sides don’t need it.

 

[mitchntx]

Installed new shoes on the XR the old fashioned way.

 

[Brains]

Yep. Hub/bearing assembly with ABS sensor. Part went for $165 shipped.

Quote from the only shop I trust was $229 for the part + $120 for labor + shop charge for consumables + tax.

I’m at less than 1/2 that all in.

Buddy of mine drove in from Yuma to meet up with me for the Moto GP, he calls me about an hour out and says the front is making a ton of noise. He stops, lets it cool, and finishes the trip. We swapped it in the O'Reilly auto parts lot with borrowed tools in like 45 minutes. Gotta love the Chevy 3/4 tons.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Buddy of mine drove in from Yuma to meet up with me for the Moto GP, he calls me about an hour out and says the front is making a ton of noise. He stops, lets it cool, and finishes the trip. We swapped it in the O'Reilly auto parts lot with borrowed tools in like 45 minutes. Gotta love the Chevy 3/4 tons.

Yeah, this is a really easy job to do. Six lug nuts, 2 caliper bolts, 3 shield bolts, 4 hub/bearing bolts.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Remember the days to where you had to wash a couple bearings in gasoline. Then pack them with grease? Inspecting the bearing races. Hoping you didn't have to replace them. Adjusting the spindle nut for the proper play. Cotter key...

Now's it's a change out of a sealed bearing assembly.

 

[digger]

Remember the days to where you had to wash a couple bearings in gasoline. Then pack them with grease? Inspecting the bearing races. Hoping you didn't have to replace them. Adjusting the spindle nut for the proper play. Cotter key...

Now's it's a change out of a seal bearing assembly.

Yeah and seems like each bearing for a wheel was 7 or 8 bucks?

 

[grasshopperglock]

Yeah and seems like each bearing for a wheel was 7 or 8 bucks?

Lol, yes I do remember.

 

[Brains]

Cheaper, but required much more frequent maintenance. If I remember right, his '06 Duramax was over 180k on the clock. Not bad for a <$100 part with an unknown history (he bought the truck used, might have been on the sand dunes a bit too much, who knows).

 

[Dawico]

Picked up my truck yesterday. The opinion from the transmission guys was that the problems were being caused by the fluid draining from the torque converter. If the truck sits for a day or two, like over the weekend when I'm not doing normal week day stuff, it causes a backflow of fluid causing it not to engage immediately and giving it that lag I was getting.

The solution: after start-up, let the truck idle for a few seconds in gear or in neutral to get the fluid flowing properly. According to what the tranny shop said, through the mechanic, it happens occasionally in Dodge/Mopar transmissions and if it continues to irk me, they can install a 'backflow preventer' to alleviate the problem. But I did get a new filter and fluid change.

They also reminded me that when I check the transmission fluid, be sure to have it either in Neutral or in Drive to get an accurate reading. I seem to remember that from my younger days but, I must have forgotten it. As this is the only Dodge product I've ever owned for more than a few months.

Good news I suppose.

 

[Dawico]

Added training wheels to my RV tow vehicle View attachment 146847

Actually traded my F350 SRW for a Chevy C3500 dually.

I took delivery today

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You guys make me sick.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Remember the days to where you had to wash a couple bearings in gasoline. Then pack them with grease? Inspecting the bearing races. Hoping you didn't have to replace them. Adjusting the spindle nut for the proper play. Cotter key...

Now's it's a change out of a sealed bearing assembly.

Oh the memories. And a replacement kit was $12.

This bearing has 148k on it.

 

[Byrd666]

Good news I suppose.

The rebuild that was done in Dec. is supposed to be warrantied for 18 months with unlimited mileage. We'll see.

 

[Dawico]

Put 1,650 miles on my truck in the last two days.

Ready to run the warranty out so I can delete and tune it. Tired of dealing with DEF. Ready for a little better mileage too.

Power definitely isn't lacking so not too worried about that aspect.

Headwind and mountains don't bother it a bit. Haven't weighed it so no info on that but seems to have the aerodynamics of a brick.

 

[TxStetson]

Put 1,650 miles on my truck in the last two days.

Ready to run the warranty out so I can delete and tune it. Tired of dealing with DEF. Ready for a little better mileage too.

Power definitely isn't lacking so not too worried about that aspect.

Headwind and mountains don't bother it a bit. Haven't weighed it so no info on that but seems to have the aerodynamics of a brick. View attachment 146914

Well, that bumper catches more air than you think, and those fenders do too. The topper does help, but the big red parachute behind you is probably the biggest part.

 

[avvidclif]

Delete away. My 2009 F350 was deleted and tuned. Whoopie cow dookey. Driving w/o rv 16mpg on a good day. Pulling rv 8.5-9mpg. Both hand figured. 42k mi deleted and haven't broke even yet. The first 36k was stock so I had a good idea what it would do. Enter DOT inspections. Ca, Az, and Co are cracking down on deleted trucks. A quick stop, a mirror under the right side, and no CAT or DPF. On wrecker to a dealer to be returned to stock before you can continue, Abt $7.5k on Ford.

Look on RV groups for more info.

 

[Dawico]

Well, that bumper catches more air than you think, and those fenders do too. The topper does help, but the big red parachute behind you is probably the biggest part.

Yep. I was hoping the V nose would be more effecient but seems less aerodynamic than the old nose cone setup.

Driving in the rain shows a big air blast hitting the ground in front of the trailer. Must be following the topper down the back of the truck and into the road.

The next topper (on the next truck probably) will rise higher in the back. Hopefully that helps. That's what I used to run and seemed to have less drag.

 

[Dawico]

Delete away. My 2009 F350 was deleted and tuned. Whoopie cow dookey. Driving w/o rv 16mpg on a good day. Pulling rv 8.5-9mpg. Both hand figured. 42k mi deleted and haven't broke even yet. The first 36k was stock so I had a good idea what it would do. Enter DOT inspections. Ca, Az, and Co are cracking down on deleted trucks. A quick stop, a mirror under the right side, and no CAT or DPF. On wrecker to a dealer to be returned to stock before you can continue, Abt $7.5k on Ford.

Look on RV groups for more info.

I am on a few hotshotting forums and have heard the horror stories. Commercial Vehicles really get watched.

I may cut the top of the exhaust open and gut it leaving the appearance of an intact system.

I don't want it any louder so it shouldn't draw any suspicion when done.

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

That's the best way. Gut it, or run a high flow cat.

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[SloppyShooter]

Driving w/o rv 16mpg on a good day. Pulling rv 8.5-9mpg.

Maybe I need to check the back of my truck for a sneaky RV.