What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[grasshopperglock]

"What's up everybody, bla, bla....Kah-Splat"

*Giggle

 

[TheDan]

cradle support, no flats

How would you use the cradle support on this? That's about a 1.5" square.

 

[Brains]

How would you use the cradle support on this? That's about a 1.5" square.

I'd buy a real car!

Zing!

 

[Ole Cowboy]

How would you use the cradle support on this? That's about a 1.5" square.

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Done that MANY times...4x4 cut to order

 

[TheDan]

I'd buy a real car!

No! I like my toys!

 

[TheDan]

Done that MANY times...4x4 cut to order

That's essentially what I was doing before. Glad to know that's what a professional would do as well!

 

[pronstar]

My new truck failed inspection due to tinted front windows.

So driver out their driveway, and directly to a shop across the street, where it passed.


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[deemus]

My new truck failed inspection due to tinted front windows.

So driver out their driveway, and directly to a shop across the street, where it passed.


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Did this exact thing last year.

Used a shop fir a decade. Then one day a new guy tells me my Tahoe failed inspection due to a leaky power steering hose. Seriously?

So I take all my and my kids cars to a shop a mile away.

 

[grasshopperglock]

I haven't seen an inspection station for 6 years.

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

Well....a leaky power steering hose is a bit different than a tint. They are signs of a bigger issue.

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[grasshopperglock]

Yep. Should've took it to the car wash and cleaned it up. Sprayed all the oil off.

A good inspector should be able to locate leaks. The assembly should be cleaned spotless so he can see everything.

*Grin

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

When working at Freightliner, I could usually tell when someone was trying to hide a leak. They would wash everything they could see standing up, but didn't bother washing all the caked oil on the bottom of the oil pan and crossmembers. Nobody ever thinks to get low and wash.

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[grasshopperglock]

When working at Freightliner, I could usually tell when someone was trying to hide a leak. They would wash everything they could see standing up, but didn't bother washing all the caked oil on the bottom of the oil pan and crossmembers. Nobody ever thinks to get low and wash.

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That's DOT commercial. On a passenger truck or a car with mileage. The hoses typically weep. On the low pressure side. The high pressure is incredibly stout but it will weep when it gets older. If the fluid gets low enough you'll hear that steering pump noise as an audio reminder.

It's classic anyway. Now the steering is electric. No pump, no fluid res, no belt, no hoses, no brackets. Less for the guy at the inspection station to Nick pick.

 

[Ole Cowboy]

That's essentially what I was doing before. Glad to know that's what a professional would do as well!

I had 4x4 and 6x6 all over the place. I like wood because its soft enough to let bolt heads and welds etc make a dent and when they do that it become very hard for the vehicle to shift or slide.

I learned as a kid on the ranch, my dad was serious about safety and trucks, tractor break downs, had to change tires or have some trouble getting a tractor implement attached and it weights 500 lbs, you don't shift around with your elbow.

Yes we had a hi lift jack, in fact I still have one out in the barn, never have used it and if it did in an automotive application it would be my first time. But I have used them often to stretch barbed wire... for auto use they have put more people in an emergency room or a morgue than anything outside of driving under the influence.

 

[Lost Spurs]

Got the new chain strung on the CB1000r. I have proved that of you don't care for it, it will not last. I also installed the quick turn throttle tube. It was some trickery to swap the grip and switch the cables around but worth the fiddling.

It makes for way better throttle control, way less movement.

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[diesel1959]

I had 4x4 and 6x6 all over the place. I like wood because its soft enough to let bolt heads and welds etc make a dent and when they do that it become very hard for the vehicle to shift or slide.

I learned as a kid on the ranch, my dad was serious about safety and trucks, tractor break downs, had to change tires or have some trouble getting a tractor implement attached and it weights 500 lbs, you don't shift around with your elbow.

Yes we had a hi lift jack, in fact I still have one out in the barn, never have used it and if it did in an automotive application it would be my first time. But I have used them often to stretch barbed wire... for auto use they have put more people in an emergency room or a morgue than anything outside of driving under the influence.

I have two different HiLift-type jacks. For me, their only uses involve offroad recovery applications. They make great manual recovery tools to winch with.

 

[TheDan]

Then one day a new guy tells me my Tahoe failed inspection due to a leaky power steering hose. Seriously?

I would have asked them how the **** that is relevant to a state inspection...

1. Horn
2. Windshield Wipers
3. Mirror
4. Steering
5. Seat Belts
6. Brakes (system) Parking - (beginning with 1960 models)
7. Tires
8. Wheel Assembly
9. Safety Guards or Flaps (if four tires or more on rearmost axle)
10. Exhaust System
11. Exhaust Emission System (beginning with 1968 models)
12. Beam Indicator (beginning with 1948 models)
13. Tail Lamps (2); (1) if 1959 model or earlier
14. Stop Lamps (3) 1994 and newer; (2) if 1960-1993; (1) if 1959 model or earlier
15. License Plate Lamp (1)
16. Rear Red Reflectors (2)
17. Turn Signal Lamps (beginning with 1960 models) (mea-sure if 1959 model or earlier)
18. Head Lamps (2)
19. Motor, Serial, or Vehicle Identification Number
20. Gas caps on vehicles 2-24 model years old
21. Window Tint.

 

[grasshopperglock]

#4

 

[TheDan]

They need to explain that. A leak doesn't mean it's not functional. They were fishing for a repair bill to stick him with.

 

[pronstar]

New shoes came in today.

Now I need to hurry up and wait for my shocks to get built.
Ordered last week, but there’s a 5-6 week lead time.

I feel like a kid waiting for Santa.
But in this case, it’ll be Brown Santa LOL

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