Recent content by inquirer

You're right, you don't know. But I think if everything is covered with grease and the joint does not look dry, the amount would be sufficient even if it is somewhat out of spec. I don't know if its a good idea to mix different types of grease. I guess it would be better to remove the old one...

Or maybe I will pull the boot to have a look and if a sufficient amount of grease is in place I will then leave it alone, till the boot needs replacement.

Lets say the amount is similar to this one on the lower arm, as an area covered with grease: I don't know if that's much or if a small amount can spread wide. If both clamps are removed can't the boot get slid on the driveshaft in order to clean the old grease. I don't know if it's a good...

Yes. Since the boot was not torn I just replaced the clamp. The boot has a few cracks on its surface though, so at some point it will need replacement, but for now the leak was from the clamp. By the way, the boot has never been changed and it's 15 years old.

After one year, a few days ago when the temperature started to climb, I finally had the shim removed. So far the compressor has not encountered any missed engagements, so almost certainly the air gap was the issue.

The car is a 1.5L Mitsubishi Lancer. It has a tripod inner CV driveshaft joint. Recently there was a leak of grease from the smaller clamp of its boot that had spread on the arm, the crossmember and on the tie rods boot. According to the workshop manual the joint takes 100 - 120 grams of...

This clutch kit (clutch disc, plate and release bearing) has about 63.000 miles. The car has about 122.000 miles. The pilot bearing has never been changed. I guess it should be a bearing, because symptom No. 4 can not arise from the disc. If it did slipping would be felt.

A pilot bearing definitely isn't a part of the Lancer's clutch kit and that's true for other cars I know too. Of course, it can be bought separately though. I know people who change other things too like main seals, after a certain mileage. Generally speaking that's a good thing, but I have...

Should I replace it? I have no other issues with the clutch, except the noise. If it's the disc, I would say that the issue is just cosmetic. If it's a bearing that's something that should be addressed in the near future. And of course if it's a pilot bearing that's something that's not...

That's what I knew too, but I asked 2 car mechanics and no one said the cause could be a pilot bearing. The first one who tested the car himself and heard the noise while slipping the clutch said it's the release bearing. The 2nd who didn't hear it, because the car was not fully warmed up when...

The car is a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer with a manual gearbox. I get a high pitch squealing from the clutch under the following conditions: The engine has been fully warmed up It never happens with the clutch pedal released when the car is stopped It happens at the point the clutch bites. I can...

On the front axle both wheels have a positive camber angle, just a little out of the manufacturers accepted range. I plan to fix that by drilling the top mounting holes of the front struts a little wider. That will give room for proper adjustment. On the rear, one wheel has a camber of -0.9°...

Removing an arm and reinstalling it can by itself mess the alignment as the arms don't always sit at an exact position. I'm not 100% sure if that's the case if only the camber arm is removed, but when I removed all the arms in the rear in order to install poly bushings, without removing the...

@D60 Wrong thread? I don't think any of the things you wrote have the slightest relation with alignment, they aren't even suspension related.

Removing and reinstalling the arm would mess with the alignment. When removing certain parts of the suspension, after reinstalling them you have to take the car for an alignment even if they are not adjustable.