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Thats a casting seam not a crack. It looks like the oil seal is pushed out. I would check the vent on the differential and make sure it isnt blocked then replace the seal and recheck.

Remember, 99.99 percent end of line quality is still 1 bad in every 10000

proof that bad things happen when you stick pins in the wrong holes

Ive got them all. My most used are a toss up between the ratcheting box/open end and my extra long flex heads. The Flex heads I use most are reversible but I have a set of non-reversible extra long flex heads that have a slimmer head . That said I have flex heads, stubby flex heads, no flex...

A pic of the bolts shows they have some type of sealant on them and they are not super expensive at 95 cents each

RC is my first test on any misfire diagnosis and I preach that whenever I teach a misfire, scope, driveability or no start class. It is probably one of the fastest tests you can perform to easily gain diagnostic direction. I have a laptop turned on on my toolbox all day and my scope stuff...

I generally know what I am getting when going shopping most places other than the grocery store. At the grocery store I usually have a general idea but things like meat may change based on what looks good or is on sale. At a quick service restaurant if I Do not know what I am getting I wait to...

From the time our family business left Mobil in 1998 til we stopped selling fuel in 2009 we were unbranded. At that time in this area Citgo and Sunoco were the only ones with their own terminals/pipeline. Everything else came from PPC (has since changed names) and was blended at the terminal...

I know the Snappy taps and dies were moved in house. We had a heck of a time getting warranties on broken taps and dies for a couple years as tooling and production ramped up and they moved away from irwin.

There is no one set voltage that everyone is happy with anymore, which is why most programming power supplies are adjustable. My portable power supply is a Midtronics 55 amp that was the standard 15+ years ago outputting 13.8 volts but its not sufficient for newer stuff. In the shop i use an...

Grew up in the shop, got an engineering degree, came back to fixing cars. The shop I now own my grandfather started 65 years ago and I now own in partnership with my Dad. I also teach, serve in boards for some industry associations, and have helped write ASE tests

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Torx plus is not particularly common, at least on domestic or asian vehicles with the exception of some cylinder head bolts that I can think of. I use torx every day but I would have to dig for a set of torx plus. I am in the rust belt as well.

I cant see it happening. I fly semi-regularly for job 2, usually on American because PHL is a hub. For all the hate AA takes, I would rather fly them than United. When I have flown United for whatever reason (an comparing Mainline to Mainline) I found the United planes more worn out and less...

It is outside the outermost groove, therefore according to RMA and vehicle OEM guidelines it is not repairable