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    Did I ruin my new balljoints?

    I bought new Mevotech control arms for my 06 HHR and the ball joints had a grease fitting on them so I installed them and greased until grease came out, now I don't know if that was the right thing to do, I read online and some post say to burst the boot with grease, just grease until it swells...
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    Possible to balance a bent steel wheel?

    My 2013 Honda civic had a vibration last spring and I was sure it was a bent wheel or bad tire on the right rear. So I jacked the car and took a paint can and a straightedge on it and spun the wheel and notice the wheel touches the straight edge in one specific location but no where else. So I...
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    How to keep lube on caliper pins in between services?

    I put new rear brakes on my 2007 Mazda 3 GT this summer and replaced the calipers 2 years ago and replaced the parking brake cables this summer as well. I noticed the inboard pad is worn pretty bad compared the outer pad, I am thinking maybe the caliper pins didn't have enough lube? I lube twice...
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    How much grease in stablizer links?

    I just replaced the stabilizer links in my 2007 Mazda 3 yesterday with Mevotech and they have zerk fittings. I added grease till I could feel some in the boot with my fingers as I had my finders on the boot as I was filling them up. I see many posts about this but don't know which is right...
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    Confused about which oil to use

    I have a 2007 mazda 3 gt with 2.3l engine non turbo and oil changes were always done at the dealer with dino oil and 5000miles OCI's, the car now has 150 000miles and i was going to do my own oil changes but I am afraid of picking the wrong brand and cause leak issues or other problems. I was...
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    How much oil in mower with only a fill plug?

    I have an older push mower with a tecumseh engine and it only has a yellow fill plug on the bottom of the crankcase but no dipstick. Most forum threads that I seen say to fill it to the bottom of the threads. I have found a manual online and it says to fill to the overflow hole, so my question...
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    3M brake lube?

    I was preparing to do a brake job and read all the threads about brake lube discussions. From what I gather Sil-Glyde is pretty much the best for the slide pins but it is hard to find in my area, so I was thinking of using 3M Silicone paste for the slider pins since it as good as Sil-Glyde? As...
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    What causes alignment to go out of spec?

    I know that wheel alignment goes out of spec after bushings, tie-rods, ball joints and other suspension components wear out and they have more and more play in them but what I am wondering is what causes the alignment to change after hitting a pothole? If nothing is bent, the adjustement of the...
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    New tire flat, is bad install possible?

    I bought new tires on the weekend and got them installed at the shop. Left the shop and was heading home, cross a bridge and when I drove over the expansion joint, I heard a noise. I thought I had lost one of center caps of the wheel. I then waited at the red light right after the bridge and the...
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    Which oil spec do I need?

    I have a 2013 Yamaha FZ6R and I was looking the owners manual to see what oil was recommended and it says the following: Engine Oil: Recommended engine oil grade: API service SG type or higher, JASO standard MA Does that mean I need an oil that is both, API and JASO MA? Or one or the other? If...
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    Which part of the pinch weld is the strongest?

    So I have experienced a few pinch welds that have bent while jacking with a floor jack over the years and I think the fact that the welds were rusted didn't help but I started searching online on how to jack from the pinch welds with a floor jack and noticed that a couple of companies and a lot...
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    Would this tire be safe to mount?

    Would this tire be safe to mount even if part of the bead lip is missing as shown by the red rectangle?
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    Synthetic oil can cause severe infection?

    My buddy tells me the other day that a few years ago his dad was doing maintenance on a vehicle when synthetic oil first showed up on the market and he was working with bare hands but he had a cut on one of his hands and the synthetic seeped in the cut. It infected and they had to cut his finger...
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    UOA Motorcraft 5W-50 vs Quaker State 5W-50

    Since those are part of the small spectrum of oil that meet the WSS-M2C931-B standard, has a UOA been performed on them? I would like to know which one is better.
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    Weedeater only running when playing with choke?

    I have a weedeater 25cc string trimmer and problems started when I broke the pull rope trying to start it. I then fix the pull rope and it basically never started ever since. I tried to take the carb appart and clean it and it didn't make a difference. Then I bought a new card and put it on and...
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    Ariens Sno-Tek 24 not starting with pull start

    I bought a sno-tek 24 last year and used it for the season and it worked great. I would prime it 3 times and apply full choke and pull the cord and it would start. I stored it for the season but forgot to add fuel stabilizer to the fuel and I changed the oil before the beginning of the winter...
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    Sno-Tek 24 snowblower how much oil?

    I changed the oil in my snowblower and in the manual it calls for 473ml but I can't see on the dipstick because it's so clear. I put a full quart in but I think its too much its hard to tell.
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