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A bit of two extremes here. Nepros ratchet with its super fancy box (I have to wonder if they couldn't reduce the price a bit if they did away with the lipstick and gloss), and some uber-cheap 1/4" hex bit swivels from AliExpress.

Years ago I got several Cox on Warehouse Deals. Never have had time to mount them. Point is, deals can be had. I've never trusted inexpensive Chinesium self-retracting units. We had some in school that died an early death (but yeah, students) and then we were literally tying hoses to lathes so...

So....again, the conspiracy theorist in me says this was on purpose. They can hope a percentage of people will never receive or lose or never attempt to redeem the gift cards, or get frustrated and give up. Those that complain -- gee, it's magically activated (but yeah, some have had it...

He reported a hum and vibration: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/could-differences-in-viscosity-in-same-spec-atf-cause-fluid-noise-or-a-humming-noise-in-transmission-after-oil-change.381158/

I think @GMBoy is a Ram fan (making his username quite the misnomer), so I'll gratuitously bump this to harrass him ;) I kinda think 2012 and earlier almost have to be rebuilt, but 2013+ people seem to have success just ordering the module and slapping it in with zero programming. I'm not sure...

Factory should have been iridium and I'd reference RA for part numbers. Not sure about the Amazon seller AD Auto Parts but there's a chance those are counterfeit. I think you want the 41162 and there appears to be a rebate of $3 per plug (link in RA listings). IME ACD is wicked fast and no...

Yeah agree with above. Let it sit a few minutes and leave the dipstick out while you do to keep the tube dry. In my advancing age I pretty much always wear a headlamp when wrenching and prefer this for checking dipsticks if I really care. For me it can help show the contrast between oil and the...

There's a gift card balance check at AAP's website

The WIN in this '12 Ram 1500 requires the typical push 'n wiggle (not legal in all 50 states) to start the truck I need to address it but am unclear if it must be serviced, or can simply be replaced -- and if the latter if it will need to be programmed There are services like this that claim...

Serviced rear brakes on my non-profit's '12 Ram 1500. Auto Shack rotors, because, cheap ($66 for two rotors on Amz). Wagner semi-metallics, because, cheap ($16 on Amz) I had also suspected dragging caliper(s) and had ordered replacement hoses. The thing is, in the infinite wisdom of Chrysler...

It's not bad. I keep buying this kit that needs the knurled section of the roller pin turned down -- it's like 20 thou oversize and just won't fit. But since I have a lathe, I guess I like abuse. I'm wondering if some model years used a different diameter here and it's not just Chinese QC...

Yep I got two as well and like most (all?) they reflect no balance when checked online.

Got my Steck right angle trim clip tool. Also a metric stud puller set that the seller listed as KD but I'm pretty sure it's K-Tool -- nowhere does anything say KD on it and the paper insert looks identical to K-Tool online examples. The price was reasonable so I'm going to leave it alone.

Also, I didn't mean for this to turn into tech on GMT400 SUV fuel pump R&R, but I had the opportunity to use some tools that really helped. First, I've come to despise the emissions lines with the opposing "windows", but the uber-cheap ebay special red-handled pliers really helped there. The...

Not that anyone should care but I appreciate all the feedback from this thread. I presently just have an O'Reilly account and have been pleasantly surprised. They even deliver to me which is crazy because I'm in relative BFE, about 25 miles of mostly rural driving from "my" store (your...

Yeah his fuel gauge doesn't seem to work. It seemed more "stable" after pump replacement but since it was completely unpredictable before, I may have just caught it during a brief period of stability. It read E but there was very little fuel in the tank (I got lucky there). When you turn the...

I replaced the pump yesterday with GM Genuine, complete with their fancy blue GM tape -- I almost feel like I'm breaking the law opening the box! Anyway, not much useful info because I didn't have time to dead head the new pump. The existing pump was a Carter, so yeah, it's been done before...

More GMT400 work. Replaced fuel pump with GM Genuine. Replaced power mirror switch with $13 Amazon unit that works great. Dirt on top of tank: Even packed into upper xmembers above the tank:

We don't have much history on the truck. The current owner has had it since ~2017 and never had the pump replaced, but that's all we know. I'm not sure of mileage when he purchased it. The hard starts in the morning he can live with (he's been cycling the key like I showed him), but I'd like...

Also, I was gonna say that the roller pin is "riveted" at the top and you have to find some way to cut it or grind down the spread end, but access is limited This time I used my M12 belt file with a quality Cubitron belt to sand down the end, and it worked beautifully and didn't take long at...