What are you working on today?

[Kennedy01]

Went to check out a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 to potentially buy. 4.8 Vortec, auto, 2wd with an Eaton locker. Pretty color of blue. Going to think on it a few days as it isn't going anywhere. Burned some more brush when I got back home.

 

[suburbandoom]

Replaced a failed dogbone mount on my kids VW. 3hr round-trip for a used part, 20 mins for labor, 1 tasty beer.

 

[The Critic]

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Checked the front brakes on moms car as they were grinding away only when you hit the brake from about 35 or so and higher. Front inner pad on driver side is measuring 5mm the outer pad and pads on the other side are all measuring 6mm. Probably going to try and take the pins off and lubricate them to see if that will fix it maybe there is a hang up somewhere. It only has 27,000 on it. Never had the wheels off besides rotating them. I will double check the back pads but it’s highly unlikely that they would be the issue. Dad said probably will just go ahead and change the front pads and hardware and re-lubricate the pins and see if the issue continues on. I watched several videos on YouTube and all of them appear to replace pads before they make it to the 3mm mark they were replacing about 6mm or so so I’m wondering if there is an issue with these that I am unaware of. Also applied anti seize to the lug studs and wheel mounting surfaces. This car has the two piece lug nuts and only one was swollen luckily. Might order some new lug nuts for all around when we do the tires as I did have to hammer a socket on the swollen one.

Probably rust buildup on the rotor surface. Just make sure the pads and pins slide freely.

 

[The Critic]

Two exterior hand washes for the in-law’s while dinner was being made.

Exterior wash, wheel faces and exterior glass only. Both cars are ceramic coated so it made things go a little quicker. But it still took 30-40 min per car.

 

[Kennedy01]

Got a 2011 Taurus with a 3.5 torn down awaiting a new fuel injector, which I'll have tomorrow. I'll change the oil when that's done. I also replaced a coolant manifold assembly on a 2009 Dodge Caliber this afternoon.

 

[atikovi]

Installed a $15 Ebay backup camera on the 15 Explorer Police,

and wired it up to the factory display screen. Will button it up after routing the cable in the dash.

 

[Kennedy01]

Finished up the Taurus this morning. Replaced a steering rack on a 2017 Ford Focus. Now it has to be hauled to the dealer to be programmed.

 

[nthach]

Soldered up a wiring harness for a radio replacement. I need to swing by the local car audio shop for a different camera.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Not much going on the last few days at work with the snow and ice many called and changed their appointments. Today done some fiddling with a TPMS system. I hate dealing with those because it’s a little boring but it is work and something to do. Also had a Subaru with a nail in the outer portion of the tread so we have a new tire on order but it’s 3 days out. On Subaru the tires have to be within 2/32s of each other for the symmetrical all wheel drive to function correctly so I made sure the new tire would be within that and it is since the tires only have 6,000 miles on it and it’s a brand new car. Other than that just helped out the guys that were doing stuff which wasn’t hardly anyone.

 

[Kennedy01]

Currently in the middle of a radiator replacement on a 1999 Tahoe. I've also got a 2016 Nissan Sentra for radiator replacement, but I won't have the new one until Friday.

 

[Kennedy01]

Currently in the middle of a radiator replacement on a 1999 Tahoe. I've also got a 2016 Nissan Sentra for radiator replacement, but I won't have the new one until Friday.

Ended up power flushing the block, heater hoses and heater core, as the cooling system was full of brown crud. Got it all flushed out and filled it with Dexcool and water.

 

[Tomioka]

Identifying the dome light bulbs on my Freightliner flatbed truck and ordering some LEDs while at it. It’s the second time this year that I came across flat batteries (this truck has three!) due to the passenger door being ajar from not slamming the door closed. So if the door is ajar over a holiday weekend I can still start the truck. Also there is no dome override switch to kill the dome lights which is useful for a truck that operates only during the day.

 

[Accent Abuser]

Replaced both rear wheel cylinders on the Accent, flushed a good half quart of brake fluid through them too.

 

[Kennedy01]

I did a whole bunch of nothing today. Tomorrow I've got that Nissan for a radiator, but dang it's cold right now. Hate to even cross the yard over to the shop.

 

[Oro_O]

Well I thought I was refinishing a vintage 1975 Mercury propeller.

All OK in zinc etching primer:

Prettier in some Van Sickle tractor paint in "Light Ford Grey":

Then I got suspicious of the paint bubbling elsewhere and took the lower unit off. Uh-oh.

Anybody got a lower unit for a '75 Mercury 7.5 or 9.8? PM me...

 

[Malo83]

Replaced a Vapor Purge Solenoid on the wifes 08 Malibu 3.6, CEL came on while she was out shopping.

 

[Kennedy01]

Got the radiator installed in that Nissan, then replaced front brake pads on a 2008 Buick Lacrosse.

 

[53' Stude]

Did rear brakes on 19’ Elantra with 60k on vehicle. Salted some of the workplace, then went home

 

[Kennedy01]

Today I loaded some scrap, then I cut and burned more brush. I'll haul the scrap Monday.

 

[Delta]

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Checked the front brakes on moms car as they were grinding away only when you hit the brake from about 35 or so and higher. Front inner pad on driver side is measuring 5mm the outer pad and pads on the other side are all measuring 6mm. Probably going to try and take the pins off and lubricate them to see if that will fix it maybe there is a hang up somewhere. It only has 27,000 on it. Never had the wheels off besides rotating them. I will double check the back pads but it’s highly unlikely that they would be the issue. Dad said probably will just go ahead and change the front pads and hardware and re-lubricate the pins and see if the issue continues on. I watched several videos on YouTube and all of them appear to replace pads before they make it to the 3mm mark they were replacing about 6mm or so so I’m wondering if there is an issue with these that I am unaware of. Also applied anti seize to the lug studs and wheel mounting surfaces. This car has the two piece lug nuts and only one was swollen luckily. Might order some new lug nuts for all around when we do the tires as I did have to hammer a socket on the swollen one.

That's interesting that you already have lug nuts swelling on that already. Our 2015 has seen plenty of salt and not one has given me an issue. We try and frequently wash after storms though...

Also, if you don't need extra braking power, stick to OEM pads/shims. I put Raybestos Element 3 Hybrid pads on ours and while brake performance is stellar, they constantly squeal when you apply the brakes. They were lubed up when I did it all and everything is moving freely. Something about Toyota's and aftermarket pads/rotors they don't like. I ignore it as the Element 3's brake so much better than OEM.