What are you working on today?

[Sedin26]

2005 Honda CRV - 330,551km

Replaced the clutch master and slave cylinders. New pedal bushing and pin.

I had a few hours yesterday so got started. It was raining torrentially so wasn’t entirely pleasant but I had my dad there to grab tools, hold lights, etc…and that made things a lot more pleasant and easy. Finished up today by connecting the pedal, bleeding the system, and adjusting the pedal after a quick drive. It was much easier taking the whole system out this time instead of changing the cylinders in the vehicle, which I did last time.

I had done this 10 months ago with an Exedy master and it never felt right. I had already ordered all OEM parts when the Exedy went bad, so that was good timing.

Also, someone smacked into my side mirror a while back and it was pretty much just hanging there. I finally found a good junkyard replacement of the right colour and installed it today.

 

[Tomioka]

Of course both battery hold downs were missing because why would they be there??

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LOL the hold down was missing on the F-150 I was working on also.

 

[D60]

LOL the hold down was missing on the F-150 I was working on also.

I started an entire thread about my annoyance on the issue!

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Thread 'Batteries not Anchored in the Engine Bay'

Aug 8, 2025

Does anyone else see this frequently? I'd say 7/10 vehicles I touch have no battery hold-down or it's improperly installed or missing pieces or the battery is the wrong size and they give up.

I've always believed it's important for both safety and battery life to have it snugged to the battery tray. If I install a different battery (mostly older trucks) I build a hold-down system.

I should stop being surprised but every time I see it I get annoyed. We're not in the rust belt so that's less of an excuse here.

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This F250 just adds one more

 

[Kennedy01]

Yesterday I finally let someone who was interested in my 04 Silverado test drive it. I hadn't been wanting to sell it, but he's practically been begging and offered more than I paid for it. He drove it, liked it, paid me and now I'm down to my 04 Ford F-150. I hit the Chevy with a pressure washer yesterday morning and did a quick vacuum job. The oil had about 7200 miles on it and had been topped off last time I drove it. 1 quart of ESP 0w30 in 7200 miles

 

[K20FA5]

I added the Pilot ground bolt to my Ridgeline today. I was looking around, and you have to remove the air intake to get to the negative terminal on the battery. The Ridgeline has the threaded hole but no bolt??? For $7 at the dealer I have the protection pad and the bolt. Not sure why Honda cheaped out on the Ridgeline but puts them in the pilot and the passport?

Hopefully I don’t need to jump it anytime soon….

 

[wings&wheels]

Almost there....then my part really begins!

 

[BrianF]

Success on the Polaris Trail 550! Figured in the end that the starter solenoid was bad. Ok, the owner grabs a new one along eith a battery, perfect. Wait, one more test that I realized I missed. The single wire solenoid is grounded by the body, its mounted to the battery tray, which is bolted to the chassis. I check continuity from the solenoid body to chassis, nothing. Nothing from the solenoid to battery negative. Ok, need to verify.

As I begin to remove the solenoid I find a broken, frayed wire under the little breaker. It has continuity to the solenoid. Bingo. I crimp a new ground and she cranks over perfectly.

 

[BrianF]

Forgot and checked chaincase oil again. First time the magnetic dipstick was full of material. It was full again. Drained the fluid, which looked worse than the photos show. Filled with fresh Maxlife LV.

 

[clinebarger]

Been working on a 1955 Bel-Air Convertible for the past few weeks doing a 5.3L/4L60E swap.......Built the engine & transmission, Vintage Air HVAC, Power Steering & Hydroboost conversion etc.

Pulling a 10L80 for a overhaul out of a 2021 Silverado Trail Boss.

 

[Kennedy01]

This week has been more link bars mostly. Also faced and center drilled some steel bar stock to be used for making sway bars. Today I've got 4 steering knuckles to be bored for RCV clearance, and four unit bearings to the bored for 35 spline axle clearance. When those are done I've got more link bars to do.

Pulling 10s through today, off tomorrow, working an 8 on Friday.

 

[BrianF]

The Polaris sled runs like a top! I set tension on the chain and brought it out for its rip. Was idling real nice, then began bogging and died. Well, simpleton Brian forgot to turn the fuel back on...... story of my life. Anyways, ran great and the owner is quite happy.

 

[meep]

Been working on a 1955 Bel-Air Convertible for the past few weeks doing a 5.3L/4L60E swap.......Built the engine & transmission, Vintage Air HVAC, Power Steering & Hydroboost conversion etc.

Pulling a 10L80 for a overhaul out of a 2021 Silverado Trail Boss.

I see the 55 gets hydroboost brakes and cold air, more than 2 speeds in the transmission, yet keeps the vacuum wipers. Fair weather only?

 

[clinebarger]

I see the 55 gets hydroboost brakes and cold air, more than 2 speeds in the transmission, yet keeps the vacuum wipers. Fair weather only?

Bet this car hasn't seen rain in 30 years, So yeah fair weather only.

 

[clinebarger]

Got the 10L80 torn down & inspected after Christmas stuff with the family.

*The CDF/Triple Clutch drum bushing has not walked...Not that GM has had much of an issue with this.

*1-2-8-9-10-Reverse clutch is distressed & steels have hot spots, The rest of the clutch packs look okay.

*The 4-5-6-8-9-10-Reverse frictions (F Clutch) have ate pretty good grooves in the Rotating Shell (Trash Can).

*The Reaction Carrier Hub (P1) has beat down into the Rotating Shell, Barely started rubbing the carrier under it.

It's getting a updated anodized 10R80 Trash Can from Ford, All new frictions, 1-2-8-9-10-R steels, Bonded pistons, Bushings, Zip Kit valves from Sonnax, & Straight cut 10R80 pump gears from Ford......And of coarse a new Torque Converter as shudder was the complaint to begin with.

 

[D60]

2009 Taco 4x4 with ~270k:
-serviced both diffs, t-case and manual transmission (Redline MT90 in the latter)
-replaced LF wheel bearing due to obvious play. The old one was definitely crunchy in hand

-replaced spark plugs and WOW. I seriously wonder if these aren't the original SK20HR11s with 270k mi on them?

For giggles for the client I pulled up an image of new:

2008 Mountaineer: disabled TPMS in IC (Instrument Cluster) ABD by changing the 5th digit here from 7 to 3 -- it's not quite that simple as you gotta convert to binary, change a 1 to a zero and then convert back to hex

 

[Kennedy01]

Worked on link bars today. Tomorrow I'm going to do some work on the 04 Ford. Front rotors, pads, spindle nuts and headlight assemblies. Sunday I'm helping a neighbor replace a water heater.

 

[ripcord]

Worked on link bars today. Tomorrow I'm going to do some work on the 04 Ford. Front rotors, pads, spindle nuts and headlight assemblies. Sunday I'm helping a neighbor replace a water heater.

You're a saint of a neighbor. How many trips to the hardware store do you predict?

 

[Kennedy01]

You're a saint of a neighbor. How many trips to the hardware store do you predict?

He's pretty competent, just can't lift much. I'm mostly there to help move the old and new units where they need to go.

 

[michaelluscher]

Prepared for the snow that came and went

Repaired the battery hold down with a riv nut and a new bolt (I hope @D60 is satisfied)

Made a spare key and remote for Dad's new work vehicle ('13 Sienna)
The Autel KM100 and AT100 super chips were utilized, and worked flawlessly
They don't quite fit perfectly in JMA shell heads, but a touch of super glue holds it all firm

 

[panthermike]

Finally did some work to the 2003 Corolla that I've been putting off for some time. 263,690 miles.

- valve cover gasket

- NGK iridium plugs. Whoever did it last when it was in my buddy's possession, used Autolite Platinums, which I thought was an odd choice. Pretty worn down to!

- Belt tensioner (OEM) and a Continental belt. Has had a mild squeak for who knows how long. There was a TSB many years ago on this and the tensioner was updated.

- Replaced the return line power steering hose and flushed the system. Just used a universal hose didn't need to spend 30 bucks on a u-shaped piece of rubber

- Also replaced the timing chain tensioner (OEM). I suspect it's been gummed up as the past year so it's had quite a bit of startup noise that takes a while to go away. This was basically resolved with restore and protect but I bought the part a long time ago. Can't say for sure if it was caused by the tensioner or lifters.

Next on the list: transmission service, coolant service, front brakes and mild suspension work along with struts.

Love this old girl, boring but no drama