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Geirskogul posted:What is it with sisters? My sister (four years younger), has done the same thing to almost every single car I've bought her (because, until she turned 19-20 and moved away, I was a sucker and played the "good big brother" to her). What is is with you? She keeps destroying the cars because you keep buying them for or giving them to her and she has no reason to give a poo poo about them.
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. Aftermath: It only retained 2nd gear after her massive overheating, so after about a year we drove it in 2nd to the junkyard. They gave us $200 
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:It does that here in VA too... You're losing the same fuel economy by running with the windows open due to the drag introduced by wind coming in the cabin.
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MadScientistWorking posted:Its pretty much a scam. A good air compressor is going to pumping in dry air regardless of whether or not you're atmospheric air. Only if you've got a drier in the line after the compressor. Water will still collect on hot & humid or rainy days even in new compressors.
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D C posted:Your brake disc pressing on the calliper is the only thing keeping that wheel attached.... and the teeny tiny screw holding the rotor to the hub.
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Savington posted:um finally, an actual warped brake rotor
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Dr 14 INCH DICK Md posted:Noise going over bumps you say? Last summer I had a car where the entire strut mount had separated itself from the car and naturally they didn't want to fix it. Way to go Revere.
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2012 Kia Sedona with less than 1,200 miles. No other damage.
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Beach Bum posted:Someone tapped that with a MIG, didn't they. if I remember correctly there was an electrical short that hit the brake lines and did that
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May 24, 2012 03:24
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SwashedBuckles posted:Is there a DOT or similar requirement for every car to have a spare? That's the only way a setup like you've described would make sense to me, as if you ever actually had to use the spare you would be cursing Porsche's engineers. Maybe they assume if you get a flat in one of their cars you'll just call a tow and take it to the dealer. No. Some newer Hyundais have no spare tire nor do they have runflats.
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Aug 22, 2012 22:30
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Brigdh posted:Probably comes with fix-a-flat then The one we had in the shop didn't have that either, but it may have been removed and misplaced by the owner.
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Aug 22, 2012 22:42
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proper wheel torque: very important
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Sep 7, 2012 23:37
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Tactical Bonnet posted:How on earth could improper torque cause that kind of failure? It probably couldn't.
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Memento1979 posted:One that I thought about going into the thread for was this: they probably hit a pothole which caused a split in the inner rubber and belts beneath the outer rubber layer, which then goitered out from the air pressure
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Sep 9, 2012 02:58
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Splizwarf posted:Mostly because unlike shooting it, which you can do from behind sandbags, dicking with the valve involves time spent standing next to the bomb. If its just sitting there posing for pictures like that you should be perfectly safe in removing the valve core.
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Sep 18, 2012 22:35
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Brigdh posted:The smaller holes are not threaded. They are used to hold the rotor to the hub in the factory. What am I missing here? On many rotors which have two holes like that there are threads in them and two bolts can be used to pry a stuck rotor from the hub.
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Sockington posted:No, most times the HUB is threaded and the rotor is not. That's why the factory counter-sunk screws have to be ground flat on the hub after you drill out the heads. They seize in the hub threads. I know what you're thinking of but thats not what I was thinking of. There are many rotors with threaded holes for removal purposes, lots of drums have them too.
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you can't see the brake failure but the end result is impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIYFTDbW22s
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He lived but with 1 broken arm and 2 broken legs.
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Motronic posted:I'm not talking about your car or the fact that you somehow think studs break in a manner where there are enough threads to put another lug nut back on. I'm talking about the one belonging to the DixielandDelight. Studs can break like that and I've seen it a couple times but its certainly not common.
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Pictures from on the job with customer complaints underneath. "Brakes feel funny."   "Bumped a curb, will it be fixed by the end of the day?"  "Vehicle cranks but engine does not start. Battery?"  "Left rear tire slow leak."  No complaint, just something I noticed during a normal check before aligning it. It's one way to fix a stripped drain plug I suppose.  This was my fuel filler neck on the day I finally replaced it. The screwdriver did not make either hole that it is stuck through.   "Repair tire." It seems the wood glue and duct tape put on by the customer didn't do the trick.  Brand new Kia Sedona with 1,500 miles got towed in and the right front CV axle had blown the gently caress up for no apparent reason. Warranty work for the dealer.
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NitroSpazzz posted:From a QX56 oooo a Mac wrench, keep that poo poo. I have a 12mm Craftsman pulled from a tire that I use at work.
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CarForumPoster posted:Surprised they didn't just weld it shut, re-balance it at any tire place and drive it home. I don't think you can just weld an aluminum alloy rim on your own and then have it be fine unless you know info about the alloy and specifically how to weld aluminum.
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