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shy boy from chess club posted:I've had pretty good luck with meguiars back to black. It lasts a long time. Seconded. Stuff worked well on the formerly-black rubber and plastic bits on my Cherokee. They even sell it in spray cans now, I believe. Edit: It's "Mother's" brand, but yes: https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-06110-Plastic-Restorer-Aerosol/dp/B018663LFU/ref=asc_df_B018663LFU/ Interesting that it says it works on trims of all colors. I'mma 'bout to try it on the window cranks of my shitbox Corolla. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 16:25 on May 29, 2019 |
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Darchangel posted:Seconded. Stuff worked well on the formerly-black rubber and plastic bits on my Cherokee. nthing back to black with 303 over top. Probably do a few back to back apps before you seal with 303.
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Ever since I bought the Aztek, it's had a low-speed, high-frequency brake squeal. I traced it to the left rear, which began locking up when I would stop at the end of my gravel driveway. Pulled the wheel and drum only to find like-new brakes and a token amount of brake dust. Put it back together, and the symptoms have disappeared. 
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Jun 5, 2019 13:20
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Oh, and thanks for all the trim restoration/protection tips.
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Dagen H posted:Ever since I bought the Aztek, it's had a low-speed, high-frequency brake squeal. I traced it to the left rear, which began locking up when I would stop at the end of my gravel driveway. Pulled the wheel and drum only to find like-new brakes and a token amount of brake dust. Put it back together, and the symptoms have disappeared. "Hmm. It's a very nice act," said the agent, "but what do you call it?" "General Motors!"
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Jun 6, 2019 14:54
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Jonny Nox posted:"Hmm. It's a very nice act," said the agent, "but what do you call it?" 
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Jun 6, 2019 15:22
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Very weird speed-related noise eminating from the right front, not affected by braking. Stay tuned. 
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Jun 15, 2019 17:53
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Jun 15, 2019 18:27
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Filed to the gently caress Rust dept.:
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Jun 15, 2019 18:40
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Holy poo poo.
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Jun 15, 2019 18:42
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Not sure how long it was like that, but it got loud enough to drown out License to Ill at full blast.
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Jun 15, 2019 19:55
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Impressive way to lower your ride.
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Jun 15, 2019 20:42
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Dagen H posted:Filed to the gently caress Rust dept.: If you ever get an answer I would like to know.
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Jun 15, 2019 22:22
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Nidhg00670000 posted:If you ever get an answer I would like to know. "Move South, stupid."
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After fighting with the spare-tire winch for an inordinately long time*, I freed the spare from its hidey-hole under the rear cargo floor and found it completely flat (emergency preparedness FTW). I inflated it to the proper 60 PSI and mounted it on the right rear. Moving to the right front, I liberated the wayward coil, and cut the pokey bit off the end of the remaining spring:  I then installed the undamaged formerly-rear tire. Here she temporarily sits, listing like the Costa Concordia:  You may have already guessed, but the spring is still rubbing the tire.  *The spare-tire winch thingy has an internal latch mechanism which prevents the tire from becoming a road hazard should the cable break. This latch releases when the winch is cranked down slowly (i.e. with the factory wrench). Buzzing it down with a 1/2" cordless impact does not qualify as "slowly".
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Jun 16, 2019 21:38
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Dagen H posted:Filed to the gently caress Rust dept.: BMWs love to do this here. I saw an E36 have a dynamic rear suspension drop after hitting a pothole a few years ago. The top dead coil came rocketing out. I think the salt gets packed in against the bumpstop and it just rubs and rubs and rubs and it's already a little compromised because of the flattening.
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Dagen H posted:You may have already guessed, but the spring is still rubbing the tire. Grind the pointy bit down. It's not actively part of the suspension anymore, you can easily take it down far enough that it isn't digging into the tire.
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Jun 17, 2019 18:32
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Since the Aztek is down and it's monsoon season in Ohio, I dropped my biek off at my MIL's and borrowed her base-model '06 Cobalt. What a hateful little shitbox.
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New tire mounted Wednesday, big brown truck just dropped off new struts. Effortpost incoming after the job's finished. Spoiler: it's not going well
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Jun 21, 2019 19:27
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Needs more Jeremy Clarkson voice.
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Jun 21, 2019 19:43
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"It's all bollocks." -- Nik Blackhurst
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Right. So, where were we? Ah, yes.  First things first, I put the wheel/new tire on the right rear, and stowed the spare:  Now let's open the hood and check access to the top-hat nuts:  That windshield wiper linkage is in a really inconvenient place. What's on the other side?  Yeah, that whole wiper assembly is going to have to come out. I'll just pop the arms off real quick, and  gently caress. This is a direct result of me being hamfisted, stubborn, and impatient, rather than stepping back, re-evaluating, and trying an approach other than brute force. I never learn. gently caress this, it's Friday night, I'm going to the dragstrip. Got up reasonably early Saturday morning, had coffee, hopped on the beik, and rode to a car show with Dad. Nice morning. With a clear head, I got back on task. Dad('s tools) to the rescue:  Using the puller, the other arm came off without issue. I popped out the dozen or so plastic push-rivets attaching the plastic cowl cover (without breaking any, woot), removed the cover, and vacuumed up all the organic debris. Peep all the pollen in the cabin air inlet:  Four M6 capscrews, a bit of twisting and turning, and out it comes:  After that, it's a cakewalk; wheels off, knuckle bolts out, top-hat nuts off, struts out. Old vs. new. The new springs have 4 coils instead of 3:  New strut in place:  Repeat for the other side, finding more broken poo poo in the process:  Everything went back together smoothly, ride height is restored, drives nicely. I'll hit the U-Pull-It this week for another wiper arm, and then hopefully I'm done with mechanical emergencies and can focus on catching up on deferred maintenance.
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Oh, and in case you're curious (as I was):
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Its nice to see someone giving a poo poo about an aztek. Ive always wanted to grab the cooler from a junk car. Its actually great for a lunch box. Ny last shop had 4 different ones that would come in. Two were kept nice. One was a rusty deathtrap. I havent seen a green like yours. It's always burgundy or yellow around here.
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Jun 23, 2019 17:27
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It's the best fishing car too, especially when you color-coordinate.
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12 acres of fun: Target acquired:  Hmmmm...  Procured a replacement wiper arm and slapped that baby on right there in the parking lot (I replaced the plastic nut cap when I got home):  E: No tent, no rollout table. I checked. Dagen H fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Jun 24, 2019 |
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Jun 24, 2019 16:44
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That wiper arm is like paper loving thin. It was probably already compromised.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:That wiper arm is like paper loving thin. It was probably already compromised. I was prying up on it with a 36" (~1m) prybar while wailing on the shaft hard enough to deform the nut. It didn't break, I broke it, because I'm a hack.
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I also grabbed the donor's underhood insulation mat. I dusted it off with a soft brush, spritzed it with some flat black, and installed it. Probably should've cleaned the filthy underside of the hood first, but   
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Dagen H posted:I also grabbed the donor's underhood insulation mat. I dusted it off with a soft brush, spritzed it with some flat black, and installed it. Probably should've cleaned the filthy underside of the hood first, but Excellent work. I love doing small but significant detail things like this on high-mileage cars, not just because they are straightforward to do. If you do enough of them, it takes the car from looking like a neglected shitpile into looking like a solid, well-cared-for vehicle.
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That donor in the wrecking yard looked really clean!metaxus posted:Excellent work. I like making all the little stuff that people let go work on my acquired cars. Dome lights, glovebox lights, power sockets, that sort of stuff. If it's there, it needs to work. *Then* I start upgrading it. Before I sold it, my base model Jeep Cherokee got a center console, overhead console, factory fog lights, cruise control, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, tilt steering column, rear dome light, additional footwell lights, trailer plug wiring, and I had wired it up for the rear defroster, but not swapped out the glass yet. Jeep legos are fun. The cop-car Crown Vic so far has gotten carpet, a nice rear seat, working inside door handles and locks on the rear doors, and automatic headlights. I've also got an overhead console and matching headliner to install. I want all my convenience options. If I were ambitious, I'd attempt to install the automatic electronic HVAC from an upper civilian model, but I'm not that much of a masochist. I know that GMs of the Aztek's era were every bit as much legos. Mix and match options are fun!
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metaxus posted:Excellent work. Thanks  That's my overall plan, it's just moving at a glacial pace for budgetary reasons.
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meatpimp posted:Grind the pointy bit down. It's not actively part of the suspension anymore, you can easily take it down far enough that it isn't digging into the tire. Missed this somehow (I swear I'm not ignoring you). I cut nearly 2" off the end (see my last post above yours), but the uncompressed spring must've rotated and gone right back against the tire. I was able to borrow a car, so it's all academic. Anyhow...Miata? Miata. Eww:   New: 
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Different kid, different car.  
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Dagen H posted:Different kid, different car. A Subaru engine needing to be swapped? Well, I never...
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No swap, just EJ25 HGs 
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GMT400 parts interchange  
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Dagen H posted:Different kid, different car. Oh hey I have the same oil filter on my EJ25 right now.  What year and model is that? I'm in an 03 Outback with either the EJ251 or EJ253 (I think it's the 251); the HGs aren't leaking externally. Yet. No milkshake. Yet. Subaru forum thinktanks seem to say the 01+ motors tend to leak externally instead of internally. I just know the rear crank seal shuffled off of this mortal plane a long time ago. They also seem to think that the Gates timing belt kit is Bad News<tm>, which makes me nervous, as it has a Gates timing belt sticker on the timing cover.
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meatpimp posted:A Subaru engine needing to be swapped? Well, I never... Nah brah engines are just a normal Subaru wear item
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STR posted:Oh hey I have the same oil filter on my EJ25 right now. '02 Outback Sport (Impreza). Rear main is weeping a bit, but it's a winter beater with 200K+ on it, so IDGAF. Highlights include bellhousing fasteners torqued to approximately 1043 lb/ft, input shaft/pilot/splines slathered in anti-seize, and new WP/TB with old seized tensioner.
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