- Dec 9, 2011
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I recently acquired a 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LT and I was thinking that this would be an ideal place to keep track of the what and when in terms of mods or repairs that should befall it throughout its lifetime. I wish I would have done this with my other one...oh well. I'll post pics of it in stock form for a reference, more for myself than anything, when I have some more time with it.
It will be my wife's and primarily handling the daily driving, grocery grabbing, kid transporting duties that used to fall to mine, so that's awesome: no more stickers on the back windows, no more funky ass smell when I get in it in the morning, like, "OK, is that vomit, spilled milk baked in the sun?? WTF?!! This is why we can't have nice things!!!" No more towing, or I should correct that to: no more expectation of being able to tow things. No more back-handed comments from my wife regarding its lack of roof rack and how its proximity to the ground makes it somehow less manly than other SUVs. No more eye-rolls when I comment on how a bird always seems to empty it's bowels onto my freshly washed paint. I digress...
I took it to a shop to have an out-of-province inspection completed so I can have it insured and whatnot and it failed with worn out lower ball joints, a humming RF wheel bearing, borked brakes on all four corners, 4x4 wouldn't engage (Jesus Christ), and a leaking power steering line (unsure which at this juncture). After I laughed that off, I phoned my dad and asked him just what he HAD done to the truck since new...response: oil changes, a Ming rust-proofing ($1500 - and it sounds like orc mischief) and a new tranny under warranty in 09. So, I ordered in parts and they're all here minus the ball joint press, that should be on my steps Monday/Tuesday. Now all I need is a day and half with no kids/wife/dog/work/rain and some adult beverages and I'll be in my glory.
Parts list:
Brakemotive zinc plated drilled/slotted rotors & ceramic pads (x4)
Moog lower ball joints
AC Delco wheel bearing
AC Delco 41-113 spark plugs
K&N drop in filter
Still Need:
Fluids and filter for trans/transfer case/diffs - unsure if this has ever been done (except when new in the tranny's case)
Throttle body cleanout - also probably never been done and I must admit that it makes me more than a little excited to see how much shit I can clean out of there.
After the transfer case fluid has been changed I'm going to start to chase down the engagement issue...from very preliminary research it seems like it might be a steering wheel angle sensor...more research and info required.
Wish List:
Mark's 3" lift
New Bilstein's on all 4 corners
Suspensionmaxx end links when they're due
275/60R18 semi-aggressive tires.
Feel free to chime in with comments I'm sure I'll need some help along the way.
-Scott
It will be my wife's and primarily handling the daily driving, grocery grabbing, kid transporting duties that used to fall to mine, so that's awesome: no more stickers on the back windows, no more funky ass smell when I get in it in the morning, like, "OK, is that vomit, spilled milk baked in the sun?? WTF?!! This is why we can't have nice things!!!" No more towing, or I should correct that to: no more expectation of being able to tow things. No more back-handed comments from my wife regarding its lack of roof rack and how its proximity to the ground makes it somehow less manly than other SUVs. No more eye-rolls when I comment on how a bird always seems to empty it's bowels onto my freshly washed paint. I digress...
I took it to a shop to have an out-of-province inspection completed so I can have it insured and whatnot and it failed with worn out lower ball joints, a humming RF wheel bearing, borked brakes on all four corners, 4x4 wouldn't engage (Jesus Christ), and a leaking power steering line (unsure which at this juncture). After I laughed that off, I phoned my dad and asked him just what he HAD done to the truck since new...response: oil changes, a Ming rust-proofing ($1500 - and it sounds like orc mischief) and a new tranny under warranty in 09. So, I ordered in parts and they're all here minus the ball joint press, that should be on my steps Monday/Tuesday. Now all I need is a day and half with no kids/wife/dog/work/rain and some adult beverages and I'll be in my glory.
Parts list:
Brakemotive zinc plated drilled/slotted rotors & ceramic pads (x4)
Moog lower ball joints
AC Delco wheel bearing
AC Delco 41-113 spark plugs
K&N drop in filter
Still Need:
Fluids and filter for trans/transfer case/diffs - unsure if this has ever been done (except when new in the tranny's case)
Throttle body cleanout - also probably never been done and I must admit that it makes me more than a little excited to see how much shit I can clean out of there.
After the transfer case fluid has been changed I'm going to start to chase down the engagement issue...from very preliminary research it seems like it might be a steering wheel angle sensor...more research and info required.
Wish List:
Mark's 3" lift
New Bilstein's on all 4 corners
Suspensionmaxx end links when they're due
275/60R18 semi-aggressive tires.
Feel free to chime in with comments I'm sure I'll need some help along the way.
-Scott
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