NewfieEnvoy
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What did you do to your GMT today?
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Canadian Mike
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NewfieEnvoy said:
The vision of a photographer. Greg, I like your "peek-a-boo" photo in another thread.
Voymom
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Instead of trying to take a contest picture, I crawled under the big guy and decided to look at my sway bar end links, CV axles and other things. I got greasy and dirty, but it was fun tinkering under there and learning where and what everything is.
With that said, we need to replace both CV axles, and all 4 sway bar end links, along with a growing list of other stuff that isn't on my mod list
With that said, we need to replace both CV axles, and all 4 sway bar end links, along with a growing list of other stuff that isn't on my mod list
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SBUBandit
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Voymom said:Instead of trying to take a contest picture, I crawled under the big guy and decided to look at my sway bar end links, CV axles and other things. I got greasy and dirty, but it was fun tinkering under there and learning where and what everything is.
With that said, we need to replace both CV axles, and all 4 sway bar end links, along with a growing list of other stuff that isn't on my mod list
If its in your budget, I recommend replacing the end links once and for all with Suspension Maxx links. They go bad on these trucks all the time, and the Maxx links aren't that much more expensive than normal ones. If you go to the site and find the number, you can call the guy, I can't remember his name, but he's here in Michigan. Decent enough guy, has a discount for us GMTnation (at least he did for Trailvoy) folks, and even sent me a t-shirt.
Voymom
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SBUBandit said:
That's what we plan on doing once they annoy me enough to change them lol I will probably do my CV axles at the same time, plus I need to replace my Bilsteins, and maybe even the struts. I would want to get everything under the truck done at the same time. I'd be investing in either a lift or a level kit as well. The looks of these parts I named off, seems to me they are all original to the truck, which has 117k on it.
JRTAHOE
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I did a center consul mod/ repair. I know there's a few folk that have broken the little tab and it just pops open so I figure I'd try to fix it since i don't want to buy a new one just yet.
Not quite as clean as I had expected since I had to improvise but it will get the job done for a while.
Not quite as clean as I had expected since I had to improvise but it will get the job done for a while.
smitty5150
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Had the tires remounted on the rims to even out the wear from camber being out of spec, to get a few more months out of my Grabbers on their last legs.
Boricua SS
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i noticed a drop of fluid on the garage floor the other day... got up under there today and saw this!!!
yes, thats oil covering the pan and undercarage... my guess, its coming from the drain plug as thats where i saw the oil pooling up before it dripped on my garage floor.. damn this new motor
.. she's really starting to piss me off with all these "little" issues...
guess where im going tomorrow!!!
yes, thats oil covering the pan and undercarage... my guess, its coming from the drain plug as thats where i saw the oil pooling up before it dripped on my garage floor.. damn this new motor
.. she's really starting to piss me off with all these "little" issues... guess where im going tomorrow!!!
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i would have to start thinking so .. ive been to the dealership more times then i can count now... they have my phone number memorized 
but these are the kinda things i was afraid of happening... nothing catasrophic, but the little engine knock, all the little things that were missed when the body was put back on, and now an oil leak... just startin to get a little agitated.. she has zero performance mods done to her (break in period, so im waiting to put them on until i park her this year for winter), and i dont beat on her like i used to..
oh well.. we'll see what they say tomorrow..
.. ive been to the dealership more times then i can count now... they have my phone number memorized but these are the kinda things i was afraid of happening... nothing catasrophic, but the little engine knock, all the little things that were missed when the body was put back on, and now an oil leak... just startin to get a little agitated.. she has zero performance mods done to her (break in period, so im waiting to put them on until i park her this year for winter), and i dont beat on her like i used to..
oh well.. we'll see what they say tomorrow..
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MAY03LT said:
yes i checked.. thats the first thing i did... crawled up underneath there, and it would not tighten anymore.. at least not by my strength...
a buddy of mine (who is a diesel mechanic) asked me if the oil pan is aluminum and if the drain plug was steel.. something about possibly needing a special washer to seperate the two for corrosive purposes?? dont quote me on that though as i have forgotten what he said...
it didnt start leaking until about 3-4 days ago (at least thats when i noticed it in my garage).. i just made a 6 hour round trip to the MI meet back on the 19th.. and no issues from that... it wont leak if i drive her to work (only 4 miles from my house), but if i go from work, to the store, the to gas her up, then home, i'll get the drip on the garage floor...
Ummmmm, driving it isn't the point of the thread.Voymom said:
Unless you tarted him up while parked at WalMart:
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smitty5150
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Tested my new efan mod in 90deg+ temps in bumper to bumper traffic. Never breached 200.:wootwoot:
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Boricua SS said:
I noticed a drop of oil a week ago it turned out to be a punctured oil filter and everytime I accelerated more came out took it to dealer and they replaced it. That could be the prob
smitty5150
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the roadie said:Hehe, so you just drove it around, too.
.......for testing purposes. And errands. And because I wanted to see girls in bikinis.
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NewfieEnvoy
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Went for a good cruise after cleaning the TB yesterday. Wow didn't realize the snap was gone, feels great now.
Had to remove the front brakes because the new pads didn't bed well. Removed the slight glazing from the new rotors and pads, made damn sure my caliper guide pins were in good shape etc. Double checked the rears since it was up on jack stand. All is good now. While out burnishing the pads/rotors again I heard the idler pulley began to whine and I think I need a new brake light switch. Gees will it end?
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