"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
04/06/2019 at 20:00 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
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Visible detrius jammed in the seals of the steering rack which is leaking fairly copious amounts of power steering fluid. That’s gonna be a rebuild at the least, probably a new rack. $220 after core refund, basically.
Those bushings are for something that has an absolute idiotic name but is actually the front castor arms. Both are totally shot. The arms would be $200 for both, or $60 and ages of pain for just the bushings.
Additional fun!
Went to align the car. Despite this thing being COMPLETELY RUST FREE every fucking alignment adjustment on this goddamn car is completely seized. Like, gallons of PB blaster did nothing, nor did getting it (the jam nut for one of the tie rods red-hot with an inductive heater, so my car is stuck with having a little toe-out until I either magically find a way to un-stick that or buy a new inner and outer tie rod (or just replace the damn steering rack, it has an unusual amount of play in it anyways ).
FFS.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/06/2019 at 20:21 |
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Can’t find problems if you remain willfully ignorant and never look under your car
for Michigan
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/06/2019 at 20:22 |
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I keep thinking about selling my 1-series and buying something older and cheaper so I don’t have a payment. Then I think about stuff like this and suddenly a monthly payment doesn’t seem so bad...
E90M3
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/06/2019 at 20:26 |
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LongbowMkII
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/06/2019 at 20:26 |
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Yeah the Altima has a blown CV boot, I’ll get to it eventually
LOREM IPSUM
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/06/2019 at 20:28 |
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If you clip a curb at about 40mph it’ll get the alignment just where you need it, but you need to have good insurance.
Christ man. I feel for you.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/06/2019 at 21:00 |
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Would not have looked but it has a nasty highway vibration. Less than ideal in a luxury highway cruiser.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> E90M3
04/06/2019 at 21:01 |
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Buy a Lexus they said it's reliable they said
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/06/2019 at 23:59 |
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C H A R A C T E R
MM54
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/07/2019 at 08:06 |
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Welcome to Toyota alignment cams, good concept and work well when new, but inevitably seize up as soon as they learn what “moisture” is. As for the jam nuts on the tie rods, that’s weird. You were turning it the right way, right? One side will be left-hand thread - you’ll have to look at the threads to determine which one that is.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> MM54
04/07/2019 at 10:15 |
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We were able to spin the tie rod so the jam nut was no longer jammed against the tie rod end, so it could spin either way. We just couldn’t get it broken loose. Even with heat.
I need to figure out where I can buy replacement alignment cams for those front castor arms because I’m guessing the removal process will involve an angle grinder.
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MM54
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/07/2019 at 13:43 |
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That is impressively stuck - best of luck!
I’m sure someone sells the alignment cams, cover the news ones in anti-seize!