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RussDinoGuy's 02 GT "Slowkar" Less Slow Now

Re: RussDinoGuy's 02 GT "Slowkar" Its slow

I dont like taking the housing off after i had to fix the threads on the LIM. Im scared I'll rip them out or crosdthread it again
 


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Ive taken mine off about 6 times lol. Just start them by hand

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I do now lol. I did that and still crossthreaded a bolt on the rear wheel hub on the monte. My luck tho lol, that ebrake assembly is such a pain in the ass to get back together when I was putting it on.

I'm going to look into having this spare lim hot tanked or something just to get it clean, coolant passages have dex film on them and I'd rather not have that in the LIM whenever I do that.
 
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My 06 lim had that film, I just left it.

Run the thermostat bolts all the way in by hand, then the ratchet is just for snugging it up

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Stubby impact did great today, glad I bought it well worth the money it fit into tight spots when I was doing the brakes on the LaCrap today. Took lug nuts off like nothing.
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Re: RussDinoGuy's 02 GT "Slowkar" Its slow

Got some subframe washers or "anti pogos" for free pretty sure I dont need them but I'll slap them on anyway.

I also got this new flashlight


Cheap $5 Flashlight
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Little bigger $10 flashlight I use when I work on my car
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Both on
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Now the Taklite
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Taklite spot beam against my retros
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Just the Taklite spot beam
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Re: RussDinoGuy's 02 GT "Slowkar" Its slow

Welp, about 6k miles and my driver side reman napa axle clicks or its the hub but pretty certain its the axle, maybe explains my vibrations. So far my experience is that napa remans are absolute dogsh*t, 2 passanger axles that leak and now this one. Unless it get super worse I'm not going to worry till spring, I might warranty it, get a used low mile stocker, or get something from advanced,AZ, orileys. Im undecided as yet.
 


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Russosaur said:
Welp, about 6k miles and my driver side reman napa axle clicks or its the hub but pretty certain its the axle, maybe explains my vibrations. So far my experience is that napa remans are absolute dogsh*t, 2 passanger axles that leak and now this one. Unless it get super worse I'm not going to worry till spring, I might warranty it, get a used low mile stocker, or get something from advanced,AZ, orileys. Im undecided as yet.
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What happened to the original axle? Ripped boot or noise? All these aftermarket failures makes replacing the boots worth it for sure, stock axles are pretty tough.

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Kyle, you might want to see if theres a CV shaft rebuilder (or driveshaft shop) in your area. There used to be such a thing. Sometimes a specialist is the answer. I bet the offroad guys around there know who to use.
 
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Original axles had slung all the grease out before I bought it at 122k, at like 155k I was getting vibration when I hit dips in the road and when lots of weight in the car. They were used as core for the napa ones.
 


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