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 Jun 11 2006, 08:22 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin.  Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150  |
hey guys.... don't cheap out when doing a job... that is what I have learned recently....
when I put my trans in my car... I discovered that the wheel bearing on the drivers side was not good... but not quite bad.... I decided that I should just clean up and repack the old bearing... turns out that was a bad idea... a couple of weeks ago when driving I started hearing some squeeling coming from my left front... thinking that it was nothing major (due to not much sound) I wrote it off as a brake dust shield scraping.... turns out that as a couple of days went by it got worse and worse... I decided to put the car back on the rack, discovering once again that my wheel bearing was close to seizing up... wow!!!! so tonight I pulled the steering knuckle out of the car so that I could press in a new bearing ($35.00 + seals).... I tore the boot on my tie rod end that was also installed with the trans ($26.00).... and had to cut out my ball joint ($30.00).... cause that sombitch just wouldn't come out no matter how much I beat that separator in there.... so to save my self a few buck I have now caused myself a world of problems and over $90 in parts... moral of the story... don't cheap out on parts -------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
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Jun 11 2006, 09:00 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,108 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Waverly, Illinois Member No.: 636 |
 Life leason learned! 
-------------------- Thanks, Bud!
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