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General Buick Tech / Re: Under hood plate

« on: June 10 2023, 10:48:14 PM »

Meant to attach a picture.  You can see what I'm talking about on the right of this image, above the yellow sticker. 

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General Buick Tech / Re: Under hood plate

« on: June 10 2023, 10:38:59 PM »

I have a security lock on mine in that location, riveted on by the previous owner.  It's actuated by pushing a cylinder under the dash, which extends a rod through a plate in that location.  Could be something similar.

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General Auto Tech / Re: 2003 Mazda 6 caliper partial lock then release

« on: September 23 2022, 01:34:04 PM »

Dumb question - did you use the right lube on the slide bolts?  Years ago I used a petroleum-based lube (not paying attention)... rubber boots on the slides swelled up slowly over a few months.  New boots & cleaned up the slides, problem solved.

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General Buick Tech / Re: Oil catch can

« on: August 12 2022, 11:37:39 AM »

Shimy87, I just took mine off after an engine rebuild/refresh; builder capped the PCV valve.

I was running a JLT 3.0 Oil Separator (1999-2004 Cobra), & 3/8" Kynar checkvalve.  I'll put it up for sale on tb.com in the next few days, in case you're interested.  It seemed to work okay, but I think it was simply masking an underlying issue in the engine as Scoobum said.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: math ?

« on: October 04 2021, 03:53:27 PM »

It's a tricky one because you need to realize speed is distance/time.  You want to double the speed and you're going to travel double the distance... so the total time can't change.  Strap on your rocket boots. 

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New Member Introductions and Welcomes! / Re: New member from Maryland

« on: August 17 2021, 09:22:09 PM »

Good to hear!  Wish I could join the event at Cecil County Raceway coming up, but maybe next year... too many commitments at the same time.  If Billy helped you out, I'm sure it's running great. 

Beautiful car, love that color with the whitewalls. 

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New Member Introductions and Welcomes! / Re: New member from Maryland

« on: August 16 2021, 08:35:13 PM »

Where in Maryland are you?  There's a few of the MAGNA folks in our area and they do events every few months in DE/PA/NJ (and sometimes MD too).  Anderson Performance is near the Chesapeake and is a great place if you need any work done to your ride.  Welcome! 

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Knowledge Base Articles, Submissions, and Comments / Re: My poor man's suspension ...

« on: March 30 2021, 09:33:43 PM »

Go for it!  I followed his thread and https://www.turbobuick.com/threads/suspension-and-steering-rebuild-for-beginners.376776/ when I redid my front end a few years ago.  With no prior experience, I got it done over the winter in a *cold* garage without much room to work.

Good luck!

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General Buick Tech / Re: Torque spec for ball joints

« on: November 25 2020, 10:49:43 PM »

Sorry to hear when he'd passed.  He was a wealth of information and always very helpful with my dumb questions. 

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General Buick Tech / Re: Torque spec for ball joints

« on: November 25 2020, 10:04:06 AM »

Happy to help, credit goes to charlief1 (http://www.ihadav8.com/forum/index.php?topic=3268.0) and a great post on the other board (https://www.turbobuick.com/threads/suspension-and-steering-rebuild-for-beginners.376776/).  Just passing it along.

(If you're ever interested in rebuilding your front suspension/steering, seriously save those two links.  I'm a complete novice and redid my entire front end a few winters ago, in my garage with minimal tools.)

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General Buick Tech / Re: Torque spec for ball joints

« on: November 23 2020, 11:30:53 PM »

Location	Details	Torque
UCA	Shaft to frame nuts	48
UCA	Shaft to bushing nuts	85
UCA	Ball joint stud to steering knuckle nut	52
LCA	Ball joint stud to steering knuckle nut	70
LCA	Bushing to frame bolt and nut	65
Front Shock	Upper stud nut	100 in*lb
Front Shock	Lower control arm bolts	20
Front Sway Bar	Link nut	156 in*lb
Front Sway Bar	Bracket to frame bolts	24

(Sorry about the formatting, copying it from a spreadsheet.  More stuff below.)

upper control arm pivot shaft to frame nuts 48
upper control arm pivot shaft to bushing nuts 85
upper balljoint stud to steering knuckle nut 52
lower balljoint stud to steering knuckle nut 70
lower control arm bushing to frqame bolt and nut 65
front shock absorbwer upper satud nut 100in lbs]
front shock absorber to lower control arm bolts20
front stabilizer bar link nut 156 in lbs
front stabilizer bar bracket to frame bolts 24

control arm bolts and nuts up[per and lower 80
rear shock absorber to lower mount 65
rear shock absorber to upper mount 144 inlbs
rear stabilizer bar to lower control arm nut 37

steering wheel to steering shaft nut 30
outer tie rod end to steering knuckle nut 30
inner tie rod end to intermediate rod nut 40
tie rod adjuster sleeve clamp nut 15
steering gear to frame bolts 80
pitman arm to steering gear shaft nut 185
idler arm to intermediate rod nut 40
idler arm to frame nuts 60
intermediate shaft pinch bolts upper 46 lower30
wheel lug nuts 80 steel 100 aluminum-just thought I'd throw that in there.

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IHADAV8 Playground / Re: I'm back

« on: September 15 2020, 08:20:25 AM »

Hey Alan!  Hope you're keeping busy with the new job and the car.  Good to hear you're doing well. 

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Knowledge Base Articles, Submissions, and Comments / Re: Poor mans suspension upgrade info.

« on: March 06 2015, 08:52:36 PM »

Not a squid, I'm a civilian - someone's gotta do the lab work.  (...nerd!)  I try to make the ships survivable, so every squid that goes out comes back alive.

I'll actually be in Austin at the end of March for a vacation, but won't make it down in May.  Enjoy the May meet! 

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Knowledge Base Articles, Submissions, and Comments / Re: Poor mans suspension upgrade info.

« on: March 05 2015, 05:50:47 PM »

A 2lb sledge, some scrap wood (as a backing plate), and patience... the control arm looks much better now.  I'm going to CAREFULLY press in, then out, the old bushing to see if the hole is in good shape.  If so, I'll put in the new parts tonight.  If not, I'll pick up an S10 control arm from Rock Auto and see how that goes.


Thanks everyone for your input and guidance.  I'll be much more careful when I tackle the driver's side suspension.


A special thank you to Charlief1 - between my Navy engineer salary and my wife's med residency, this is a very affordable way to rebuild my front end.  I sincerely appreciate the guidance here and on the "other board."

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Knowledge Base Articles, Submissions, and Comments / Re: Poor mans suspension upgrade info.

« on: February 26 2015, 08:10:55 AM »

Good advice.  Unfortunately I don't have access to any air tools so I'm stuck with my press.  I'll drill out the rubber first, for the driver's side bushing.  I'll also use a healthy dose of Kroil to loosen things up.
 
I also found some LCAs from a Chevy S10 Pickup (RWD) that look like they'll fit nicely.  If I can't get my arm flattened, or the driver's side gives me trouble, I might go that route instead.