IHADAV8.com - Turbo Buick Tech, and Nonsense
General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: DCEPTCN on April 16 2010, 04:39:39 PM
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Sothe wife tells me that her POS Subaru is shaking when she drives it. I have her take me for a ride to verify. Yup, turns out she somehow broke a lug off and the others are loose on the rear driver's side wheel. Despite much grilling, the denials of hitting or curb or something similar persist and I give up and accept that I'm putting a new lug on without a real explaination as to why. Oh well. So, down to Napa I drive, pick up a new lug and proceed to jack and -stand the car. Off comes the wheel, then the calipers. Hmmm, the lugs don't go through the rotors on this car. So, I take the rotor off (real PITA, BTW) and see that the lugs go through a hub flange behind the rotor. Whatev'. Wait- WTF is that? A broken aluminum ring affixed to the rear of this hub flange. Great, so not only do I have to replace the lug, I've got to identify, acquire and replace this ring thingy. Back to Napa. After waiting in line and spending a seeming eternity looking at exploded views on computer screens and in catalogs we determine the part to be the ABS ring. Great, I'll take one please. Nope- dealership only part. So, I load up and head to Albuquerque to seek out a dealership. Once there I'm told that the part is not in stock and will need to be ordered from Denver. We'll call you when it comes in in a few days. Three days later I pick up this lousy little aluminum ring for $92 motherfucking dollars. I'm able to *not* kill anyone by telling myself that at least this ordeal is nearly over and I can stop spending my days being petrified by the fact that lately the wife has been driving my truck. So, I get home, have a seat next to this wretched abortion and refamiliarize myself with the hub. Alright, this hub flange is going to need to come off so that I can screw this ring onto the back. Cool, removal of a 1 1/4" nut and we'll be freeing up the driveaxle. Where's my damned 1 1/4" socket? Dammit- back to Napa. $7. Back home. I remove the nut and voila....nothi ng happens. Shit. For the life of me I can't figure out why this POS hub flange wont just come off. Time to forfeit all pride and go to a Subaru board, admit my ignorance and get an answer. The answer is that the entire hub knuckle needs to be removed. Alright, I ask- and what then? I'll need to 'press' the entire hub assembly apart, attach the ring, replace the bearings and seals and then reassemble the entire mess. Oh, and I'll need a 12 ton press to accomplish this. Even Harbor Freight want $130 for this damned press. SO, we're at nearly $250 thus far over a $1 lug. Fuck you, Subaru.
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c335/dceptcn/ABSRing.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c335/dceptcn/elsewhere%20pics/HubFlange.jpg)
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1 easy answer to all of this....... BUY A FORD. :rofl;
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Somethings
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But - they're so "edgy". :P
The girlfriend's Acura broke down - died in line at school dropping off her offspring. Just died. Sigh. I hate having to work on this thing, I think it might be the fuel pump or ECM of some sort - need to see if it has spark. Schrader valve to check FP? Nope. Cheap Japanese fucks.
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I had NOTHING to do with the decision to buy that shitheap and even advised against it. Yet somehow I'm the one who always has to fix it. Hmm.
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Is that the green Scoobie you were driving in Vegas many moons ago?
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Is that the green Scoobie you were driving in Vegas many moons ago?
It's called Mocha Black you colorblind fuck.
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I actually thought from seeing in pictures it was Blue.
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When Sylvan's wife wanted a new cah, Sylvan said she had to choose at least
two of the three requirements - (Black, Buick, Turbo)
I still have pics and video of him driving it too. :rofl;
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When Sylvan's wife wanted a new cah, Sylvan said she had to choose at least
two of the three requirements - (Black, Buick, Turbo)
LOL Rob's got a good mammary.
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Didja see the Haynes manual? PUSSY!!!!!!!!!
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Didja see the Haynes manual?
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Press it out? Use the Ford wrench. A fucking sledge hammer. God forbid it breaks something though.
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All the little bitches on NASIOC insist that's how it's done. Needless to say I didn't sign in under the name P.S.I.-cho...lol
P.S. If you don't remember that you suck.
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Yeah, I hear that Sylvaxl is a closet NOSIAC moderator these days.
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Errrm.. Rawb - that's an entirely different closet you are talking about.
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Yeah, I hear that Sylvaxl is a closet NOSIAC moderator these days.
He will be after he fixes his wife's cah!
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Sheeeit, I couldn't moderate a child's birthday party. Oh, and the car is in a quarry.
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<--- Brain asplode
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Sylvan,
I might suggest www.ultimatesu baru.org. More down-to-earth dudes IMO. There's some pretty good info on that site. NASIOC seems to have their share of ricer boys. I will be hanging around there once I get that abortion EJ25 powered POS in the garage. For parts I buy from GenuineSubaruP arts.com. They are a dealer in WA state (Chaplins Subaru) with an online business. I get parts cheaper from the west coast, including shipping, than I can get them from down the street. Like 20% cheaper. Good luck.
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Thanks for the heads-up, man. I took everything apart and got the entire hub knuckle out of the thing. In fact, I did everything except press out the hub flange and deal with all the seals and bearings and shit. For that I took it to this little mom-n-pop service station up the road...the owner is always asking me about the GN. I'm marking today on the calendar because this is the first time my Buick ever *saved* me money- he pressed it out, installed the ABS ring and put the hub all back together for me all for $15! I've got it back and am going to reassemble the POS car tomorow.
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Wow - you should send your wife up there to errr "compensate" him.
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Wow - you should send your wife up there to errr "compensate" him.
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Why would I do that? He's a nice guy. :rofl;
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Thanks for the heads-up, man. I took everything apart and got the entire hub knuckle out of the thing. In fact, I did everything except press out the hub flange and deal with all the seals and bearings and shit. For that I took it to this little mom-n-pop service station up the road...the owner is always asking me about the GN. I'm marking today on the calendar because this is the first time my Buick ever *saved* me money- he pressed it out, installed the ABS ring and put the hub all back together for me all for $15! I've got it back and am going to reassemble the POS car tomorow.
Niiiice! Gotta love a fair mechanic. I didn't think anybody did work for $15 any more.
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Why would I do that? He's a nice guy.