Recent content by Big T

The alignment on the ‘99 K2500 Suburban is officially within spec:

I used a dremel to grind down the remaining knockout tit on the left side of the hole: UCA’s got new Moog HD Cam Bolts and Washers: Now it is ready for another alignment. Drove it around and it drives nice and straight with no pull.

OK pulled the driver’s side upper control arm (UCA) and the knockouts have already been removed. The front rear one still has a tiny tit piece of the old knockout. I guess I could go at it with a dremel. The alignment shop thought the cam bolt or washer was stripped and they were spot on. It...

I have a right angle 1/2” cordless impact that will go in there.

https://www.greatnecksaw.com/24210-gm-upper-control-arm-knock-out-tool-oem

Unfortunately, I got the OEM tool. It looks well constructed, but lacks the flange under the nut of the OTC version.

First comment on the YouTube video:

OK I’ll be taking on the removal of the knockouts for the upper control arms on the ‘99 this weekend. I also have new Moog HD bolts and cam washers to install. I will be using the OEM Knockout Tool to remove them, but I’ve been told by our local mechanic in Montana that the tool doesn’t always...

Update: Discussed the feint charge light and the sporadic no-start with my local mechanic on our loop road (he’s very good and wants to hire me when I retire, but I will only work on my cars). He said the no-start pointed towards issue with the starter. So I ordered new Denso Starter and...

And the happy new owners took possession of Buddy today:

And Buddy is now rolling north to meet his new family. Crazy to think that Buddy was literally a day away from being euthanized.

Geez you are going through a lot. Yes the neighbor woman was a piece of work. California law on vicious dogs requires euthanasia, thus the dog was moved to boarding in Vegas. They report that Buddy is a happy dog and doing fine, but they don’t like to hold them in boarding for so long. Wife was...

Although we have not tested it off-road, we’ve hit enough bumps and pot holes that I can say the clunking/rattling noise is gone. We are driving north to Montana, but first picking up a rescue English Springer in Vegas and transporting him to a Springer Rescue in Couer d’Alene, Idaho where he...

During my lunch today I replaced the front sway bar bushings on our 2014 4Runner. Took me about 20 minutes. Seems like the noise I was seeking to address is gone, but I will wait for a full off-road test to confirm. I was experiencing rattling noise over bumps and potholes on the driver’s side...

Next on the 2014 4Runner is to replace the front sway bar bushings after detecting movement while I was under there doing and oil change. Mevotech bushings should arrive today. Hoping this eliminates the noise I was hearing while off-roading and hitting pot holes.