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Well my brother was driving my GP yesterday to his new job. Said the key wouldn't release. So I went there, and did that little access hole on the bottom of the column. Got the key out, but I tried it about 10 times, and couldn't release the key, without having to do the manual release. Today, I tore apart the center console, looking at the wires to see if any of the wires that were broke. Mainly the purple and green one. All seemed to look good, but not knowing for sure about the connections. Tried taking apart the plastic column piece, so I could look at that one solenoid, but couldn't get that lever off, that tilts the steering wheel up and down. Gave up on that for the time being. Searched some more, and one guy mentioned the battery.
So being my battery is 5 years old. I threw it on the charger. It released right away, and after trying it 5 times, it worked all 5 times. Ending up buying a new battery, and was able to release just fine. So I start taping up the wires, and tested it again, worked just fine. Put the center console together, then it got stuck again. Put the new battery on the charger, and it failed the first time, but the next 4 attempts, worked just fine. Took it off the charger, and got stuck. At that point, I had enough for the day, since I was about 5 hours into it, and the Super Bowl was about to start. I'll take another shot at it, next weekend, and use the volt meter and see what's going on.
After all that, I also had to put my rear view mirror back on. The rear view mirror fell off from the windshield, the day before I had that key problem. So before the Super Bowl started, I removed the old glue, from the windshield and glued the new button on, then waited for half time, to put the mirror back on.
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Silent Drifter
Said the key wouldn't release...... I'll take another shot at it, next weekend, and use the volt meter and see what's going on.
Here's one way to make the problem go away forever..... http://chrisb.users.superford.org/Gr..._Solenoid.html
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home depot strikes again. i picked one of them up in the pro area. they bought me a new tire too. i made the claim its their job to keep that area clean and free of debris. they sent me a check like a week or two later. ;)
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Scottydoggs
home depot strikes again. i picked one of them up in the pro area. they bought me a new tire too. i made the claim its their job to keep that area clean and free of debris. they sent me a check like a week or two later. ;)
Wow. I'm surprised they would do that.
I'm pretty sure I got this one in my work parking lot this morning; I stopped close to our garbage area to dump some garbage and cardboard in our bins. I'll be sure to talk to the boss if I have any issues. LOL
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155k original bearing and axle.
Big ass hammer. 3 jaw puller. Map gas.
winner
sawzall and 3 blades
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Bronco Boy
It's most likely what I'll end up doing. Just not to thrilled about being able to shut the car off in gear though.
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You got all the studs out without removing the hub? WTF?!? I had a short stud and it still was too long.
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Yup. Whack it and rotate it Left and right sides of the knuckle are narrow
and you have to remove the lower control arm to remove the axle as it sits between the lower strut fork.
Just an annoying day for my beater car. 2 wheel bearings and 1 axle later. Scrapped the idea of replacing both. The passenger side is solid. But if it went smoother on the driver side , I was going to do both.
Using discounts I got both bearings for $30
but it cost me $65 for the axle minus 30% off at advance auto
so I'm not attempting the passenger side unless needed.
The driver side was soo bad the rim was actually clanking around like the lugs were loose
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Silent Drifter
Just not to thrilled about being able to shut the car off in gear though.
So many cars are that way. Never been an issue in my 25+ years of driving.
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CrazyGuy03
Yup. Whack it and rotate it Left and right sides of the knuckle are narrow
That's what I read, but me and a buddy tried and tried and tried; just wan't going to clear. The only reason the old one came out is cuz it was broken. The new Raybestos one was short for easy install. Ya right. Had to pop the bearing off to get her done.
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That's a 99 eclipse tho but still "what did I do to my car" :)
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CrazyGuy03
That's a 99 eclipse tho but still "what did I do to my car" :)
Doh! There's the problem. LOL
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Yeah you ain't kidding
my 3G loves me better
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Today I recieved a BT OBD adapter from AeroGaming... (thank you very much, you cool GPF-er! :D ) and put Torque on my tablet. I'll be fifty this year so the learning curve might be too much for me to handle. Still working on connecting. See? Might be good entertainment, keep popcorn handy lol.
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idrivejunk
Today I recieved a BT OBD adapter from AeroGaming... (thank you very much, you cool GPF-er! :D ) and put Torque on my tablet. I'll be fifty this year so the learning curve might be too much for me to handle. Still working on connecting. See? Might be good entertainment, keep popcorn handy lol.
Damn, didn't think you were that old. Thought you were a 30's guy.
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Bob, why did you let the caliper hang by the brake line?
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idrivejunk
Today I recieved a BT OBD adapter from AeroGaming... (thank you very much, you cool GPF-er! :D ) and put Torque on my tablet. I'll be fifty this year so the learning curve might be too much for me to handle. Still working on connecting. See? Might be good entertainment, keep popcorn handy lol.
After looking up the elm 327 mini I found out they're only like $3 on ebay, so paying the $6 for shipping prolly wasn't the smartest thing, but at least I got it to someone who'd use it. Still hoping it works like it should.
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idrivejunk
Today I recieved a BT OBD adapter from AeroGaming... (thank you very much, you cool GPF-er! :D ) and put Torque on my tablet. I'll be fifty this year so the learning curve might be too much for me to handle. Still working on connecting. See? Might be good entertainment, keep popcorn handy lol.
follow this how to. its plain English pretty much. http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...ive-KR-monitor