Just an FYI on wheel cylinder rust. As a big fan of Corvettes and classic cars, I am aware that most all Corvettes, Harley Davidson's and many classic cars...
Festivas like many other eighties era designed small cars use a bearing that can be serviced and individual components i e the races, seals and the bearings...
So the hub and backing plate are an assembly... I am familiar with the front sealed hubs, but have not seen the type you describe on a torsion beam. Using 13"...
... Be careful here. Improving the rear braking efficiency without a similar improvement in the front will simply increase the likelihood that the rears will...
... Be careful here. Improving the rear braking efficiency without a similar improvement in the front will simply increase the likelihood that the rears will...
Thanks for all replies. I hadn't considered the possibility of moisture in the lines. It's only been a year since the last brake cylinders were replaced, and...
Unortunately most mechanics wont flush all the old fluid from the lines, they will only bleed the air out from the last few feet of the lines. A complete brake...
Me too!!! Hop on youtube and look up smart huyabusa, some loony put a 1.3 huyabusa bike motor in one of these smart cars , it pops wheelies. FYI, parliament...
If you're looking for a zippy ride, don't lust too hard for the current Smart in stock form. The slushbox makes it a real pig. Slow, sloppy shifts just kill...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my new-to-me Festie with a serious vibration coming from the front end. Well, turns out the front motor mount is actually...
Joyce A
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Oct 3, 2008 2:28 pm
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I would replace the end link and boot, you need to pop it off the control arm to do it. ... From: Joyce A <j3e@...> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008...
Yes, but if the boot is ripped, all kinds of stuff gets in the joint and will fail soon. ... From: Michael Norman <m715michael@...> Sent: Friday, October...
That's what I'm afraid of! It wouldn't do to be on the road and all of a sudden my steering fails -- been there! Joyce...
Joyce A
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Oct 5, 2008 12:21 am
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I was driving by a few miles from my home ,and lo and behold see a festy under a tree .Looked as if it hadn't been moved in years.There was a guy mowing the...
Great find ! Are you any where near Raleigh, NC ? I will have some used parts at the meet. Some free and some very cheap if can be picked up. Looking like...
Hi, Ive got a '93 GL that out of the blue, wouldnt come off high idle when warm. Actualy, a rolling high idle. Blipping the throttle had no effect. I shut it...
I can't help on the wire, but the most common failure item that might cause this is the coolant temp sensor. It is located on the passenger side of the car on...
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The way I read TSB 93-02-04 found here, http://tinyurl.com/3zl4k3, the single yel/grn wire, black connector, is STI = input, are you saying ground the STI...
I have only done this on my carburated cars. It would appear that the FI use a slightly different procedure. If I get a chance, I will check this on a FI...
This is what I posted about this some time back (requires an analog VOM) <http://tinyurl.com/2kh47y>http://tinyurl.com/2kh47y I believe, however, that once the...
I've replaced all, innner/outer tie rods, lower control arms, sway bar bushings. Replace bearings that went BAAAAAAAD on the front passenger wheel, replaced...
I would have replaced the other bearing at the same time, but that's probably not your problem. (BTW, you did follow the factory torquing procedure when you...
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