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yeah the A/C is fixed, just need to get the alignment straightened out
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just got my car back from my buddies, all the roads were flooded. My inake is drenched and the car is completely running like arse, it needs a good dry time also it was at a shop where I was getting my axle looked at. My axle is fine, apparently while the car was jacked up on a lift the mechanic was driving it to see the rims and it appeared that the tires were not spinning smoothly, they were bumping right and left and not flush on the tire!i do have the hubcaps too..  thats soo messed up! I dont know how to tackle this one now, worse come to worse I'll hafta put in my stock E0's for the trip  ughh
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Originally posted by ElKy:
Originally posted by BrApple:
at least don't be like Elky and change the brakes and oil right before you leave, or maybe that is a good thing 
hey now.
the oil was changed on saturday, along with tthe fuel filter which was amazingly spotless.
tonight will be drivers side axle, since my nimrod brother in law melted the inner boot with the torch!
Wow, guess I wasn't the only one to do that, well mine was the outer CV boot I set on fire with a torch. I was wondering why grease was dropping on the floor lol was having serious trouble with the pinch bolt and felt the need to use a torch (figured replacing the ball joint anyway) but got the CV somehow... 
And speaking of rain got to change an alt in the rain yesterday on a GMC truck. But used a tarp over the hood and fence to make a tent. Kept me dry and the engine bay.
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Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
also it was at a shop where I was getting my axle looked at. My axle is fine, apparently while the car was jacked up on a lift the mechanic was driving it to see the rims and it appeared that the tires were not spinning smoothly, they were bumping right and left and not flush on the tire! i do have the hubcaps too .. thats soo messed up! I dont know how to tackle this one now, worse come to worse I'll hafta put in my stock E0's for the trip ughh
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The road about 1/2 mile from here collapsed yesterday. My road eroded quite a bit and there was a stream flowing over it all day yesterday. We drove through Goffstown last night and it was like those specials on the weather channel "storm stories". The water flowing over the damn in Goffstown was unbelievable. Insane!!!!
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Originally posted by CSVT1214:
Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
also it was at a shop where I was getting my axle looked at. My axle is fine, apparently while the car was jacked up on a lift the mechanic was driving it to see the rims and it appeared that the tires were not spinning smoothly, they were bumping right and left and not flush on the tire! i do have the hubcaps too .. thats soo messed up! I dont know how to tackle this one now, worse come to worse I'll hafta put in my stock E0's for the trip ughh
Huh?
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They cancelled work for tomorrow too.
Too bad the weather is so crappy. I could get some kick ass waxing done on the truck with all this free time.
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i am at work today..pewper.
i also might not have the SVT ready for this week.
i spent 5 hours in the garage (soaking wet garage) trying to get my drivers side axle out of the tranny.
i bent a prybar and broke a prybar.
i even went out searching for one of those special tools that todles likes t use.
i pounded on that thing with a slide hammer for a long time, it will not budge!
so i pulled the axle apart and will try to get a new boot tonight, and hope and pray that everything will be ok.
with my luck the clip that is fighting me will break off in the tranny on the way out to SZ and trash it.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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elky, those quick boots might work well for you in this case, you know the type that is split and you glue together. we used one on our taurus way back, in the winter no less, it held and I think we sold the car with it that way, gl either way
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no quick boot, but an actual replacement boot.
i have the end of the axle apart, now all ihave to do is put the new boot on, grease it up and put it back together.
if the end of the axle in the tranny isnt bent i might will do this to get me thru SZ, otherwise i will be pulling the passenger side and punching the drivers side out.
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