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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3760 on: February 08, 2015, 10:02:55 am »
If that doesn't work just drive it around the block until the wheels fall off.  :rofl2:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3761 on: February 08, 2015, 11:20:51 am »
Yup.  Tried kicking.  That's my go-to for all my problems :rofl2:

Didn't work.

I don't have sledge hammer... 

Tried lowering the car with all lugbolt removed..
Didn't work...


Last thing I can try is loosening the lugs and driving around until wheels fall off.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3762 on: February 08, 2015, 11:27:34 am »
^ Well that sucks. 

Have you tried heat like KD suggested?  Could also try applying some anti-rust spray (liquid wrench, fluid film) and let it sit for a while, if you have the time.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3763 on: February 08, 2015, 11:28:45 am »
I have had this happen on one of my GTIs years ago.  I lay on my back and kick alternately with left and right foot as hard as I could.   Took about 10 kicks.

After that I used a tiny smear of antiseize on the mating surfaces when I put the wheels back on. No more problems.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3764 on: February 08, 2015, 11:31:38 am »
Quote from: tpl on February 08, 2015, 11:28:45 am
I have had this happen on one of my GTIs years ago.  I lay on my back and kick alternately with left and right foot as hard as I could.   Took about 10 kicks.

After that I used a tiny smear of antiseize on the mating surfaces when I put the wheels back on. No more problems.

Tried kicking at least fifty times......   ;D I like kicking.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3765 on: February 08, 2015, 11:43:17 am »
Next time put some anti-seize on the hub prior to mounting.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3766 on: February 08, 2015, 12:43:43 pm »
Quote from: aquadorhj on February 08, 2015, 11:20:51 am
Yup.  Tried kicking.  That's my go-to for all my problems :rofl2:

Didn't work.

I don't have sledge hammer... 

Tried lowering the car with all lugbolt removed..
Didn't work...


Last thing I can try is loosening the lugs and driving around until wheels fall off.

Aqua, are you in Calgary? I can visit with my sledgehammer and extra jacks if needed.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3767 on: February 08, 2015, 12:59:35 pm »
Quote from: ipolski on February 08, 2015, 12:43:43 pm
Quote from: aquadorhj on February 08, 2015, 11:20:51 am
Yup.  Tried kicking.  That's my go-to for all my problems :rofl2:

Didn't work.

I don't have sledge hammer... 

Tried lowering the car with all lugbolt removed..
Didn't work...


Last thing I can try is loosening the lugs and driving around until wheels fall off.

Aqua, are you in Calgary? I can visit with my sledgehammer and extra jacks if needed.

Nice of you to offer, ipolski!  but i'm all the way south.   if my driving around with lugs loosened doesn't work, i'll give you a shout!

Quote from: Force on February 08, 2015, 11:43:17 am
Next time put some anti-seize on the hub prior to mounting.

LOL, yeah, this ain't my first wheel change guys.   i would have, but the last time it was done was at Costco when mounting the new all season tire earlier last year.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3768 on: February 08, 2015, 01:23:03 pm »
Quote from: aquadorhj on February 08, 2015, 12:59:35 pm
Quote from: ipolski on February 08, 2015, 12:43:43 pm
Quote from: aquadorhj on February 08, 2015, 11:20:51 am
Yup.  Tried kicking.  That's my go-to for all my problems :rofl2:

Didn't work.

I don't have sledge hammer... 

Tried lowering the car with all lugbolt removed..
Didn't work...


Last thing I can try is loosening the lugs and driving around until wheels fall off.

Aqua, are you in Calgary? I can visit with my sledgehammer and extra jacks if needed.

Nice of you to offer, ipolski!  but i'm all the way south.   if my driving around with lugs loosened doesn't work, i'll give you a shout!

Quote from: Force on February 08, 2015, 11:43:17 am
Next time put some anti-seize on the hub prior to mounting.

LOL, yeah, this ain't my first wheel change guys.   i would have, but the last time it was done was at Costco when mounting the new all season tire earlier last year.

I'm in Cranston. ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3769 on: February 08, 2015, 03:07:36 pm »
You'd think a sledgehammer would work. I've used that a number of times and it did the trick.
Maybe the car is trying to tell you something. You didn't change to my winters so I'm going to teach you a lesson. ;)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3770 on: February 08, 2015, 03:26:33 pm »
I'm all done now.  It took a good 10 minute driving around the neighborhood to loosen the driver side rear.

And changed the oil.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3771 on: February 09, 2015, 03:57:15 pm »
Lifted the hood of the Trans Am to check a couple things and noticed a little ground wire broken on the front  crossmember. Repair it with a new ring terminal, cleaned up the ground and now both headlight motors are working!! Woot! Now headlight motor rebuilding for me! (yet).
Have done almost nothing else to the car since I got it, damn weather. Getting anxious to get it on the road.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3772 on: February 09, 2015, 04:30:11 pm »
Quote from: Firm on February 09, 2015, 03:57:15 pm
Lifted the hood of the Trans Am to check a couple things and noticed a little ground wire broken on the front  crossmember. Repair it with a new ring terminal, cleaned up the ground and now both headlight motors are working!! Woot! Now headlight motor rebuilding for me! (yet).
Have done almost nothing else to the car since I got it, damn weather. Getting anxious to get it on the road.

Nothing like fixing one thing and you kill two birds with one stone.  :thumbup:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3773 on: February 09, 2015, 04:44:31 pm »
Quote from: bridgecity on February 09, 2015, 04:30:11 pm
Quote from: Firm on February 09, 2015, 03:57:15 pm
Lifted the hood of the Trans Am to check a couple things and noticed a little ground wire broken on the front  crossmember. Repair it with a new ring terminal, cleaned up the ground and now both headlight motors are working!! Woot! Now headlight motor rebuilding for me! (yet).
Have done almost nothing else to the car since I got it, damn weather. Getting anxious to get it on the road.

Nothing like fixing one thing and you kill two birds with one stone.  :thumbup:

usually other way around (for me anyway), fix one thing, and something else breaks, usually a bigger problem!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3774 on: February 09, 2015, 04:46:07 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on February 09, 2015, 04:44:31 pm
Quote from: bridgecity on February 09, 2015, 04:30:11 pm
Quote from: Firm on February 09, 2015, 03:57:15 pm
Lifted the hood of the Trans Am to check a couple things and noticed a little ground wire broken on the front  crossmember. Repair it with a new ring terminal, cleaned up the ground and now both headlight motors are working!! Woot! Now headlight motor rebuilding for me! (yet).
Have done almost nothing else to the car since I got it, damn weather. Getting anxious to get it on the road.

Nothing like fixing one thing and you kill two birds with one stone.  :thumbup:

usually other way around (for me anyway), fix one thing, and something else breaks, usually a bigger problem!

 :rofl2:  I've had those days.  Still do.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3775 on: February 09, 2015, 05:42:20 pm »
realized my new jeep has either no, or a much less effective "knock-over", "reverse gate" or whatever you want to call it that prevents shifts to reverse when moving forward....

thing can go right into reverse at any speed.... surprised me a bit... i was thinking... "hmmm... this doesn't feel like the right position... i'm going to put it into 6th gently".... GGGGRRRRRRRRRRR..

whoops! have to be a bit more careful! i'm sure once it breaks in, the shifts will be a bit smoother and i'll notice a much bigger difference between jumping the gate and just going to 6th. i rarely skip 5th, so it's no big deal...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3776 on: February 09, 2015, 08:00:06 pm »
had the opposite problem when I first got the Mazda6, getting into reverse quickly was tricky.  Had to remember to push down, my other manuals, I didn't have to push down. 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3777 on: February 10, 2015, 02:28:40 pm »
yeah, as i said, not too big a deal... but coming from a nearly identical car, you notice the little things like that... i also feel like the shift positioning is slightly different... for example, the gear don't all engage equally... it feel like 3rd travels an extra cm into the gear whereas 4th hardly gets into gear at all all the way into the gate... maybe it's misaligned or something... not sure if it's worth attempting to adjust it...

the other thing i did was book it to get a new windshield put in tomorrow... i was getting a wind leak i didn't like, and noticed that there was salt actually getting into the cabin... so it was a pretty obvious leak! the jobber we get to look at these things just laughed and said that there was no point in fixing, might as well replace...

as i said last jeep at about this km (500)... can't expect these things to last forever!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3778 on: February 10, 2015, 03:34:42 pm »
Drove around with the roof open. If I knew it was going to be this nice I would have went out for a bike ride.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #3779 on: February 10, 2015, 03:58:03 pm »
Quote from: tooscoops on February 10, 2015, 02:28:40 pm
yeah, as i said, not too big a deal... but coming from a nearly identical car, you notice the little things like that... i also feel like the shift positioning is slightly different... for example, the gear don't all engage equally... it feel like 3rd travels an extra cm into the gear whereas 4th hardly gets into gear at all all the way into the gate... maybe it's misaligned or something... not sure if it's worth attempting to adjust it...

the other thing i did was book it to get a new windshield put in tomorrow... i was getting a wind leak i didn't like, and noticed that there was salt actually getting into the cabin... so it was a pretty obvious leak! the jobber we get to look at these things just laughed and said that there was no point in fixing, might as well replace...

as i said last jeep at about this km (500)... can't expect these things to last forever!

Wow, that's unacceptable.
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