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Unusual weather. Had 5 storms yesterday with some hail. Big storm woke me up last night, raining now. The storms yesterday caused some washout damage to our road. Nice to have the moisture though. Edit Forgot it's 46 degrees.

Okay, didn't see that like that but on closer look. Yea, I see your point. I'd tack weld that lower mount to the bracket. That would end that noise. Know what else is a stinker? A shock not in mid stroke. Running a stock length shock with a lift or lower is just that. Now, having said that, the factory setup on a pickup is always biased to the extension when unloaded. On right when fully loaded. When I did Pepper, I lowered the back to be in mid stroke and never carry more than 500 in the box....ever. Just like a car.

...yes...because its a turbocharged engine. Any time the turbo is making boost, you will hear a variety of levels of sound.

Hard to say really but I've seen plenty at that 200k+ miles. In fact I just tuned a 2011 truck with a 6L80 with 202k with the original transmission still. He wanted it tuned, so I did it even with that mileage in hopes of getting more life from it. My work has had 2 big box trucks that made it over 150k on the stock transmission and those truck were always loaded to 10,000lbs easy every day. So I'd say if you get 200k on any stock transmission, you got your moneys worth on these trucks. Different trucks with a diesel that run an eaton, allison or heavy duty like that should see way more miles.

You bought the wrong arms. Return them and get the correct ones. You need the arms that fit trucks with the cast/forged factory arms. The uppers are the same GM p/ns as a 07-13 truck that has cast/forged arms.

So, I will say he is a good mechanic

I have the MultiPro tailgate and have not received the recall. Also haven’t had any tailgate issues. I filled the holes with silicon only to keep the smidge of water that gets by the ARE cap rear door during high pressure car wash. I posted on the other thread awhile back about the tailgate issues. GM could have taken note from the boating industry and put a drain fitting with a nipple and hose to drain water to the bilge. For the tailgate, have the drain hose go to an area below the switches and any electronics in the tailgate. Or use waterproof marine switches!

Was browsing my online service manual for something, and was reading thru the latest TSB's. Found this one regarding the "goose honk" that some of us experience when turning the engine off. I guess a calibration of the wastegate is required. PDF attached. TSB 24-NA-091 L3B Turbocharger Wastegate Calibration.pdf

Yes if the truck is outside and it rains the pocket fills with water. Yes it falls out when you open the tailgate but it’s not hard to know where to stand so it doesn’t hit you. It also flys out when you drive and you never notice it. For me it’s a non issue.

I thought about plugging the two holes, but wondered if having that pocket full of water quite often (it rains a lot here in SW British Columbia) can result in unintended splash when opening the tailgate. It seems to me that they designed the tailgate wrong, discovered the recess held water, and decided it was easier to just punch a couple holes rather than do a re-design (which they may eventually do anyway, go figure). I've owned many makes/models of trucks over the years, and I can't remember a time when it seems like all of them have been subject of so many issues and recalls. Is the quality declining, or is it just me?

Front Axle Propeller Shaft Bolt (1) » Install and tighten [4x] 25 Y (18 lb ft) Straight from the General As for the pinion nut, if you don't have the equipment to measure preload, mark the nut and pinion as shown and reinstall to the same location. I would guess 90% of pinion seals are replaced using this method. DO NOT overtighten this nut. Best way is using preload measurement but not everyone has the tools.

What a clown show. Putting holes in the tailgate top was idiotic from the start. Filled mine from day one no issues. Had recall done still no issues. Third recall? What a S show.

Recently purchased my first Chevy pickup! It is a 2024 High Country

@03dyna is pointing you in the right direction. IMHO, it's better to do it correctly than to do a hack job. Here is the item that was mentioned: https://harnessdr.com/product/2014-2017-silverado-sierra-heated-steering-wheel-harness/ And just to mention, the seller is also a member here @pgamboa

I put a heated wheel in my 2018 a couple of years ago it had the plug but it was dead so I ordered a harness from harness Dr and it was quite easy to install.

If a shock, or a spring, moves in more than one direction, it will cause stability issues.

SoCal Angler, Not sure if you are asking me, but if so, I did get the work done today and the only description/numbers I could find on the recall service paperwork, that may be related to part#s, is: "Recall # N232426400. Tailgate may open unexpectedly. 1012088 WM 1 85734717 SWITCH" (not sure if the second sentence is all one as 1012088 WM were on one line and the remaining was on a lower line). Comments then included "perform Inspect the number shown on the replacement switch. It pass number 3 replace the exterior tail gate switch assemblies." (not sure what the comments actually mean as I tried to ask the tech a couple questions about the replacement part and as he was not English-first-language, his English was pretty bad and I could not make out what he was saying. Not an intended slight on him or his country of origin, just reality.) Marv

It gets even better. I was just in the dealers today to get the Tailgate Switch recall taken care of. Out of curiosity, I asked the service rep how the replacement part was different from the one just removed. He looked around (to see if anyone was nearby) and quietly said that I should expect another recall in the near (fall/winter?) future, to replace this replacement part, as GM is discovering that the replacement part (which has been put in thousands of vehicles so far) isn't solving the problem. He even suggested that they may be replacing the tailgate trim as well. The current recall is ongoing as they are hoping the replacement part will last until something else can be figured out. Marv

Made an appointment for the recall on mine. They had it all of 20 mins to confirm it needed the recall, but they had to order the part (seriously... the dealer took my appointment for a known recall, but only used the visit to "confirm the condition"). That was two weeks ago. Checked with the service writer earlier this week and she said the parts are no longer available as they recalled all the "new" recall parts. Good thing I have never actually had the tailgate randomly open... yet.

I have a 1948 Toro 19" Whirlwind tunnel deck that runs very nice. Dad bought it for his sister when she married, and it has been passed to me. Farm service. She used it hard, long and often. Boy does it give a nice haircut. Uncle Bob was an oil geek. I'm sure it received the same services his money makers did.