What did you do with your truck/shop today

[SnakeEyeSS]

Hauled a storage building home in my in-laws 800. If I have time I'm going to do a surprise interior partial detail. Partial because otherwise it would be a couple day job

Edited February 18, 2018 by SnakeEyes 325is

[RyanbabZ71]

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Ryan B.

[StinkyCheese]

Ordered 4 shocks and a steering stabilizer.  Also ordered some resistors and soon I'll order the LED bulbs, by the time I'm done only the headlights and driving/fog lights will be non LED.  Also pulled the headlight housings off yesterday in an attempt to rid them of the yellowing.  Mostly worked, they're cleaner looking but I think I need a different clear coat/sealer or better prep work.  Did a light sanding with 3000 wet paper this morning before putting the housings back in.  Didn't end up with any extra parts so that's a plus.  I'll wait a few days do another light sanding with 3000 wet paper and then use some plastic polish on them.  Went down to my shop to see if they were too busy to do an oil change, they were.  I'd do it myself but I don't have a good way to measure the oil as I pour it out of the 5 gallon buckets it's in.  Plus for $0 or $10 I can have someone else do it with no clean up or disposal for me.

[arielleon90]

Bought some 26s for the burban.

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[MyNamesMikeD]

Removed those ugly mud flap things from the front of the rear wheels and gave her a bath. Been raining here constantly for days at a time with no break. I'm over it. 

[StinkyCheese]

Changed shocks, steering stabilizer, and brake fluid. All 4 shocks were bad and I'm not an expert but that's some dirty brake fluid. Pretty sure that's all factory stuff. 75k and almost 9 years since rolling off the dealer's lot brand new.

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[Jsdirt]

Yeah, brake fluid loves moisture, just like the ethanol they dump in our fuel. Unfortunately, the lowest point where that water settles out eventually is in the calipers.

 

I did mine a couple years ago in the '07, along with the coolant (both 9 years old). My Grand Marquis it turns out I had completely forgotten to flush the brake fluid on! One the 1st world problems of owning multiple vehicles. It was in there when we bought it 12 years prior - could've been OE (like the 29 year old fuel filter was! ), which would put it at 28 years at the time. I had a front caliper dragging on my wife while she was out and about - she came back with it smoking. I flushed the fluid, and worked the piston back and forth several times, and it's been fine since.

 

Try that on any 21st Century vehicle. My '00 Jimmy rears were hopelessly seized at 110k miles, and 8 years. The Marquis still has the OE calipers - 31 years, 250k miles. 

[SarahsGMC]

I did a thing

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[RyanbabZ71]

Looks good!


Ryan B.

[Colossus]

Welcome back, Miss Sarah.  The truck looks great. 

[99silveradoz71]

A long overdue wash.

[Rob Okray]

Tried to put stake pocket caps in, but Tonneau cover rails cock blocked me.

[ChevyRoofer]

Tried to put stake pocket caps in, but Tonneau cover rails cock blocked me.

Why don’t you just take the tonneau cover rails off first, add the stack pocket caps, then re-install the rails?

I did this, it took me all of 5 minutes with a socket set.


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[Rob Okray]

I will, when I feel like it. It's a hard cover,  and might take more than your magical 5 minutes. 

Edited February 26, 2018 by Rob Okray

[RyanbabZ71]

Replaced the fog light fuse and two bulbs. Sunday night I pushed the button and they flashed and quit working.


Ryan B.