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1. Why the Control Arms, Ball Joints and Tie Rods Wear Out? (2)
October 29, 2013
Technicians often have a problem locating valid specifications for ball joint testing. In many cases, a vehicle manufacturer’s warranty tolerances are simply too liberal for real-world alignment situations. In other cases, a manufacturer simply leaves the issue to the technician’s individual judgmen...
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2. Why the Control Arms, Ball Joints and Tie Rods Wear Out? (1)
October 29, 2013
The ball and socket joint has been around on animals and humans for millennia. This simple design has been used on vehicles since the turn of the century because it works. But, just like our hip joints, ball and socket joints, like ball joints, tie rods and sway bar links, wear out. If you went ...
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3. Something about Your Car'sBattery(2)
October 29, 2013
A battery has two main cycles, the charge and discharge cycles.In the discharge cycle, a chemical reaction takes place inside the battery in which the lead (Pb) of the negative plates combines with the SO4 of the sulfuric acid to produce lead sulfate (PbSO4). In this cycle, the electrolyte becomes w...
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4. Steps and Tips to Change the Tie Rod Ends
September 23, 2013
Replacing tie rod ends refers to repairing an integral part of a vehicle's steering mechanism. With a few basic tools and a little bit of know-how, this is a procedure that anyone, with a little bit of automotive experience, can perform on their own. Follow these steps for how to replace tie rod end...
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5. Tips and Tricks for Rebuilding Lower Control Arms (2)
September 22, 2013
5. The part that can be brutal is removing the outer shell, which remains in the control arm. Just press it out? Sorry, there's nothing to press against. The service-manual procedure is to split it along one side with a chisel, collapse it, and muscle it out. Take it from us, it’s not easy to do and...
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6. How the Torque Arm Suspension Systems Works (4)
September 18, 2013
Installation One of the key features of BMR’s Torque Arm Suspension system—which includes a torque arm, coilovers, a Watt’s link, and lower control arms—is the ease of installation. Installing this system in place of a factory leaf-spring suspension is a bolt-in affair. There is no cutting, welding...
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7. How the Torque Arm Suspension Systems Works (3)
September 18, 2013
Solid mounting GM took the easy way out with the third- and fourth-gen F-body by attaching the front of the torque arm to the transmission tail shaft housing area. One of the biggest problems with attaching the torque arm to the tail shaft housing is overpowering the mount. A relatively weak, cast-...
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8. How the Torque Arm Suspension Systems Works (2)
September 18, 2013
Torque Arm vs. Traction Bars One of the biggest drawbacks of a leaf-spring suspension is that it struggles to control axle wrap, which is defined as the counter-rotation of the rear end housing during acceleration or deceleration. As a car accelerates, the front of the rear end tries to move upward...
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9. How to Easily Replace the Engine Mount
September 18, 2013
Worn engine and transmission mounts can be the cause of clunks, thumps and vibration. The purpose of the motor and transmission mounts, besides holding them securely is to insulate the vibration from the engine and transmission from the uni-body or frame of the vehicle. In fact some manufacturers ev...
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10. The Mercury Villager Front Motor Mount's Replacement
September 18, 2013
Motor mount failures seem to be a common problem for Mercury Villager vans. The same vehicle is also sold as the Nissan Quest.
The front mount is the most common one to fail. This mount takes most of the load when starting off from a stop. Repeated failures have been reported by some. Make s...
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