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11. Tips and Tricks for Rebuilding Lower Control Arms (1)
September 17, 2013
In a Mopar front suspension, the lower control arms are like heavy equipment on a job site. They transfer all the torsion bar's force and actually hold the car up, while the strut rods handle the fore and aft forces. The upper control arms locate the uprights and swing along for the ride. When Mopar...
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12. The Common Knowledge about Car Battery (2)
September 17, 2013
Three years + battery age is considered an old timer: Your battery can last well beyond three years but, at the very least, have its current condition inspected on a yearly basis when it reaches the three year mark. Battery life cycles range from three-to-five years depending on the battery. However...
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13. Learn to Replace Your Rear Suspension Bushings
September 17, 2013
If your rear end seems a little more tumultuous than it used to, you might try changing your diet or taking a little Bean-O before meals. If that doesn't do it, you might need to replace your rear suspension bushings. Your shocks suspend your car softly in the rear, but the points at which the other...
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14. The Replacement of BMW Rear Shock Mounts (2)
September 13, 2013
If you find your chassis sheet metal torn around the mounts, there is a BMW factory retrofit part that can be welded into place to repair the metal (part number 41-14-8-169-027 for the left side and 41-14-8-169-028 for the right side). Count on spending about $100 or so for a good welder to fit and ...
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15. The Replacement of BMW Rear Shock Mounts (1)
September 13, 2013
The 3 Series rear shock mounts (RSMs) are weak. These mounts hold the top of the rear shocks to the chassis. Repeated wear and tear on these mounts causes them to crack and break after many years of use. The worn-out shock mounts result in a clunking noise that emanates from the rear suspension whil...
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16. The Steps to Bleed a Slave Cylinder
September 13, 2013
The slave cylinder is part of the hydraulic clutch system in vehicles with manual transmissions. When the master cylinder or the slave cylinder starts leaking fluid, it must be replaced along with the brake fluid. Adding new fluid introduces air into the system, which creates a soft or non-existent ...
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17. Install a Sway Bars link to Reduce Shocks (1)
September 09, 2013
Are you curious about sway bars? Do they cure wind buffeting? How hard are they to install? Why aren't they called anti-sway bars? I recently finished my installation and if you follow my journey recorded below you may find something that works for you as well as it did for me. Disclaimer: modifyin...
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18. Install a Sway Bars link to Reduce Shocks (3)
September 09, 2013
The SAW kit included bushings and hardware for the rear, but only bushings for the front (you have to re-use the stock clamps or buy new ones - see the next section for details). The other brand is I know of is EMPI. The front part number is 9611 and the rear is 9610. Again, like SAW, they don't se...
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19. The Reason for the Car Batteries Failure (2)
September 06, 2013
Even by using highly accurate charge and discharge equipment, lead acid batteries produce disturbingly high capacity fluctuations on repetitive measurements. To demonstrate the variations, Cadex tested 91 car batteries with diverse performance levels (Figure 3). We first prepared the batteries by gi...
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20. The Reason for the Car Batteries Failure (1)
September 06, 2013
Driving habits rather than battery defect are often the cause of battery failure. A German manufacturer of luxury cars reveals that of 400 car batteries returned under warranty, 200 are working well and have no problem. Low charge and acid stratification are the most common causes of the apparent f...
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