Recent content by xz5cgb

I was attempting to remove my L/F half shaft using the 2' rebar and large hammer method, but unknowingly positioned the rod on the "cap" of the tripod, which gave me a better angle, but resulted in the cap popping off exposing the inside of the tripod. It was filled with grease, and looked good...

Here is a pic of the location and appearance of the part

Sorry for the delay - lost the password... Yes - success has been experienced. The leak was from the heater valve under and behind the coolant overflow tank. I slow drip was coming off the bottom of the valve, onto the body structure, then the lower hoses, frame, then my garage floor. The...

Ok - lots of good advice. Thanks for that. Here I go...

I know these parts well. Really really well... Once you hear the grinding sound, they are done. The grinding is the cable crossing out of its groove in between other cables and the drum housing, resulting in what we call a bird nest. They can be untangled by the foolish, but the grinding you...

I've been seeing coolant on the garage floor the last few days and have been unable to identify the leak location. The coolant tank is bone dry, and I was down nearly a gallon in the radiator, so I know it is not a tank leak. There seem to be several lines/hoses down there, one going into the...

Solved - it turned out to be the transfer case encoder motor. I bench tested as outlined by The Roadie in: http://gmtnation.com/forums/topic/10823-stuck-in-4-hi/ and found the motor brake to be intermittent. I found a used motor @ Tiger for $75, cleaned the connections, and am now back...

Ok - just answered my first question by reading the post just before mine.... I can do the bench test now.

Hey all, I have a '05 4.2 AWD EXT with the dreaded SERVICE 4WD LIGHT lit on the cluster. My brother-in-law has access to a TECH2, and was able to read the code, confirm the selector switch was functioning, but nothing else. Neither of us are proficient with the tool.... Anyhow, in the past I...

Last summer the AC was warm. Checking the refrigerent high side pressure and finding it low, I added a can of leak stop & a can of the R-134, and all was cool for the rest of the season. Unfortunately when down in Florida this Christmas we found the AC was not working again. A friend who also...