what have you gotten done on your blazer today?
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,522
From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Np, the reasons I say that is the guy that owns the exhaust shop I take my truck to tells customers to use it once a week depending how often you wash it & get them dirty. After a wash & before off roading. It makes sense because WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement – 40th Attempt".
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,522
From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Not just today but since Saturday myself & a friend have:
-Removed every suspension, drive train & steering component except the PS lower control arm.
-Installed a RC 2 1/2" suspension lift
-Dropped the oil pan
-R/R the connecting rod bearings
-Cleaned the oil pan & gasket surfaces
& made up a few new swear words
PS side - you can see right through!
DS everything is out here
Crankcase & mounting surface all cleaned up
Connecting rod bearings, some scoring etc but the worst was some were narrower than others by a LOT
& finally what happens to a bad corroded on torsion bar key when you have an angle grinder & zip disk
We took the PS bar out ok with some pounding & plenty of PB Blaster, but the DS was a bitch. So we dragged it & the rear cross mount out the back with the bar attached. Then cut it with the zip disk, took a cold chisel & hammered the cut apart to free it from the bar. BAD KEY!
One thing I want to drive into peoples heads is at least every 3 or 4 months or when you give it an oil change/chassis lube - spray penetrate on any or every bolt, nut & fastener you can get to! You will want to thank me later, trust me! lol
Need to adjust the PS torsion bar a little to even things out & get an alignment, hopefully tomorrow.
All in all & as I said to my friend I wouldn't want to go through that much pain, frustration, torment to add 2-1/2" to my you-know-what but I'll go through that for my truck lol. Gf said I didn't need it (good answer hunny!) but she said women would go through that & more to lose an inch off their hips, waist etc lol. Gotta love women!
-Removed every suspension, drive train & steering component except the PS lower control arm.
-Installed a RC 2 1/2" suspension lift
-Dropped the oil pan
-R/R the connecting rod bearings
-Cleaned the oil pan & gasket surfaces
& made up a few new swear words
PS side - you can see right through!
DS everything is out here
Crankcase & mounting surface all cleaned up
Connecting rod bearings, some scoring etc but the worst was some were narrower than others by a LOT
& finally what happens to a bad corroded on torsion bar key when you have an angle grinder & zip disk
We took the PS bar out ok with some pounding & plenty of PB Blaster, but the DS was a bitch. So we dragged it & the rear cross mount out the back with the bar attached. Then cut it with the zip disk, took a cold chisel & hammered the cut apart to free it from the bar. BAD KEY!
One thing I want to drive into peoples heads is at least every 3 or 4 months or when you give it an oil change/chassis lube - spray penetrate on any or every bolt, nut & fastener you can get to! You will want to thank me later, trust me! lol
Need to adjust the PS torsion bar a little to even things out & get an alignment, hopefully tomorrow.
All in all & as I said to my friend I wouldn't want to go through that much pain, frustration, torment to add 2-1/2" to my you-know-what but I'll go through that for my truck lol. Gf said I didn't need it (good answer hunny!) but she said women would go through that & more to lose an inch off their hips, waist etc lol. Gotta love women!
Last edited by Rottidog; May 3, 2012 at 10:49 PM.
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 178
Drove to work. What a wild day it was today here in Two Rivers. Downpour rain, hail, and lighting. Got over 3" of rain today. Water from the river is way over the flood stage. Here is the video of the river when I was on my way to work this afternoon.
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 195
From: ct.
I installed a set of Moog joints (uppers & lowers) in 2010. The upper is already smoked. Lifetime warranty on the part, but I get to do the job twice. Seems lifetime don't mean s**t nowadays.
Now keep in mind, this Blazer is only driven in the winter - there's only about 13k miles on those Moogs.
Most people do that in less than a year.
Now keep in mind, this Blazer is only driven in the winter - there's only about 13k miles on those Moogs.
Most people do that in less than a year.
