It is ... until those key ID wires break in the tilt column.

Easy fix though. Just a series of diodes from Radio Shack, and the car will start again.

 

Replaced right & left front hub assemblies. I used Timken hubs. Passenger side was done first and I will be taking it all apart again as I noticed the inner CV boot has a tear in it. I also had difficulty getting the axle shaft fully seated. When I put the rotor, brake calipers and tire back on the wheel would not move like the brake pads were locked up. I ended up taking it all apart and making sure that it all went together correctly. On the drivers side I used a floor jack to jack up the lower control arm so the drive shaft was level. This made it much easier all around. (I removed the floor jack handle so I had plenty of room to work) To remove the 3 mounting bolts for the hub I used an 18 mm flex head gear wrench which worked great. I could only get my torque wrench on two of the 3 bolts so on the 3rd bolt I used a 1/2 Breaker bar to tighten it to the same level of effort on the other two bolts. Drivers side went much quicker than the passenger side.

 

Washed the salt and bird shoot off of it in time for the next snow in a few days. The BFG AT white letters are lookin good after a little Wesley's bleach-white!

 

Sorry about the double post.. Something wierd happened with my phone.. (Deleted previous message which was a partial duplicate of the following post)

 

I changed the front brake pads to ceraminlc performance pads (hopefully no more dust). I also rebuilt the front driver side's caliper bracket. It had a shot gasket which prevented it from sliding and chewed the bolt up.

 

Does this look familiar

 

Okie,
What that looks like is a PITA project...

 

Ahh heater core, fun stuff indeed.

 

First gens are much easier... WIN.

 

Yes...pita it is....but I confess...im not doing the job.
My wife cousin is a BMW mechanic and also has a
Business on the side working on cars and building
Hot rods and such...so he said he can do it just bring it
Over, I sayed cool...so is been almost 2 weeks with out
My moneypit..he had 3 other heater core jobs infront
Of mine...but the price is good...i just hate a "stay-cation"
From work...and I must say, I do miss the ol money pit
And if any one is interested... I have pics of the job
And of the location of the "hidden" screws/bolts location