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  1. Jaime

    DI Rebuilt Calipers

    My wife's 97 DI (170k miles) started making the dreaded metal on metal sound upon braking, and sure enough, one of the front calipers was frozen. Inboard left front pad was down to metal while outboard pad still had 3/16th of material. situation was similar on the right side as well as on...
  2. Jaime

    compressor: empty the tank?

    Everytime I drain mine (every couple of months or so) about a 1/4 cup of rusty water shoots out. you think I'd learn by now...
  3. Jaime

    Newbie with ECU question

    welcome! I bet its the stepper motor / Idle Air Control. do a search on the 2 terms above and you'll find a lot of helpful posts and tech info As far as OBD, I use the one from http://obd-2.com/ connected to an old laptop but I'm sure there are others out there, just check that they support...
  4. Jaime

    97 d1 running warm, clogged cats?

    Is it possible that you had a mental fart and put the thermostat in backwards?
  5. Jaime

    235 70 R16 Michelin XPC

    Thanks Dave, I'll PM you. Jaime
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    235 70 R16 Michelin XPC

    Anybody have a stock spare for sale?
  7. Jaime

    Going rate for Series III

    couple on LRX
  8. Jaime

    Anyone in Lawton, Oklahoma?

    see OkRovers.com for a good group of folks. go to their Forum and say hello! they are based out of Tulsa and plan trips throughout the area. Paul Davis is a good contact. tell them Blueboy sent you over. Jaime
  9. Jaime

    Investment help...

    Educate yourself at the motleyfool.com
  10. Jaime

    D1 Wheel Bearings...

    Heres a nice trick to make a tool to press the new races in. After you get the old race out, cut it crosswise. This cut allows the old race to compress a little. Now the old race can be used to drive the new race into the hub, and when you get below the edge of the hub, the old race won't...
  11. Jaime

    Clever Inverter Installs

    I guess Kacer won't wheel in the Pine Barrens
  12. Jaime

    Replace front diff seal....

    One of the best tools I've bought is the ujoint socket from 4x4ag. Its a 9/16 air drive socket with a thin extension built in to fit in the tight u-joint space. makes getting the driveshaft off a breeze, especially with an air ratchet.
  13. Jaime

    Detroit problems

    The direction on the Detroit tell you how to check if is working properly. Go through that exercise and call the Eaton (they bought out Trachtech)
  14. Jaime

    Another U-Boot comander is born

    Disconnect the wire going to the MAF, and the truck will run in "limp home" mode. It will run rich, but it will run. You may need a new MAF, but at least for a DII they are not as expensive as for a DI
  15. Jaime

    Alternative winch use

    Please explain this method...sounds like fun!
  16. Jaime

    Do you think there's anything better and cheaper?

    It really depends where you wheel. I go to heavily wooded areas at night where sometimes its hard to see trails going off to the sides. The cornering beams on the rack pointed outwards help tremendously in this case. I also go through a lot of hood deep water at night, so lights on the bumper...
  17. Jaime

    Brake Bleeder Tool from AB

    Yes, it works on ABS D1s.
  18. Jaime

    Oil Discrepancy Solved (mine is best!)

    I use a good filter (Wix Master pack of 24 at $4.51 eac at local auto parts store) and whatever name brand dino oil happens to be on sale at WallyWorld at the 3-4 k interval. 185k and going strong!
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    D1 New Rear Brake Pads now squeaking???

    I wanted to shoot myself when I put lockheed pads in the front.....the damnn sqeeeeeeeeeeking was killing me. After torturing myself for a couple of months and trying all sorts of disk brake quiet snake oil, I took them out and put in a set of Ferodos....ahhhh peace and quiet again!
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    Stun gun kills teen

    No, not funny when someone is killed like that. Was this really a criminal, or maybe just someone who "lost it" temporarily. Was he really being a danger to someone else, or just making a lot of noise and commotion. Shot twice with a Taser.....maybe he wasn't struggling, but convulsing from...