I haven't done drum brakes ever but I'm faced with these drum brakes where I'd just like to ask a couple of questions from those of you who have done drum brakes before. 1. I released the parking brake from the cabin and screwed these 2-inch long metric 8mm x 1.25mm threads bolts to pull the drum...

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Toyota is also halting production of those vehicles as it tries to contain the fallout after two damaging recalls raised questions about its safety record and further threaten its reputation. From The Detroit...

In the process of trying to replace my O2 (Oxygen) sensor on my 1993 honda civic EX, I broke the old one off. I tried some usual stuff, knocking it with a hammer, liberal WD-40, running the car for a bit to heat up the manifold. Anyway, TINK! it broke. Any suggestions? Two pictures of the...

Hi, my name's Cody and I think I'll make this place a regualr hangout. I'm 16 and have been driving for over 9 months. School is about 12 miles from my house. I drive a Dodge Neon so gas isn't that bad of a problem, though I'd like to get better gas mileage. I stumbled on this concept called "fuel...

Odd question he My nephew is going to school to be a professional auto mechanic. He hasn't really begun to amass his tools, and I'd like to buy him something for Christmas. Criteria: $50-$75 price limt A tool that he will use throughout his career

My mechanic adjusted one of my headlights because it was out of alignment due to some body work to my right fender. However, only the up/down is adjustable. I wonder why the right/left is not adjustable? I seem to recall in the 70s where both adjustment could be made. Andy

I searched pretty extensively before starting this thread, but I'm looking for real-life stories -- not opinions, arguments, theories, etc. So at risk of starting another oil war -- ;o) I run 24,000 miles a year of mostly interstate -- about the easiest life a vehicle can live --, and I'm looking...

How many miles will a typical car actually get on a tire rated 500? I googled for the Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) Standards and found articles which describe how the government runs the Texas test to determine the tire treadwear rating based on the first 7200...

On Dec 28, 3:30*pm, "ctops.legal" > wrote: , need to know what to look for to > determine if I want NAPA to do the heads. I couldn't get the photos to load. Maybe something wrong on my side. I'm a tightwad, but at 109K miles, I would put the heads back on without reworking...

Does anyone sell liquid silicone that is just in a bottle, not a spray can? Reason I ask is, I have been in the habit of using silicone on my door gaskets, but only have it in two forms - first, as a spray lubricant, and secondly, as a grease (Sil-Glyde) either one of which works, but is not as...

Even the OEM ones don't seem to last as long these days. http://www.freep.com/article/20081007/BUSINESS01/810070338/1014 For a streak-free windshield, Consumer Reports recommends a wiper made by Southfield-based Federal-Mogul Corp. The magazine tested and ranked 15 models of wiper blades for...

I'm sure this has come up on here before, but I can't remember what the best recommended product was. I think something died in my van, and I need to de-stink it. I pulled the removable seats loose and did an eyeball inspection, but found no little corpses. Not yet desperate enough to pull the...

I topped up the water in a sealed battery today. Last winter someone wrote here that it could be done. I waited for a warm sunny day to set the battery out in teh sun for the plastic cover to heat up so it would be more likely to bend than crack. The top was glued or heat sealed on. There were some...

Last weekend my wife reported that the battery was dead in our 2000 Honda Accord V6. I charged battery overnight; started fine after I put it back in. Looked for drains with a multimeter; after a few minutes, current went down to 12 mA, which AFAICT means there's no way it could empty the battery....

With all the problems we have discussed recently about cooling systems, I would like to revisit a question that, I believe, was posted some time ago: Basically, why could not a system be developed that used an electromechanical clutch coupled to the water pump? You might not need a thermostat at...

I need to measure relative fuel consumption. Backstory... I have friends interested in energy efficiency. "Something-for-nothing" transportation is a favorite topic (of theirs). I was asked to go look at a car with a gizmo added to improve fuel efficiency. The guy was all bubbly about his...

I was reading the Car Clinic section in my snail mail February 2010 Popular Mechanics magazine. Powerbuilt Digital Torque Adapter, cost about $50.00 (for calibrating torque wrenches) and, OK Spark Plug Sensor. Magazine article doesn't give the websites of those two tools, easy enough to look them...

3 weeks ago I polished my headlight lenses. They came out great. I had replaced a bulb and noticed again how cloudy they were, 2005 car. It took about 2 hours but would have taken less if my back didn't hurt and I had to sit down over and over, and if then I didn't start listening to the...

On my 1991 Plymouth Sundance RS 2.5 TBI, I bought a K&N air filter from Autozone (they had to special order it) and have been running it for a little while to see how it performed. K&N claims that you get better air flow with them. Unfortunately, during the time I've been using it, I haven't...