Re: what did you do to your ride today?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:16 pm
Been driving the 88 for over a week due to having a power steering leak in the Z, i got 525 KM to a tank in the 88 which seems pretty good to me considering i was not all that easy on it and im lucky to hit 500 KM in the 96 auto.
Tempted to repair the pressure line on the power steering on the Z and just kept leaking so i gave up on it for a week or better and tryed to fix it this weekend again so i could drive it. joined the line with a piece of steel line, flared the ends groved the crap out of it, double clamps both sides and was still leaking after a test run. so i repaired it again and was certain this time it would hold, had my gf in the car turning the wheel so i could watch for leaks, then i seen the line start pushing off turned my head and got covered in power steering fluid LOL. i was not happy almost tempted to drag it over the scales.
Phone around and found a line for 56 bucks.. every where else i priced it was $70.00 and i know rock auto has them for 23 or 26 bucks but didnt want to wait for shipping and thought i could have found a used one at the junk yard but i went to the junk yard last weekend and there was nearly nothing left... maybe 20 gm cars tops and a few trucks and such but compared to being packed full last time i was there i was disappointed. i said to one guy in there the yards pretty empty, he replys ya pretty upsetting we might have to start buying new parts lol.
went and bought the new line and got it on in the pouring rain, i was pretty soaked.
I think i fked up my hood, after i got blasted in the face with steering fluid i turned around slammed the hood down and walked away before i broke something lol. was looking at the hood up close today and i think i kinked the crap out of it
oh well just something else for me to fix.
Up until the last while my cars never let me down and all of a sudden both of them are breaking starting to get to me having to fix something every time i turn around but slowly getting things done now, the 88 has a wheel bearing starting to go now and 1 of the new cv shafts i recently put in not 6 months ago is going also. 1 thing after another. maybe i dont drive them hard enough.
Tempted to repair the pressure line on the power steering on the Z and just kept leaking so i gave up on it for a week or better and tryed to fix it this weekend again so i could drive it. joined the line with a piece of steel line, flared the ends groved the crap out of it, double clamps both sides and was still leaking after a test run. so i repaired it again and was certain this time it would hold, had my gf in the car turning the wheel so i could watch for leaks, then i seen the line start pushing off turned my head and got covered in power steering fluid LOL. i was not happy almost tempted to drag it over the scales.
Phone around and found a line for 56 bucks.. every where else i priced it was $70.00 and i know rock auto has them for 23 or 26 bucks but didnt want to wait for shipping and thought i could have found a used one at the junk yard but i went to the junk yard last weekend and there was nearly nothing left... maybe 20 gm cars tops and a few trucks and such but compared to being packed full last time i was there i was disappointed. i said to one guy in there the yards pretty empty, he replys ya pretty upsetting we might have to start buying new parts lol.
went and bought the new line and got it on in the pouring rain, i was pretty soaked.
I think i fked up my hood, after i got blasted in the face with steering fluid i turned around slammed the hood down and walked away before i broke something lol. was looking at the hood up close today and i think i kinked the crap out of it
oh well just something else for me to fix.Up until the last while my cars never let me down and all of a sudden both of them are breaking starting to get to me having to fix something every time i turn around but slowly getting things done now, the 88 has a wheel bearing starting to go now and 1 of the new cv shafts i recently put in not 6 months ago is going also. 1 thing after another. maybe i dont drive them hard enough.