Black90Euro Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Well another load of money is needed to fix the car "again" , strut tower bearings. They didn't think to check or ask do you want them replaced? Well let's see the car is 14 yrs. old and never had the original struts replaced of course they need to be replaced "now" after 3 months with the new GR2's there clunking and creeking :x .. not sure what the total will be but I guess I'll get front and rear replaced to make sure to fix it and not have to get another alignment... I spent about $2500 on this pit last yr. alone and now prolly another $400-$500 and it's only Feb. :shock: . I'm sure the tranny is next it slips a little and has started to wine a little. If I could get anything close to $4000 I'd sell it and by a Monte SS SuperCharged :!: Man I hate Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokemBokem Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I feel your pain. It seem slike im putting money in this bitch every week for something new. The only big thing that has a chance of going soon should be the tranny and when that goes I am not paying another 2 g's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Wasn't it Jay, aka xtremelumina92, that had the license plate that read mnypit or somethign like that? Made me think of that plate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Wasn't it Jay, aka xtremelumina92, that had the license plate that read mnypit or somethign like that? Made me think of that plate... Yeah, it was him. It reads: MNE PIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Hahahaha, I like that. Mine, with my Whipple charged Fiero, I want it to read M90this, or L67this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I kinda like... INEEDTOBUILDMYCARBEFOREITALKSHIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 i hear ya Mark, although your tranny should NOT be going with only what 55k miles on your car?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 i'm fairly certin that my car is a money pit. but on the plus side, ALL its matniance less struts is totally caught up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Least you don't have a lemon (or a Ford ). Those are hell on a wallet, esp. when things like head gaskets, tranny lines, and entire brake assemblies start to go :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospeeder Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 looks cool though, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Yeah man shit happens.. Have you checked or tranny fluid lately? My Lumina was starting to hesitate slip and not shift to well...I checked my fluid and it was down quite a bit for some reason. Filled it up to where it should be and all the shifts are nice and crisp, no hesitiation, and no slippage. Next thing on my list is struts, but I'll wait till after winter so the new ones don't get beat up to shit - Jeff L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hopefully when the front struts were installed they didn't nail you for an alignment just for that, as the fronts are just cartriges. I have a bad strut on my CS and it only has 22k on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Black90Euro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 i hear ya Mark, although your tranny should NOT be going with only what 55k miles on your car?? well it's one of those that was under a recall if you asked or complained about it , it upshifts at low speeds likes as you turn a corner then touch the accelerator. well to was to old before I found it out. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black90Euro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 looks cool though, lol thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black90Euro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yeah man shit happens.. Have you checked or tranny fluid lately? My Lumina was starting to hesitate slip and not shift to well...I checked my fluid and it was down quite a bit for some reason. Filled it up to where it should be and all the shifts are nice and crisp, no hesitiation, and no slippage. Next thing on my list is struts, but I'll wait till after winter so the new ones don't get beat up to shit - Jeff L. yeah it's full ... it started with a tranny flush slipped it's arse off , they put some "stuff" and it fixed it for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black90Euro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hopefully when the front struts were installed they didn't nail you for an alignment just for that, as the fronts are just cartriges. I have a bad strut on my CS and it only has 22k on it well I was told by 3 different shops when they change the struts and/or strut bearing/bushings it's needs re-alignment :?: And I found out today it's gonna be $400-$450 to fix it including alighment And to top the day off on the way back to work "in my Truck" I was rammed in the rear by a guy at the red light, he started moving b4 we did and WHAM! the bumpers toast and the tail gate is bent and part of the fender has a crease in it ... oh did I say I hate MONDAY'S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34_nut Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 oo no! well a hint ot every-one before they do a tranny flush on an old car DONT DO IT OR ELSE YOU WILL GET A BLOWN TRANNY. when tranny's get old, they get dirt and a other things built up in the tranny, over time the particals eventually become part of the clutches and are delecate for holding this shit togeather. on an old car youshould always drain it just to be safe. if you flush it, it will clean all that dirt that was in the clutches, and cages, along with bands, bearing and who knows what else. now the tranny isn't on that delecate balance anymore. the only reason dealerships will not tell you this is because its more money to have a flush then a drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black90Euro Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 oo no! well a hint ot every-one before they do a tranny flush on an old car DONT DO IT OR ELSE YOU WILL GET A BLOWN TRANNY. when tranny's get old, they get dirt and a other things built up in the tranny, over time the particals eventually become part of the clutches and are delecate for holding this shit togeather. on an old car youshould always drain it just to be safe. if you flush it, it will clean all that dirt that was in the clutches, and cages, along with bands, bearing and who knows what else. now the tranny isn't on that delecate balance anymore. the only reason dealerships will not tell you this is because its more money to have a flush then a drain. Very True !! yeah I found this out too late .... :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I kinda like... INEEDTOBUILDMYCARBEFOREITALKSHIT So true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yep...flush=bad I know i probably won't even align the rear of my car after i swap out the struts, unless it still handles funky...there is no point since i swear those bolts on the bottom of the strut don't have anything to do with alignment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Intl Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yep...flush=bad I know i probably won't even align the rear of my car after i swap out the struts, unless it still handles funky...there is no point since i swear those bolts on the bottom of the strut don't have anything to do with alignment I just replaced my rear struts, only one place for bolts to go thru and no room for adjustment, I figured it must go right back together in same alignment, right? Wrong. The camber was obviously off just by looking at the tire. Went to a independent local shop that specializes in alignments, they called me and told me they would need to remove one of the rear struts, to grind the holes larger for room to adjust. This cost me $29.40 (.6 hrs). They also told me they had to remove one of the front struts to do the same thing ($15.00). I just replaced the cartridge thru the top of the tower last year, didn't actually remove the strut. Alignment cost more than I planned but it handles nice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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