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I went through diesel mechanic school in California and lets just say that I excelled. I was chosen along with 10 other students across the nation to go to Chicago to do advanced training paid for by Peterbilt. When I finish my 3 months in Chicago I'll be going to a dealership as a factory...

The only manuals I drive really are a 10 speed or more hahaha. Ive only driven a few 5 speeds in my life.

Yeah, I dont know that road. I was right lol, you definitely dont drive like me.

They had lots of issues with the hybrid batteries before. They seem to be getting better. Tesla recently released all their patents so I expect the batteries in these cars to continue to become more and more reliable in the coming years.

I third the cv joint.

I dont understand how a mechanic doesnt notice a bent wheel on an electronic balancer unless he does something like this...

Oh, I see what you're saying. I didnt read the beggining of the thread. Just a bit of your reply lol. Yeah, id be amazed if it was your bearing causing that issue.

Every car ive found that had the smallest bearing noise could be felt in the spring. When you remove the weight from the spring it just amplifies any vibration/noise.

Lift the front end and throw her in gear. Grab the coil spring with your hand. If you can feel vibrations in the spring, the bearing is shot.

Thats why diesel is awwwwesome. Such a higher flash point. I know guys who weld on full diesel tanks and smoke while working on diesel fuel systems. Would I do it? Hell no. But it's a lot safer.

P.S. I went with the ebc stage 1 rotor and pad kit. They are the smooth surface rotors with a high friction street pad. Essentially they are an upgrade from stock while still lasting a decent amount of time. Im pretty nice to my car so I dont need anything crazy.

Ive had good luck with tirerack. Especially when you're purchasing 285/70r17s for a full size pickup. The discount is pretty significant.

Id keep him away from that car before he causes a spark with that fuel line opeb

Every sticker is 5 hp. Thats why ricer hondas are super fast. That and vtec.

I remember one of your posts saying that you used to or still do rally. Im assuming that you drive a bit crazier (even in your rolla) than the rest of us lol

Drilled/slotted/dimpled rotors will increase pad wear. That is my sole reason for not using them. Its highly unlikely that you will ever heat your brakes up enough for slotted/drilled rotors to make a difference (unless you rally or race it).

I only understood about half of that. Please tell me you only going to replace one side of your brakes?

You have no idea how many times ive seen people do that. Or body guys who drill through the body into the gas tank, etc etc

Lol, "I wonder if fuel is over here, lets cut the hose and find out!" Seems legit

Ah, but you can have high resistance in your ground. In which case the voltage would cycle but when the voltage was applied you would still read a partial voltage on the ground side of the circuit. :thumbsup: You are correct (Nothing new there) in saying that his clutch is most likely toast.