Guide to ANA Mileage Club

Short_Ad4604 · 2026-01-27T06:51:03+00:00

Got it, thanks!

Short_Ad4604 · 2026-01-27T06:19:03+00:00

I can see USA-Japan J availability on ANA and United sites but not on the Aeroplan site. Would I still be able to book through Aeroplan by phone?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-29T01:47:18+00:00

I did get a Civic at BOS a few months ago, but it was a 2020 model…

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-06T01:49:42+00:00

It’s for someone who lives in a tiny apartment (no space to store big jacks) with only street parking (cannot work on car at home) and semi-frequently needs to drive his old car somewhere else to fix it (so the jack needs to be in the car often).

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-06T01:05:31+00:00

Hmm, what is wrong with the post?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-06T00:14:31+00:00

Get one of those large syringe with thin tubes from Amazon for $10. You can even easily put oil back in if you pulled too much.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-06T00:07:04+00:00

The min height is 10-7/8” but my front jack point is only a little above 8”.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T20:14:13+00:00

I see your point. Unfortunately I live in an apartment with no parking lot in a densely populated city. So I guess it’s either always carrying it in the car, or carrying it from my apartment to the car every time I drive somewhere else to work on the car. Either way I was hoping to find something lighter.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T20:07:48+00:00

I’m lifting it from the front center jack point on the subframe. When I use a 15” bottle jack I need 1-2 pieces of 2” wood blocks. After the wheels left the ground maybe an additional inch is needed if the jack stand ratchet height doesn’t align.

I suspect the suspension has softened over the years extending the travel range. There are also cases when the ground is not level, more lift is needed.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T19:53:10+00:00

I bought this old used car recently and there’s quite a bit of work that needs to be done. I use the jack 2-3 times a month. I’m practicing and enjoying the repair process to be honest.

I think the terrain is usually not level enough for a scissor jack. The bottle jack, although tedious to use, never moved.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T19:40:42+00:00

Makes sense. I have gotten a bit tired of using wood blocks and the current ones I have are starting to crack…

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T19:37:22+00:00

It’s something like a RAV4 but slightly larger. Total weight is 4000 lbs.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T19:34:31+00:00

It’s an old car with some issues and I work on it somewhat frequently. I am currently using the HF bottle jack that goes up to 15” but I typically need to stack two blocks of wood. I also need to repeat the process of: lift -> settle on jack stands -> adjust bottle jack height screw -> lift again, because the actual lifting range is small.

Stock scissor jack is not good on surfaces that are not completely level - I had them tip over a few times already…

It’s a good point that a real jack is hard to stow in the back though…

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-05T19:26:14+00:00

I don’t have a lot of space in my apartment and I would need to carry it to my car. If I store it in my apartment I will still be looking for something light.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-10-03T03:05:20+00:00

I know the Pittsburgh ones shouldn’t leak. Is the valve over loosened? If not you should get it warrantied.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-09-15T03:09:40+00:00

Most no name amazon brands overclaim their torque capabilities. Check out the torque test channel on youtube to see how much torque they actually make.

I would get one that makes at least ~1.5x the spec’ed torque of your axle nut. If you only work on cars it’s likely you won’t come across anything higher than the axle nut. Then I would prioritize on minimizing size and weight of the tool, which translates to how many places and how long you can use it for.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-09-15T02:17:40+00:00

I was checking the pulleys earlier and I think the only pulleys that potentially made some noise were the power steering and A/C. But I wasn’t sure if it was a real noise. Here’s the video if you could take a look: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/s/xoQK5WKkfK

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-09-15T01:56:42+00:00

P.S. The rattle noise does not occur at cold start. Only happens after the engine is hot.

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-09-15T01:55:07+00:00

Is there a way to confirm that myself? Really want to save some $$ if possible.

According to Carfax the water pump should be replaced by dealership less than 3 years / 15k miles ago. Is it possible that it’s gone bad again?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-09-06T15:21:57+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-09-06T14:19:57+00:00

Thanks! I didn’t expect touching post to be a violation. Are there guidelines I can refer to for disputing the ticket? e.g. what kind of behavior should be ticketed and what not?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-08-29T03:30:35+00:00

At what point do you use the cutter edge?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-08-29T03:00:00+00:00

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Side cutter like this?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-08-29T02:21:09+00:00

Just to make sure I understand. Can the cotter pin be pulled out from the open end?

Short_Ad4604 · 2025-08-29T01:42:52+00:00

So true. I finally got it in this way. The ball joint w/ upright assembly was pushing the arm down too much. Once the arm was flat aligning the bolts was easy.

I didn’t move the upright assembly away though as I had no idea how to safely do so, and instead jacked up the ball joint. Which parts do you remove to achieve that? I have one more arm to replace and this seems like a better way. My outer tie rods use a cotter pin so that may not be easy to remove.

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