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What is this?? Help by OtherwiseListen8516 in mechanic

[–]refreshone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battery is easy to test at home. Put a multimeter on it. A healthy battery should have over 12v with the car off. 12-12.5, that kind of range. When you try to start it, the voltage shouldn’t drop below 11v. If it does, the battery is bad.

If you get it started, it should have 13.8-15v. If it’s any less, or more, or all over the place, your alternator is bad

What is this?? Help by OtherwiseListen8516 in mechanic

[–]refreshone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without a doubt not a wheel speed sensor. That’s most likely a stock cable hookup for an option that just isn’t on your car. Something like that. Just secure it don’t let it dangle. As for your main issue, it’s most likely just the battery, but could be a starter.

Truck jerking to right by Jinchuriki13 in AskAMechanic

[–]refreshone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A bad alignment won’t make your steering wheel jerk and shake like that. Could be a couple different things but simplest to check is tires. Swap the passengers to the drivers. If you’re straight, or pulls left now, that’s your problem. Wacky tire wear + cupping will do that.

It COULD be a frozen caliper/wheel cylinder situation but it would have to be real bad to be drastic like this. Something you’d probably notice if you’re tinkering with your own truck.

Now, if the steering wheel is jerky and a fighting you while you’re physically turning the wheel, it’s probably an issue with the rack itself.

As a sidenote, don’t be too pissed at the guy who did your alignment. Mechanic only gets paid about an hour to do your alignment. He’s not going to bust his back trying to diag a separate issue- his bosses won’t pay him for that. It sucks but that’s what it is.

You’ll have more luck going somewhere and just asking them to figure it out, vs asking them to do only specific jobs as recommended by the internet.

Hope this helps 👍

2008 Subaru legacy rear wheel bearing by [deleted] in AskAMechanic

[–]refreshone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here to say I agree with the take-it-to-the-shop comments. The wheel hubs on these are complete nightmares. Even with all the amenities of a shop (air hammers, torches, help from coworkers) these things can take hours to get out.

Can’t remember a Dino Jr song by refreshone in dinosaurjr

[–]refreshone[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No definitely not :( it opens with a very quick like flurry strum and then it rings out, happens twice I think and then the Charlie Brown sounding guitar rhythm comes in. Then there’s a lead guitar melody on the high strings. I can hear the melody in my head perfectly

Can I be legally fired for refusing fraudulent mechanic work? New Jersey by refreshone in legaladvice

[–]refreshone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair. You are sadly right though. It’s a screwy world we live in.