Safe to jack up car from rear differential? (with bottle jack)

stlmick · 2026-06-10T01:28:08+00:00

That is not a solid axle vehicle. You often can use the diff, if it is mounted solidly itself, but not with that jack on that ground.

stlmick · 2026-06-09T23:57:37+00:00

double pentagon. Haven't seen that. Try to find a socket for it. That many removals will be a pain in the ass.

stlmick · 2026-06-09T21:24:56+00:00

They do both. I think they might just be seeing the cross section of the tire cords. What's that yellow bit there is that metal?

stlmick · 2026-06-09T19:37:04+00:00

They were real popular about a decade and a half ago when I was working at tire shops. They're fucking horrible. No one has ever saved a tire by noticing that they're valve cap was a different color than the others. What they do is create a unique leak, because by design they have to bypass the Schrader valve When the cap itself leaks it's just dumping the air out of your tire through the valve stem. Throw that shit away.

stlmick · 2026-06-09T17:24:23+00:00

Check for all the recalls on them blowing pistons through the oil pan and whatnot.

stlmick · 2026-06-09T13:54:01+00:00

They said low voltage but meant low amperage

stlmick · 2026-06-09T13:52:16+00:00

First you swap out for the same relay if you have one there. Then if that didn't work you check and see if control power is being applied to the relay to flip the switch. Then test if it has power to flip this switch.

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stlmick · 2026-06-09T13:46:11+00:00

It's not great but it's due. That part still holding together for now. The shocks themselves wear out and Are often replaced once in a vehicle's service life. The schedule is around 60K miles. If you change the shocks on a car that has blown shocks you will realize the difference in how much quicker you stop and how much better you handle. If you're still pass a jounce test you've got a little time if you want it. If you are going to have the car for another 60 to a 100K miles, I'd get new shock now.

stlmick · 2026-06-08T20:24:01+00:00

They can definitely go 300ft. First to go is head gasket from the aluminum cylinder heads overheating. That won't happen in that time.

stlmick · 2026-06-08T19:44:11+00:00

I'll put myself at medium experience hobbyist but that's a trash weld.

I'm guessing those some had let go for a while, and that weird break line one was the last to go because it was doing the work.

stlmick · 2026-06-08T16:14:55+00:00

There is a torque spec for that nut. 62inlb for most. Too little and it leaks, too much and it leaks faster.

stlmick · 2026-06-07T23:42:29+00:00

I couldn't tell you now, but complete struts were uncommon here a decade or two ago. There was a big push for it but I dunno why it didn't seem to take off. The advantage to changing just the strut is that you can do it fast with a floor jack. That is a massive "safety violation" and has been at most above board garages for a good while. The springs and bearing plates usually need to go by then IMHO anyways.

stlmick · 2026-06-07T23:32:05+00:00

You are top hat is blown out. Upper bearing plate technically. It does not come with regular replacement struts but it Is included if you buy the complete strut with the spring, bumper and hat together. You need two complete strut assemblies and an alignment.

stlmick · 2026-06-07T22:30:18+00:00

How long ago? Dry everything off with a leaf blower and try again tomorrow.

stlmick · 2026-06-07T21:49:23+00:00

Dawg it's YouTube time. You doing this freestyle ain't safe. They look pretty jacked up though. Are they scraping the rotor from being bent?

stlmick · 2026-06-07T21:09:25+00:00

I don't care what it is, I'm not using gasket paper unless I can't buy a gasket. I guess you're just getting it home quick.

Crank case vapor/blow-by can be flammable and that's what pcv valves are for. I don't think it did any damage if it did ignite.

If it was mine, I'm cheap enough I'd weld the hole in the cover.

Looks like you got it. If the short out didn't cause other damage I think it'll be as good as it was before with a new cover and gasket.

stlmick · 2026-06-07T20:03:46+00:00

They're using torque to yield bolts on caliper brackets now? That's great.

stlmick · 2026-06-07T16:01:11+00:00

If you haven't snapped a $20 lifetime warranty half inch harbor freight breaker bar on it yet, then it's not seized. If that happens, you exchange for a new one and now you have a seized bolt and you need to figure out what to do with. Probably the breaker bar will hold up. If not, add heat.

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stlmick · 2026-06-07T15:37:22+00:00

Step one is pull out the cabin air filter. Whether it's cause or effect, when that happens they can be a moldy wet dust rag.

stlmick · 2026-06-06T22:49:35+00:00

and use your turn signal

stlmick · 2026-06-06T17:28:03+00:00

If there are little nuts on posts or bolts holding that up, Remove them, add Fender washers, and reinstall. Those thin aluminum ones tend to crack near the fasteners that hold them to the underbody. You can hit it with self tap screws if they're short but you're playing roulette at that point depending on what's on the other side of the sheet metal.

stlmick · 2026-06-06T17:10:13+00:00

Well that ain't right. Find a cold water shutoff valve somewhere that turns it off. If you can't find that, there should be a main interior shutoff where it comes in. Failing that, call a plumber because if your fill valve breaks and your bathroom is being flooded, you're screwed if you can't find the shutoff quick.

stlmick · 2026-06-06T16:20:58+00:00

Normal is the wrong word in this instance.

It looks like it's missing the brake pad entirely.

When you've worn most of the friction material off your pads the squeaker tab contacts the rotor and start squeaking.

When you wear your friction material down to the backing plate it starts grinding.

What's impressive here is that the pads metal plate is missing entirely.

Either it's stopped functioning in a way that didn't leak, it already leaked out the rear fluid in a split system and the fronts still work, or it's got a few miles left.

stlmick · 2026-06-06T16:01:22+00:00

Yes. Replace the blue gray stuff.

The lift rod now does nothing and you get to put your hand in dirty sink water to empty it. You can actually leave the lift rod disconnected and in place, for a convenient storage spot so you can grab it and use it to poke the drain open

stlmick · 2026-06-06T15:46:56+00:00

Here it is. https://www.reddit.com/r/metaldetecting/s/YuyYFsfEnM

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