[nikonf4] Re: Power Steering

  • From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
  • To: "nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:46:21 -0800

Good to know. Thanks. 

Eric
Sent from my iPad

On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:48 AM, Dave <downsouthdave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Typical.
> 
> Some 4 cylinder engines have a balance shaft which does nothing but swing 
> eccentric weights around to balance the reciprocating forces in the engine. 
> It looks like a camshaft with no lobes on it. I don't know how that impacts 
> the timing belt job, unless it's driven by its own separate belt. Always go 
> with the independents who specialize in a particular make. They're the dealer 
> mechanics who were too good for the dealer to keep.
> 
> One thing that adds to the cost of a timing belt job is replacing the idler 
> and tensioner pulleys and bearings and (on some engines) the water pump as 
> long as you're in there. 
> 
> 
> From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 11:34:40 PM
> Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Power Steering
> 
> Highway robbery. Like Honda charging me $850 to change the timing belt, but 
> an independent Honda repair shop will do it for $247, or $450 with a balanced 
> shaft. (Whatever that is.)
> 
> On Nov 23, 2010, at 8:20 AM, Dave wrote:
> 
>> It's sad, but mechanics aren't mechanics any more; they're parts changers. 
>> PS is a good example of this. If the rack seals leak, the parts should cost 
>> about $15, and the labor could be an hour or two. Instead of pressing in new 
>> seals (because they don't know how) they replace the whole rack assembly. 
>> 
>> Yes, you can kill ants with a shotgun.
>> 
>> 
>> From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
>> To: "nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 11:06:45 PM
>> Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Power Steering
>> 
>> It had been leaking significantly, and the did an alignment that added up to 
>> about $900. Might as well have been made of gold. Except that's about $1,400 
>> an ounce these days. 
>> 
>> Eric
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Nov 22, 2010, at 7:30 AM, Dave <downsouthdave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Does it have a fairly high gold content? Normally they don't.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
>>> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 1:08:25 AM
>>> Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Power Steering
>>> 
>>> The problem is, this rack is only six weeks old. And cost me $900 to 
>>> replace.
>>> 
>>> On Nov 21, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Koichi Mac wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>    Power steering is almost always prone for leaks.  It uses a tremendous 
>>>> oil pressure to operate.  None of vehicles I ever owned didn't leak.  
>>>> Since none are / were too bad, I just keep my eyes on every few months.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
>>>> Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
>>>> 2010 / 11 / 21             19:22 PST
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 21, 2010, at 0715 , Eric Welch wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> In my car, it's part and parcel of the A Frame. Everything seems to be 
>>>>> good now. Except the power steering rack that I replaced about six weeks 
>>>>> ago is leaking slightly again. I'll have to keep an eye on it until I can 
>>>>> get it in.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 21, 2010, at 12:05 AM, Koichi Mac wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>  Do you know if your A-frame is OK?  Ball joint is what connects A-frame 
>>>>>> to chassis frame.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 20, 2010, at 1935 , Eric Welch wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In my case, the mechanic said the ball joint broke. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 20, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Dave <downsouthdave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> It's not clear to me whether it's the ball joint or the CV joint; 
>>>>>>>> impact with a curb can damage either or both. The ball joint isn't 
>>>>>>>> connected directly to the rotating mass however- the CV joint is.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> CVJ should go 200K, but some don't. I'd rather have a rear wheel drive 
>>>>>>>> car, but there are so many good cars that are FWD.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Mac is back up, BTW. Doing the updates on the end of a wire instead of 
>>>>>>>> Wi-Fi.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> From: Koichi Mac <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> To: Nikon F4 <nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 8:43:17 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nikonf4] CV Joint
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   I was guessing the right side too.  Right front wheel tend to run on 
>>>>>>>> more rugged part of the road…driver making steep turn on the right 
>>>>>>>> than on the left…….  The CV joint should last about 200K miles, 
>>>>>>>> doesn't it?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 2046 , Dave wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> It takes a lot of miles or impact to break a CV joint and axle. If 
>>>>>>>>> the cause is wear, they should both be replaced. My guess: it's the 
>>>>>>>>> right side. It always fails 141 miles before the left one does :-). 
>>>>>>>>> What kind of car?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> To: f4@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 11:15:56 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Laguna Hills, north of San Diego
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Nope, employed just fine. But the right ball joint and axel are 
>>>>>>>>> broken and will be replaced tomorrow. So I'm taking the day off and 
>>>>>>>>> laze around the house all day, then take the bus to the repair shop 
>>>>>>>>> to pick it up. 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Robert McLaughlin wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Great! Another unemployed!
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I don't think so. I live on the south border of Camp Pendleton. But 
>>>>>>>>>> I have a non-working car at the moment. 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Eric
>>> 
>>> Memory insists on pining for places it never went, as if life would be 
>>> better just by being different. - Poet Dana Gioia
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Eric 
> 
> Somewhere in the world there is defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by 
> defeat. And some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who 
> triumphs equally over defeat and victory. -John Steinbeck
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