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 > > > > > > >