RE: Camshaft position sensor
Any electrical component can fail on occassion just like any mechanical component. Gee, I guess everything can fail at some point in time.I know what you mean...My DW asked what's wrong once...All I could say was;
let's cuddle.....
RE: Camshaft position sensor
Don't buy one from your Ford dealer, when the International dealer has the true OEM version for 1/2 price. We used the IH model in our 99 PSD twice.Not to raise any dust, but why did you have to go to a second one?
RE: GMC Immediate Shaft repair
I have a 2005 GMC 2500HD Sierra. About one year after I bought the truck new the front end started sounding like it was coming out from under the truck.
As far as I can tell these shafts were installed as early as the '98 model GM/GMC trucks, and the engineers didn't come up with a fix until 2007
Hope this helps, Spread the word!
ShendohWhat he said.
But it can't break. It's a spline engagement and frankly will get to a certain noise level and not get any worse. The splines have too much clearance that the grease takes up. The grease gets pushed to the side and the knocking starts. At one point we were supposed to take one end of the shaft loose and work it through it's full range to redistribute the grease as an interim fix.
It did start on the '99 model trucks released in '98 and has gone through several attempts at a fix. One customer I had drilled a hole in the side of the outer shell, installed a grease fitting and hit it a shot or two every time he changed his oil. I'm not recommending that officially since it is modifying a safety item, but it made him happy.
The new ones have been much better so far. I know of a few 20K plus ones that were still quiet.
The same year range mid/full size cars do it too BTW. GM really screwed the pooch on that one.After some research...
AccessMyLibrary Browse M Motor Age NOV-02
General Motors: 1997-2002 Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile cars. (Factory Bulletins).(Brief Article)
Publication: Motor Age
Publication Date: 01-NOV-02
COPYRIGHT 2002 Advanstar Communications, Inc.
A clunking noise while turning the steering wheel can be caused by the steering column intermediate shaft. Sometimes the clunking is felt in the wheel. The problem is lack of lubrication on the shaft splines, causing the shaft to bind and then release. A special lubrication kit is available (grease and applicator) P/N 26098237. The bulletin includes illustrations and complete instructions for using the lube kit, but no instructions for removing the intermediate steering shaft from the vehicle.
Bulletin 01-02-32-001B......
In my nieveatay, when I first heard spline five years ago, I thought of torsion splines.
What your describing here looks more like an input shaft going through a clutch disk.
I have also heard of Sundowner1's bushing added into the mix to effect a complete repair.
My apoligies fellow's been home from work for about a half/hour now, and getting sleepy, I'll check back later..
RE: GMC Immediate Shaft repair
Never heard of one breaking, been a common problem on GM pickups for 10+ years?????????? I would be interested to hear how your 07 shaft is holding up in 20K.
chadsalt, have a correction....was in a rush to get to work, and need to clarify.
The time line is from late January '07 to July '08....So the estimated milage would be 9,006.4354838709677419354838709677
on the '07 shaft.
Never heard of one breaking either, but would you want to take that chance?.....And my mechanic's father has a '99 K2500HD its been crackin' since '00, don't know what he did to get the part, but he's happy now to.
My next inspection here in Pa. is in April '09 the estimate then would be 15,363.91935483870967741935483871 miles
I'll have to dig up the work order to make sure.
As far as I am concerned GM can keep replacing this part, no matter what the warranty. I bought this truck in good faith, and when I found out how long its been going on...I'll stop buggin them sometime around 2013, maybe 2014
RE: GMC Immediate Shaft repair
How long/many miles are on your new 07 shaft? Ive heard they dont last that long either? My 04 rattles, I greased it once, fixed it for a while then it started again......I just sort of ignore it now.
Well, I had it replaced in late Jan.'07...its now the end of July; I'd estimate 3,910 miles.
I bought the truck new in May of '03 with 12 miles on it.
The orignal part only lasted 2,800 miles.
The second, third, and fourth about the same, by this time I was at the end of the three years.
I would not ignore it...It is based on a torsion system, and if it breaks you have limited or no steering.
gotta go to work I'll check back around 4 in the morn. edt.
RE: GMC Immediate Shaft repair
I have a 2005 GMC 2500HD Sierra. About one year after I bought the truck new the front end started sounding like it was coming out from under the truck. Especially when I was turning on a bumpy road. I took it in the the dealer said it was the "immediate shaft" and it needed greasing. Turns out that the immediate shaft is the stearing shaft.
They took it out and greased it and that cured the problem. Now it's doing it again and the truck is out of warrenty. Does anyone know where I can get instructions (hopefully with pictures) on how to remove and grease this shaft?
Thanks
Papa
Instead of going through all that, go to the back of your owners manual, pick up the phone, and call GMC customer service.
Make sure you have the VIN # of your truck.
Explain to the person that answers that your truck has a bad intermediate steering shaft, go into as much or little detail as you like, and you want it replaced with the "newly engineered" 2007 shaft----One caveat the truck has to have less than 70,000 miles on it.
If you do this during your dealer's normal business hours, the customer service rep will ask for your dealers info (location/phone number)...What would be a convenient time for you, and if you will hold the line while he/she calls to make an appointment for you. The rep will also make sure the part is there for your appointment.
Dealers hate getting calls from C.S., and will bend over backwards to make sure your happy; You may also be asked to take a survey to see if everything turned out all right.
As far as I can tell these shafts were installed as early as the '98 model GM/GMC trucks, and the engineers didn't come up with a fix until 2007
I have an '03 Silverado that had three replacements (not greased) done before it ran out of warranty in late '06. In January '07 I found out about the extended warranty, and made the call, and I have been happy ever since!........Knock on wood... :S
Just recently, I recieved in the mail a settlement notice about Instrument panels going bad, they have been placed under the 7year/70,000 warranty.
I don't think I'll hit the milage, since I only have 32,847, but I'm good till 2010.
Hope this helps, Spread the word!
Shendoh
RE: So this is why diesel costs more!
dfb,well said!How many here realize that China is drilling off of Florida?
BTW do you have any links are reference to this Chinese drilling off Florida?
Try this....
China+is+drilling+off+of+Florida
RE: How to spend your rebate check
If your state allows you to write off your federal income taxes from your state taxes, then a federal refund may be taxable in your state the next year. California does not allow this.Pennsylvania is the same But you can write-off your state income taxes on your federal return, so if you get a refund on your state taxes it is generally taxable on your federal return the next year.not sure about this part, it's been so long since I ever received a state refund, and then it only amounted to a couple of bucks.
I'll have to research this at least for Pa.
RE: How to spend your rebate check
dont forget to save a percentage of the check to pay the taxes on this money next year :)
I don't think that's supposed to happen this time around.
that will be great then!!Just receieved letter from IRS Monday 05/05; Rebate does not apply to income.
And if you ever claimed any federal refund as income, I'd like to sell you a bridge.
You might get back to three years amended returns. How long have you been doing this?
RE: Using a different ATF then whats recommended.
Lesson learned. A 300 dollar lesson. Guess for now on I am going to insist (when replacing other things (oil, coolant etc) that they use ONLY what the manual recommends/states!Have you thought of calling FMC Customer Service?
The number should be in the back of your owners manual.
You could very well get your money back, especially if you have the work order marked with what the dealer put in.
Give it a try, you should be pleasantly surprised.
RE: Ashley Force beats her dad John in Funny Car final !
I guess Daddy John taught Ashley a little too well.....LOL!!! I suspect he didn't mind losing to his daughter??
DebI thought the same thing when I bit my tongue.
Still :C though...
RE: Silverado registration question
No problem at all from the DOT. I went to one of those instant title places and they did all the paperwork for me in less then 10 minutes. I also think AAA will do it for you if you are a member.Thank You for the comeback.
Bought my '03Rado new from dealer...He tells me there's been an extra spring added, so I'm bumped up to a class 2, therefore I'm paying $86 instead of $56....4x30=$120...:S
I did check DOT and the closest I found was form MV-44, but that's just to obtain a replacement. Your way sounds a lot easier, I'll check with DW, she likes to use the IT places you describe.
Unfortunately this year is gone, March I used to be up on things of this nature, but I hear the memory is the second thing to go...;)
Live and Learn......Again
Thanks again, Steve
RE: Silverado registration question
When I had my 1/2 ton the dealership tried to tell me I had to have class II. After the first year I went and dropped it to the class one. Now with my 3/4 ton again the dealer told me I needed to have a Class 3. Again after a year I went and dropped it to a class 2. The 3/4 ton was too heavy to be a class 1.
I do not know what the weights are but your owners card should have a range like 5000<9000 or something like that.
Oh yeah. Your last question. Your Gross weight is a range of weight your vehicle might be based on the load in the bed of your truck. If your truck is used for towing and you will never put a load in the bed you have nothing to worry about with a class one rating.
Hope this helps.Did pendot give you any hassle when you went to drop it? What forms are involved?
RE: Ashley Force beats her dad John in Funny Car final !
here on the left coast, we still have an hour and a half of coverage of the race, but no sense watching it now that we know the results.... THANKS for nothing........
Don't feel too bad; here on the right coast my wife, and I are watching, it's on till 10pm edt, and I knew about it because of 8.1.
He must be getting it off the website.
DW remarked, I'll bet Ashley and her Dad meet in the finals....
I had to bite my tongue, but said it's possible because they were in opposing brackets, what do you wanna bet?
DW replies, if they do, and Ashley wins, you do KP duty for a week.
So.....Even knowing the outcome....Guess what I'll be doing next week?
Ain't Love Grand?
edit;addendum
Actually it's on later than that, the Kansas Indy race ran long.
RE: It just died?
I've heard of the 7.3psd and bad CPS. But, this is a V-10.
He has the V-10 gasser, what you found is for the Powerstroke diesel.
You might want to check here.... http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Good catch! I remember reading that, but when I went to the odi site, that was the first summary that listed gasoline, 7.3, and engine stall..:S
I’ll try to be more careful in the future.
I try to check the forum, after I come home from work in the mornings, and all I can offer is that my thoughts weren’t running on all cylinders.
Sunday mornings start my weekend so a couple of ale’s got in the way also..;)
Steve
RE: It just died?
You might want to check here....http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/
You wil need to drill down............
About half way down I found:
Make : FORD Model : EXCURSION Year : 2001
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Service Bulletin Number : 14454 Date of Bulletin : NOV 01, 2000
NHTSA Item Number : 616538
Component : ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ENGINE:GASOLINE
Summary :
SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A NO-START OR ENGINE STALL CONDITION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
Check to Request Research. Submit below.
Some of the latest reports indicate a gelling of the fuel.
Shendoh
RE: Why are Powerstroke Diesels so Loud
I have a Duramax Diesel and I have noticed that it is a lot quitter than the Powerstoke. Does the Powerstoke have multiple turbos or what is the deal?
He said it's a lot quitter than a Powerstroke, not quieter. Maybe he means that it quits pulling on hills??? :)Your not gonna fault a man while he was trying to write his thoughts while his disle was runnin' are ya?
