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Looks like I have another quick project.  My wife was offered this today for $100.  The shifter cable popped off the linkage on the transmission.  I sip tied the cable towards the front driveshaft, holding it onto the shifter linkage today and drove it home in about 6 minutes from point of sale.

 

2002 Olds Bravada, Vortec 4200 in-line 6, all wheel drive.

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Three corners of this ride had metal on metal on the brakes and the rear calipers were hung up.  I scoured the local U-Pick this week and managed to find good front pads and rotors, rear calipers, pads and rotors, and some wheels and tires from a Trailblazer that had better tread.  I ordered a new shift cable bushing for $10 straight outta the jungle and so far have a total of $496 into this truck.  The old tires are still in great shape so I’ll see if I can sell them for a few hundred.  It would be sweet to have a running, driving vehicle for less than $200!


 

 

 

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Lots of little projects going on in the shop!

 

 

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And for a money maker, a TDI VW tying up my hoist while we find a flywheel.,,

 

 

 

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On 2/22/2024 at 9:06 AM, Pullstart said:

Three corners of this ride had metal on metal on the brakes and the rear calipers were hung up.  I scoured the local U-Pick this week and managed to find good front pads and rotors, rear calipers, pads and rotors, and some wheels and tires from a Trailblazer that had better tread.  I ordered a new shift cable bushing for $10 straight outta the jungle and so far have a total of $496 into this truck.  The old tires are still in great shape so I’ll see if I can sell them for a few hundred.  It would be sweet to have a running, driving vehicle for less than $200!

 


The tires and wheels cleaned up pretty nice.  They are listed for $350 on Craigslist.  Tax season is among us, and they are much cheaper than new!  I hope to get that much, but would accept a lesser cash offer :lol:
 

 

 

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I pulled a VW in the shop for a clutch the other day.  I learned all about dual mass flywheels, and the havoc they wreak.

 

 

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They thought the vibration this thing put off was due to being a diesel.  It runs so smooth now!

 

 

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As mentioned in the thread about this issue alone, I did replace this caliper but it was a fun project to do.  The parts alone were more than a reman caliper with bracket using my FIL’s work account discount at O’Reilly.  He set it up mainly for us to get the discount!  :lol:

 

 

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Another cheap remedy here, cleaning and reinstalling the VCT / VVT solenoid.  It just gets dirty with nasty oil over time and gets gunked up.

 

 

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