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[quote=”wysetech” post=79355]Sounds like the proportioning valve is blocking the fluid to the rear wheels. Sometimes this is hard to correct. There should be a button on the end of the valve that you can hold out but it never seems to work.
I would suggest that you bleed the front wheels to try to reset the valve to center. You can sometime hear it pop when it resets. You can also try pumping the brake pedal aggressively and pushing hard while bleeding the front brakes.
Once it’s reset the fluid should return to the rear wheels. Pump and push gently while bleeding the rear brakes.[/quote]
As soon as I can I will have to give this a shot. Thanks!
[quote=”wysetech” post=79355]Sounds like the proportioning valve is blocking the fluid to the rear wheels. Sometimes this is hard to correct. There should be a button on the end of the valve that you can hold out but it never seems to work.
I would suggest that you bleed the front wheels to try to reset the valve to center. You can sometime hear it pop when it resets. You can also try pumping the brake pedal aggressively and pushing hard while bleeding the front brakes.
Once it’s reset the fluid should return to the rear wheels. Pump and push gently while bleeding the rear brakes.[/quote]
As soon as I can I will have to give this a shot. Thanks!
[quote=”TheXDS” post=74667]I would like to work on my own car, but sometimes I feel I just can’t handle the pressure. I have to figure out how things work, I might need a spare part and might not be able to find it with ease as most technicians can do. Sometimes, it is just for the technicians. About taking money away, hey… remember that sometimes we screw it up really bad, or at least some of us; and then, we are forced to go to the experts.[/quote]
I totally agree. Many times its always better to take your vehicle to a qualified shop/tech. Some people should NEVER work on a vehicle…but…..when that $1000+ estimate hits you….a lot of times there is no choice. If you don’t have the money you don’t have it. Some will break out the credit card, some will get loans but many families are financially maxed out. If you can get the parts for $300 and save $1000 that is incentive to get to work learning how to do it yourself. After all, its a huge part of the reason a business model like ETCG works.
Thanks ETCG! I honestly feel like the information that is provided through this site and the YT vids is doing a huge service for families.
[quote=”TheXDS” post=74667]I would like to work on my own car, but sometimes I feel I just can’t handle the pressure. I have to figure out how things work, I might need a spare part and might not be able to find it with ease as most technicians can do. Sometimes, it is just for the technicians. About taking money away, hey… remember that sometimes we screw it up really bad, or at least some of us; and then, we are forced to go to the experts.[/quote]
I totally agree. Many times its always better to take your vehicle to a qualified shop/tech. Some people should NEVER work on a vehicle…but…..when that $1000+ estimate hits you….a lot of times there is no choice. If you don’t have the money you don’t have it. Some will break out the credit card, some will get loans but many families are financially maxed out. If you can get the parts for $300 and save $1000 that is incentive to get to work learning how to do it yourself. After all, its a huge part of the reason a business model like ETCG works.
Thanks ETCG! I honestly feel like the information that is provided through this site and the YT vids is doing a huge service for families.
[quote=”snoman8723″ post=74451]im charles and im having my clutch replaced but the guy thats fixing it said the trans was low on fluid so he top it off and took it for a test drive with old clutch and said it went in to every into every gear no grinding but was making a noise and mind you it has a three inch exhaust all the way back but before i got it to the shop when i accelerated from a stop it had like a uneven sound from under hood while driving but would stop after got past thirty mph. im thinking thats the sound he heres. long story short can my bad clutch makes noise that would make trans sound bad or like its broke.sorry if i dont sound like a expert just want to see from sumone who might have a clue. thanks for ur time have a great day[/quote]
Don’t know if you’ve done this but have a look in here:
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-transmission-problems
Probably a lot of useful info in there to help you.
[quote=”snoman8723″ post=74451]im charles and im having my clutch replaced but the guy thats fixing it said the trans was low on fluid so he top it off and took it for a test drive with old clutch and said it went in to every into every gear no grinding but was making a noise and mind you it has a three inch exhaust all the way back but before i got it to the shop when i accelerated from a stop it had like a uneven sound from under hood while driving but would stop after got past thirty mph. im thinking thats the sound he heres. long story short can my bad clutch makes noise that would make trans sound bad or like its broke.sorry if i dont sound like a expert just want to see from sumone who might have a clue. thanks for ur time have a great day[/quote]
Don’t know if you’ve done this but have a look in here:
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-transmission-problems
Probably a lot of useful info in there to help you.
I have no idea how DIY’ers are affecting mechanics but I can tell you that after being gone from the US since ’03 and coming back….this aint the same place I left. The middle class is becoming extinct and the distance between the haves and have not’s is getting greater. The cost of running a business is much higher driving up repair rates. This IMO creates DIY’ers simply because a lot of families that are trying to make ends meet taking care of children don’t have an extra $400 to drop on a repair. When push comes to shove you do what you have to do.
My nephew took his Honda Civic (2007ish..around there) into the local Goodyear to have his brakes done. They sold him a new set of pads and rotors for the front and “cleaned and adjusted” the rear and hit him for $680. Luckily he is a nurse in a management position and his wife is gainfully employed so he could absorb it but even for him it was a hit. He has since gotten rid of the Honda and now has a Jeep Wrangler (is no longer on the road and is in an office) – he recently needed brake pads on the front so he called me up….$70 later he’s got new pads, rotors are turned and he’s good to go.
I believe good mechanics are worth paying for but the current state of the economy, cost of doing business and rising labor rates will IMO continue creating DIY’ers where there were none in the past. Guys like my nephew will start to collect knowledge and tools and start tackling repairs he would have taken his vehicle to a shop for in the past. At some point – it will effect the market. IMO its more and indictment of the economy than anything.
I have no idea how DIY’ers are affecting mechanics but I can tell you that after being gone from the US since ’03 and coming back….this aint the same place I left. The middle class is becoming extinct and the distance between the haves and have not’s is getting greater. The cost of running a business is much higher driving up repair rates. This IMO creates DIY’ers simply because a lot of families that are trying to make ends meet taking care of children don’t have an extra $400 to drop on a repair. When push comes to shove you do what you have to do.
My nephew took his Honda Civic (2007ish..around there) into the local Goodyear to have his brakes done. They sold him a new set of pads and rotors for the front and “cleaned and adjusted” the rear and hit him for $680. Luckily he is a nurse in a management position and his wife is gainfully employed so he could absorb it but even for him it was a hit. He has since gotten rid of the Honda and now has a Jeep Wrangler (is no longer on the road and is in an office) – he recently needed brake pads on the front so he called me up….$70 later he’s got new pads, rotors are turned and he’s good to go.
I believe good mechanics are worth paying for but the current state of the economy, cost of doing business and rising labor rates will IMO continue creating DIY’ers where there were none in the past. Guys like my nephew will start to collect knowledge and tools and start tackling repairs he would have taken his vehicle to a shop for in the past. At some point – it will effect the market. IMO its more and indictment of the economy than anything.
This is about where my CJ ran during normal driving conditions – lite to moderate traffic. (before I did the electric fan mod)
Now it will reach almost to that point in heavy traffic but the high speed of the fan will pull it back down to about the mid point of the scale. On cool days though it runs close to the bottom of the scale and up to the middle. No performance issues at all…I just need to insure I get the most miles out of this engine that I can. To my pea brain cooler = better for the motor…but I’m not a pro.
This is about where my CJ ran during normal driving conditions – lite to moderate traffic. (before I did the electric fan mod)
Now it will reach almost to that point in heavy traffic but the high speed of the fan will pull it back down to about the mid point of the scale. On cool days though it runs close to the bottom of the scale and up to the middle. No performance issues at all…I just need to insure I get the most miles out of this engine that I can. To my pea brain cooler = better for the motor…but I’m not a pro.
[quote=”ainokea96744″ post=74254]Watsup peoples,
I have been watching etcg for awhile now. He is the man! Through his videos and my intermediate level Knowledge i have been able to accomplish some task that have come up. Once i saw etcg had a forum i immediately signed up cuz i knew i could learn so much more.[/quote]Welcome aboard!!!! I”m new here as well. Hope you enjoy your stay.
