Hi All,
I am looking for the OEM Car Cover for my 1998 GTS. If you have one laying around and would be interested in letting it go at a reasonable price, I would appreciate it!
Thanks!
I do have the new bolt, and I can't finger tighten to very far at all. If I put a socket and rachet on it I can get it to go in with some effort. I have not put it all the way in because if the threads need cleaned up I don't want to have to order another new
I'll try to get a good pic, I already tossed the bolt because I didn't want to see that POS any longer after such a challenge....but I will see if I can find it.
The balancer fell off when the bolt came out since it was so loose. The new one from Tator should be here next week.
Good Call, I will try to track one down tomorrow.
Does anyone happen to know what the details on the threads are (Size and pitch)?
I was pretty much worthless today at the office because all I did was worry about this.
Its a 97 GTS.
I did get the bolt out when I got home from work tonight, so that is a big positive. I think the WD40 did the trick. The last few rows of threads on the very end of the bolt I pulled out where questionable, so I am going to pick up a tap and clean up the threads before I go any...
Thanks for all the replies. I sprayed a generous amount of WD40 on it last night and tried as best I could to screw it back in slightly. So, tonight I will make another attempt at breaking it loose. If I can't get it broke loose, I am going to have to try to find someone in my area that can...
To my knowledge it has never been removed, the previous owner didn't mention anything of it, and was a very detailed oriented guy. I may need to pick up a heat gun and give that a try.
Do these loose balancer's cause damage to the crank often?
Just spoke to Chuck again, and he said to get some oil on it and try to work it back in, then work it back out. He said if the threads are damages, it is most likely damages on the bolt. So I am going to say a little prayer that is the case.
To answer your questions - I was just using a break...
I noticed the other evening that the crank pulley was loose....only noticed after the serpentine belt fell off pulling into the garage.
So I started doing the research and found numerous threads about it on the forum. I have called Tator and got the balancer, crank seal ordered, as well as...
Mine wasn't working on my 97 gts, so I just replaced the O rings last week since it literally takes 15 minutes to complete. Hoping that was my problem.
For no more then they cost and time involved, I would start there.
I use this website.
http://www.searchtempest.com/
You can put in what you are looking for, your zip, an how many miles you are willing to travel.
I am sure there are other websites out there that will search CL, but I have been using this one for some time. I actually found my viper...
I go to O'Reillys (its close) and have them match the Walmart price (or whoever else has it on sale, last time NAPA had it for $4.99 qt) , then if you pick up the Mobil 1 Filter, there is a $15 mail in rebate.
I had my first "hater" experiece the other day. There was is a small car show on the 3rd of July where I live. So, I went and picked up my dad in the viper, we went up there for a couple of hours then I took him home. Now, there is only one way in and one way out of getting to his house...
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