u/I_Finger_Guitars

Just a friendly reminder to check your rack and pinion bushings!

If you have steering slop it may not be tie rods, in my case the rack mount bushings were barely holding on!

u/I_Finger_Guitars — 5 hours ago

Evap leak smoke test, lots of smoke coming out of canister

Sorry for yet another post! While spiraling due to the diff drain plug debacle (thankfully got on one the way) I decided to try and diagnose the persistent small evap leak I've ignored for months.

I bought the cheapest smoke machine money could buy and it's surprisingly good for the price! However while poking around trying to find the leak, I plugged the smoke into the fuel vapor return line going into the charcoal canister and smoke started billowing out of part of the canister. Not out of where I assumed the vent valve came out, but out of a joint where one part of the canister meets another. (You can see in the video where it's coming from)

I know you're supposed to close the evap vent solenoid before smoke testing but I don't want to spend money on a bidirectional scan tool right now to properly close it. My plan was to just see where it vents normally and plug that hole. But I'm not sure that's where the smoke is coming out since it's spewing out of a joint between two supposedly sealed pieces, and I don't know if that's due to the valve being open or an actual issue with the canister.

I am not an expert so please chastise me if I'm just being an idiot!

u/I_Finger_Guitars — 7 days ago

Help finding part local in DC/MD/VA area! (Front diff drain plug)

In desperate need of front differential drain plug part number 90341-24014. Had to mangle it to get it off because previous owner must have been a silverback gorilla or something, that fucker was TIGHT. I know, partially my fault for eviscerating it before checking availability.

All delivery options won't get here for 2 weeks, I need this part by Friday at the latest so I'm freaking out just a little bit. Even dealerships around me don't have it in stock without having to ship it in.

By any chance, does anyone in the general area happen to have one laying around? If you're not local but still have one, I will pay for fast shipping!

Sorry for tweaking, any help is appreciated!

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u/I_Finger_Guitars — 7 days ago

Got an old Snap On tool box that needs a couple drawer slides. Where can I find replacements for this mounting style?

New to owning a big boy toolbox, the slides aren't riveted or bolted in place, they have these square metal tabs that fit into square holes in the chassis with a locking tab. Two slides are busted and missing bearings.

Really just looking for plug and play drawer slide replacements but all the cheapo Amazon ones are drilled for bolts and don't have the locking tabs. I may be able to rebuild the slides but I'd rather just pay for new ones that aren't falling apart. I can't tell if the replacement ones on Snap On's website are the same mounting style, I'm guessing they may not be considering the fact that this box is probably a decade+ old.

Any advice or leads are appreciated!

Edit: it's a JH Williams toolbox that was sold by Snap On. They are a direct subsidiary. Hopefully that's ok, this sub was the best place I could find to ask about it.

u/I_Finger_Guitars — 1 month ago