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    squeaking/moaning while breaking

    theyre new :-\ maybe 1500 miles/6 months on em
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    squeaking/moaning while breaking

    recently ive been getting a squeaking or moaning in my right wheel when i slow down to a stop. not everytime, but pretty often. also, when slowing down from a high speed, i get a thump thump thump, almost like a low tire. any thoughts on what this could be? checked the break shoes in the...
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    borg warner wires (good)

    just got a set of wires, borg warner for my 88. work *great*. idle is still alittle funky, and i have an occasional miss at idle, but im sure thats the cap. theyre a vast improvement over the suckers that were on there, motorcraft i think? definate recommendation.
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    t5 removal/replacement

    how hard is this to do? my trans finally went. clutch went limp today, check and the linkage appears to be pulling the level on the tranny, so i guess thats it. needed one anyway. but how difficult is it to drop one and replace it, other then obvious tools and a 2 ton jack/jackstands, what do...
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    is this a sway bar?

    rough measurement reads 1 1/2" for rear and about 1" for front
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    Im selling my car....

    no no. alarm stickers dont do it. get a big AUDIOBAHN sticker, and like, ALPINE maybe. you also need a whole assload of MOMO stuff screwed, taped or glued to the interior. 100+hp, easy.
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    Im selling my car....

    i think ill sell my 88 and get a 92 civic, some stickers, and a momo shifter knob/ebrake handle combo. i challenge everyone in this board to beat me. stickers make me go faaassttt.
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    is this a sway bar?

    in the spirit of curiousity, can someone post a picture of a front and rear sway bar on our cars? preferably stock front, because mine doesnt look as puny as everyone describes. and id be interested to know if it was upgraded.
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    is this a sway bar?

    hah, positive i dont have a 5.0. vin checks out as a 4cyl too, thought maybe previous owner pulled a 5.0 out. the guy said he wanted to drop a 5.0 in though, perhaps he threw it on expecting to do the swap?
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    is this a sway bar?

    there is a bar running parallel with my rear end in the back. looks like its bent to give a little, kind of crooked sucker. cant get a pic right now, but is this a sway bar? i didnt think we had them in the back. on the 2.3s anywho.
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    many thanks, i just got done and am about to drop it off the jack and take it for a test drive. it was a *bitch* finding lugs to fit though. finally replaced my long ones with shorter ones, but they seem to fit O.K. just a note, it was alot easier tightening that sucker down with the...
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    awesome guys. thanks for the advice, i was fine checking the lugs periodically throughout the route. however, i got slammed with 6-7 inches of snow and that slowed things down a bit. why didn't you warn me? :-P anyway. im going to napa this morning as advised and im fairly sure i didnt bend...
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    all that and pep boys sold me the wrong damn studs. i slide it in and it fits all sloppy, the little grooved part isnt as wide as the stock ones. man am i pissed. i need my car for my route tonight and im sure everyplace is closed. 7pm on a sunday. what a day. :(
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    yeah i realized after i posted that it was there. my mistake ;) youve helped me out a bunch of times with stuff on here, whether you realize it or not, and your site has gotten me out of a bunch of jams. just want to thank you while i have your attention, for the site/the responses/the...
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    ps im attempting to do this without screwing with tthe drum brakes, i did once, and it was a bitch to fix.
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    alrighty. the thing that has the studs coming through it. i hit one of the problem studs with a hammer once, and it didnt move really, but it appears the "plate" (thiing that the studs come through, flange?) bent ever so slightly.
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    i attempted to hammer out one of the studs and it appears the plate bent slightly. whats up?
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    going to attempt this with a breaker bar, wish me luck
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    what do the studs attach to?
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    screwed up stud on rear drum

    if only i had wired my compressor up