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Forum: C5 General
08-29-2020, 05:41 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,342
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Just got my second set

Well today I retired my first set of Conti's. They were great and lasted forever. I haven't driven it much for the last two years so they probably would have been replaced in 2019.

Went back to...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-24-2020, 10:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,564
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Finished it up, did some cleaning and wrestled it...

Finished it up, did some cleaning and wrestled it all back together. If you do this, it's handy to have a vice to torque the hub torx bolts down. Before and after.......
Forum: C5 Tech
08-23-2020, 07:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,564
Posted By 03WhiteConv

I pulled the hub. Not a bad job at all. I...

I pulled the hub. Not a bad job at all. I deviated a bit from most of the directions and popped the top ball joint out first by jacking the suspension way up and prying up with a flat bar. Then I was...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-23-2020, 03:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,564
Posted By 03WhiteConv

The whole thing, nut and stud were moving...

The whole thing, nut and stud were moving together for sure. I marked the lug with a sharpie and turned it and the mark moved.

Hubs run about 120 bucks for an AC Delco. By the time I get this...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-23-2020, 02:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,564
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Bam!​​ It just turned right off. ...

Bam!​​ It just turned right off.
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Any hub...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-23-2020, 02:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,564
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Here is where I am at. I cut away the cover to...

Here is where I am at. I cut away the cover to see what was inside....
Forum: C5 Tech
08-22-2020, 07:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,564
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Lug nut won't come off!!

I have one lug on a rear wheel that won't come off. I just put these back on, hand threaded and torqued to 110 ft lbs. When I try to remove it it just spins.

Any ideas on how to get it off...
Forum: C5 Tech
08-18-2020, 10:10 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 5,120
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Wow! :ack: Glad you found it! Now the real...

Wow! :ack:

Glad you found it! Now the real work begins, good luck and let us know how it turns out.
Forum: Paint/Body
07-27-2020, 07:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,214
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Thanks Dave, I looked around and found that...

Thanks Dave,

I looked around and found that polyester won't stick well to smc so I found this epoxy that looks like it might work. Is this what you were talking about?
...
Forum: Paint/Body
07-25-2020, 10:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,214
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Bump to the top.

Bump to the top.
Forum: C5 Tech
07-25-2020, 10:13 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

So I buttoned this up today and there are a few...

So I buttoned this up today and there are a few lessons here that I'll pass on.

IF you open up the solenoid to the vacuum system, make sure when you put it together to be careful that all of the...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-20-2020, 09:25 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Not so fast!

Well I was planning my victory lap on this project....
Got the part in today from eBay it was a snap to install, fired it up and the thing was clearly not indexed. Ran through all of the normal...
Forum: C5 Parts for Sale/Wanted
07-19-2020, 10:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,201
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Disregard...I found what I needed

Disregard...I found what I needed
Forum: Paint/Body
07-19-2020, 05:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,214
Posted By 03WhiteConv

SMC repair

Minor smc repair on hood edge. Here is a pic.

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Forum: C5 General
07-17-2020, 03:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,729
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Here are the two sides back together. I put some...

Here are the two sides back together. I put some shrinkwrap on the nail I used for the other side to tighten up that new post and epoxied it into the hole from the backside.
...
Forum: C5 General
07-17-2020, 01:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,729
Posted By 03WhiteConv

What I noticed, and read about on the metal...

What I noticed, and read about on the metal mount, is that there is a plastic bushing the goes in between the peg and the hole. My bushing had disintegrated. I used some sheet ABS and epoxied a new...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-16-2020, 10:28 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 5,120
Posted By 03WhiteConv

When I bought my 03 intended up misfiring and I...

When I bought my 03 intended up misfiring and I ran down a lot of these paths to try and fix it. In the end I had a plugged catalytic converter on the side that was misfiring.

Do a pressure test...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-16-2020, 05:29 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Thanks Bill, ​​​​​​I happened across one in...

Thanks Bill,

​​​​​​I happened across one in a box of odd parts on eBay. The seller was willing to separate and it's on the way. I also found some on a site in Canada and I ordered some backups....
Forum: C5 Tech
07-14-2020, 07:17 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

That's where I would start. You can just reach...

That's where I would start. You can just reach under and pull the vac lines off all at once. The blue and brown route to the driver's side of the air box, red and yellow go to the passenger side of...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-12-2020, 01:03 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Thinking about your issue, when your HVAC is off,...

Thinking about your issue, when your HVAC is off, all of the colored vac lines would be sealed and trying to hold vacuum. Then when you turn on the HVAC, the controller will actuate one or more vac...
Forum: C5 Vendor for Sale
07-12-2020, 10:25 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 217
Posted By 03WhiteConv

HVAC vacuum actuators

Any vendors for the vacuum actuators in the HVAC system?
These are the ones and they are all discontinued. They seem to be used on lots of gm vehicles, hard to believe no one has started producing...
Forum: C5 Parts for Sale/Wanted
07-11-2020, 02:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,201
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Do you still have the HVAC control box?

Do you still have the HVAC control box?
Forum: C5 Tech
07-11-2020, 02:21 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Not sure that part can be had... Found this...

Not sure that part can be had...
Found this site but all of these vac diaphragms are discontinued. 😲...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-11-2020, 01:51 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 82,800
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Eureka! Tested the vac lines after I pulled them...

Eureka! Tested the vac lines after I pulled them all the way out....should have tested first. All of the lines were fine but I'll post that procedure anyway and then show you what I found.
...
Forum: C5 Tech
07-10-2020, 07:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 467
Posted By 03WhiteConv

Correct, the vacuum actuators control all of...

Correct, the vacuum actuators control all of that. This is the thread you need.
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