Recent Content by BDeBoer

Anyone out there have any experience with odd noises coming from their NV4500’s? I’ve got a rhythmic chatter/grinding noise that just developed and is getting progressively worse in the last 500-1000 miles. At first, it was exclusively in 5th, and only when the clutch was engaged, both on and...

Okay, I've got a weird one for all of you. I, like many others, have experienced some issues with brake life on my truck (see below for truck details). At the recommendation of a friend who used to work as a fleet mechanic on ambulances, I installed Powerstop cross-drilled rotors and matching...

Okay, so with 80K miles on my truck, it's time to freshen up the front end with a new track bar and tie rod end at the pitman arm. One minor problem. After 4 winters of traveling New England and Quebec's (read salty) roads, the tie rod end is frozen into the pitman arm. I've beat it about as...