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18mm and they are torqued to I believe 147ft pounds. don't quote me on that though. however if your just changing pads , the caliper slide pin bolt are much smaller , 13 or 14 mm , i don't recall. not near as tight , don't forget the anti-seize when you go back together.

Nice shop Mike ! Right now I would settle for a front cover that wasn't cracked ! my 7cz C16 cover cracked just outside the fuel pump and is dumping about a gallon every 5000 miles. anyway , Have a Happy Thanksgiving !!!

Mix atf and acetone about 50-50 and let sit in the cylinders for a day or so . the atf will be carried in by the wicking affect of the acetone. works the best out of anything Ive tried.

Thanks, i'll try that

Yup , replaced the solenoid with the upgraded borgwarner and a new transducer. went ahead and ordered the gm style solenoid,transducer ,tc solenoids and wiring harness . plan on putting that in next week, just trying to figure out what I,m missing. Thanks for taking time Cerberusiam.

I am having shifting problems with this 48re . it has been starting off in 3rd gear most of the time since I installed a bd valve body. now that the temps have dropped below 35* it will shift normally until the trans fluid warms up then its back starting in 3rd. It seems to be my luck, I try to...

I am running Nitto terra grapplers in 285/70r/17 with 30,000 miles on them. I had to replace 1 last monday because of a piece of steel into the sidewall, I didn't measue the difference with a gauge but by judging with my fingers only about a 1/8 " of wear. In other words I am Very happy with...

I am running the CAT ELC in my Cat powered big truck, Cat recommends 300,000 then add an additive and go another 300,000 . This winter I plan on changing my ctd over to Cat ELC. I use the concentrait with distilled water. Most heavy truck part suppliers have it at a little less than $20 a...

I am running the 180 gates from Geno,s , I live in Texas and went through 115* this summer with no problems.

Hello all ! can anyone direct me to the ground connections for the trans controls. I have checked both batteries and the grounds near them. but are there other ground connections for the trans ? Thanks in advance.

I have the Spyntec on a srw 3500 , bought the kit from Solid axle industries for $1550, excellent craftsmanship have seen about 1 mpg improvment and yes 2 wheel low is VERY handy. They do stick out a little farther than the other kits but for me the cost and quality were more important factors.

just my 2 cents , but I figure $500 is cheaper than $6000 for a new engine. lucky you found it instead of it dumping all the oil at highway speeds ! I'm a big fan of powdercoating parts . anyway ,good luck to you.

Hello all, This trans is giving me fits, it has no codes showing,governor solenoid and pressure transducer replaced, the problem is about 75% of the time it will start off in third gear shifts to fourth then tc lock up, the other 25% it will start in first ,shift to 2nd and on up like it...

on the passenger side of the head where the upper hose connects, follow the outlet elbow back, remove the three bolt securing said elbow , thermostat with its seal is right there

Mine were also seized in the knucle. I was able to reinstall two of the bearing to knucle bolt part way and useing my 18mm socket and a short extension, turn the steering until the extension bottoms out on the axle , and with the engine running, used the steering to press them out. total time to...