What have you done to your truck this week.

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by Boog

The wife noticed the rear view mirror in our 06 Gmc was hanging by the wires. All the heat I guess had made the glue fail. I found a Permatex mirror adhesive kit at the store so I bought it. Cleaned it real good and followed directions. It said in 30 to 45 minutes it should be good. I waited near an hour with it sitting right in the hot sun then started to remount the mirror and the mount snapped right off the windshield. So I repeated it and left it sit all day and night. I put it back on this morning. So far I am not impressed with this Permatex product.

Might almost be better to install the button with 3M VHB tape like the side moldings and nameplates on most vehicles now

[Boog]

That mirror must weigh a pound or two and a glass shop installed that windshield about 3 years ago and it was their mirror adhesive that gave way. I expected their glue to be better than some aftermarket one. Guess not.

[hatzie]

The stuff I've seen in the last decade or so seems to bond poorly at best. Basically they're all darn poor excuses IMHO.
Here's an article about three of the bigger name brands.
https://www.thedrive.com/reviews/285...w-mirror-glues

.

[Hotcorner]

Front hubs/bearings, rotors, pads on my 2500HD. Big ass torque wrench required for the caliper bracket bolts.

[hatzie]

221ft lbs on those caliper to spindle bolts is no joke.

I'm going to be doing pads and rotors before the end of the summer. How obstructed is access to those bolts and the caliper bolts?

I have an Astro 1894 and the 1822 Stubby so removal isn't awful as long as I have access.

[Hotcorner]

Originally Posted by hatzie

221ft lbs on those caliper to spindle bolts is no joke.

I'm going to be doing pads and rotors before the end of the summer. How obstructed is access to those bolts and the caliper bolts?

I have an Astro 1894 and the 1822 Stubby so removal isn't awful as long as I have access.

Dang, sorry I missed this.

My advice to everyone doing this is to put jackstands under both sides and take both wheels off so you can turn the steering wheel to expose the calipers to wrench on them with the steering wheel turned, rather than having the wheels pointed straight. Turning the wheels to full lock with only one side on a jackstand and the other with the tire on the ground is super sketchy and dangerous IMO.

[Boog]

On the '03 Tahoe we put front brake pads on Sunday. Checked for any codes. Cleared to go. Tuesday light rain, used the wipers, then they would not shut off. I had 'em turn the key off when the wipers were in the down position then yank the fuse. Put the fuse back in later. All fixed! Nope, it will do it again.
Bad relay or worn out motor?

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by Boog

On the '03 Tahoe we put front brake pads on Sunday. Checked for any codes. Cleared to go. Tuesday light rain, used the wipers, then they would not shut off. I had 'em turn the key off when the wipers were in the down position then yank the fuse. Put the fuse back in later. All fixed! Nope, it will do it again.
Bad relay or worn out motor?

That sounds like a failed or failing pulse board inside the motor cover. You can get replacement boards. I like to try my hand at fixing dead controllers. If it turns out to be an ASIC or a programmable chip then I'm screwed. Otherwise. Failed solder joints can be touched up with 60:40 electronics solder. Discretes like relays, diodes, transistors, and capacitors can be replaced if you can find a source. Sourcing some PCB mount relays can get a little dicey the rest are usually out there.

[Boog]

I found a pulse board for $80. I can get a whole reman'd wiper motor for $135.
Considering the age, I think I'd replace the whole thing when it happens again.

[lok-dawg]

Replaced waterpump and thermostat on '02 Tahoe. Bought the cheapest O'Reilly's parts and used Supertech Dexcool so you know it's good.