I'm sorry for your loss. Tires ain't cheap, or easy to deal withwkohler wrote:I have been blessed with another totaled tire.
Is it a brand failure thing, or road hazard thing?
What did you do to your other car(s) today?
Spent 3 days and two trips to Pick and Pull fixing the drivers window that failed halfway down. Got a new motor, cool. Got it apart, not particularly easily with it being riveted in place with hardened rivets, but done. Then I find the plastic sliders broken, too late in the day so another trip to P and P. Got it together when I find out the plastic parts that attach the door panel to the door weren't attached to the panel anymore. So wait for the next day for suitable glue. This is why mechanics don't like working on older cars, a relatively easy fix isn't due to not directly related, but connected issues. Oh well, the E36 really has been quite reliable.
I am envious of your cavernous boot; I have to take a set of wheels to the shop soon and will have to put two in the trunk & two on the back seat. Man I hate that. But I guess that's another reason I keep that old quilt in the back of the wife's car.
Speaking of the wife's X5, it's still on stands in the garage, now on day 5. Tore into replacing the front left wheel bearing last Thursday evening and couldn't get the stoopid ABS sensor out of the wheel carrier, so I had to drill the sucker out. Of course that wasn't anticipated so there it sits waiting for parts. I refused to pay the ~$150 the local parts shops were demanding. I ordered new dust shields for the front also, but they won't be here until later this week, so I'll probably have to put the left one on after the hub is on, which will probably involve cutting the blasted thing to get it over the hub. I know the shield isn't necessary, but...
But I guess that's another reason I keep that old quilt in the back of the wife's car.Speaking of the wife's X5, it's still on stands in the garage, now on day 5. Tore into replacing the front left wheel bearing last Thursday evening and couldn't get the stoopid ABS sensor out of the wheel carrier, so I had to drill the sucker out. Of course that wasn't anticipated so there it sits waiting for parts. I refused to pay the ~$150 the local parts shops were demanding. I ordered new dust shields for the front also, but they won't be here until later this week, so I'll probably have to put the left one on after the hub is on, which will probably involve cutting the blasted thing to get it over the hub. I know the shield isn't necessary, but...
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No before pics in order to protect the innocent. E39 M5. About a year ago this huge German Shepherd was running back and forth across the major residential street in our neighborhood during morning rush hour. I wanted to get him out of traffic so pulled into a driveway that ended up steeper than I thought and it took out the bottom corner of the bumper making a half dollar sized hole mostly out of sight with a few long cracks along the bottom. Annoying but not really the end of the world yet.
Then about a month ago I noticed a big spider web crack front and center. Pretty obvious someone had backed into me, probably in the lot at work.
I terminated each crack by drilling a small hole. Cleaned with a wire brush. Built up the back side with plastic epoxy and reinforced with screen. Then I built up the front in layers until the cracks and holes were filled in. This was followed by lots of sanding and finally paint.
I'm sure people will cringe but I painted it with Rustoleum 2X UltraCover paint for plastic. After setting up a few days I spent this morning wet sanding and polishing.
For the most part everything worked out as planned. My biggest problem is my vision and detail work. Some little problems I simply didn't see. Or I put the paint down too thin. Or I got carried away sanding over a somewhat sharp crease. I also had a couple of little spots that were peeling due to poor prep work.
I spent maybe $40 compared to $600 I think for the M5 bumper. It's not perfect but does look better than it did. If it rains tomorrow maybe no one at TexFest will even notice.
I'll try again with a little more prep, few more layers, and maybe one of those lighted magnifying glasses and maybe it will be perfect.
This was the hole:
And this was the radiating spider webby cracks:
Then about a month ago I noticed a big spider web crack front and center. Pretty obvious someone had backed into me, probably in the lot at work.
I terminated each crack by drilling a small hole. Cleaned with a wire brush. Built up the back side with plastic epoxy and reinforced with screen. Then I built up the front in layers until the cracks and holes were filled in. This was followed by lots of sanding and finally paint.
I'm sure people will cringe but I painted it with Rustoleum 2X UltraCover paint for plastic. After setting up a few days I spent this morning wet sanding and polishing.
For the most part everything worked out as planned. My biggest problem is my vision and detail work. Some little problems I simply didn't see. Or I put the paint down too thin. Or I got carried away sanding over a somewhat sharp crease. I also had a couple of little spots that were peeling due to poor prep work.
I spent maybe $40 compared to $600 I think for the M5 bumper. It's not perfect but does look better than it did. If it rains tomorrow maybe no one at TexFest will even notice.
I'll try again with a little more prep, few more layers, and maybe one of those lighted magnifying glasses and maybe it will be perfect.This was the hole:
And this was the radiating spider webby cracks:
Rassen frassen Rat smells of gear oil and the RR is hot to touch. I suspect a frozen E brake cable. . I discovered this 20 miles from home., but drove home without incident. In fact, the hub was merely warm when I checked it. More later.
Harbor Freight float charger had the battery at 13.xx V. I have a V meter hitched to the battery to monitor how low the drops go. I plumbed depths of the radiator. !/2 full of cavitated coolant. No big deal, there is a full jug of 50/50 in the bed. The over flow tank and the buffered water temp gauge had me in a fool's paradise. It is a non pressurized overflow. Not an expansion tank as an E 28 is. This is incidental to the frozen brake issue.
Harbor Freight float charger had the battery at 13.xx V. I have a V meter hitched to the battery to monitor how low the drops go. I plumbed depths of the radiator. !/2 full of cavitated coolant. No big deal, there is a full jug of 50/50 in the bed. The over flow tank and the buffered water temp gauge had me in a fool's paradise. It is a non pressurized overflow. Not an expansion tank as an E 28 is. This is incidental to the frozen brake issue.
CDV delete on the X5. Why oh why oh why do they even bother with those stoopud things? 
The clutch works so much better without it's not even funny.
Also finished up replacing the left-front wheel bearing. Putting things together is so much more fun than taking them apart...
I guess it makes up for the pain of disassembling cruddy rusted bits.
The clutch works so much better without it's not even funny.
Also finished up replacing the left-front wheel bearing. Putting things together is so much more fun than taking them apart...
I guess it makes up for the pain of disassembling cruddy rusted bits.
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Yesterday 1st 5er got his external pump disconnected and replaced with a Brian Hogan in-tank pump housing and a Tre-340 pump.
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Had to roll down the X5's driver's window to open the door from the inside again; the plastic bit on the door latch mechanism that braces against the pull of the inside handle's Bowden cable broke last week, and my Gorilla Glue & zip tie kludge didn't hold very long. Sigh. More plastic failures.
One broken plastic bit on an otherwise healthy door latch necessitates its replacement. $165.
One broken plastic bit on an otherwise healthy door latch necessitates its replacement. $165.
Hi Ho Silver....AAAAAAA-WWWWWWWWWAAAAAYYYYYYYY
Got a speed citation on re-entry...should have seen me 5 miles before 
I believe the cost averages about .03 cents per mile over the last ten or so years.
I believe the cost averages about .03 cents per mile over the last ten or so years.
Drove the e30 the other day. Washed it, filled it with gas. It thanked me by spitting the IS lip off at the entry to the supply house.
Good thing its rubber. It got pulled off and run over and all it has is a couple scratches.
Only broke one clip, so 5 minutes later it was back on.
Even though its just a 318i/5 sedan, that thing is fun!
It has recently occurred to me that my e34 is more of an e30 than my e30 is. Big stereo, stickers, lowered, spraypaint, wheels, etc...
Good thing its rubber. It got pulled off and run over and all it has is a couple scratches.
Only broke one clip, so 5 minutes later it was back on.
Even though its just a 318i/5 sedan, that thing is fun!
It has recently occurred to me that my e34 is more of an e30 than my e30 is. Big stereo, stickers, lowered, spraypaint, wheels, etc...
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Failed repair on the DD 740i. 4" nail puncture patch succeeded to reveal a leak where rim meets tire.
Let wifey take the e31 on a 1hr trip from cville to Richmond. Garage smells like fuel now and preliminary inspection shows a wet gas tank area.
Fortunately, the 91 ford ranger that hasn't been started in more than two months was up for the task today without drama.
Let wifey take the e31 on a 1hr trip from cville to Richmond. Garage smells like fuel now and preliminary inspection shows a wet gas tank area.
Fortunately, the 91 ford ranger that hasn't been started in more than two months was up for the task today without drama.
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Pushed the E12 out of the garage on Friday to clean and sort out a no start condition. Saw some seats for the E30 that I needed to swap in, so I laid out the seats and all of the tools involved. Walked past all of the tools laid out for the E12 and E30 to go and get the mail when some neighbors rode up in a golf cart exclaiming that an old friend is back in town and I must come quaff beer and shoot some pool. I explain the urgency needed to get back to my important work as I ride off down the road on the back of a golf cart.
The M5 lost it's clutch pedal driving to work. Happy. Happy. Joy. Fun. No leaks that I could tell in the parking lot at night. I see a new master cylinder(and/or maybe slave cylinder) in my future.
The Hella E36 has a blown strut.
And today Cindy told me the truck's steering "felt funny" and was clicking.
Hopefully this only comes in threes.
That is all.
The Hella E36 has a blown strut.
And today Cindy told me the truck's steering "felt funny" and was clicking.
Hopefully this only comes in threes.
That is all.