Recent content by Indybp57

I went with the Bilstein cartridges on the front of my Trailblazer and had a heck of a time getting the clamp spread wide enough to get the old cartridge out. I could get it loose but had trouble driving it past the ridge where the clamp bolt nestled against the groove in the cartridge...

Rule of thumb is 10-15% of the total trailer weight should be on the tongue. For his 3500# trailer that is at least 350#. My Trailblazer (ext) is rated for 400#s with no wdh, or 500# with wdh. I assume his is in the same ballpark. I wouldn't even consider going no wdh. What you can do and...

I use an EZ Hitch on our Trailblazer pulling a 4000# travel trailer. It has the sway control built in so no additional friction bar is needed. It was pretty easy to set up. Every model WDH is rated for a certain load range. Find one that matches the weight of your trailer. The airlift bags...

There really shouldn't be any resistance to compressing the piston, especially with the bleeder open. It must be jammed for some reason. You are using a c-clamp? You didn't get compress it on one side and get it cock-eyed in the caliper? I always clean off the boots before compressing so I...

I believe there is a pressure switch that prevents the clutch from engaging if you've lost too much freon. I'm assuming dye was put into it so you would notice if it was leaking.

That sucks. Did you lose your charge again or is it something else?

I have purchased a couple Duralast hubs for my Olds van in the past, and I got about 25K out of both. If you are going to that much trouble spend a few extra bucks. My last purchase was Timken and so far so good. BTW, every time I have guessed which hub was making noise I guessed wrong, so I...

All's well that ends well. Got the new flexible lines from autocoolingsolutions and got them installed. It was somewhat tedious routing the large diameter line around the fuel tank and over the rear axle but all-in-all not that big of a deal. Payed special attention to avoid pinch and...

My lines look questionable in multiple areas. Couldn't see splicing one leak only to have another a month from now. Just ordered the complete kit.

That's what I ordered.

Well after much dithering I ordered the full length replacement hoses. We really like our TB and plan on keeping it a few years so I hated to start skimping on repairs already. So we'll see how it goes.

Anyone had any experience with these guys? http://www.streetrodguys.com/component/page,shop.browse/category_id,33/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,1/

Did you come up with a good solution for this? I have the same problem on my '05.

Just discovered I have a freon leak in one of the pipes to the rear A/C on my '05 EXT Trailblazer. It is right above the fuel tank. I looked for previous posts and found someone had heard there are now flexible replacement hoses available as an alternative to seperating the body from the frame...

Remove the brake rotor, caliper, and caliper mounting bracket. You do not have to remove the hub itself. Turning the steering wheel one way or the other will give you pretty easy access. Remove the sensor, clean away all the rust, and make sure the sensor mounting plate is nice and flat...