Recent content by mike_nofx

Im pretty certain the centre driveshaft bearing/rubber in my SS wagon is worn, but thought I'd just double check with you guys on here. There has been a slight vibration at speeds above 120km/h so I decided to have a look at the centre bearing. It has quite a lot of movement when I pry the...

Here’s a little trick I did which made my wiper blades work like new again. I just slid out the rubber blade, then reinserted it the other way around. Works amazing now. Previously it wasn’t wiping in the centre section. Good temporary fix anyway.

As a temporary fix I put some thumbtacks along the very front edge (near windscreen). Found tacks a similar colour to the lining and you don’t even see them that far forward. Adhesive won’t work as the foam will all be falling apart behind the lining.

According to the King Springs catalogue, if you wanted to evenly lower a V8 Wagon the front KHFL-150SL is usually paired with the KHRL-152HD rears, which lowers the car by around 20+mm lower than FE2. Called “lowered” by King Springs. But since you have KHRL-152SSLHD rear “Ultra Low” they...

Ok a bit of a thread dig sorry... I’m in the same boat as the OP here. There seems to be contradicting advice here. It’s stated that to lower a wagon evenly you need to lower the rear more than the front, since they sit arse up from factory. BUT people fit SL in the rear and SSL in the...

Have seen VY rims advertised as fitting VE, but generally come with wheel spacers 8mm or so. I’m guessing wheel offset is different VY to VE also?

So just a check engine light? But does it also not start? Or does it have issues starting? I have a mate who is getting intermittent starting issues, like it’s starved of fuel but eventually starts. We’re fhinking fuel pump. Was yours like this at all?

Is it coming from the fan when set to the window demist setting? Maybe foam seal from the vents?

Yep that’s it! I just checked and I had them in right way round. I must have realised at the time there were inner and outer but just totally forgot. For anyone else concerned they may have installed them wrong way round, you can easily look through your rim at the caliper and pad and see two...

Hmm ok I’ll have to check this too then. I’m sure when replacing them I would have checked if there was inner and outer but now I’m second guessing myself. What are the differences and which pad goes inner and which goes outer?

I could be wrong, but from memory I thought front pads were the same inner and outer on the VE?

Same thing has happened to me. My rotors had a very light skim machined off but not a proper full machine because the machinist didn’t want to take them undersized. I’d rather he didn’t machine them all, but he did and he charged me (reduced rate) so I fit them and it has just a very slight...

I occasionally hear this noise also. What a jerk Captain Commodore is.

Where are you located and who did the tune?

Does anyone with the dodgy racks have a picture of how they secure to the roof? I have Holden racks and they seem quite solid to me like theyd not come off too easily.