INSIDE CHAD REED’s FACTORY JGR/SUZUKI RMZ450 | Clutch Master Cylinder

Maybe they should mandate that we carry yellow vests in our cars. That way, when we come to our senses and rise up against them, we’ll be able to recognize likeminded individuals.

(4) Kawasaki KX450. The KX450 shares the basic Showa forks with Honda and Suzuki, but it is a much plusher fork than the other two. The spring rates on all three are 5.0 N/m, but the KX450 feels suppler because the fork oil height is lower. The KX450 forks are forgiving over small bumps but way too soft in the big stuff. The compression and rebound can help, but they are not a cure-all, as the soft forks make the balance of the bike feel off. Our simplest fix was to run one stock 5.0 N/m spring with one optional 5.2 N/m spring to make a hybrid 5.1 N/m spring that helped the forks ride higher in the stroke and balance out the chassis. There was still a bit of harshness in the middle of the stroke that we couldn’t iron out. 

The rear axle issue has affected 2014-2015 Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. GM/ Chevy did recall the vehicles that had issues. The problem occurred when the rear axle cross pins were not attached correctly and could cause the rear axle to stop and freeze causing a possible crash. The rear axles job is to turn the driveshaft that gives rotational force making the car move. According to Auto Blog, the company expanded the recall and added more pickup trucks, and cars to the list. Chevy told vehicle owners to bring their cars into the dealer so that could replace the pin at Chevy’s expense.

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Since the work has been done up front, there are no additional emissions tests required once the construction is complete. This approach also ensures the engine and aftertreatment system work together and last over the life of the vessel. Under the Scheme A approach, the order process is unchanged for the customer using a local Cummins distributor as a single point of contact for the IMO Tier 3 system.

A while ago, Jalopnik readers advised me to thin my herd of junkers. When I didn’t heed that advice, it bit me in the ass, leaving me stranded. Now I’m finally doing it: I’m selling two of my cars. But first, I have to do a couple of quick fixes. Here’s how I did the clutch master cylinder on the world’s most unreliable Honda.

I put a set of winter tires on wheels on a 2015 Fiesta ST without the TPMS. It takes 20 miles for the system to know it is not getting proper signals – a totally useless system.

An odd thing occurred when at cruise. The rpm would occasionally spike very high for literally a microsecond. Candia said he’s seen this before and installed a shielded rpm sensor cable to help prevent its reoccurrence.

As for the demeaning: “Get these awful poor people and their cheap/old cars off the roads and away from my precious children!!!” post. In Ontario we have strict regulations regarding vehicle safety inspections and police officers regularly pull unsafe vehicles off the road. And for a very good reason, if your vehicle is unsafe, it is putting everyone else on the road in danger. Much like driving impaired.

Where there isn’t a camera or sensors is at the front of the truck, so a set of front-mounted sensors would be just gravy. Here’s to hoping the incoming Colorado refresh – expected for the 2020 model year – delivers.

Regarding airbags, I wish that rather than mandating airbags, the gov’t had mandated protection standards and let the engineers figure out how to meet those. I might rather have more protective seat belt systems than airbags.

I guess, there also will be no movies when someone runs over someone else. Because cars wouldn’t allow it!