What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[George B]

Front brakes pads and rotors. Should be a simple job. Then life punches you in the diggler for no reason.

Driver's side caliper boots didn't want to fold up properly when pressing them back, so that was a fun time.

Then the passenger side rotor bolt decides to be frozen & strip.

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It's funny how an hour can turn into two.

I rebought Raybestos Element3 pads/rotors from RockAuto. I will say, I was happy with the braking performance throughout the 2+ years of service, and especially how the rotors didn't rust, so whatever that light paint/coating is that they cover the rotors in is pretty good against road salt/brine spray.

One thing they don’t like is stopping from 100+ mph. I warped my rears.

 

[George B]

For those I use one of these, actually the older version, you just smack it with a hammer and it "hopefully" breaks it loose. always has worked for me
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An indispensable tool!

 

[Charlie207]

One thing they don’t like is stopping from 100+ mph. I warped my rears.

Apparently rotors don't warp. O, at least that's what I've heard right before big internet arguments.

 

[George B]

Apparently rotors don't warp. O, at least that's what I've heard right before big internet arguments.

I have turned a lot of warped rotors my day!

 

[salisburyv]

well... I was just cruising lol, windows down, music blasting, NOT paying attention and there was was in my mirror, not sure where he came from he wasn't using radar and he wasn't marked on Waze I think he was sitting on a onramp 2 exit's back because that's the only place he could have been and is where they sometimes sit doing paperwork.
He was a little excited, gave me a follow my finger sobriety test after I told him I haven't had a drink in over 25 years.
I didn't think I was going that fast at first, then he said I was doing 110+ and pulling away from him

$fine will probably be around $300-350 after it is all said and done, I will just add it to my collection of tickets

he has radar check marked on there but it wasn't on unless my V1 has suddenly bit the dust

i challenge every ticket. i win about 80%. i like to recall as much as possible. when you question the radar, you can feel free to point out you have a good detector, do for that fact alone his story doesn't make sense, because if he was anywhere near you , you would've known

 

[Doubeleive]

i challenge every ticket. i win about 80%. i like to recall as much as possible. when you question the radar, you can feel free to point out you have a good detector, do for that fact alone his story doesn't make sense, because if he was anywhere near you , you would've known

he got me, I can't deny that and apparently they are targeting that area because I have seen 4 cars pulled over in the exact same spot since then, basically each time I drive thru there. I need to slow down anyway for the time being.
just drove 4 hours, 2 of them thru tight twisty hairpin turn 2 lane roads, that was fun. You can only go so fast thru those unless it's a closed course. People just pull over and let me by

 

[PG01]

Took it out to get beer. @PG01 pic of projector cut off for you. And waxed hood with Turtle Wax 2 coats. Cleaned windows inside and out.

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Looks like the dash is the 1970-80’s GM interior ‘red’ or as I always saw it as maroon….

 

[gooffeyguy]

People just pull over and let me by

Better then having you ride their ass, lol

 

[PG01]

Apparently rotors don't warp. O, at least that's what I've heard right before big internet arguments.

I’ve heard that too….lol

 

[89Suburban]

Looks like the dash is the 1970-80’s GM interior ‘red’ or as I always saw it as maroon….

That's the neon KUNDA lights shining on it.

 

[Doubeleive]

Better then having you ride their ass, lol

ya, every once in a while someone will try to speed up but then there is that challenge, if they are doing a good clip I will back off but will still pass as soon as I see a opening.
I caught up to a highway patrol once before and he was doing to a pretty decent pace, I wasn't riding his ass but I was pacing him and he kept turning his radar power up and down, lol I was like dude what are you doing? I'm going same speed as you are

 

[gooffeyguy]

ya, every once in a while someone will try to speed up but then there is that challenge, if they are doing a good clip I will back off but will still pass as soon as I see a opening.
I caught up to a highway patrol once before and he was doing to a pretty decent pace, I wasn't riding his ass but I was pacing him and he kept turning his radar power up and down, lol I was like dude what are you doing? I'm going same speed as you are

You were probably picking up his front radar. X and K band moving radar shoots out to stationary objects to get a baseline speed of how fast the patrol vehicle is moving. Then it uses that to calculate how fast the moving "target" is going

 

[Doubeleive]

You were probably picking up his front radar. X and K band moving radar shoots out to stationary objects to get a baseline speed of how fast the patrol vehicle is moving. Then it uses that to calculate how fast the moving "target" is going

this was KA, they stopped using x/k here years ago, although the next town up is cheap there city pd still used k band at least up until about 10 years ago
I think it was more possible he was switching front and rear on/off and my detector was picking it up as such. that's just my guess

 

[m1dn]

Was shopping across the border in Detroit area, started smokin from coolant dropping onto exhaust.

Autozone was right on the corner and had new hose, so 10min later back on road.
That plastic design on these looks horrible

 

[Doubeleive]

Was shopping across the border in Detroit area, started smokin from coolant dropping onto exhaust.

Autozone was right on the corner and had new hose, so 10min later back on road.
That plastic design on these looks horrible

yep, after about 10 years these are prone to break at any moment. I replaced mine at about 7 years to hopefully avoid this issue
if you bought the Dorman, no telling if it will last as long or not.

 

[gooffeyguy]

this was KA, they stopped using x/k here years ago, although the next town up is cheap there city pd still used k band at least up until about 10 years ago
I think it was more possible he was switching front and rear on/off and my detector was picking it up as such. that's just my guess

KA, K, Whatever, same principle for all moving radar. I just meant "not laser" lol

The radar unit needs to know how fast the car it's mounted in is going in order to calculate another cars speed

 

[Doubeleive]

there is a Chilton hardback 2008 shop service manual listed on ebay VOL 1 only
should be applicable for 07/08/09. they made some changes in 2010
it's only $25

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[Doubeleive]

KA, K, Whatever, same principle, I just meant "not laser" lol

so the KA units do not receive vehicle speed data from a hardwired source?
seems like if it was self-determining vehicle speed that it would make it happen consistently, but this was very random
also the thousands of other times I have been in front of or behind ka it's only happened a few times
I really don't know how it works, just guessing there is a way for the sensitivity to be adjusted based on traffic congestion or very few cars on the road

 

[avalonandl]

The KSeal radiator leak stop seems to have worked. No more having to add to the coolant.

 

[Doubeleive]

Put new brakes on the wife's 16, figured I would grease up mine while I had everything out, hopefully this will take care of a little squeal I get sometimes but I think it's just inherent to these baer erradi-speed