2002 Yukon, 140k miles, Fixing up over time

[07Burb]

Feel free to post vids of storm chasing adventures! I love that kind of stuff but never had a vehicle that I wanted to let take the beating

 

[jomulk56]

Haha some 'spending freeze' you're on! Sounds about like mine...got a new windshield and water pump this week.

 

[tgui]

Haha some 'spending freeze' you're on! Sounds about like mine...got a new windshield and water pump this week.

Heh, I pay off the main credit card every month. As long as I don't put the savings in danger I'm ok with splurging. I haven't really spent shit on myself for some time.... well... the ISF is paid off and that was a chunk of change.. wait you're not my wife and I don't owe you an explanation!

I'm up late with a big beer in hand because I just finished a quickish detail of the Yukon. I had to hold back because first the Yukon has a shit ton of surface area compared to my other cars and second, its a truck destined for big storms and hail and far from a show car.

Sooooo...


First I clay bar'ed:

Then I used my 10 year old random orbital thingie to polish:

Because I'm willing to experiment on the Yukon I gave this a shot.

Turns out it took 2 entire passes of the body to go from this:

To this:

Not perfect but much better. I had some lighter polish to follow but since I was on day 2 I decided to use my usual sealant. Its not the shiniest but on my 2 other black cars, holds up great over time compared to caranuba wax.

And I expect the bitches to be like this driving the polished blue turd to work tomorrow:

Oh and here is my garage buddy we adopted 9mo ago. A smart ass manx that learned to open our doors the second day here. She often provides feedback on my progress. No, I don't have kids.

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Truck is coming out nice man. Funny how Amazon mysteriously ships parts to you..

BTW, I dig your wheels.

 

[tgui]

It was hard to get a good picture this morning but everything came out good enough. Still some scratches, scrapes and dings but better than before.

 

[jomulk56]

Well if you get bored you can load up and come detail mine anytime.


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[tgui]

Well if you get bored you can load up and come detail mine anytime.


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nope.




I think the suspension and whatnot are all buttoned up now. I put on the new wheel bearing assemblies and sway bars yesterday. It took me 5 hours taking my time.


If ever someone wants to pull their assemblies, for the love of god get the right tools. I heard horror stories of this job from people taking days, using hammers and penetrating fluid. Get a proper hub puller and a 10lb slide hammer!!!

Two whacks on the drivers side and everything fell apart. The passenger side was totally rusted up and took 10 whacks.

All this rust seals the assemblies in tight.

Cleaned up with dremmel wire brush attachment. And afterwards I used antiseize and a ton of grease all over to keep it from sticking in the future and to stave off future rust.

Timken VS stock. They seemed well designed and very hefty!

Everythiing with the sway bar. I didn't take a comparison pic with the sway bar but the Eibachs were MUCH heavier and thicker for both front and rear bars.

Results? No more loud bearings!! As for the sway bars, holy crap what a difference!! The truck used to wallow about and float through turns. It never felt planted or connected even in straight lines. I know I come from a line of tight sports cars but I just hated the way the truck felt. WOW is all I can say. GM should have delivered these trucks with similar sway bars!! When testing I was able to kick the rear end out through a turn. Very fun and I'm very happy.

 

[tgui]

The front driveshaft rattles at about 1.5K RPM. I can shake it a tad. It appears the u joints are toast.


Got some replacements coming. $44 to the door for everything. No more big purchases for a while as I have plenty of little things to keep me busy.

Heavy duty AC Delco non greasing.

 

[tgui]

I know some of my posts are mundane but I hope this thread will be useful if I choose to sell in the future. That or a helpful warning to others to just fix problems as they occur!!

Tonight was a small interior job. The rear cup holder clip was broken so the cup holder would flop about. It took an hour to get the replacement in and done.

The kicker??!?!!

THIS LITTLE CLIP COSTS $25.00!!!! Mother EFFER!!!

Even better it appears a big gulp of coke exploded in the car. Its EVERYWHERE. Anytime I remove an interior panel I have to clean up a sticky mess.

 

[tgui]

More boring updates.

Fixed the steering clunk for a short amount of time. I used a grease gun with some thick royal purple stuff.

Tie down the wheel.

15mm bolt removed, clip in tube removed and grease gun up the nether regions.

Also I fixed my broken mirror switch. It would work only in some directions. The part isnt serviceable supposedly but is easy to take apart. Once done clean the contact points. I went as far as scratching up with sand paper lightly.

 

[Leedogg]

cool- chipping away quite nicely!

 

[tgui]

cool- chipping away quite nicely!

Thanks!

Its a game of fix one problem then notice another. Like I noticed the hood mounted light needs a new bulb.

FWIW I need to clean out the mirror switch more. All directions but one work now. Before 0 worked.

 

[tgui]

I had to rebuild the front drive shaft. I was getting a nasty vibration at 1.2k ish RPM. What a pain in the ass. I had to do it two times over. I even managed to destroy a Moog u joint with a dropped needle bearing in the cap. I over torqued and shot that cap across the garage. Having to melt the OG poly u joints were a pain too. I used a propane torch.

I bent this. Even after torching the poly out.

Next try I got a rented tool frome Autozone. The process was crank-crank-tap end with hammer. Every time it sounded like a gunshot when the stock u joints broke that poly.

Also I had issues with tight joints. The second rebuild I shaved down a couple c-clips to stop the joints from binding. When too tight I got bad and strange vibrations.

Now all is perfect!!

 

[mattluttrell]

Can you pull the yoke out of your transfer case?

I've only done drive shafts and u-joints on my jeep. You can't pull the jokes and the u-joints have clips on the outside. I'm afraid to pull my rear if I have to mess with those clips behind my transmission.


I saw someone mention chasing. You a chaser? (I live in Norman, OK and we might have interesting weather on Thursday.)

 

[gettygatz4life]

Nice truck and a lot of work but truck is beautiful

 

[SWSS]

Wow. Nice job.


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[tgui]

Can you pull the yoke out of your transfer case?

I've only done drive shafts and u-joints on my jeep. You can't pull the jokes and the u-joints have clips on the outside. I'm afraid to pull my rear if I have to mess with those clips behind my transmission.


I saw someone mention chasing. You a chaser? (I live in Norman, OK and we might have interesting weather on Thursday.)

This was the front driveshaft, but I think the rear is similar. I had to pop off a rubber boot at the transfer case by hand. Then its a matter of unbolting the 2 straps by the front diff, pushing the shaft to the rear, dropping the now free front and pulling out of the transfer case.

I want to be a chaser Unfortunately I live in VA so wifey and I need to plan a weekend drive when the storms are good. All this work has been to ensure I have a reliable vehicle.

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Nice truck and a lot of work but truck is beautiful

Thanks! She's prettier from a distance

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Wow. Nice job.


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It was a pain in the ass job. I did learn a ton though. Effing needle bearings...

 

[tgui]

More boring updates.

I fixed the drivers door molding that was peeling up and out. I first tried just some 20lb double sided tape by the molding was just pulling too hard, Next I took my time with a heat gun and softened the molding plastic, mostly shaped it flat and then stuck it on with more heat, massaging and whatnot. Time will tell if it holds.


I also replaced the drivers aspirator. You know that thing that buzzes like mad and pisses you off while driving? This is a common issue. I found that GM has gone through a number of designs for this part to fix this issue and older models are still for sale out there.

Here is the latest part. $22 at Amazon. "ACDelco 22834330"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008B5TVC4/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Pull cover. See how much crap got pulled in? Remember how dirty my cabin filter was??

Pull visor off, pull off side trim. This gives you space to position the sensor to remove the harness.

Trust me. Just break the clip off with a long flat head screw driver to remove. I couldnt get my hands up under the head liner enough to release the clip. Here is the old VS new.

 

[tgui]

Welp, one horn is dead I realized. I had to honk today and wondered where the Vespa was. I think the low horn is dead.


*added to list

Just bought PIAA 85110 115db 400HZ + 500HZ Sports Horn, $50 shipped.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067BWBI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[tgui]

I installed the new horn set. PIAA 400hz/500z Its different from stock, louder, good enough. I had to swap the high/low sides when mounting. The passenger was mounted on a screw next to the stock mounting point behind the passenger headlight. The drivers was zip tied in place above the stock horn since getting that horn out was more than I wanted to deal with.

An easy trick to install is to use the harnesses on the stock horns to make an adapter to install the new horns.

New VS Old. I can see why the old one was dead. East coast salt baby!

Pop top clip off old.

Prepare wires and then stick in holes. I then soldered them in place.

Harness complete.

Drivers horn in place. The adapter I made is long because I'm hoping for a better mounting point should I see it when crawling under the car.

Sound clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6OCTOgtfcc

 

[tgui]

The sub and most speakers are totally rotted out.

This package will arrive today!