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

[mikez71]

Replaced my original swaybar bushings with the fabric lined moog.. They still squeek by hand!
I'm wondering if that's even the squeek I hear in the wintertime..

Unfortunately when I hogged out the broken bolt, I hit the threads so I had to throw a nut behind there
Ended up with a 17mm hex, you can reach an open end wrench on it and thats about it.

Makes compressing the bushing more difficult, but I got lucky and had enough threads left to draw the bolt up and through where I could attach the nut to finish compressing the bushing.

Can thru-holes get helicoiled? I might try that if i ever get back in there..

 

[Charlie207]

Replaced my original swaybar bushings with the fabric lined moog.. They still squeek by hand!
I'm wondering if that's even the squeek I hear in the wintertime..

Unfortunately when I hogged out the broken bolt, I hit the threads so I had to throw a nut behind there
Ended up with a 17mm hex, you can reach an open end wrench on it and thats about it.

Makes compressing the bushing more difficult, but I got lucky and had enough threads left to draw the bolt up and through where I could attach the nut to finish compressing the bushing.

Can thru-holes get helicoiled? I might try that if i ever get back in there..

The c-clamps for the bushings are cheap enough I'd order a couple, then drill/tap the next side up, so you can still use a bolt-only.

I also had a sway-bar bolt break off in the frame, and it was nightmare trying to drill out the old bolt without damaging the threads. Of coarse the threads were damaged, but still intact enough to run a home-made tap up through them to be able to utilize the existing hardware.

I love NH, but really miss living in CA with its zero humidity or road salt. Everything is 10x harder with New England vehicles.

 

[89Suburban]

Replaced my original swaybar bushings with the fabric lined moog.. They still squeek by hand!
I'm wondering if that's even the squeek I hear in the wintertime..

Unfortunately when I hogged out the broken bolt, I hit the threads so I had to throw a nut behind there
Ended up with a 17mm hex, you can reach an open end wrench on it and thats about it.

Makes compressing the bushing more difficult, but I got lucky and had enough threads left to draw the bolt up and through where I could attach the nut to finish compressing the bushing.

Can thru-holes get helicoiled? I might try that if i ever get back in there..

Mine drilled off center right trough the captured nut.

 

[mikez71]

Ouch, mine was off center too, but not as much.

How did you fix yours?

 

[89Suburban]

Ouch, mine was off center too, but not as much.

How did you fix yours?

Longer bolt, flat washer, nylock nut. Real PITA getting to the topside of those mounts.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Replaced my original swaybar bushings with the fabric lined moog.. They still squeek by hand!
I'm wondering if that's even the squeek I hear in the wintertime..

Unfortunately when I hogged out the broken bolt, I hit the threads so I had to throw a nut behind there
Ended up with a 17mm hex, you can reach an open end wrench on it and thats about it.

Makes compressing the bushing more difficult, but I got lucky and had enough threads left to draw the bolt up and through where I could attach the nut to finish compressing the bushing.

Can thru-holes get helicoiled? I might try that if i ever get back in there..

I'd just riv-nut or nut-sert that hole.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I'd just riv-nut or nut-sert that hole.

That's what she said.

 

[Just Fishing]

I had the wife take the Tahoe to the dealership for its yearly emissions.
prior tire shop I always go to failed it as "tampered" since I had an oil catch can and a second upstream o2 sensor for my wideband gauge.
They told me I had to go to the county and were really rude about the whole "Tampered" ********.
Said my tahoe was now flagged and only they could release it.


Whatever, I tossed a new Y pipe w/o a sensor bung and pulled the catch can setup.
No issues whatsoever with the other shop/dealer.
Maybe they just confirmed my "mods" are gone? IDNK, but it's done, and I didn't have to deal with the fkn county w/horrible google reviews!!


Catch can is going back on asap, but I'm probably doing a quick disconnect setup for next year, or I'll hide/blend it in better.

 

[Just Fishing]

I'd just riv-nut or nut-sert that hole.

you make it sound so sexy!

 

[Grady_Wilson]

I had the wife take the Tahoe to the dealership for its yearly emissions.
prior tire shop I always go to failed it as "tampered" since I had an oil catch can and a second upstream o2 sensor for my wideband gauge.
They told me I had to go to the county and were really rude about the whole "Tampered" ********.
Said my tahoe was now flagged and only they could release it.


Whatever, I tossed a new Y pipe w/o a sensor bung and pulled the catch can setup.
No issues whatsoever with the other shop/dealer.
Maybe they just confirmed my "mods" are gone? IDNK, but it's done, and I didn't have to deal with the fkn county w/horrible google reviews!!


Catch can is going back on asap, but I'm probably doing a quick disconnect setup for next year, or I'll hide/blend it in better.

I need to order a catch can.
Which one do you have and would you recommend a different one?

 

[Doubeleive]

I need to order a catch can.
Which one do you have and would you recommend a different one?

I bought the amazon one but have never put it on it's some cheap crap
but this one is little more fancy

https://www.holley.com/products/plumbing_an_fittings_and_hose/catch_tanks/parts/CT100ERL

 

[j91z28d1]

I have the 35$ Amazon one and a 300$ Elite engineering one. honestly besides the fittings and hoses being nicer and it being a 3 port with check valves and stuff. the inside stuff that filters the air is basically the same level. I would say the 35$ one works well and catches a good amount of oil on my yukon.


that one linked with the filter on top unless there some kinda check valve built in to the top filter, is going to be a huge vacuum leak. as I understand it a vented catch can is for when you're not routing back into the intake. race car stuff that vents it all?

 

[Doubeleive]

I have the 35$ Amazon one and a 300$ Elite engineering one. honestly besides the fittings and hoses being nicer and it being a 3 port with check valves and stuff. the inside stuff that filters the air is basically the same level. I would say the 35$ one works well and catches a good amount of oil on my yukon.


that one linked with the filter on top unless there some kinda check valve built in to the top filter, is going to be a huge vacuum leak. as I understand it a vented catch can is for when you're not routing back into the intake. race car stuff that vents it all?

ya it say's for race, but there is a way to make it work
@randeez

 

[Grady_Wilson]

There is a $35 catch can on Amazon that looks very nice, internally.
I would most likely upgrade the hoses myself and grab a spare O ring for the cap seal.
https://www.amazon.com/EVIL-ENERGY-Universal-Reservoir-Aluminum/dp/B081N392BN/ref=sr_1_1

With the really cold, damp weather here, I want one to catch all that crap.
The Yukon left for WY only about a month after I purchased it so I did not get the chance to do everything I wanted to it.
Now that I am in WY with the Yukon I want to get it squared away.

 

[Doubeleive]

one could always just block the breather part, looks neat anyway. it does screw off because they sell replacement ones

 

[Doubeleive]

There is a $35 catch can on Amazon that looks very nice, internally.
I would most likely upgrade the hoses myself and grab a spare O ring for the cap seal.
https://www.amazon.com/EVIL-ENERGY-Universal-Reservoir-Aluminum/dp/B081N392BN/ref=sr_1_1

this is the one I bought and never installed, same as the one you linked just $10 cheaper

Amazon.com

 

[Just Fishing]

I need to order a catch can.
Which one do you have and would you recommend a different one?

I have a generic one that was empty, i made my own baffle system and installed a ball valve in the bottom.

It works great, but out of the box it's a hard pass.

I have a ton of that one though, cheap and i can mod it.

 

[Just Fishing]

This is the one i have, i usually need to search for it.

Dewhel Universal Cylindrical JDM 750ml Aluminum Engine Oil Catch Can Reservoir Tank Black Car Accessory For Dodge Honda Acura Mazda Mitsubishi Nissan Infiniti Lexus Toyota Scion Ford Chevy BRZ etc https://a.co/d/9WwaNWD

 

[Grady_Wilson]

This is the one i have, i usually need to search for it.

Dewhel Universal Cylindrical JDM 750ml Aluminum Engine Oil Catch Can Reservoir Tank Black Car Accessory For Dodge Honda Acura Mazda Mitsubishi Nissan Infiniti Lexus Toyota Scion Ford Chevy BRZ etc https://a.co/d/9WwaNWD

Currently unavailable.

 

[Just Fishing]

This is partially why i like that catch can, it fits perfectly in this bracket.
Moroso 63401 Universal Tank Mounting Bracket https://a.co/d/btjU0iw