# What the f\*ck is this s\*it charles V. half ass'd auto repair **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 18, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379 "2008-11-18T16:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/21 "2008-11-18T18:21:07Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > honda trannys don’t blow in 100k. or 200k in my own personal experence. fuck dude, the van has been used to trailer things but the fluid was changed religiously, her dad had it maintained up to about 90k. and I can’t fucking weld? and even if I could I wouldn’t feel safe welding a structural part of her car. maybe i’ll just buy the replacment “sleeve” the dealer offers lol that shit is a joke. trust me, I’ve looked into it. > > I hate this car, so does she, she doesn’t need it and she’s getting a honda. you’re not going to sway my (or her) decision on this matter. > > my mom got fed up with shit fords a few years ago, she bought a crv. she’s never been happier with a car :tup: im not trying to sway your vote. im just saying that there is another side to the story as always. they arent as garbage as you might think. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/22 "2008-11-18T18:24:40Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > sarcasm? fucking brain fart… i meant impact wrench,and wrote torque wrench (as i was googling for a new digital one) i need more sleep… tabbed browsing screws up my thought process ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/23 "2008-11-18T18:27:06Z")
great, want to buy it? it has tons of new parts… its actually a pretty ok van, its just all the little shit that shouldn’t happen pisses me off. and she doesn’t need such a big vehicle ---
**Author:** ![challengermike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/challengermike/32/5106_2.png) [@challengermike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/challengermike)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/24 "2008-11-18T18:32:03Z")
Anything can happen to any car.Hell we did a honda trans last week that had 66k on it.I do agree the sturt towers rotting suck though.I personaly dont like any jap cars.Ever try taking 1 apart.All the plastic shield bolts are going to snap off.Half the time the bolt heads are rotted and the socket just spins on them.I am not trying to change your mind.Everybody has certain cars the like and has good luck with them.I just dont like everytime i have to work on them they remind me of how cheaply made they are. ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/25 "2008-11-18T18:33:25Z")
> [@reliant\_turbo](#): > > the one guy has a caravan that runs 12.6 in the quarter mile. > > a guy i know just ran 10 flat at 138 with a stock 1998 4 speed trans in a neon. :lol: thats awesome ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/26 "2008-11-18T18:41:35Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > great, want to buy it? it has tons of new parts… its actually a pretty ok van, its just all the little shit that shouldn’t happen pisses me off. and she doesn’t need such a big vehicle i have too many cars. (6 for just me and 1 for my wife lol) if it was AWD i might think about it but sorry. ill pass. Brian ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/27 "2008-11-18T18:46:51Z")
> [@bigwoode](#): > > :lol: thats awesome thats not even the fastest van either. the fastest is 11.76 with nitrous. like a 50 shot. 11.9 without nitrous. > **[Photo Storage](https://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/gasketmaster/?action=view¤t=MyFirst11SecondPassWithoutNitrous.flv)** > > Store your photos and videos online with secure storage from Photobucket. Available on iOS, Android and desktop. Securely backup your memories and sign up today! stock bottom end 2.5L turbo, mildly ported head, ballbearing 50 trim precision turbo. the 10 sec neon has a stock 4-speed trans with an aftermarket controller. a little tweak here or there inside with some of the valving. Brian ---
**Author:** ![double\_j](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/double_j/32/7380_2.png) [@double\_j](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/double_j)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/28 "2008-11-18T19:19:01Z")
> [@reliant\_turbo](#): > > the biggest issue that i find with people and chrysler products are that they are cheap to begin with so they dont take care of them. ive had tons of them. hell ive had tons of everything from german to jap to all of the big 3. occasional normal maintenance and my chryslers have been great. i drove a 150$ dodge aries for 100k miles with very few issues. it got retired to field/woods beater and i pounded it into trees and stuff till the brake lines popped. it had 200k on it when i sent it to the scrap yard. QFT. When I worked the wholesale auction at West Herr, most domestics were owned by people who treated their cars terribly. Just totally trashed. Import people typically take better care of their cars. BTW, my dad just recently picked up a 95 Caravan for a winter beater. it has over a quarter million miles on it and runs great! The 2.2/2.5 engines were awesome. I miss my reliant at times. It was so simple. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/29 "2008-11-18T19:22:38Z")
1000ft/lb IR will do the trick, probably what put it on there too. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/30 "2008-11-18T19:28:32Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > fucking brain fart… i meant impact wrench,and wrote torque wrench (as i was googling for a new digital one) i need more sleep… tabbed browsing screws up my thought process I have a buddy selling a snap on one. It has beenused two times ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/31 "2008-11-18T20:00:31Z")
Jam, just drive the thing to a shop and tell them you want the lugs loosened. They can just hand tighten them after. Give them like $10 bucks and you are done. Impact gun is the only way to go. No hand tool will even come close. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/32 "2008-11-18T20:42:22Z")
False I run into lugnuts I can’t remove with a gun. That is when johnny breakerbar and my fat ass team up. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/33 "2008-11-19T04:51:19Z")
It’s the cap, as mentioned. PS, I’m on my second Chrysler and I love it. Although, I take care of mine :tup: ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/34 "2008-11-19T05:30:03Z")
Jam i have a pretty good impact if you want to bring it to my place in the city. Just wait, that rim is probably seized to the hub… happened to me a few tinwes… ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/35 "2008-11-19T05:52:08Z")
once the cap comes off its 18mm use an 18mm impact socket with a breaker bar pipe combo, stand on if you havent already fucked up the head it will come off (make sure to have someone hold the socket square on the lugnut) If you rounded the nut already they have kits used to remove wheel locks that you hammer on then remove ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/36 "2008-11-19T05:56:02Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > False I run into lugnuts I can’t remove with a gun. That is johnny breakerbar and my fat ass team up. +1 there are bolts that my snap on gun can’t free but my 5 foot breaker has no problem ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/37 "2008-11-19T06:03:06Z")
I place the metal jack handle over the 1/2 breaker bar and that has never failed me. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/38 "2008-11-19T14:16:33Z")
the cheaper fords like the focus has these as well caps fall off all the time, ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/39 "2008-11-22T21:04:16Z")
Today I faced off with lug nuts on a 03 dodge caravan. I pulled out every tool in my arsenal and finally had to go with my air hammer. I’ll post pics tomorrow. I had to air hammer out lug center of the rim. Last possible choice in this case. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379/40 "2008-11-23T02:59:08Z")
im really glad other people have had problems with this kind of shit and im not just a pussy faggot either way, she drove it home and her dad footed the bill to fix it as usual. i dont even know why i try in the first place, its mainly because i want to try to show him im not just some slacker pizza boy. but i failed. ☹ plus on top of all of this her alarm wouldnt stop going off anytime she locked the car. im not fucking with that [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-f-ck-is-this-s-it-charles-v-half-assd-auto-repair/58379.md?page=3)