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    Rear main Seal

    I got me one of these: https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2863-20 It's been worth every penny. Never looked back! Saves my back on wheel lug nuts and everything. (I still use the torque wrench in the end on lug nuts etc.)
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    Rear main Seal

    I don't remember this being all that difficult. I didn't have to use any special tools. I may have manually put the transmission into park to lock it in place while undoing the bolts, but I don't think I even had to do that. I may have given the wrench a good sharp wack to break torque...
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    Rear main Seal

    Some other reading that may be useful: https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/rear-main-oil-seal.117639/ Disassembly begins on p. 13 post 121.
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    Rear main Seal

    Here's my experience a couple of years ago: https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/rear-main-oil-seal-replacement.119245/
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    Brake pedal goes to floor after I start the engine

    I came across this article on removing trapped air from the master cylinder: https://www.brakebleeder.com/removing-trapped-air-angled-master-cylinder/ The angle of the master cylinder may make it difficult or impossible to remove all the trapped air if it is bled in vehicle. Also, even if it...
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    Second Row Bench Won’t Fold

    Did you pinch the cable when installing the seats? I imagine this could be very easy to do. I'm sure you have already found out that it is somewhat finicky to place the cables into their attachments. Occasionally they pop out on me and I have to fiddle with them for awhile until I get them to...
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    Mystery oil leak

    Oh yeah, forgot that one. Still wasn't my leak though in my case.
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    Mystery oil leak

    Go cheapest options first: Oil pressure sensor, valve cover gaskets, valley cover gasket (at the same time do the knock sensor gaskets). Next level of expense: oil pan gasket. Lastly rear main seal. In fact, it's probably the rear main cover rather than the rear main seal. These trucks use a...
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    New to the forum - ready to buy!

    If your rental Yukon out 4WD the state pickups, I'm going to suggest that you are just better at off roading than they. Either that, or they didn't have any gear in the box so it was too light in the back, hence less traction. If you ask me, the most reliable years mechanically were the late...
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    5.3 low oil pressure

    What was the condition of the oil itself? I had trouble with oil pressure going low on me, especially half way through oil change intervals. It took awhile to convince me to check for a coolant leak in the head because I never got any "chocolate milk". After I finally removed the valve...
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    2023 Tahoe LT Lemon

    Cold damp weather can cause intermittent faults like what was experienced by the OP. I just had my brake lines replaced along with the ABS unit. A few weeks alter I had a problem with the ABS intermittently activating in non-skid situations. Once things warmed up it went away. I got...
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    2004 Tahoe operating temp issue.

    My 2002 Tahoe with the 5.3L, it takes about the same time to heat up, maybe a little less, depending on driving conditions. I have a Scanguage so I can read the digital temperature that the computer uses. I will also let it warm up first so that the windshield won't freeze over on the outside...
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    2004 Tahoe operating temp issue.

    We had a vehicle that wouldn't warm up, or barely warm up after driving. Some one had cut out the core of the thermostat. It's time to look at the thermostat, just get a new one. Unfortunately, it's a pain to change.
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    Oil issue

    I'm with you mostly on this one too, although I think Fel-Pro makes some of their gaskets so they are more forgiving. I can't say for sure, but in their advertising they say so. For example, Fel-Pro's head gasket allows for installation when the head surface may not be as perfect as a freshly...
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    Oil issue

    The only FelPro gasket that has not worked so well was my rear diff, so they're not foolproof. I haven't yet tried retorquing, so that may be all that's needed. That said, the leak is much slower than the leak I fixed as I don't see any drips actually on the road when parked. RMS gasket is...
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    Oil issue

    Consider yourself lucky. It didn't stop mine. Now, my leak was mainly from the rear cover, and that gasket is very thin and may not respond to such a product.
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    Oil issue

    If it is the RMS, you can read over this thread to learn from my experiences. I had previously done the oil pan gasket. FWIW, I've had no leaks since doing the job a couple of years ago, although my front cover seal is leaking. For this reason, given all the stuff that has to come off to get...
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    Parking brake delete from previous owner WTF

    It's called wishful thinking. I've been there lots of time! (With the parking brake too). You wouldn't believe now many times I could have been seen backing up my LeSabre and slamming on the brakes, and parking brakes too. The only thing I probably gained was looking like a crazed maniac...
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    Parking brake delete from previous owner WTF

    You're right that the circled item is an adjuster, but it is not a "self" adjuster. Self adjusters need an actuator assembly that puts some pressure on the adjuster like in the diagram below: There is no such actuator in our parking brake system. We simply have the star wheel (adjusting...
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    Parking brake delete from previous owner WTF

    That was the case on the rear drum brakes in the pre-80's for sure. My '99 Lesabre which had rear drums did not have the self adjuster mechanism, but could be adjusted with the wheels on. I do not believe the parking brake on our rear disk/parking shoe setup has self adjusters. Our parking...
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    Parking brake delete from previous owner WTF

    They'll say this until they get their truck locked in the parking pawl! This happened to my wife, and she forced the shift lever breaking the shift mechanism in the steering column. She now makes sure she uses this sequence: Stop with foot on brake, shift to N, set parking brake, foot off...
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    Soft Brakes, New Day

    I remember reading somewhere about how difficult it can be to bleed air out from master cylinder. I believe that an air pocket can still reside even after bench bleeding. If I recall correctly, if you park on a hill facing down so that the rear of the master cylinder bore is pointed slightly...
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    Differential Oil Change 04 Tahoe

    Well, this thread re-emerged none too soon! My diff was dripping a little. It was probably dripping for a long time before, but getting worse. I collected just over 2 quarts I believe, but it takes 2.4 quarts so I was getting low. I used the Royal Purple, and the Felpro gasket. If your...
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    Tow Mirrors That Don't Shake.

    I got McKesh mirrors. I don't get any shake. It also allows me to keep the stock mirrors aligned to see beside my truck, and the McKesh mirrors allow me to see beside and behind the trailer. This arrangement gives me more mirror area and I find it quite useful. Stock towing mirrors would...
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    How long did your starter last?

    Yeah, but from your pics I can tell which one you prefer to drive!

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