05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[Sam Harris]

Pitman and idler arm is typical. Real lucky on the caliper!

No shit! Yep, just did my pitman and idler arms recently. Then, the loose tie rods showed up. Lol.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Yeah, you dodged a MAJOR bullet with that caliper! And it sounds like it was a front caliper, so that would have been even worse than my rear caliper bracket bolt coming out at 75mph. Not only would it have cut your wheel in half, but who knows if you would have been able to SAFELY stop the truck if that happened at 75mph?? Glad you are still with us buddy, because it's a very good chance that would have been a bad or even fatal crash if that happened to a front caliper at highway speeds.

 

[05Single]

Is the phone # not working, or your mechanic is #notworking? Lol

Phone number . It’s hard , lots of numbers to write down I guess

 

[05Single]

Yeah, you dodged a MAJOR bullet with that caliper! And it sounds like it was a front caliper, so that would have been even worse than my rear caliper bracket bolt coming out at 75mph. Not only would it have cut your wheel in half, but who knows if you would have been able to SAFELY stop the truck if that happened at 75mph?? Glad you are still with us buddy, because it's a very good chance that would have been a bad or even fatal crash if that happened to a front caliper at highway speeds.

I checked everything to see what it could be. Couldn’t find what was making that noise. Then I had to drove to work and take the hwy at 70 mph all this week till I had my buddy check it out yesterday. He couldn’t find anything either. Then he grabbed the rotor looking for play in the hub and I saw the caliper move. I was like wait a sec and grabbed it and shook it and that was the exact noise it was making. We stopped and looked at each other like WTF. Tightened it down , then checked the passengers side to make sure it was tight.
Yes indeed that could’ve been catastrophic, so lucky. Someone looking over me. I’ve never had anything like this happen to me in all my years of wrenching since I was 14. I seriously could’ve killed someone or myself. Makes me stop and take a look back. I’m definitely disappointed in myself. But like I said I post all wins and losses on here so people can hopefully learn from my mistakes.
So lesson learned boys and girls, make sure you tighten your $HIT!!! I thought it was but apparently it wasn’t, but it didn’t happen till I put those 26s on either. More shakes and rattles on a 30 series low pro tire

 

[Tonyrodz]

I checked everything to see what it could be. Couldn’t find what was making that noise. Then I had to drove to work and take the hwy at 70 mph all this week till I had my buddy check it out yesterday. He couldn’t find anything either. Then he grabbed the rotor looking for play in the hub and I saw the caliper move. I was like wait a sec and grabbed it and shook it and that was the exact noise it was making. We stopped and looked at each other like WTF. Tightened it down , then checked the passengers side to make sure it was tight.
Yes indeed that could’ve been catastrophic, so lucky. Someone looking over me. I’ve never had anything like this happen to me in all my years of wrenching since I was 14. I seriously could’ve killed someone or myself. Makes me stop and take a look back. I’m definitely disappointed in myself. But like I said I post all wins and losses on here so people can hopefully learn from my mistakes.
So lesson learned boys and girls, make sure you tighten your $HIT!!! I thought it was but apparently it wasn’t, but it didn’t happen till I put those 26s on either. More shakes and rattles on a 30 series low pro tire

Good advice.

 

[BADRIDES]

Interesting. Rub in the front or rear ?

rear

 

[05Single]

rear

Ah yea my 20s barely have a gap next to the plastic. I imagine next size up would rub for sure

 

[BADRIDES]

Ah yea my 20s barely have a gap next to the plastic. I imagine next size up would rub for sure

I will do some trimming the next time they are off

 

[ArcticYukon]

I checked everything to see what it could be. Couldn’t find what was making that noise. Then I had to drove to work and take the hwy at 70 mph all this week till I had my buddy check it out yesterday. He couldn’t find anything either. Then he grabbed the rotor looking for play in the hub and I saw the caliper move. I was like wait a sec and grabbed it and shook it and that was the exact noise it was making. We stopped and looked at each other like WTF. Tightened it down , then checked the passengers side to make sure it was tight.
Yes indeed that could’ve been catastrophic, so lucky. Someone looking over me. I’ve never had anything like this happen to me in all my years of wrenching since I was 14. I seriously could’ve killed someone or myself. Makes me stop and take a look back. I’m definitely disappointed in myself. But like I said I post all wins and losses on here so people can hopefully learn from my mistakes.
So lesson learned boys and girls, make sure you tighten your $HIT!!! I thought it was but apparently it wasn’t, but it didn’t happen till I put those 26s on either. More shakes and rattles on a 30 series low pro tire

Takes a big man to admit his mistakes and learn from them. Even bigger man to broadcast them to his friends and strangers. Keep up the good work, brother. Glad it didn't cause any major issues or an accident. Live and learn!

 

[05Single]

Takes a big man to admit his mistakes and learn from them. Even bigger man to broadcast them to his friends and strangers. Keep up the good work, brother. Glad it didn't cause any major issues or an accident. Live and learn!

Roger that! I’ll admit my mistakes every time, because it’s rare that it happens. I’m not perfect but I do double and triple check my work. I don’t know if I got distracted (living in a house with 10 other people now) or what but it wasn’t tightened down fully. And it’s not like I was in a rush, Tahoe was in the air for a few days while I did brakes, shocks, frame, etc. I’m just happy I’m still hear to tell you about my rare blonde moment lol.