Another New Tahoe Owner

[BlackDenali]

 

[slambin]

thanks everyone. im looking for a ranchhand style grill guard and some type of leveling kit for it. any recommendations?

 

[kickitandholdit]

welcome man.. haha you have been stokin and cumin your whole life now you finally got a **! the majority of the people here are real nice and helpful so dont be afraid to ask stupid questions

um the most important thing is that you dont treat your tahoe like a diesel our parts arnt as heavy built as the diesels which is obvious but just keep that in mind. so dont go yankin on big shit you will wear out the tranny. but other than that ENJOY THE CHEAP OIL CHANGES!

 

[Eagle]

Eagle,

What is this gauge cluster stepper motors you speak of?

the electric motors that drive the gauge needles are defective. All of them. Unless GM already replaced the entire cluster one of them will eventually quit out of the blue.

You can replace the motors themselves at home, following a write up from OmarR. Cost is about $18 for parts ($10 S&H) and $20 for tools if you don't own a soldering iron and solder sucker. Time is 1 hour.

Dealership cost is $500 -$600 and 1/2 day or more of sitting around.

mine cost me $50 to fix, and $200 to take defensive driving for the ticket recieved when my speedo decided to be 10 mph off mid-drive. (73 in a 60)

 

[slambin]

welcome man.. haha you have been stokin and cumin your whole life now you finally got a **! the majority of the people here are real nice and helpful so dont be afraid to ask stupid questions

um the most important thing is that you dont treat your tahoe like a diesel our parts arnt as heavy built as the diesels which is obvious but just keep that in mind. so dont go yankin on big shit you will wear out the tranny. but other than that ENJOY THE CHEAP OIL CHANGES![/QUOTE]

Thats prolly a bad thing, i actually have to pay for the oil now. with the diesels i just used our tractor oil on the farm. the only thing the tahoe will pull is my small boat which prolly doesnt even weight 3500 lbs. Thanks again for all the help.

 

[Eagle]

$25 every 3-6 months isn't too bad.

 

[slambin]

$25 every 3-6 months isn't too bad.

i wish, i live 30 miles from my office, and im usually on the road everyday. itll prolly be every month that i will change my oil.

 

[My01yuk]

the electric motors that drive the gauge needles are defective. All of them. Unless GM already replaced the entire cluster one of them will eventually quit out of the blue.

You can replace the motors themselves at home, following a write up from OmarR. Cost is about $18 for parts ($10 S&H) and $20 for tools if you don't own a soldering iron and solder sucker. Time is 1 hour.

Dealership cost is $500 -$600 and 1/2 day or more of sitting around.

mine cost me $50 to fix, and $200 to take defensive driving for the ticket recieved when my speedo decided to be 10 mph off mid-drive. (73 in a 60)

Thanks Bro.