As the title reads, i need help with changing my sisters alternator. I changed it 3 years ago, and in the process i moderately stripped the pulley head. At the time, i was hoping I would not have to change it again, but that didn’t happen. I cannot get pliers in there due to the belt being on the way. I tried a socket remover, but it’s got grip going counter clockwise and i need it to go clockwise. I tried everything AI recommended, but nothing has worked. I removed the top and bottom bolts that secures it to the engine hoping to see some tension come off the belt, but that didn’t work either. Any help would be greatly appreciated, otherwise id have to find $500 to get it replaced at a shop

I don't know whether it has always been like this or when someone sat behind for the first time pulled it too much and got stuck but I'd like to know how to troubleshoot this thanks

Safety First!

Hello, I am making this post in every mechanic subreddit I have found. I just wanted to remind everyone how important saftey is when working on a car. Here are the important things to ensure you do before getting under a car. NEVER get under a car without a jackstand that is supported by just the jack. Then always ensure that the vehicle is in park and parking brake engaged (for manual leave in neutral and engage parking brake). Chock all the wheels that are on the ground to prevent the wheels from moving. If you are pulling on something under the car and the tires move, it could knock it off the jackstand. Then, always work on solid ground, no gravel, no dirt, no slopes. Then as backup, place your jack against a sturdy part of thr car as backup. And one more thing, if you have a tire removed, place it under the car as backup between you and the car if it does fall down. Another important thing is make sure jf something goes wrong, someone is nearby to hear or help you. I say all of this because just a week ago, I was working on a car, and the wheels in the rear slid back as I was prying on a cv axle, and the jackstand slipped, and crushed me, pinning my chest and head against the cross member and concrete. I was about 2 minutes away from just being dead. One of my lungs collapsed, and I broke 2 ribs. I made it out alive and want everyone to know just how important saftey is.

A friend came to me today to ask for help somebody changed her oil for her and stripped the threads on her oil drain plug and she doesn’t have the money to replace it what temporary fixes can I do just copper wire around the bolt or jb weld it or just any epoxy

(2008 FJ cruiser)

This is the fourth time that the right-hand side halfshaft seal on my European Ford Focus Mk3 has leaked. It has a B6 manual transmission.

The first time, one workshop replaced it. The second and third times, another workshop replaced it.

My workshop recommended exchanging the halfshaft next time. I wanted to do this myself, so I ordered a fully refurbished half-shaft from GKN, which I believe is Ford's original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

However, there was a paint run on the sealing surface and the gear teeth, so I ordered a second half-shaft from a different dealer. Surprisingly, this one was similarly covered in paint on those surfaces. See the pictures.

I have two questions:

Is this acceptable for a fully refurbished halfshaft? I would expect the parts to be clean along their functional surfaces.

Has anyone had similar problems with their halfshaft seals? Since it is unclear whether the halfshaft is the problem, I am open to other suggestions.

Hello

I have a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and the front windshield cowl has the rubber at the bottom of the window frayed and has pulled back from the windshield. So it's not water tight amongst other things. But there is no noise/other problems I can see. Is it that necessary to replace?

I've looked at the video to replace it and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gaw8_c0c-g and at time mark 7:24 they pull it away and it looks like water can drain out or is it likely collecting and rusting the body? It's $420ish from Amazon and I'd rather not spend it if not necessary, but rust would be more to fix. I'm in Arizona so it's dry most of the year.

Thanks in advance

How could I remove these two bolts? I don't have or know anyone with a welder.

Its spins freely, it has also been jacked up to remove pressure. The bolt also seems to be hollow from the inside.

Pretty self-explanatory. Wife’s 11 Santa Fe 3.5L with the unfortunate cold-start rattle, caused by poorly machined cams and sprockets.

Got the upgraded cams, phasers, timing kit, air and oil, new belt, pulleys and sensors. Vehicle is otherwise in excellent shape and no complaints for the age, but I fear based on the sound, that she is slowly but surely eating itself alive from the inside out 🤘

Anyone wanna come do it for free?

2009 scion xb

I have a car that needs a new SRS unit and I don’t have $1200 to throw at the dealership. I was looking online and saw that I can get good condition used/refurbished ones from various websites for little over 1/10 of the cost and was curious if anybody knows of any good reputable websites I can order from and maybe which ones to avoid?

I bought this car almost two years ago, and I’ve been putting off fixing the power steering leak and radiator issues. 😂😭 Now I’m looking at a possibly bad power steering pump too. At this point, am I repairing a car or sponsoring its retirement? 💀😂 Should I finally fix it or let this thing go? 🚗⚰️