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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Why the hell would you take the car to the mechanic for an axle replacement?

That has to be the single simplest jobs ever aside from maybe changing out your headlight bulbs.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Why the hell would you take the car to the mechanic for an axle replacement?

That has to be the single simplest jobs ever aside from maybe changing out your headlight bulbs.
to some people, changing out headlight bulbs is an all day affair....:chuckles:
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by b16aEGcivic
to some people, changing out headlight bulbs is an all day affair....:chuckles:
True...I suppose the halogen fluid swap can be tough sometimes:chuckles:
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
True...I suppose the halogen fluid swap can be tough sometimes:chuckles:
heaven forbid they have to tighten a muffler belt.....:uhhok:
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by b16aEGcivic
heaven forbid they have to tighten a muffler belt.....:uhhok:
i thought those were muffler b e a r i n g s ....:chuckles:
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dE.fUsEd
i thought those were muffler b e a r i n g s ....:chuckles:
:slap: this is why you are not allowed to work on Hondas....muffler bearings...thats just ludacris. :chuckles:
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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well....the camry that we have has more space in the engine bay but it was also designed to accomadate the v6 so it woul dmake sense. my accord is a bit of a squeeze.

i changed the axles on my car and it took 8 hours, lol.
im going to change the brakes and get help for the clutch after a norcal meet.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 04:35 AM
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I agree, my car is pretty easy to work on.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 05:09 AM
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 05:34 AM
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one thing i've noticed with hondas is that when they build the car they keep in mind that it will require maintenance and repair so they have designed it to allow you easier access than with other cars...for instance the fuel filter on a honda is a joke to replace...now on a toyota corolla...they mount it at the bottom of the firewall and you have to use 2 people (one from the top with a 1" extension socket and another person on the bottom with an open ended wrench...just to replace a simple item)...don't even get me started with how poorly designed the mr2 is for any maintenance
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