What is/was broken on your E53 today?

[Crowz]

Its supposed to go back up to 70 in a few days. I will wait till then to do the brakes. Just to cold today.

[andrewwynn]

I once changed a crossover pipe on a 71 Impala in 34° rain i wish I could have waited a couple of days.

The warning light is pretty over cautious. I've driven over 1000 miles after mine and wife's light came on and didn't feel bad about the amount of pad left. I've changed plenty of pads with less meat on them in the past when no electronic sensor. There is definitely no rush.

Will you just change pads or rotors?

I'm wondering if there is a trick you can use to do the opposite of how you pressed on the wheel to use the lug threads as a gear puller. I think the inside of the wheel hub actually has a ridge you might be able to use an actual gear puller to push the wheel off.

With the lugs loose you could possibly use steering input to wriggle the wheel loose if weight alone didn't do it. 1200# on the wheel that's only about 240# per lug I think they can handle it without damage.

To clean up the hub before re installing I would see if I have a bimetal hole saw that has the proper diameter to clean up the hub in a little smoother circle than Dremel.

I used a hole saw with double sided foam tape to hone the inside of my bearing carrier when changing bearings it worked flawlessly. The same could work on the inside but I'm thinking I'd try to find an exact size that can use the teeth. You can compare to the other side to make sure the size is just right.

[Crowz]

I'm hoping it comes off without ww3. I need a break for a change

If it comes off ok I imagine it will go back on easy. If it doesn't I will do a bit more dremel work. Luckily its pretty easy to see what needs cutting I was just very tired last time at the point I needed to get the wheel back on. Only the outter lip is flared from the misses with the hammer when I was removing the cv axle so it wont effect the tire seating right if I trim it all off.

[andrewwynn]

That makes sense. Simply re-adding a bevel with a cut off wheel would do.


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[Ohsoslow]

Hey guys, just a quick update, went to change trans oil on weekend, car wouldn't start again! Thankfully ignition switch had turned up, slightly wrong one, but I made it work, and she is starting like a champ again! Thanks for the advice on ignition switch, hopefully I won't have to post on this thread again for a while

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by Ohsoslow

Hey guys, just a quick update, went to change trans oil on weekend, car wouldn't start again! Thankfully ignition switch had turned up, slightly wrong one, but I made it work, and she is starting like a champ again! Thanks for the advice on ignition switch, hopefully I won't have to post on this thread again for a while

Great to hear you sorted it. What part did you order and what part turned up. Just so I know...

[Ohsoslow]

Originally Posted by wpoll

Great to hear you sorted it. What part did you order and what part turned up. Just so I know...

Hey mate, completely my fault, the part I ordered is what turned up, I misread that the two options were interchangeable.. Which is kind of true if you don't mind cutting off chunks of plastic! Part I ordered was 61326901962.. I should of got 61326901961. So would presume 961 is correct part for you too!

[andrewwynn]

Is the difference right vs left drive?


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[amancuso]

I'm pretty sure my mechatronics unit/solenoids are shot. :-P

[Ohsoslow]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Is the difference right vs left drive?


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Hey mate, nah I'm pretty sure the steering column part is the same on both (key on right hand side) but the 962 has extra pins in it, presume it's for v8 versions..