Tag: truck repair

  • Chocolate Cake & Truck Repair GF Radio

    Chocolate Cake & Truck Repair GF Radio

    The 5 minute chocolate mug cake recipe video how to starts off the show, as Eric and Mike discuss making the 5 min microwave cake. Eric fixed the posted recipe, hoping no one actually put 2 tablespoons of salt in the cake. Katja from Holland tells us that the Dutch use butter, not oil in their baking, and has some suggestions for makingĀ  grown-up version of the cake with espresso powder, orange liqueur, or rum. yum…

    but its the ubiquitous fork in the chocolate cake recipe video that caught one viewer’s eye, and we learn Eric may have valuable silverware in the drawer. That’s not just a for, it’s a “Kirk Repousse Sterling Silver fork” and it may be worth some cash. wow.

    we talk about the overnight cole slaw recipe, here is the link to the recipe

    Eric’s Ford F150 has a bunch of error codes from his code reader, the one that is of the most concern is the 513 PCM Int Volt Failure. Here is the full list of KOEO codes:

    117 Eng Coolant Temp Sensor below minimum voltage
    126 MAP sensor pressure above or below normal
    122 Throttle Position Sensor – replaced this one –
    112 Air Charge Temp Sensor below minimum voltage
    327 EGR valve position circuit below minimum voltage

    513 PCM Int Volt Failure
    553 Thermactor Air Diverter Solenoid circuit fault
    552 Air Management Circuit 1 failure
    565 Canister Purge Solenoid circuit fault
    556 Fuel Pump relay primary circuit fault
    558 EGR valve regulator solenoid circuit fault

    Computer Geek talk is next with a warning to Mac OSX users of a actual Apple virus, here is the article.

    Hotels and other businesses who allow you to use their wifi may be inserting ads in to the web pages you browse, Mike and Eric talk the ethics of such doings, here is the article this is based on.

    We move on to viewer mail and great note from Lauren, here is her blog, Plenty Of Words For You.

    photo by jusben

  • Replace the Front Wheel Bearings On Your Car GF.TV video

    Replace the Front Wheel Bearings On Your Car GF.TV video


    Yes, you can learn how to replace the front wheel bearings on your car or truck. Eric shows you how to repair your own truck wheel bearings, using his Ford F150. The front wheel bearings of his truck are making that classic wheel bearing ‘whorl’ sound, so we take an afternoon to make a wheel bearing video.

    Front wheel bearings are usually easy to replace, but can be a bit messy, wear latex or nitrile gloves and save your hands from grease. Buy the new wheel bearings and new wheel bearing grease before you start, and work on one wheel at a time. It helps if you have a car repair manual, we like the Haynes manuals, available here.

    You need only basic car tools to do this, it helps to haveĀ  few wood blocks to prop up the hub while working on it. You might also consider changing the disc brake pads while you’re replacing the front wheel bearings, since you have to remove the disc brake calipers to remove the wheel hub anyway. here is a video we did on how to replace your disc brake pads.

    Consider having the disc brake rotors turned, or replacing them also, again, since you have to remove these to work on the bearings.

    Be sure to safely raise the front of the vehicle off the ground using jackstands.

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