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That seems like their best compressor and they have a sister version with 27 gal that has more flow but is louder. Same price. Probably the quieter one. I don't like the oil free ones but I'd make an exception if this is actually quietish.

Regarding the white car's upper steering shaft replacement: pretty much as described on the invoice. Shockingly little disassembly of the vehicle. Impressive.

There are several subroutine instructions but seems like it's done from inside the car. Hopefully I have the right part.

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Sigh. Having remote issues again. May need to install an old version of lirc but because it's Linux this is really annoying.

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Or it seemed like things were going smoothly. I rigged up one adapter from Kent's press but that was incorrect. I also tried reversing the press cup but that ended up putting pressure on the snap ring of the nut/bearing. 20250620_123504.jpg I also ran out to buy out O'Reilly's remaining supply of sp...

It's definitely better. There is still some noise over certain sharp impacts but it just may be characteristic of this suspension. I declare this a success. If I contrast how the front end feels now compared to when I bought it the difference is pretty substantial.

It did not go smoothly. But I'll get to that. With the car in the air I took note of the air pressure in the rear air bags so I could set them back to this when I put the car down. 65 psi. 20250620_091954.jpg The bushings. ZF made in Germany. If only that helped me. 20250620_093811.jpg 20250620_0938...

I will know more after a commute but it feels better. I don't know if the clunk on sharp, shitty bumps is gone. There is one series of bumps in particular that will shed some light. But it does feel tighter.

Ended up centering the steering wheel after 2 tries. The wheel was about 8 degrees off to the right when driving straight and it turns out the tie rod adjusters move the steering wheel about 8 degrees per full turn. So handy. Then I was able to teach in the steering stops. I had a lot of trouble unt...

Looks like my right front level sensor is flaky. Or it is while the car is in the air. I'm sure I damaged it when the linkage came around backwards when we were doing the struts. Shows level as like -4" when the other side is +3. If I touch the level sensor a bit it snaps back to normal. But it...