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  1. Prius92 replied to the thread Can't find an oil leak..

    Have you ever used leak detection dye?

    Nov 8, 2024 at 9:32 PM
  2. Prius92 posted a new thread.

    Can't find an oil leak.

    [IMG] It looks like the bottom of the timing chain cover, but then I saw a bit on the area and bolt above it. Don't see any drip down...

    Forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum

    Nov 8, 2024 at 9:02 PM
  3. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    Finally got it solved. [IMG] The tie rods I bought, one is marked "L" and one would assume this means "left". Apparently the L is a...

    Nov 8, 2024 at 4:16 PM
  4. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    So I got the ball joints set good and they aren't rubbing. I figured out the wheel is hitting the inner tie rod. I think there is more...

    Nov 8, 2024 at 2:26 PM
  5. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    The ball joints for this car are not driver/passenger side specific, the control arms however, are.

    Nov 7, 2024 at 7:18 PM
  6. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    Swapped the control arms and it's still doing it. I looked at the install video: [IMG] You can see the old joint has much more...

    Nov 7, 2024 at 4:59 PM
  7. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    I tried. I had to end up heating it with a torch until the nut was red and still had to use 2 12" long wrenches with my knee adding...

    Nov 4, 2024 at 9:36 AM
  8. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    Part of the reason they didn't align it is because the threads were rusted horribly on the inner tie rod ends. But they called and asked...

    Nov 4, 2024 at 8:44 AM
  9. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    I mailed them a letter asking for half the bill back. Bill was over $400, and here is everything they did wrong. 1. Installed lower...

    Nov 4, 2024 at 8:41 AM
  10. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    I figured it out, and boy am I pissed! Here's my LCA. [IMG] Here's the one the a shop put in on YT, same brand! [IMG] The shop...

    Nov 3, 2024
  11. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    This is the ball joint with the car on jack stands. There's a decent amount of space, about 0.6". [IMG] I lifted the LCA up and put...

    Nov 3, 2024
  12. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    I went through a divorce so it was at a tire shop near where I used to live. Bill was close to $500 and I asked them to align it, and...

    Nov 3, 2024
  13. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    The shield isn't the cause. One side was rotten, so I removed it. When I had the wheel cranked all the way, the ball joint itself was...

    Nov 3, 2024
  14. Prius92 replied to the thread Ball joints rubbing rotors..

    I'm wondering if when they installed the lower control arms, if they didn't load them when tightening the bolts. Most LCA's have to be...

    Nov 3, 2024
  15. Prius92 posted a new thread.

    Ball joints rubbing rotors.

    Prior shop installed all new tie rods, lower control arms, struts and ball joints. Now when making sharp left or right turns, the ball...

    Forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum

    Nov 3, 2024