Recent content by sreddos

I don't think it's an alignment issue because I had an alignment done when the tires were put on. Back in Feb my wife slid into a curb (front driver side) when it was real snowy out and that is when we replaced the tires and had the alignment. We had taken the Mazda to the dealership and they...

So back in Feb, I replaced the stock tires with Yokohoma Prada Spec-X 20" and about 10K miles later, the front tires are starting to show notice of cupping. When I accelerate from a stop or a slow speed, I get a lot of vibration coming from the front end. The vibration does seem to diminish...

I am hoping that I just need to remove the cup holder without taking apart the whole thing. If it requires that, then he is not getting his toy back. I'll send my email.

Does anyone know how to remove the cup holder section of the front console? My son dropped a toy down there and my wife spilled some coffee so now it is sticky. Thanks!

Please oh please give us details as to how you keep it that clean. I don't think my engine bay even looked that good the day I bought my CX-9 and it was brand new.

Does anyone who bought these headrest monitors from onfair.com have the sand interior? I am curious to see how that looks.

Pretty easy indeed. When I first read the instructions online and it talked about drilling into the back of the seats, I got a little nervous. But as shown in the video, drilling is not necessary. Thanks

jk240sx, did you install the rear cargo mat yourself or was that a dealer installed option? I was looking at this kit last week cause Mazdaparts.org has it for $105.03. I wanted to see how the install went and how they kit performs. Thanks

That is correct; all the wires are already ran to the back of the vehicle. The benefit of buying the OEM harness is that it is plug and play. The wires that are already ran in the vehicle have a connector on the end of them and the OEM harness plugs right into that connector. No splicing of...

That was a concern of mine as well Ceric. They raised the vehicle using the suspension as the jack points and let the wheels rotate freely. There wasn't any weight being applied to the wheels and therefore the drivetrain as well. I wasn't going to question their methods the first go around since...

No, just the carrier bearing. A technician used a stethoscope to listen underneath the vehicle while it was up on a rack and another technician was applied throttle to get the wheels moving and the carrier bearing is the only place they could find any noises. Now, I don't know if that is the...

So I need some more help on this one. The dealership replaced the carrier bearing but there is still a vibration coming from under the vehicle at speeds of around 55 and up. Not only can I feel the vibration, I can hear it as well and it seems to be coming from the front. It gets louder and...

That is the description that I found as well, but from what the service manager explained the one that is bad has to do with the driveshaft that runs to the passenger front wheel. When I take it in to be replaced I am going to take a look under the vehicle and see where the part is.

Helbigtw, I did find the workshop manual and looked through there but didn't find a diagram of where this bearing is. Towards the end of the manual there is a section on the driveshaft which is where I found some info on the carrier bearing, but it seemed like it kept dealing with the rear...

Thanks Ceric. I fouund that link as well but I was trying to see if anyone that has a workshop manual could send me a skematic of where it is on a CX-9.