Recent content by spectrum23

Thanks so much for the write-up, it was really helpful this weekend when I tackled my wife’s 08 CX9 right rear bearing. I ran into much more rust than you and had to use a harbor freight 12 ton puller to get the bearing hub off the axle. I was planning to use a harbor freight 8" puller, but it...

Thanks for the reply rowlands57. Is removing the transfer case necessary, or could i just let it break on its own and keep driving? What I mean is, will the transfer case finally letting go influence how the car drives at all other than loss of all wheel drive?

We have a 2008 cx9 with 165,000 miles. It's been trouble free except for 1 fuel injector and 2 failed wheel bearings. Last week it started making a rumbling sound in the right rear which the dealer diagnosed as another failed wheel bearing. Unfortunately, while it was up on the lift, they...

Thanks PTguy. Didn't even think about going that route as I'm typically a DIY type of person. In this situation DIY does not seem to make sense

Our 2008 CX-9 has developed an exhaust leak in the pipe that Y's going backwards into each of the 2 mufflers. Come to find out this by itself is a $450 part. Back in the day I would just replace the entire system from the catalytic converter back to make the project easier and long lasting...

My 2008 cx9 just started doing the same thing occasionally while braking. Added brake fluid (it was about an inch below the Max line), but it didn't seem to solve the problem although oddly it seems to be doing it less often (I'm guessing it's just coincidence though). Assuming there's a...

Thanks. I will try to keep MOOG a first choice

Thanks for that reply. I was curious

I am planning to change out my front struts early next week. I've researched online and it seems like a fairly straight forward job. Anyone have any tips particular to the CX-9? Other than the struts, strut boots, and strut mounts, are there any other parts I should plan on replacing? I...

I will be replaceing my front struts early next week. This will be the first time I have changed struts on a car. Could someone give me a list of parts I should plan on replacing while I am changing out the struts? I already have a set of KYB struts sitting in my garage and would like to buy...

Thanks for the tip!

Someone had mentioned in this thread or the other related thread that they could get away with removing the bolts holding in the rear of the panels and then bending the panels to get to the strut mounts. This is the route I went and it took me about 20 minutes to do the second side once I knew...

I found torque settings in the service manual someone had posted in another thread. Lower bolt is 68.6 to 90.7 ft-lb (I think they go past 1 decimal point because they are converting from N.m, which is 93 tp 123 N.m For the upper bolts (there are two ontop of each other), the lower of the...

See this thread: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123818078-New-Struts-Shocks-Installed

Thanks for the great tips on the rear shocks. I plan to replace them this weekend. Does anyone have tips on the front struts? I have never replaced struts or shocks before, but do consider myself somewhat handy (I have replaced disk and drum brakes a few times, replaced exhaust systems a few...