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    05 Mazda 3 Steering knuckle an hub replacment

    Just getting done replacing steering knuckle & hub on my sons Mazda 3. He drove it "WAY" to long an totally FUBARed the whole thing. It was an easy job until I got to the pinch bolt/lower ball joint. I got the nut off the bolt easy but the bolt would not come out even with hammering it with a...
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    performance mods "maybe"

    Using a cooler thermostat, instead of a 180 or 190 try using a 170 Using slightly thicker shims under the came lobs. This makes the valve open wider, but their is danger in doing this. You really need to know the distance between the top of the piston an the valve when open. Don't know if its...
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    Passenger side motor mount mod

    I have a 98 Protege 1.5 engine with a broken pass. side motor mount. I haven't taken it off yet but after fondling it yesterday their seems to be a steel plate with a hole in it on the bottom of the mount. The mounting bolt on top broke out of the rubber an left a divot in the rubber about 1/2...
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