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Muffler bearing, for real

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by ironpony, Dec 7, 2016.

  1. ironpony

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    Wifes car was squealing and I was told by the auto parts store it was a muffler bearing :smoke: . I thought, ya right, this pimply faced little kid must of thought I was born last night :loco: :crazy:. Well he sends me over to Browns Transmission because it is a specialized part and they are the only one that stocks them in town. So off I go :vulture:and low and behold he has them in stock :makeitrain"and even the right size :thumbs:..........


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    :faint::faint::faint:
     
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    What sorta car is this for?
     
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    No wonder it has a leaky exhaust.
     
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    A Yugo.


    The lack of good muffler bearing suppliers is what killed the Yugo.

    :whistle:
     
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  5. ironpony

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    2008 Saturn Vue 3.5, apparently it is only used on the AWD models.

    it adds a nice rumble
     
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  6. ironpony

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    also they told me about a recall so I got it covered under warranty
     
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    Whad he say?
     
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    Whistles go WOOOO!!!
     
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    Sumpin bout breakfess?
     
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    Be sure to have your disgronificator checked out also!
     
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    What in the h3ll did you Google to find that Internet gem? :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Everybody's gettin sump'n.
     
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    Leave it to GM to make something as stupid as a muffler bearing. Next they'll be selling AC Delco blinker fluids.
     
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    Just so everyone knows, this is a joke. I went to the local transmission shop to have the wife car checked out and when I went in he had it laying on the counter. I picked it up and said hey this is a muffler bearing and he said I was one of the very few who "got it" so I thought I would pass it on.
     
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    Horkn got it, the american yugo
     
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    I googled "whistles go woo!". Naturally. ;)

    I saw it years ago. Maybe on tosh.o, or on a motorcycle forum? It still has me laughing my butt off.
     
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    ;)

    But...
    That vue was the worst. My cousin bought one new in 04 iirc. They talked all about the best of both worlds, Honda motor in a gm US made wagon/Ute AWD rustproof plastic body etc. That pos hasn't moved more than a few feet in the last 5 years. . She's probably still making payments on it. Lol.
     
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    A Japanese engine with an American driveline..... Wow. Terrible idea
     
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    And here I am trying to figure out how in the Sam Hill that is going to do anything! The bearing are orientated the wrong way and there's no way to install it w/o cutting the exhaust. I was expecting it to be like a ford where you have to pull the cab to work on the engine and transmission. A solution in search for a problem.
     
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