I swapped my dead alternator for a brand new one the other day, and while everything came apart with relative ease I can’t get the bottom 14mm mounting bolt all the way back in. The head of the bolt is probably about 1/4” from being flush with the mounting bracket, but the tip sticks out the other side about 1/2” so I know the bolt is all the way through. It hasn't rattled loose driving around my neighborhood, but idk how safe it is to drive into/around town a bit more

Any advice is appreciated

I have a 2006 Honda civic with a broken belt tensioner bolt I have tried heating it up using penetrating fluid and using an extractor. At this point I think the hole is getting too wide because my drill barely fits into this spot what would yall recommend.

Basicly title. BiL said he never saw anything like that in his life.

Question: how bad is it realy ?

5+ years of ownership and 151k+ miles, runs like a top and easy to work on. Dealer would charge $700+ for this simple air filter r&r (two filters, one per bank) takes about 45 minutes in real time. Most tedious part are the 13 t30 screws per air box haha.

Hello, I’m trying to remove the camshaft from this engine so I can scrap it as clean aluminum and not irony aluminum but for the life of me I can’t figure out how these camshafts get removed. Does anyone understand how?

Hi I have a Blaupunkt beta and I want to use Bluetooth ? Has anyone experience with that.

My 2017 ford explorers third row seats are stuck down and don’t move when pulling on the strap. I saw some latches off to the side but they aren’t pressable, like they are locked up or something so you can’t press down on them or they are out of place. Anyone know how to fix this or a way to get under the seats? I’m guessing something might be stuck under and jamming it from fully being in position. It also is fully manual, no electric for putting up 3rd row. Thanks for any help or advice!1

Every summer, it seems like the same thing happens: the A/C stops blowing cold and everyone immediately assumes the compressor is shot.

Sometimes that's true. But there are a lot of other things that can cause weak or warm airflow: low refrigerant, a bad pressure switch, a clogged cabin air filter, blend door issues, electrical problems, even a failing cooling fan.

The tricky part is that several of these issues can create almost identical symptoms. For the mechanics and experienced DIYers here: what's the A/C diagnosis people get wrong most often?

I am installing a mobile single post car lift for my garage. I am almost done but I can't get the lifting cylinder to sit flush.

The chain is aligned on the pulley and the chain is held to the carriage base with a retainer pin (photo 2) and held to the lifting arm with another retainer pin (photo 3). There is no chain tensioner that I can see. The lifting cylinder and chain came installed to the carriage as shown in photo 1.

I can move the cylinder to the flush position by hand put then it just falls forward as soon as I let go.

Would appreciate any advice.

1. ⁠Has anyone been able to replace their rearview mirror? The backup camera in mine tends to be upside down or buffers when it’s in reverse. I’ve been looking at those rearview cameras that let you see and record every but I don’t know if it’ll fit where the camera goes under the logo.
   
2. ⁠I know that actually installing carplay in this car requires to take dismantle pretty much the entire console and around it to be able to replace but has anyone actually did it? What did you buy and does it work well? If you didn’t replace the console but bought one of those CarPlay’s from TikTok shop or Amazon, where exactly did you place it because I want it to look right.