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    Oil Filter Thread

    I use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic Oil and their Filter. I saw a study on Oil Filters (not official) and Fram seems to be the worst Filter out there.
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    Oil Filter Thread

    I use Mobil 1 Oil and the Mobile 1 Filter.
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    What Rocket Scientist Designed This ?

    I had to change the rear shocks on my 2013 Ram 1500 Truck and I couldn't believe the design of the top mounting brackets. I actually had to buy a cheap 21mm combination wrench cut it in half and then put a 45 degree bend in the ends just to be able to access the inside nut for the Shocks. I...
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    Front Stabilizer bar

    I had to replace the one on my 2023 Ram 1500 4x4 but the dealer said it would be a four month wait and $500.00 for it. I called a junk yard and they did a nationwide search on their system(Their all connected these days) and they found one in Florida for $230.00 so I bought it and it was almost...
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    Oil question

    The Mechanic most likely was protecting the company by refusing to do it in case there was a problem down the road as a smart attorney could win in court due to how people view mechanic shops. Also my father in law who was a engineer in gears and lubrication at NASA has always said not to mix...
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    2015 ram 1500 sport front sway bar cracked

    The front sway bar on my 2013 Ram 1500 express had cracked and I called a auto salvage yard that put me in their nationwide system and I recieved about six replies from places that had one about a hour later. I got a factory sway bar with no rust for $250.00 shipped. Give the salvage yards a try...
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    Did an oil change on the Ram, only got hurt twice

    I would love to know what possessed the designer to put the oil filter where they did on my 2013 Ram Express.
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    Front Sway Bar and End Links

    Thanks buy they dont have the sway bar just the links.
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    Front Sway Bar and End Links

    Why is it almost impossible to find a factory front sway bar for a 2013 Ram 1500? It took almost three weeks to find one in a Salvage yard in Florida and have it shipped to Ohio. Changing it and the end links was easier than finding it.
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    Check Gas Cap, AGAIN.....

    I had the same issue untill I spread a light film of grease on the seal, After that the issue went away.
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    My "check gas cap" saga - Fixed!

    I get the check gas cap on my 2013 Ram and it took a while but I found the problem The gasket in the cap gets distorted and then cant seal properly so I discovered by trial and error that if I spread a light film of grease on the O ring it solves the problem. I think the reason the gasket goes...
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    Cats Stolen

    The best thing for the Feds to do is require all manufacturers to put a serial number on all cat.converters that if removed or defaced the junk yards or others could not purchase it.Also require the buyers to collect and keep all of the sellers imformation along with the cats. Serial number in a...
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    Frustrated with Dealership - What’s Yours?

    I hate Dealerships,I had a issue with a dealership in Denver when I was young and dumb and gave the salesman my keys so they could look at my trade, Well things went south in a hurry and the salesman was doing everything he could to avoid giving back my keys. I finally had my wife leave his...
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    2021 Let Us Never Forget.....

    9/11 was the worst day in American History next to Pearl Harbor and its sad that a lot of those in power seem to have forgotten .
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