What Did You Do To Your HHR Today?
07-17-2019, 08:39 PM
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jjredsoxfan- I hear ya, I don't consider it a problem. A blessing in disguise..
My wife & kids say I've got that same problem!
07-19-2019, 09:09 PM
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Blue- I feel your pain, The June bugs got our Blue Spruce the Mrs & I planted when we got here long ago.
The Mrs dusted our roses & other shrubs etc with Seven Dust*, that saved all them. Never thought to even dust the Spruce.
I gotta get my chain saw out & make it's bare bones disappear.. This year was terrible bad with June bugs..
The Mrs dusted our roses & other shrubs etc with Seven Dust*, that saved all them. Never thought to even dust the Spruce.
I gotta get my chain saw out & make it's bare bones disappear.. This year was terrible bad with June bugs..
07-21-2019, 02:57 PM
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Friday I felt aand heard a very loud and bone jarring BANG. Looked underneath and found a big dent in my rear beam.
I took it in to an alignment shop and was told my drivers side rear tire was 3 degrees toe out and 11/32 camber (top in)
I swapped out to an SS rear beam last Thanksgiving.
SO, this morning went to auto salvage yard and removed and purchased a rear beam from a Cobalt SS.
Took less than 1 hour to remove. It helps when you've done it before.
Guess what I'm doing next weekend.
I took it in to an alignment shop and was told my drivers side rear tire was 3 degrees toe out and 11/32 camber (top in)
I swapped out to an SS rear beam last Thanksgiving.
SO, this morning went to auto salvage yard and removed and purchased a rear beam from a Cobalt SS.
Took less than 1 hour to remove. It helps when you've done it before.
Guess what I'm doing next weekend.
07-21-2019, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: 09-07-2011
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 72
Friday I felt aand heard a very loud and bone jarring BANG. Looked underneath and found a big dent in my rear beam.
I took it in to an alignment shop and was told my drivers side rear tire was 3 degrees toe out and 11/32 camber (top in)
I swapped out to an SS rear beam last Thanksgiving.
SO, this morning went to auto salvage yard and removed and purchased a rear beam from a Cobalt SS.
Took less than 1 hour to remove. It helps when you've done it before.
Guess what I'm doing next weekend.
I took it in to an alignment shop and was told my drivers side rear tire was 3 degrees toe out and 11/32 camber (top in)
I swapped out to an SS rear beam last Thanksgiving.
SO, this morning went to auto salvage yard and removed and purchased a rear beam from a Cobalt SS.
Took less than 1 hour to remove. It helps when you've done it before.
Guess what I'm doing next weekend.
07-21-2019, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: 03-12-2017
Location: Phoenix
Posts: 1,128
I wish I knew. 
The jar was so loud all I could think of was to pull over and see if there was any damage. I even forgot to look in the mirror to for anything. Believe me it scared the ____ out of me. The only damage spotted was the beam. Later, when I got home I put the car up and jackstands and gave the underbody a complete looksie. I saw no other contact marks, anywhere.
When I do the axle swap I will give Toughie another lookover for any sign of damage.
Oh well, at least I know how to do the axle swap and have the tools to do it.
Maybe now I can find that annoying rattle that's coming from ??????
The jar was so loud all I could think of was to pull over and see if there was any damage. I even forgot to look in the mirror to for anything. Believe me it scared the ____ out of me. The only damage spotted was the beam. Later, when I got home I put the car up and jackstands and gave the underbody a complete looksie. I saw no other contact marks, anywhere.When I do the axle swap I will give Toughie another lookover for any sign of damage.
Oh well, at least I know how to do the axle swap and have the tools to do it.
Maybe now I can find that annoying rattle that's coming from ??????
07-21-2019, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: 09-07-2011
Location: Tennessee
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I wish I knew. The jar was so loud all I could think of was to pull over and see if there was any damage. I even forgot to look in the mirror to for anything. Believe me it scared the ____ out of me. The only damage spotted was the beam. Later, when I got home I put the car up and jackstands and gave the underbody a complete looksie. I saw no other contact marks, anywhere.
When I do the axle swap I will give Toughie another lookover for any sign of damage.
Oh well, at least I know how to do the axle swap and have the tools to do it.
Maybe now I can find that annoying rattle that's coming from ??????
The jar was so loud all I could think of was to pull over and see if there was any damage. I even forgot to look in the mirror to for anything. Believe me it scared the ____ out of me. The only damage spotted was the beam. Later, when I got home I put the car up and jackstands and gave the underbody a complete looksie. I saw no other contact marks, anywhere.When I do the axle swap I will give Toughie another lookover for any sign of damage.
Oh well, at least I know how to do the axle swap and have the tools to do it.
Maybe now I can find that annoying rattle that's coming from ??????
