| June 17th, 2020 04:24 PM |
| Uncle Paul |
"The car did sit in storage for 4 years."
This is a 20 year old Viper. Bushings and other rubber/plastic parts can age out when not driven much.
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| June 17th, 2020 03:24 PM |
| StarMan5 |
Maybe this guy wasn't smart enough ..lol..I understand your concern. Did you check it in another part? I didn't encounter such problems, my father is a mechanic, I will ask him about your problem. Maybe he can help you.
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| December 29th, 2019 04:45 PM |
| v10enomous |
The only thing they check in New Jersey now is the emissions unless there is a visible issue and new cars are good for 5 years before the first inspection... So they just basically found a way to keep the parasites on the payroll while doing next to nothing...
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| December 28th, 2019 04:40 PM |
| Lunchbox |
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Originally Posted by FlashFerg
Okay thanks. The car seems to drive fine and track straight. My problem is finding a mechanic that:
1. Knows what he’s looking at
2. Can make the proper assessment and repair.
3. Not do unnecessary work try and and rob me
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Maybe its different here, but why the HELL would it fail because he thinks it has too much slop in the suspension/tie rods. Unless it was literally undriveable or about to fall apart id think this doesn't matter and he needs to just do his damn job and pass it if the wipers were working.
Safety here in texas is lights, wipers, non cracked windshield, and nothing literally hanging off the car or holes in the floor more or less for any reason. Sounds to me like he's just trying to get some work out of you when really the car will probably pass safety just fine. Id think that if there was a problem with the car suspension wise you'd probably know it and be weary of driving it yourself.
Like i said though, laws are problem different in your state vs mine but... sounds like a sham to get work done wherever you took it.
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| December 25th, 2019 08:26 PM |
| CottonMouth |
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Originally Posted by FlashFerg
Hey guys, been awhile since I posted. So I went to get my vehicle inspected (NC) and it failed.
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I'm in NC as well. Unless the rules have changed, now that you have failed inspection you must go back to the place you failed inspection at to get reinspected. You're locked in to use that shop now for re inspection. Whoever did your inspection was looking to fail you or they thought you were an undercover working for the DMV. No tech makes enough money on inspections to take the time to actually check all the items they are supposed to on a vehicle inspection. On top of that, starting December 1st of this year, anything 1999 or older just has a safety inspection so the tech was a real hard ass or like I already said, he thought you worked for the DMV. If you have a place that you normally go to get your Viper inspected then continue to use that same place, even if it means rescheduling for another day b/c their equipment is down. Do like what has already been suggested to try and get the car to pass this time and DON'T go back the place that failed you.
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| December 20th, 2019 12:25 PM |
| 99RT10>S |
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It’s too late the virus has spread beyond their borders. I grew up in N. Cal. Just south of SF. Was a naturally beautiful place but led by socialists. It plaques with scum now. I
left before I got the virus.
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I grew up in Concord, just east of SF. Was a beautiful place to grow up, still is nice except for all the nutjobs. Where is Thanos when you need him............
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| December 20th, 2019 12:04 PM |
| FlashFerg |
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Originally Posted by jslimm
While looking for the cause of play in the front wheels, verify that it isn't the steering rack that is moving due to looseness in the mounts because of rubber isolator degradation.
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Okay thanks. The car seems to drive fine and track straight. My problem is finding a mechanic that:
1. Knows what he’s looking at
2. Can make the proper assessment and repair.
3. Not do unnecessary work try and and rob me
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| December 20th, 2019 11:22 AM |
| jslimm |
While looking for the cause of play in the front wheels, verify that it isn't the steering rack that is moving due to looseness in the mounts because of rubber isolator degradation.
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| December 20th, 2019 11:15 AM |
| FlashFerg |
Failed my state vehicle inspection
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Originally Posted by 99RT10>S
Kill all the Kalifornians, that will fix the issues........................
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It’s too late the virus has spread beyond their borders. I grew up in N. Cal. Just south of SF. Was a naturally beautiful place but led by socialists. It plaques with scum now. I
left before I got the virus.
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| December 20th, 2019 11:10 AM |
| 99RT10>S |
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Originally Posted by FlashFerg
Government wants to control every part of our lives. I used to live in AZ, great state but the California’s are moving there in droves with all they’re nutty CA ideas.
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Kill all the Kalifornians, that will fix the issues........................
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| December 19th, 2019 09:26 PM |
| FlashFerg |
Government wants to control every part of our lives. I used to live in AZ, great state but the California’s are moving there in droves with all they’re nutty CA ideas.
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| December 19th, 2019 07:34 PM |
| dirtbag |
I just wasted two hours of my life idling in line for emissions today. Cars were wrapped around the block at the testing station - and this is the quickest time of the month and week.
I'm finally switching two of my cars over to collectors insurance so I don't have to deal with that mess anymore. Today AZ is decent because of no safety inspections, no emissions for collectors cars, but quickly adopting California standards. They've recently implemented insta-fail for any cars that have "not supported" for rear O2, catalyst efficiency, or evap test procedures.
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| December 19th, 2019 02:51 PM |
| v10enomous |
When I sold my 98 GTS with 38k on the odometer everything made of rubber in the front suspension and steering was either gone or going they told me...
I love living in a state with no inspection now... The only downside is that there are a ton of shitboxes on the highway or abandoned on the side of it.
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| December 19th, 2019 02:37 PM |
| FlashFerg |
Okay, thanks kind of thought that might be a solution too. A few months ago the windows didn’t work in the same fashion so there might be something going on in there.
I got the car to pass inspection yesterday. Went to a different inspection station and turned off the car and the as the guy walked up I turned on the wipers in the ACC position and told him I didn’t want the glass scratched and wanted to show him quickly. It worked. He also never checked wheel play but I’m going to have it looked at but now I can register it.
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| December 19th, 2019 01:52 PM |
| 99RT10>S |
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Originally Posted by FlashFerg
The only time it works is in ACC (CCW from key insert position) The radio on works then too. As soon as you turn the key CW both wipers and radio stop working.
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This might sound stupid, but switch out your ignition switch. They are fairly easy to do, and when my 99 had weird combined gremlins, the new switch fixed all the issues
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| December 19th, 2019 11:24 AM |
| FlashFerg |
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On the wipers, does one act normal? Or are they both eratic?
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The only time it works is in ACC (CCW from key insert position) The radio on works then too. As soon as you turn the key CW both wipers and radio stop working.
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| December 18th, 2019 01:24 PM |
| 99RT10>S |
On the wipers, does one act normal? Or are they both eratic?
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| December 18th, 2019 12:41 PM |
| FlashFerg |
Thanks. I guess I’ll get it on a lift and take a look. Didn’t think it was that weak.
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| December 18th, 2019 12:00 PM |
| Spitfire481 |
I’ve replace inner and outer tie rods front and rear on gen 2’s with less than 50k on them. Along with all control arm bushings, sway bar end links, engine mounts, trans mount, etc. every car I’ve inspected for someone needed at least one tie rod so far along with almost everything rubber
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| December 18th, 2019 09:09 AM |
| Chuck 98 RT10 |
1. "Lower tie rod?" There's an inner and an outer but I don't know of a lower tie rod. If the inner tie rod is bad you'll notice it in the steering. It won't be as responsive. Kinda scary. If the outer tie rod is bad you can tell by grabbing it with your hand and moving it. It shouldn't move.
2. Good luck. Get a volt/ohm meter and start testing. You could just swap out the multi-function switch (turn signal device on the column) and see if that fixes it. They don't cost much.
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