Starter Relay
It’s been just over 4 years now since I bought the Buick and over 3 years now since I last posted to this blog. I still have the car, but after the initial repairs were done, very little has changed. … Continue reading →
Starter Grenade
I finally was left stranded by the Buick. About 30 minutes from home, I stopped at a gas station to use their ATM. When I came back out, it wouldn’t start. It wouldn’t even try. Just a single click, and … Continue reading →
Back Together
Before re-assembling everything, I decided to take this opportunity to clean up the rear axle assembly. I scraped all the crud off, de-greased it, painted it, and even duplicated the original factory paint markings just for fun! Putting it all … Continue reading →
Torque Ball Repaired
After trying un-successfully to find a good replacement torque ball, I took my original to my friend Gary who has a bunch of machine shop equipment set up in his shop. He was able to fix it for me with … Continue reading →
Torque Ball Hell
After reading some forum posts at AACA.org and the Service Manual, I thought doing the install of the replacement Torque ball seal would not be too terribly difficult. I removed the nuts that hold the Torque Ball to the Torque … Continue reading →