Fluid Leaking from Rear Shock
Fluid Leaking from Rear Shock
Two weeks ago I slid on wet pavement, hit a curb and the passenger side rear wheel snapped off the axle. The axle got replaced and I got my truck back last week. I just noticed today that every time I hit a bump in the road or anything like that I hear a fairly loud squeaking noise coming from that same side. I looked under the truck and there is fluid leaking from the shock. Should I not be driving the truck until this gets fixed? Sucks because I have a job interview tomorrow morning and its an hour drive from my house 
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It looks bent, but yeah, you can drive it not to worry.
HUH? 10min to clean your hands? Really?
I wear Nitrile gloves anytime I work on dirty/greasy stuff. I buy boxes of them. I got sick of scrubbing my hands years ago.
I remember when the mechanics at the Dealership would laugh at me for wearing them. This was about 12yrs ago. I went in a few years later to get some parts and every mechanic as wearing gloves..lol
I buy a couple of boxes of 100ct(light duty) and 50ct(Medium duty) every time I go to Harbor Freight. They cost $7 a box. Well worth it! I bet you spend more on Gojo hand cleaner and time than I do on gloves!
HF gloves aren't powdered so your hands sweat a little, but if I'm going to be wearing the medium duty gloves for a while, I have a tub of podwer I smear on my hands prior.
Napa has powdered gloves # SAS 6608 for $10/box and are a bit stronger/flexible than the light duty HF one's.
I wear Nitrile gloves anytime I work on dirty/greasy stuff. I buy boxes of them. I got sick of scrubbing my hands years ago.
I remember when the mechanics at the Dealership would laugh at me for wearing them. This was about 12yrs ago. I went in a few years later to get some parts and every mechanic as wearing gloves..lol
I buy a couple of boxes of 100ct(light duty) and 50ct(Medium duty) every time I go to Harbor Freight. They cost $7 a box. Well worth it! I bet you spend more on Gojo hand cleaner and time than I do on gloves!
HF gloves aren't powdered so your hands sweat a little, but if I'm going to be wearing the medium duty gloves for a while, I have a tub of podwer I smear on my hands prior.
Napa has powdered gloves # SAS 6608 for $10/box and are a bit stronger/flexible than the light duty HF one's.
Last edited by dirtydog; May 11, 2014 at 05:14 PM. Reason: Really?
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Joined: Jan 2014
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From: Alberta, Canada
Mechanics should've seen that before.
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Its at the shop right now but not just for the shock, this just happened today: 
2 pulleys are bad they said. Theres just no winning with me and this truck the past month lol.
2 pulleys are bad they said. Theres just no winning with me and this truck the past month lol.
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: N. Florida
It looks bent, but yeah, you can drive it not to worry.
HUH? 10min to clean your hands? Really?
I wear Nitrile gloves anytime I work on dirty/greasy stuff. I buy boxes of them. I got sick of scrubbing my hands years ago.
I remember when the mechanics at the Dealership would laugh at me for wearing them. This was about 12yrs ago. I went in a few years later to get some parts and every mechanic as wearing gloves..lol
I buy a couple of boxes of 100ct(light duty) and 50ct(Medium duty) every time I go to Harbor Freight. They cost $7 a box. Well worth it! I bet you spend more on Gojo hand cleaner and time than I do on gloves!
HF gloves aren't powdered so your hands sweat a little, but if I'm going to be wearing the medium duty gloves for a while, I have a tub of podwer I smear on my hands prior.
Napa has powdered gloves # SAS 6608 for $10/box and are a bit stronger/flexible than the light duty HF one's.
HUH? 10min to clean your hands? Really?
I wear Nitrile gloves anytime I work on dirty/greasy stuff. I buy boxes of them. I got sick of scrubbing my hands years ago.
I remember when the mechanics at the Dealership would laugh at me for wearing them. This was about 12yrs ago. I went in a few years later to get some parts and every mechanic as wearing gloves..lol
I buy a couple of boxes of 100ct(light duty) and 50ct(Medium duty) every time I go to Harbor Freight. They cost $7 a box. Well worth it! I bet you spend more on Gojo hand cleaner and time than I do on gloves!
HF gloves aren't powdered so your hands sweat a little, but if I'm going to be wearing the medium duty gloves for a while, I have a tub of podwer I smear on my hands prior.
Napa has powdered gloves # SAS 6608 for $10/box and are a bit stronger/flexible than the light duty HF one's.
What he said.