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Don't know if "wiggle him down" was the best choice of words, actually.

Thanks, this will keep me from looking like an ignorant jerk. I don't mind a guy making a living. I'm gonna try to wiggle him down a tad, tho!

Good to know. I certainly understand that. As a craftsman, I am constantly stunned when people can't understand why something custom-made is so much more costly than what they can buy at Home Depot. Even worse is altering something somebody else built. "You just want me to cut this table down...

I just got an estimate on a new clutch for my '04 5-speed XLT 3.0. He's also replacing my rack and pinion. I am such an idiot when it comes to car repairs, I need to ask a basic question: In his quotes, the parts are all at least double the retail prices I'd pay if I bought the parts myself. And...

Yeah, this is my second time doing this. Left shoulder 10 years ago. That was annoying enough, but I'm right-handed, and it's the right shoulder this time, FFS! I'll be pretty comical just getting shoes on, much less trying to shift gears on the freeway! NO DRIVING for 6 weeks, then PT for SIX...

Update: OK, so this was the diagnosis. Id love to get any feedback you guys got. Clutch Slave has a leak. He wants to go ahead and replace the whole shebang, clutch master, slave, all but the flywheel. $1400.00 for that job and to fix a leak in the rear "main" --or crankshaft--seal? There is...

Thanks for that. Yeah that clutch fluid reservoir was a headscratcher for me. Took some serious Googling to even figure out what was up with that. Then, it was kind of stuck and took some force to get the lid free. Being a novice, I was certain if I gave it too much force, my truck would explode...

Howdy. Very new here, and though I am pretty handy in most areas, when it comes to auto repair, I'm just barely learning. My 2004 Ranger, 3.0l, 130,000mi., 5-speed is experie3ncing problems. I've had it for about 3 years now. While driving recently, I noticed after each stop, when I...

Please explain how it sucks. I may have to do tis exact procedure later this week!

Thank you!

Howdy. I've somehow made it to the age of 61 with only the barest of knowledge about auto maintenance and repair. I love my 2004 5-speed manual 3.0L V6 Ranger XLT (130,000mi.), but it's an ignorant kind of love. I'm ready for some learnin'. Talk slow; I'm dumb.