Recent content by ExarKun10

How hard is it to replace the throw-out bearing? Is it a project that should be attempted by normal person? Also, who makes the best bearings? I don't want to replace this thing again.

My service engine soon light came on the other night. Stopped by AutoZone and had them pull the diagnostic code. There code reader returned a 442 (low emissions leak). Where might one find a low emissions leak? Or do I have to take this thing to the dealer?

I changed my rear brake pads and rotors last weekend. And in the process of reinstalling the brake calipers I screwed up. On the drivers side I (unknowingly) let the steel brake line set down in one of the creases of the outer CV boot. Two days later my wheel was covered in grease. The CV...

Can someone tell me what is the center of the dash? I have this rattle thats comming from the center of the dash (best I can tell). At first I though it was something loose and just moving around but you can hear spin down after the engine has been shut off. The sound doesn't change with...

For what ever reason the hood on my '99 will not latch. :shrug: I have had problems with it in the past and have eventually got it to catch. But now there is a horizontal crack in the hoods paint. :gt: I've tried gently closing it, dropping it from as high as 18" but the damn thing wont...

As some of you know, I am new to the Cobra / performance car scene. My second post was (of all things) about cleaning the wheels. I make a living in an IT department so I'm not the most mechanically inclined person, but I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. I have been digging through the...

Within the last 30 days or so I purchased a '99 Cobra. The guy I bought it from has never really cleaned the rims. Yes he sprayed cleaner on the outside of the rim. But the inside has almost 4 years of brake dust clinging to it. I want the rims to look like they belong at a car show or as...

I have a 99 Cobra with 29K miles that has gouges or deep grooves in both rear rotors. They are the factory original rotors. I going to replace them during its winter down time here in Ohio. Any recomendations as to which rotors/pads to buy? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to the...