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I had a 2002 CC (now sold) that did this exact thing. Kind of a liquid sucking sound only on acceleration and mine did seem to sip a bit of coolant. I never did track down the source of the sound in the year or so I had the truck. I had the transfer case switch vacuum problem and replaced everything...

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Ok, I'm selling my 2002 CC. Not because there's anything wrong with it, I just don't need it anymore and I want to sell it while its still worth something. I'm looking for a used compact 2wd single cab truck with a 4 cylinder and a manual trans w, less than 120k miles for getting me to work and back...

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Sorry for not updating, I've been a little swamped lately. I did try the side exit for a while, but the sound was never quite right. Very tin-can like with a horrible drone at 1700-1800 RPM, likely due to only having a foot or so of pipe after the muffler. I ended up reducing the pipe after the muff...

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I replaced the seal again today. I believe I've found the cause of the leak. There was a slight groove that I had not previously noticed worn on the axle shaft where the seal rides on it. I polished the area with emery cloth until the groove was almost unnoticable by feel. I also installed the seal ...

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Ok. I did that by prying on it up and down with a prybar. I'm going to try a delco seal after Christmas and Ill let yall know how it goes. Thanks for all the help.

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I did remove the brake disc, but I'm not quite sure what you mean by checking under load and unload?

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Ok, I got the dial indicator out and got some detailed measurements. With the indicator at the outer edge of the wheel, there is only 0.010" of movement while turning the wheel. With the indicator at the outer edge of the brake disc face, there is 0.003" of movement while turning the disc. With the ...

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No, you don't need to lift the truck, but you do need to remove the front tires to access the lower shock mount bolts.

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No, Advance didn't install. I did it myself in my driveway in about an hour. Shocks on these trucks are pretty easy to do.

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Well, the axle is still leaking on longer drives. I'm just going to have to put in on the back-burner for now until I get some more time to mess with it. I'm just going to be driving it back and forth to work for the next couple weeks. I think I'm going to replace the wheel bearings and seal all at ...

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Again, thanks all for the replies. I ran a piece of baling wire throught the vent nipple on the axle and it didn't seem to have been clogged. Also, just for grins, I put my vaccuum pump on the axle vent and the axle housing holds perfect vaccuum (meaning the seal is just fine with the truck sitting)...

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Thanks for the tip. I just tried that this morning with the tires on and off. No visible wobble to the disc or wheel. So here's my best guess... Bearings are good. Axle shaft is straight. The seal only leaks during extended driving, on short trips its bone-dry. It HAS to be an axle vent issue causin...

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Just an update Since I installed the last seal, I have been only making short trips with the truck with no leaks. (Less than 15 miles at a time). But today I put about 80 continuous miles on it and the leak is back! I give up! I'm going to take it to my mechanic after thanksgiving and have him take ...

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OK, I had the afternoon off and I got impatient and mocked the exhaust up with clamps. I ended up using a Flowmaster 40 muffler I had instead of the glasspack, and it sounds like a riceburner!! I had a 94 s10 blazer 4.3 years back with the same muffler and a full 3" tailpipe that sounded great! I'm ...

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Ok, I bought my CC in August. It has the factory exhaust on it and it is extra-quiet. Every vehicle I've had in the past has been VERY loud, so I kinda enjoyed the factory exhaust... But, now that I've taken the truck down a few of our ranch roads, it's developed some squeaks and rattles in the cab ...

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It was only a VERY thin film of RTV. I was just trying to eliminate any possibility of leaks other than from the rubber seal itself. I know they don't require it, but after three seals, you will try just about anything to keep from having to do it again. Also, no leaks yet, but I'm going to put abou...

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I didn't scratch the inside of the axle tube and I used RTV sealant on the outside of the seals. Also I verified that the leakage was from the seal between the axle and rubber and not from between the seal and the axle housing.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

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Well, I got a chance to take a look at the truck. The axle and bearings are fine. There is very little play in the axle (1/32 in.) I went and put in a Timken seal, so I guess I'll see if that fixes the problem. Again thanks for the advise everyone.

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Thanks for the replies. I'm going to take a closer look at it tomorrow when I have some time. Both seals that I've put in it were O'Reilly house brand seals (MasterPro I think?), so If I can't find anything wrong with the bearing, I think I will go get a better brand seal. Although, I would think th...

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When I bought my 02 CC a couple months back, the passenger side rear axle seal was leaking, so I replaced it. It held and didn't leak until last weekend when I put about 600+ miles on the truck. The leak was small and it only leaked when I drove for extended periods of time. When the truck sits, the...

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My 02 CC got new shocks yesterday. It had 120k miles and still had the factory shocks. They were all still OK, but one of the rears blew up on me after driving down a few caliche oil company roads last weekend. I replaced all four with Monroe Gas-Matic LT's from Advance. $20/each with lifetime warra...

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My 02 gets 18.5-20 highway. That's with a grill guard, camper top, and around 200 lbs of tools in the bed.

Not sure of the city mileage though.

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Ok, Thanks! Exactly the advice I was looking for!

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Sorry, for the poor explanation. It's a Chevy, not a GMC. Maybe cover is the wrong word for it, I'm talking about the plastic lower portion of the bumper that is attached to the upper steel portion. I want to know if I can remove just that lower part without it looking like crap. I would just go ahe...

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I'm planning on removing the factory plastic bumper cover on my 02 CC and fabbing up a real skid plate for the oil filter as soon as I have a break. I have a question for those of you who have done this before. It appears that there are two pieces to the plastic cover, (1) the lower cover and (2) an...

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I removed the factory plastic bed liner in my CC today so I can put in a roll-on type liner this weekend. My choices are the Duplicolor Bed-Armor liner and Herculiner. Anyone have any experience with the Bed-Armor? I'm kinda drawn toward it because it's water-based. I've done two of my trucks and a ...

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Well, I got the seal replaced today. It really wasn't too difficult. The only reason the factory seal was leaking was that the little spring that goes around the outside of the seal to keep pressure on the axle shaft had slipped off. The bearings and axle shaft looked to be in good shape for 120k mi...

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Well, I got it all fixed yesterday. I removed all the actuators and the control unit and blew out the vacuum lines with compressed air. Then I hooked everything up to the new parts, and now everything works as it should with no vacuum leaks. When this problem first appeared, I thought it would be an...

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Thanks for the reply, Is it common for the axle to be pitted and the bearings to go bad on these trucks? Or do you say that because that may be the reason my seal is going bad? I've actually never pulled a C-clip type axle apart before, I've only worked on Ford 9" type axles before, my 94 s10 and 95...

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I've got a rear axle tube seal leaking on my 02 CC. I'm going to try to replace it this week but I only have basic tools with me right now. (at school) Do I really need a seal puller for this, or can it be pryed out with a long screwdriver? Also, I've got the G80 diff, any special instructions for r...

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Well, I had some free time this morning to troubleshoot the system some more. I found that the recirculate door actuator directly behind the glove box and the defrost actuator next to the accelerator pedal were both faulty. Neither contained significant amounts of ATF, but were both slightly wet wit...

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Well, I've been checking the vacuum lines that plug into the back of the HVAC control unit with a vacuum pump, and only two of them show any leakage. Again, there is very little ATF fluid in the system, so I think I may have gotten lucky that it didn't screw up much of the system. Where are all the ...

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Well, I found a new HVAC control unit on Ebay for about $40, so I'll give it a try. I just checked the vacuum reservoir and it was free of fluid, though the one-way valve before the reservoir did have some fluid in it. I'm going to replace some more vacuum lines today as well as try to repair a dash...

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The connector is clocked right on the Dorman part, I checked the 4WD and everything functions fine with the new switch. My question is do you think the Dorman switch will be trouble-free (like the new GM switch is supposed to be) or just a temporary fix?

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I just remembered one thing I forgot to ask. I replaced the transfer case switch with a Dorman switch from O'Reillys. Is this part a quality piece, or do I need to go ahead and order the revised GM switch? I wanted the GM part, but it was going to take a couple days to order and I needed to get the ...

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have replaced the switch. Its just damage control at this point. I'm going to pull the vacuum reservoir tomorrow and see it any fluid made it to there. I already checked the front axle actuator, and it was fine with no fluid. I've also replaced a couple vacuum lines unde...

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Ok, I bought an 02 CC a few weeks ago, and I've been working my way through this forum when I stumbled across all the threads dealing with the transfer case switch problems. I have noticed that vacuum is lost almost immediately after the truck is shut off. So, today I pulled the factory switch out o...

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Well, I just got off the phone with my mech. Turns out the little shaft that goes between the differential and the collar that engages the rest of passenger side axle was MISSING! $450 for front axle tear down/reassembly, $200 for the part, and my truck will be out of commission until next week when...

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Howdy all, I just purchased an 02 S10 Crew Cab pickup. The truck is in excellent condition, but the front axle will not engage. I notified the dealer and they "fixed" it yesterday, but when I got it home and checked it, I found that all they did was replace a bearing and seal on the passenger side a...

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