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After 20-30k miles the brakes on my 550 CI were making a loud squeeling sound during braking. After taking the brakes apart it appeared the armature needed refaced and the magnet replaced. However, seems nobody in the Pittsburgh area does that type of machine work so I went with a new brake kit...

I don't have the hand e-brake option on my 550 but use this hack when moving the TD out of the garage with a manual dolly to hitch up. I have to make a left turn out of the garage then swing right and make a 180 turn to line up the TD to the TV. I have a sloping gravel driveway then the yard and...

The manual says 95-105 ft-lbs but it feels like that's too much torque when I am tightening them. It feels like there is deformation or stripping going on. Then when I take the wheel off half the nuts are a bear to get off cause the threads are deformed. I have to run a tap through them and...

Andrew St Pierre White, a well known overlander, shows how to install the lowest possible cost auxiliary battery system in your tow vehicle. He maximizes efficiency by minimizing voltage drop with a simple Anderson plug rather than a solenoid to connect/disconnect the aux battery. In this...

I stopped in at the factory to get my AC fixed on the way back home. Craig and Carry sure took good care of me, and I would like to thank them. Also special thanks to Chris. It is rare that you deal with a company with such integrity.

Anybody ever use a thermos to cook beans? There is a guide in Maine (Tim Smith) that teaches bushcraft. He has a website called bushcraftschool.com. One of his videos covered the cooking gear you should bring for a bushcraft field course up there. (I'll post the link but it won't work unless...

I am attempting to post a picture of a solar panel mounting. If it posts I will follow up with details.

Finally got a solar panel (95 watt) and rigged a power wire with the 3-wire male solar plug supplied with the CI 550 Ultra. Put the panel out in the sun and plugged it in. The meter read 17.1 volts and 4.47 amps. This seemed like straight uncontrolled solar panel output. I was worried that the...