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Thanks! I looked at that Kent Moore tool for the trim height adjustment but wasn’t sure it would get me the clearance I needed to get the bolt out the whole way. Good to see it worked and I’m surprised my search-Fu didn’t get that thread before but thank you! Ended up being not bad...

Above is front old vs new. Below is one of my rear screws. Check your height adjusters!

Have a replacement set of height adjuster screws to replace the ones on my 06. Found mine were missing the rubber pads entirely, and one of them was even snapped in half! Anyways, I can jack up the spring, and with the shock and sway bar disconnected, I can get reeeeeaaaaaaal close to clearing...

Knocked out the other two this morning. Summarizing the experience since I came across some confusing info out there. 12567085 was the PN for my 06 for the replacement magnets. Official procedure (attached photo) is to take out the black center cap on the magnet and use a 15/64" dowel rod in...

Thank you gentleman. Can confirm I got both halves of the magnet casing off (first one split during removal, although on my second one I got it off in one piece). Used a plastic scraper to take that white adhesive/sealant off the mating surface and took it down to bare metal, and used brake...

Two possibly dumb questions. 1 - during removal I bumped the VVT actuator by a 1/4 turn or so. Do those care about rotation or is it just a push/pull action? As in, have I royally made matters worse? 2 - the reside left over, does that need to be removed or, provided I have an unbroken ring...

Buttoning up this thread. Solution: removing the PS pulley required removal of the PS fluid reservoir. Putting back together was 50Nm for each of the 3 PS pulley bolts and 25Nm for the tensioner bolts. I happened to check the VVT magnet plugs and found oil in them so I’m going to do that job...

just made the same discovery on my 06 LC3. Have a set of 12567085 on the way. Is there a good link for what I need to know for replacing these? One plug plus three fasteners for each, it can’t be that easy. Any gasket or RTV I need to use? What’s the center pin locator referenced above?

Here we go. Removing PS reservoir did the trick, those hoses are obnoxious to pull off. Pulley or tensioner look like they need attention?

bolt got out, I move the ac line ever so slightly and the bolt came across the little bend in the line without interference. I don’t have clearance to bring it up the side of the engine, but currently thinking I’ll drain the PS fluid and remove the reservoir.

parts catalog picture for reference too.

Adding for reference and future searchability, the doco I’m seeing. It appears to be LC3 specific.

This is quite a job. Got all three belts off - took an extension on my breaker bar to move the PS pulley tensioner. And magically small hands to get the upper bolt on that tensioner haha. Looking forward to putting it back together, I'm sure it's a piece of cake! Book says the PS pulley has...

Thank you gentlemen!

Good afternoon! Two questions about the registry. Is the serial the last four digits of the VIN? Is there a form I can submit to update the registry? Happy to contribute to make sure the info for my car is up to date.

So my car is definitely out of spec. Down 26mm front and 23mm rear. I assume either a previous owner intentionally lowered it somehow or that’s a ton of spring sag. Tomorrow I’ll have a helper who can bounce the car with the tech2 with me, interested to see what I find.

I can’t find any doco for that. Only to read, but not to recalibrate. My [completely untested] hypothesis is that correcting the car’s trim height to remain within specification should bring the suspension calibration settings in line, provided the height sensors are functioning correctly. It...

This info sent me down a fun rabbit hole, of how to make sure everything is as correct as can be, thank you! Sharing some details I found for future searchability if anybody else wants to do this. The Tech2 can read each corner’s voltage level under ESC Data List. Voltage should increase when...

Want to pre-emptively examine the PS belt tensioner and pulley, as I’ve been advised this can be a significant failure and I understand the parts are a concern. Book says, remove all belts, then remove the two bolts holding the PS belt tensioner, then three bolts for the PS pulley. Makes...

If anything, hardtop convertible that was electronically controlled dates back to 1938 Buick Y job - one might argue MB should license that from GM!