Last year, after my alignment, I decided to correct the position of the steering wheel. To do this, you need to pull it off.

I rented a steering wheel puller from Autozone, purchased some long 10mm bolts for it, and a 22mm socket to get the nut off:

I took the nut off once before without any issues. This time, I crossed the threads. $h1t!

Steering wheel puller in action:

I don’t know how to fix those threads. I’m not too concerned since I couldn’t pull the steering wheel off if I tried. I pounded it back on, and I’ve got a hose clamp in place:

I did this last year, and can’t remember what everything costs…

Costs/Supplies:
Steering Wheel Puller from Autozone: $30 refundable charge
10mm bolts from Ace Hardware: ??
22mm socket from Menards: ??
Hose clamps from Ace Hardware: ??

I spent some time cleaning and inspecting everything in the trunk.

Shock tower strut bar and spare tire removed, access panels are now accessible:

No leaks in the braking system, frame seems clean:

No more leaks in the fuel system. Tankzilla?

I’ve never used the spare. I should get a new one:

Costs:

NONE!

One night, I discovered that my radiator fans weren’t running, and watched my temperature gauge slowly climb. I pulled over, and shut off the engine.

I got the car home after traffic died down. I started all the basic fan troubleshooting and I couldn’t get the fans to run. I disconnected the fans, removed the battery, and wired the battery directly to the fans with some scrap 14 gauge wire, and the needed molex connector. Fans spun up.

So I went back to the circuit breaker. I’ve been following this diagram with the cooling fan breaker on the left. I shorted the right breaker for a moment, and the fans spun up. So I finally figured out that a previous owner installed the fan breaker in the wrong position.

Molex Connectors: $2.59 at Frys
Bussman 40 amp Circuit Breaker: $2.99 at Autozone

My new favorite cleaner:

No streaks, and shinier than Windex.

Costs:

Magic Stainless Steel: $4.49 plus tax @ Menards