Ramcar (ex Camberman), underchassis expert

[111prez]

mga peeps, i just want to share this with all tsikoteers

but first some backgrounder.

i had a nagging kalampag sound on the left (drivers) side. i already brought the vehicle to zee and rats. halos nakalas ng yung buong suspension and na check na ang underchassis

yet, the kalampag continued. however, to the credit of zee and rats, they tried very hard but could not diagnose it properly. they could not find what was wrong.

i brought the vehicle to the casa and again, after taking a long hard look, tightening here and there, nandoon pa rin ang kalampag

then a friend recommended this shop

its ramcar, formerly called camberman, and located at 20th avenue in cubao. my friend told me to look for lito. (there is no relation to ramcar battery, hehehehe)

lets just say that this was the shop of last recourse.

i went there this afternoon and after just 30 minutes and PHP 300 later (excluding tip of course), the kalampag disappeared

lito did a fantastic job and he diagnosed the problem very well. ngayon, solid na naman ang takbo. i could not believe it and i had to drive the vehicle at all the bad roads i pass by everyday if only to tell them: "i beat you!"

yahoo!

i recommend this shop highly for what lito was able to do.

wow, a nondescript shop outperformed zee, rats and the casa

[Altis6453]

111prez,

Did they tell you the nature of the problem? What were the parts replaced?

[111prez]

111prez,

Did they tell you the nature of the problem? What were the parts replaced?

bro -- i told zee, rats and the case everything. nag test drive pa kami. then kalikot, then test drive, then kalikot, then test drive at wala pa rin

kay lito, i told him the problem and what was done, nag test drive kami, kalikot siya, test drive ulit and wala na. ayos kaagad

ang part na pinalitan? bushings lang and regreasing. i could not believe na napaka simple lang ng problema pero hindi makuha sa zee, rats or even the casa

[orly_andico]

and what's the car?

[111prez]

orly_andico - bro, its a 01 nissan patrol GU Y61

[boybi]

yung patrol ko din nagkaroon ng kalampag dati, nilagyan lang ng hose yung mga coil springs ayos na.

[111prez]

yung patrol ko din nagkaroon ng kalampag dati, nilagyan lang ng hose yung mga coil springs ayos na.

bro -- okay yun ah. hose sa coil springs. galing naman ng quick fix na yan

are you still using these hoses? paano kinabit yun?

PM mo naman ako

[vinj]

yung patrol ko din nagkaroon ng kalampag dati, nilagyan lang ng hose yung mga coil springs ayos na.

Prez... that good to hear.

Boybi, just a quick tip on the hoses: Remove them once in a while (once a year or so?), maybe after the rainy seasons, to clean the inside of the hose and the springs then reinstall them again. This is to prevent corrosion due to the moisture and muck buildup inside the portion wrapped by the hose. There are several cases on cars with the hoses that experienced snapping springs because of the corrosion caused by the hoses... but this is already after using them for several years so theres no problem if you just clean them around once a year. .

[boybi]

pwde mo gamitan ng garden hose or rubber oil hose, basta yung papasok dun sa coils. yung rubber oil hose na kulay black yung ginamit ko para hindi halata. ang pangit kasi ng garden hose, either color green or red or white kasi ang garden hoses

almost one year ng nakakabit yung hose sa coils ko, buhay pa naman. pahiran mo lang ng oil yung coil para dumulas at mas madaling ipasok yung hose, basta mabalot lang ang one full circle ok na (mag meet yung both ends ng hose)

[orly_andico]

hindi ba masisira/mawawarat yung hose because it keeps getting compressed/crushed by the springs?

[boybi]

thanks vinj for the suggestion. will do that, the problem would be how to remove the hoses without breaking them

orly_andico, the one i used is an oil hose. parang foam sya, similar sya dun sa nakabalot sa mga aircon tubes inside the engine bay. kapag garden hose ginamit mo, it tends to become brittle over time, kaya may chance na magcrack ito.

[Hayward]

Sir Boybi yung hose na kinabit sa former ride ko (Mitsu Lancer GSR) sa both ends lang (1 1/2 loops) to serve as dampers. Di na kailangan buong coils lalagyan. This will also minimize build-up of rust.

[boybi]

1 loop lang ang nilagyan ko ng hose, and one end of the coils lang. yung sa taas kasi meron naman parang maliit na rubber spacer.

[H1Tman]

its ramcar, formerly called camberman, and located at 20th avenue in cubao. my friend told me to look for lito. (there is no relation to ramcar battery, hehehehe)

lets just say that this was the shop of last recourse.

i went there this afternoon and after just 30 minutes and PHP 300 later (excluding tip of course), the kalampag disappeared

lito did a fantastic job and he diagnosed the problem very well. ngayon, solid na naman ang takbo. i could not believe it and i had to drive the vehicle at all the bad roads i pass by everyday if only to tell them: "i beat you!"

yahoo!

i recommend this shop highly for what lito was able to do.

wow, a nondescript shop outperformed zee, rats and the casa

sir, any contact #'s? good to know that he solved your problem. tia!

[111prez]

sir, any contact #'s? good to know that he solved your problem. tia!

bro -- sorry talaga but hindi ko nakuha ang contact number. its really a small non descript shop talaga. siguro kasing laki lang ng dalawang sari sari stores na pinagdugtong. their "garage" is good only for one expedition (there was one when i went there) and a revo (naka wangwang and blinkers pa pero sa dilg daw ito). ginawa lang nga yung sasakyan ko along the road but under a nearby tree that gave enough shade at high noon

if i get the telephone number, i will post it here

[111prez]

ito yung telephone number ng ramcar (ex camberman): 438-01-09

[richard12777]

bro maraming salamat! tama ka. this small shop can fix what big shops can't. tanggal yung kalampag ng sentra ko. turns out merong loose screw lang somewhere in the area behind the front wheels! it only took a small piece of scrap rubber and tightening. hahahaha! after all what iv been thru other shops! this thread is very helpful. btw hindi si lito ang mechanic ko. i forgot the name. And i thinks it's Rancar not Ramcar. I'm not sure. di ko masyadong nabasa yung karatula nila. pero mukang Rancar nga sya. Thanks again!

[desh2129]

bro maraming salamat! tama ka. this small shop can fix what big shops can't. tanggal yung kalampag ng sentra ko. turns out merong loose screw lang somewhere in the area behind the front wheels! it only took a small piece of scrap rubber and tightening. hahahaha! after all what iv been thru other shops! this thread is very helpful. btw hindi si lito ang mechanic ko. i forgot the name. And i thinks it's Rancar not Ramcar. I'm not sure. di ko masyadong nabasa yung karatula nila. pero mukang Rancar nga sya. Thanks again!

Paps, san po ba address nung rancar. sentra din kasi ride ko... makalampag na din sya pag uneven yung road. thanks.