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I hope you remember the way it came off 
You are tuff doing that without a lift.
You are tuff doing that without a lift.
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What did you do in the garage today?
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I use the MBBFH method (More Beer Bigger “Friendly” Hammer) to preswade stubborn components to bend to my will. Emphasis on the bend part.
all that definitely deserves a couple of frosty ones.
I use the MBBFH method (More Beer Bigger “Friendly” Hammer) to preswade stubborn components to bend to my will. Emphasis on the bend part.
It's been the little things that cause the most trouble, like getting to the nut on top of the shocks. That ended up being an old plug socket I could turn with an open end wrench, or I need to get this axle bolt out and who put the oil pan in the way?? My cages are '87 and '89 and I am fine with that!!
This just hit a major roadblock. Look at the radius arm!! I slid off the old bushings and went oh bleep.
Of course that's the one from the junkyard and lookie at the receiver bracket!!
I'll have the bracket tomorrow but so far the arm is not soon in coming. Screw anymore junkyard parts. Time for some lunch.
Of course that's the one from the junkyard and lookie at the receiver bracket!!
I'll have the bracket tomorrow but so far the arm is not soon in coming. Screw anymore junkyard parts. Time for some lunch.
I was on the phone with Ford parts for like 15 minutes and the guy couldn't figure out what I wanted.
So I drove there and he walks me to the parking lot. "Where's the vehicle sir?"
On jack stands in my driveway and the front end is on the garage floor.
So he prints me an exploded view and I pointed and said yeah, that, looks like a huge bolt on one end, huge C on the other.
Young kid, good guy, probably a whiz with all the new model stuff that I wouldn't consider working on.
Unless Houston Ford screws up I'll have the arm tomorrow. And 100 bucks cheaper than Advance! That never happens.
So I drove there and he walks me to the parking lot. "Where's the vehicle sir?"
On jack stands in my driveway and the front end is on the garage floor.
So he prints me an exploded view and I pointed and said yeah, that, looks like a huge bolt on one end, huge C on the other.
Young kid, good guy, probably a whiz with all the new model stuff that I wouldn't consider working on.
Unless Houston Ford screws up I'll have the arm tomorrow. And 100 bucks cheaper than Advance! That never happens.
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I ain’t had this much fun since the hogs ate my baby brother. 
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I saw one of those at Lowe's the other day. What's the range? I want to get rid of a stray cat.
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They will kill a fly at 5’ but don’t think they will do much to a cat due to fur. An AirSoft has a lot more “cat terrorizing” prowess though.
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Good fortune doesn't always mean it will have a good outcome.
My mechanically inclined neighbor came over and I had him help me try and break the nut loose holding these two major parts together.
Heated until it was smoking, breaker bar and an EIGHT FOOT section of schedule 40 cast iron pipe as a cheater bar.
It was an amazing arc with most of my weight on it, but no budge the nut. Bleep.
Found a shop close by that said they'd try it for 80 bucks, but when I told him of the cheat bar results he said I am fairly screwed unless I want to just cut it out, and no matter what, it would be end of next week before it happened. Bleep.
Meanwhile, in the continuing stupidity of this job, I got both shocks off (bleep you to Ford designers) and lookie here!
The left one isn't right at all for the van and the shaft is bent.
When the receiver bracket for the radius arm was off I saw what the big washers were doing to the frame and vice versa.
So back to the radius arm. Smart folks concluded as did I that if it didn't break with everything so bleeped up under there, it likely won't for some time with all the contributing factors fixed. The van is needed next week and compared to a few days ago, it'll be like new.
The radius issue can be corrected in July.
Pack them bearings!!
The suspension is rehung, and the new rotor hubs and fresh brake shoes are on.
Tomorrow is the all new steering links.
This deserved a proper highball. And a hot shower. They went pretty well together.
My mechanically inclined neighbor came over and I had him help me try and break the nut loose holding these two major parts together.
Heated until it was smoking, breaker bar and an EIGHT FOOT section of schedule 40 cast iron pipe as a cheater bar.
It was an amazing arc with most of my weight on it, but no budge the nut. Bleep.
Found a shop close by that said they'd try it for 80 bucks, but when I told him of the cheat bar results he said I am fairly screwed unless I want to just cut it out, and no matter what, it would be end of next week before it happened. Bleep.
Meanwhile, in the continuing stupidity of this job, I got both shocks off (bleep you to Ford designers) and lookie here!
The left one isn't right at all for the van and the shaft is bent.
When the receiver bracket for the radius arm was off I saw what the big washers were doing to the frame and vice versa.
So back to the radius arm. Smart folks concluded as did I that if it didn't break with everything so bleeped up under there, it likely won't for some time with all the contributing factors fixed. The van is needed next week and compared to a few days ago, it'll be like new.
The radius issue can be corrected in July.
Pack them bearings!!
The suspension is rehung, and the new rotor hubs and fresh brake shoes are on.
Tomorrow is the all new steering links.
This deserved a proper highball. And a hot shower. They went pretty well together.
My hat's off to you LaserD, that looks like a major butt whippin'.
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Glad to see that you're keeping scurvy at arms length. that is a proper G&T
It has been, but I'm enjoying it because I'm winning the battles.
I make and drink a gallon a day of Rooibus sun tea and about 4 more liters of water with Hydralyte each day.
I feel great. Hydration over the top of normal really works.
In a 1970-ish family monogram glass no less. Mighty refreshing at the end of these major sauna days.
Enjoying the fruits of my labor. Spot shower this morning.
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It's back on 4 wheels!!
I didn't say I was making it prettier!!
OK, what's wrong with the AC??
Captain Obvious says duh!!
Fan now blows harder than a politician and after charging is colder than Nancy's ice cream freezer.
Left rear door has been broken for a couple months.
Well, rocks in the locks ain't smart like a fox and break yer chocks every time.
I'm burnt crispier than a bag of Chester's Cheetos in a nuclear blast. Time to finish this one tomorrow.
I didn't say I was making it prettier!!
OK, what's wrong with the AC??
Captain Obvious says duh!!
Fan now blows harder than a politician and after charging is colder than Nancy's ice cream freezer.
Left rear door has been broken for a couple months.
Well, rocks in the locks ain't smart like a fox and break yer chocks every time.
I'm burnt crispier than a bag of Chester's Cheetos in a nuclear blast. Time to finish this one tomorrow.
Enjoying the fruits of my labor. Spot shower this morning.
New video by Gary Leavelle
Can't watch it without jumping through some google hoop.
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