NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Get that checked out. I hurt my shoulder flipping an ATV when I was 19; couldn't lift my arm either and ended up tearing my rotator cuff. Still bothers me after physical therapy several times 16 years later.

 

Used the icy/snowy road conditions around my neighborhood to get some driving experience in for the 15 year old daughter. Her car is an xDrive AWD BMW, it and she did quite well. I wish the conditions were just a bit worse actually, could only find one spot that had enough margin for error to do slide corrections......

I showed her some videos of Dirtfish, and she's like "hell yeah, I want to do that!"

 

I was on Pike st. last night trying to find some food, watched a beams attempting to floor it up a blocked off street. Everyone with their cameras out. Literally crawled up it in 2wd and my Duracraps.

 

I'm going to mix a drink and go sledding with the kids again.

 

Damn that look fun as hell

 

Never done them. I didnt know it was that easy

 

It's a great time, but forget everything you know about drifting on pavement. Had to relearn how to drift in the dirt with AWD subarus vs high powered RWD german cars.

 

Bring it bitches!

 

Here we go again!

 

Same in Auburn, coming in sideways.

 

I’m up on the hill off 272nd and 167

 

Nothin happening in cumbertucky yet....

 

Assuming just the outers its super simple. If doing the inner too its a bit more complex (but not to much).

But its literally...

1) Jack front up
2) Take tire off
3) Use a paint pen/sharpie to draw a match marking line from the inner tie rod, backing nut, and outer tie rod (makes it easier to count and also make sure everything lines back up the same)
4) Take cotter pin out and then the castle nut
5) Take hammer and beat on top of the outer tie rod to get it out of the spindle
6) Now the fun part...getting the outer off the inner. If its not to rusty just use wrenches (one on the outer tie rod flats and one on the inner tie rod flats) and itll unscrew it.
7) Now unscrew the outer tie road....count turns.
8) Grab new tie road and thread it back on count turns to match old one. When done the match markings should all match up again.
9) Insert tie rod back into spindle, thread nut on, tighten it down tight, once tight play the "match castle nut opening to cotter pin hole" game
10) Insert cotter pin and bend it
11) Put tire back on
12) Lower vehicle
13) Now technically you should go get an alignment. But by counting the turns your alignment should be pretty damn close.

 

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that new of models at a pick n pull. I think they end up somewhere else like LKQ where they part them out for decent profit.

 

Depending on the insurance company that totals the trucks out they’ll either go to CoPart or the other auction company to get auctioned off, a lot of times to international buyers, places like Pick-n-Pull don’t drop the kind of money that newer totaled Tacoma’s can still get

 

Impulse buy. Who can school me on chainsaws, I’m gonna restore this one to her former glory.

 

put a new plug and gas in it, make sure the bar oil port isn't plugged. Then buy a new Oregon bar and chain. Looking at the size of the motor I wouldn't go over 20". They can set you up with a bar length and a chain with the right dogs so it wont bog down and stall out.

Edit: You can also pick up a new head to rebuild it for a decent price.

 

I’m somewhat mechanically inclined. How easy is it for a consumer like me to rebuild the engine? Is a stihl shop my only source for parts?

 

Finally getting some snow! The dogs are having a battle royale; German vs Dutch.

 

Tell ya the truth, I don't know for parts anymore my brother is a faller and rebuilds all his. So if needed I hit him up, im sure you could check with your local saw shop, and they would give you some good advice.

Otherwise they are a simple 2 stroke motor not much to them. Great find and props of saving it vs it getting recycled.

If it runs now and you can find the bar/chain locally might behoove you to jump on it. Supposed to get sleet and freezing rain monday night. Might be alot of down trees and broken branches, depending on where you live.