Alabama thread!

I drove up towards Horsepens 40 this week and there were waterfalls flowing everywhere on the side of the road!

 

I ride around every time it rains to check out the waterfalls. This is Lake Catoma today, you can feel the mist 30 yards away https://youtu.be/LQ8JmtE6Sds



This was a year ago, little more water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5_9iMj5Cvw

Love to watch it

This is not my video but this is the day it washed the road and bridge away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMkcGh2-c4c

 

It's up to @tweakit88

 

Jerneyman,
Got a project for you. Sent you a PM with my number. Give me a call please.

 

Thats strange, did you end up replacing it? Alignment wouldnt force the grease out, ive had some hard wheeling myself and ive never had an issue with them. Could be a bad factory unit tho.

 

Ill let everyone know when i see the water level retreat a bunch and i have another weekend off

 

Beautiful!

 

Yeah. I already had a whole new LCA I put on.

 

They lose grease over time, they're not fully sealed. There shouldn't be much grease coming out though, might have had some water introduced and thinned it out. If the lbj is still good like @JBTacoma said you can add grease with a needle on a grease gun.

 

He done beat the threads off that one, lol. He can replace the ball joint and have a spare.

 

Toyota doesn’t sell the ball joint and the only aftermarket parts I found were MOOG that have to be greased. I really wanted to use the stock part since the truck has so few miles. And, not having to dick around with pressing ball joints in and out saved me a lot of hassle. These days saving time is sometimes worth more than saving money.

 

Yeah. I tried to get it off by hitting the castle nut and it started slipping over the threads and got stuck. So, I made an executive decision and grabbed the BFH.

 

That is a great idea but I already bought a new LCA and there was a 20% restocking fee. And like Jeff said I fubared the threads getting the bracket off.

 

I understand wanting OEM.
I would put a $30 ball joint in the one you took off and sell it, that's a $260 control arm

 

Mornin fellas

 

Mornin' Bama! Back to the daily grind....it's gonna be a long week!

 

Back at it today. Was a nice 2 weeks away from the office. Yep you guessed it, more weekend rain. Ridiculous pattern we are in at the moment.

Where is Pat?

From AlabamaWX

QUIET THROUGH MID-WEEK: We will forecast a mix of sun and clouds across Alabama today; temperatures will warm nicely, and most places will see a high in the low 60s this afternoon. Clouds thicken tonight, and some light rain is possible after midnight as a disturbance in the upper atmosphere passes through the region. Moisture is very limited, and rain amounts should under a tenth of an inch for most communities where rain falls.

The sky become sunny tomorrow as the wave passes on to the east; the high will be in the mid 50s. Wednesday will be another sunny day; the morning low will be around the freezing mark, followed by a high in the low 60s. Thursday will stay dry… with a partly sunny sky temperatures rise into the mid to upper 60s.

FRIDAY: Moisture levels rise, and we expect periods of rain during the day as a storm system approaches. Friday will be very mild for January with a high between 66 and 72 degrees. To the west, severe storms are likely across parts of East Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.



SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY: SPC has defined a severe weather risk for all of Alabama and Mississippi on their “Day 6” outlook for Saturday.



A deep, negative tilt upper trough will interact with a warm, unstable airmass in place across the Deep South Saturday for occasional showers and thunderstorms; no doubt some of the storms could be strong to severe with potential for damaging wind and a few tornadoes. It is important to note that it is impossible to determine the magnitude of the event, and the specific timing six days in advance. Yes, there are strong signals that severe storms will form across our region based on the large, synoptic scale weather pattern. But, the small scale (mesoscale) features usually determine the true impact, and we simply don’t know how those elements will line up now.

So, no need to be anxious, just understand that severe storms are possible Saturday, and have a way of hearing warnings and a plan. We will be much more specific later this week as we get closer to the event.

We should also note that rain amounts Friday and Saturday will be in the 2-3 inch range over the northern half of the state, with 1-2 inches for South Alabama. With the ground pretty saturated, this could lead to some flash flooding issues.

SUNDAY AND NEXT WEEK: Dry air returns to Alabama Sunday with sunshine in full supply; the high will be in the low 60s. The next wave will bring some rain mostly to South Alabama early in the week, and no sign of any really cold, Arctic air for the next 7-10 days for Alabama.

 

https://youtu.be/LVeNKuAh6wY

 

Last I saw, he told the mods to delete his account. Not sure of the reason why.

 

Hmmm ok thanks