San Antonio

No, those were all adopted or eatin by varmints, new kitten, from another feral, got her from a friend, she going to get fixed soon and then off the farm she goes.
She has no tail, and she gets crazy on ya after 20min or so, I hope the farm cat and this kitten can get along.

 

Morning Mark

Morning Kevin - back to work this week?

Morning Scott - tailless cats are good luck

Morning Chas

Morning Ozzy

Morning Danny - uh, happy weekend!

Good Morning SA! Well, it's rear shock do over day. With a little luck, bigger jackstands will arrive and I won't need to use 4x4s for height. Have all the biscuits and such. Then, need to clear the stereo space so to replace that amp. Using my little bluetooth boom box isn't quite the same. Anything past that, will be gravy, and a nice day for it to boot!

 

I’m sure she will do fine, they will tolerate each other after a few days along as she stays around.

 

Good luck with that today Kurt hopefully it all comes together

 

That's alright, tomorrow is Monday and Friday , getting a little OT so I can get ready to pay some more taxes

Sounds like a pretty productive day

 

Exactly

 

Well, look who showed up when I finished?




This handy little biscuit cane early, yesterday.



So, did I fix it?

 

Short answer.... aw, you know I can't do the short answer.

I was right about the source of the problem. Square peg...



round hole.



And nothing to prevent metal on metal speaking out about it. Although the passenger side was still so tight, it took a breaker bar and hammer to loosen the top nut, the whole assembly could be rotated once the weight of the truck was off it. (not a movie - imagine no resistance between the two shots)




So, off they both came (takes me far longer to mess with the wheels than anything), and both got the same treatment. My cut up metal bushings (provided w/shocks) and the shims came out of the bottom, replaced with the metal bushing in the rubber insulator I begged Down South for. On the top, I had to drill out the new shock washer (9/16" biggest I could find), and a little of the biscuit. Then the top would either get another biscuit, or a thick neoprene rubber washer (or 3) under the washer and nut.




And, I reversed the adapter bolt on the passenger side from what I had.




And now, there is some insulation on the shock tower to the mount;



The shoulder of the adapter has the nice bushings that came with it


And even though the bolt doesn't show through - it IS in the nylon of the nylock nut.



And the bottom on both sides, looks a lot more like what I thought it should like.



And it's all back together and on the ground again.



So, the round the block test drive over all those noisy bumps and holes? Noise is all gone. Bearing noise is all gone. A longer test drive is upcoming so I can actually enjoy the new ride!

And now that the part is on the way, the stupid Heater Blend Door Actuator is working correctly again!!!!

 

Nice

 

I'm on a roll (sesame) today. Replacement amp came first thing this morning when I went to work. I stuck with the little boom box and the phone until I was done with the truck. This died....



and this little guy replaced it, and even let me clean a shelf, move the old Chromebook up where I can see the screen. And I don't even get loud enough to see the cute little power LEDs' work!



Old man gets the Oldies Loud in the garage again!

 

Good evening folks! Been a busy day today at work and then got home and hit the ground running; kids, dinner, dishes, night time stories, bed, and then off to read for college class. There really isn’t enough time in the day. Good work on those shocks Kurt. That new amp will be a nice change of pace; into the modern area you go! I will betting some over time just like @RockHed but I don’t get paid for it Have a good evening everyone, I am off to sleep!

 

Morning fellas

Let's get this over with

Damn sounds like my days sometimes, other than college books, that's rough right there. Today is one of those days, up at 330, 12 hour work day, karate practice, dinner, dishes, kids homework, showers, and bedtime. All worth it in the end

 

Good Morning SA!​

 

Hell yes!

Good morning everyone!!!

 

Morning Mark

Morning Danny

Morning Scott

Morning Linwood

Good Morning SA! Get to do a better test drive this morning with some local errands. Then, I think I'm going to mow, because everything is a little shaggy when parts are growing and parts are not. Got to keep up appearances! Then, get ready for tonights' freeze. And figure out dinner - going to be a little chilly if I cook out - might just make a meal popular with the kid.

 

Is that a rubber bushing or metal washer?