Keystone State Thread

@Devious6 haven't heard from you in awhile hope all is well mark. We are missing your good mornings.

 

Thanks, Matt. Just been taking a little break. All is well...other than this damn hip. Off to a follow-up ortho appointment in a few minutes.

Hope all is well with you and everyone else here!!

 

Hey stranger , I guess we all miss u and critter regulars . Good luck with the hip. One of the easier surgeries and recovery I've heard.

 

Hey tacoma family. Does anyone know what brand of u joints and carrier bearings I should go with ? Any help would be appreciated

 

Hope the hip feels better mark. Happy to hear your doing good.

 

I went with what toyota used , Spicer, did mine apx 2 or 3 yrs ago and haven't had any problems.

 

Thank you sir.

 

Would the carrier bearing make a grinding noise if it goes bad?

 

Thanks, guys! It's nice to be missed.

Hip follow-up went well. Getting old sucks - most of the issue is arthritis-related combined with the many years of abuse in the Army. But, the PT helped quite a bit and the doctor advised against doing a steroid injection into the joint for now. So, we're in a slow heal mode.

Life is good.

 

Getting old isn't for sissies. Glad PT helped. Warranty on the knees expired. Gonna have to do something soon.

 

Usually when the carrier bearing wears out it gets sloppy and causes vibrations , can it make noise I guess , when u joints wear they usually get noisy and sloppy . However if ur doing any of them may as well save some labor and do them all. They probably all same age and fixen to go out soon.

 

I guess the next step is a hip replacement, Mark?

 

That's the plan to replace all the u joints and carrier bearing.

 

Not there, yet....but well on the way.

 

Mark, had both done. Not at the same time, one 2016, one 2020 before Covid shut the world down. Best thing ever. Working out each day like nothing happened. IF you get there, a very simple procedure today.
Even had some hardware in the first hip from when I was a kid. Did some stupid shit and they screwed my hip back in. Long story on how the were able to remove the hardware to allow for the new hip but I was up and walking the same day. No pain, no issues, like brand new.
Take care, good luck.

 

Matt, did u take to shop ? If so what did they say ?

 

Nope haven't had time. I don't really ever get to drive the truck till the weekends. So I pull it out this weekend and do a good look over on everything. Make a list of things to get and do it myself.

 

Thanks, Tony!! Your experience gives me a lot of confidence!!

And, good morning fellow Pennsyltuckyvanians and Othertuckystatians!!!

 

Good mornign ALL. have a great day!

 

Morning Mark!

My grandmother just had her hip replaced at almost 90 years old not even a month ago. Last week when I was at her house she was getting around pretty good with the walker, much better than before! She is pretty stubborn and isn't moving around like she should. I am betting someone who is willing to work at it better will have no issues. Now, my mother had both hers replaced, but one isn't exactly right. Been an issue for a while now. It has caused back issues. However, nobody is willing to re-do it. Not trying to dissuade you, just everyone only shares good stories and not the bad ones.