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I just bought two nice, clean, new leadscrews (8mm x 3mm acme with bronze nuts). I tend to prefer oil on things like lathe leadscrews...my usual theory that is that way oil washes off dirt, but grease tends to accumulate it. The difference here is I don't want to be applying enough oil to my...

I just bought two jugs for 20-and change from Walmart. Everything else seemed more expensive. Fwiw

Well they are still working somewhat, because the liftgate would fall down completely without them. It's just that I assume after nearly 10 years, they are losing some spring, especially in the cold weather. But replacing them with offbrands might be a waste of money, since there are lots of...

The power liftgate on my Chrysler Town and Country 2014 is not lifting. It has two gas struts, and then a separate motor. I think if I replace the gas struts, it would be a good first troubleshooting step, because maybe the motor is fine and the struts are just weak. I can find struts from...

So, once I get new lights, what should I put on them to protect them? I understand they get yellowed and fogged from UV light (I don't garage my cars). The headlight restoration kits always include a final step of some UV protectant. Should I put something on them while they are nice and new to...

These are the Amazon ones I was looking at. There are other similar ones: AKKON - For 2008-2016 Town & Country | 11-19 Dodge Grand Caravan Headlights Headlamps Pair Left + Right https://a.co/d/6ygHu4p Here are the duplicate rock auto parts 2AME13337A Left; Halogen Quad Headlamps; Exc. Black...

I have a Chrysler town and country. The headlights are foggy and crazed. Normally I would restore them but since they are so crazed I don't think it will work well and I'm so I'm looking at buying new ones. Rock auto has Mopar for like $400 total. I can buy a set on Amazon for $175. They have...

I'm 90% sure it was just the cinch motor. The motor by itself was about $80, but I bought the latch whole assembly which was $600--which is crazy expensive, but that's that. Actually replacing the parts is the stuff of nightmares and would have been basically impossible without YouTube. Even...

It could be that it's on the tight side, more likely that it's not round. I build a lot of bikes including custom frames and hubs. I have run into this issue when pressing bearings into tubing which is distorted. The bearing itself is not structural. It's designed to be pressed into a bore...

I have a half-used-up tube of sticky blue marine grease that I stole from a previous employer almost 20 years ago (the cap was missing and they were throwing it out actually). I'm still using it today. Unless it's an IGH, special greased brake, or something like that, it just doesn't matter guys.

Bicycle air chucks. A topic I am passionate about. All bike air chucks seem to suck. And I really am picky because I need something that my wife and kids can use with their weak hands and simple brains. About 2/3 of air pumps just don't seem to be kid-compatible. I just bought some of these...

Lots of old cars get slow windows. Sometimes you have to change the motor, but it seems like you could extend the life by lubing the edges of the window with something. Is there anything that works to reduce friction of glass on rubber, without gumming up and getting even worse? What about...

Van is still running good. I finally found the bad rocker after I tried to cut it apart and it went flying across the shop. None of the little rollers in the needle bearing seem to have escaped. All of the wear is on the center pin which is apparently made of chinesium. It's bizarre to me how...

Just another warning, to add to all the rest, do NOT buy spark plugs from amazon. It's getting to the point that I don't buy anything from Amazon that I care about. Even if it appears 100% genuine, somehow products I buy from amazon just seem to have problems, like they were QC seconds that...

I'd like to hook up a guage but I need to find a port somewhere I can reach. I don't think I could ever hook into the sending unit port because I can't even see it and could barely change the sensor.

I put a new sending unit in. It's super hard to access. The problem is much less now, practically fixed but sometimes when idling the oil light will still flicker slightly. Revving the engine a tiny bit makes it go away. So I don't know if this is a good signal or bad signal because it probably...

4 kids is still too much to fit in a pickup or Subaru-type SUV though. I get your point though...if I buy a big van, I might as well have a couple more kids.

I have 4 kids, so I can't really do a jeep or a pickup truck anymore. Right now, my vehicle choice is basically minivan, minivan, or minivan. I like my minivan, but they aren't great for rough roads, and you can't tow much of anything, and if you start loading down with a roof carrier or...

No, shortages and disruptions is where JIT shines, not where it falls apart. Because nothing reacts to supply shortages faster than a lean supply chain. JIT is the way to build a robust, reactive, reliable supply chain. A fundamental tenet of lean is that "inventory is waste", which is true...

Cut a big hole in each frame rail, like 3 or 4 inch diameter. Run a tube through and weld it in. That's the main thing that truck makers do to add stiffness. You can also weld x-shaped bracing in (as viewed from above) or even cattle panels diagonally on the top or bottom of the frame rails...