Perfect, so here in the States we're actually driving RH drive vehicles and our mail delivery vehicles are LH drive. I've been wrong my entire life
What are you working on today?
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Work has been slow here today so just been mostly doing the car I mentioned yesterday that’s been sitting but have been interrupted by waiters. I did have one car a 2011 Corolla customer changed oil in but couldn’t get the filter housing broke loose so he brought it in and was going to pay for an oil change and I told him how about I save you some money and change the filter for you and leave the clean oil and just top it off. He has been coming to us for years so I try to help just like I would with anyone. He said yeah that would be great instead of dumping 5 quarts of fresh Castrol 0W-20. So I did that and got him on his way. He works with my aunt. Really good guy. He asked the service advisor if i could do it since I returned his pliers last time that he lost under the hood. His oil filter tool split in half trying to break the filter loose. He had one of the composite ones from Amazon I showed him the type that doesn’t go around the prongs and he said he would be getting that one. Happy to help a customer out. Always. And I done two flat repairs for our express guys. I hate low profile tires such a pain trying to not pop the sensor. But I managed haha.
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1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Replaced rear brake shoes, hardware kits, drums wheel cylinders, brake hose and left and right hard line across the axle. Replaced the master cylinder, got everything bled, changed the oil. Tomorrow I'll be doing a tune up on it then it's ready to go.
2013 Ford Transit Connect
Replaced coils and spark plugs, rotated tires and changed oil
Replaced rear brake shoes, hardware kits, drums wheel cylinders, brake hose and left and right hard line across the axle. Replaced the master cylinder, got everything bled, changed the oil. Tomorrow I'll be doing a tune up on it then it's ready to go.
2013 Ford Transit Connect
Replaced coils and spark plugs, rotated tires and changed oil
Gave the old Yamaha CV80 a once over. Checked all the turn signal bulbs, all were correct and only one was rusty. Verified the brake light was indeed the wrong one, 12v versus 6v. Verified the charging system was actually working, at idle 6.38v and almost 6.50v revved up. Few other things. Took longer to look up parts! Ordered a 6v tail bulb, flasher relay, and new turn signal lens. Missing a bunch of vacuum lines I'll have to figure out eventually. Sure is alot easier working on this bike versus back in 94-95, internet and 30 years older.
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‘77 Monte Carlo and no mention of lowering kit ?
I'm going to start working on a Craftsman 50145, 3.5T floor jack. The jack was my father's, only (hardly) used at his home.
The issue is that as soon as the pad has any weight on it, it stops lifting. There's no resistance felt in the handle.
The issue is that as soon as the pad has any weight on it, it stops lifting. There's no resistance felt in the handle.
- There is zero evidence of external hydraulic fluid leakage.
- Removing the plastic (it's supposed to be rubber, yes?) there is fluid visible. I don't know if it's all the way fill.
- No visible bubbles in the fluid.
It's not a debate, Production vehicles in North America are Left Hand Drive & The Driver side of the vehicle is the Left Side!
Rubber seals in it may be shot. I ruined a bottle jack years ago by topping it off with engine oil - had no idea they were different chemistries. It worked for a few weeks then just wouldn’t pump up with any weight in it. Lesson learned.
Changing the bulbs in the instrument cluster in a WJ Jeep. Wow, I wish all cars had dash bulbs this easy to change.
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No need to debate this.. all I know is that when we tried to install the left coil spring on the right side, the rubber boot/spacer would not cork screw onto the spring.. thats because it was the left spring not the right and our springs were not universal. there is left and right based on the coiling of the spring.Perfect, so here in the States we're actually driving RH drive vehicles and our mail delivery vehicles are LH drive. I've been wrong my entire life
Started my install of my Mitsubishi hyper heat system in my house. Still waiting on 1 more wall unit should be later this week. Everything mounted up, I put the lines in the attic (not ran but just up there) and made some catwalks out of plywood to get around the attic quickly. It’s a 3 ton unit, with 4 zones and a branch box. Ignore the drain hose out the bottom on one of them. It’s going straight outside it’s just sitting there until I drill holes. Note: wall units are in the location they’re in due to stud location.
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1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Replaced spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, rotor button and air filter. Also replaced pcv valve
2002 Dodge Ram 1500
Replaced left front wheel hub, front brake pads and front rotors
1998 Chevrolet Cheyenne 2500
Replaced oil cooler mount seal, started replacement of oil cooler lines. More to do to it tomorrow
Replaced spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, rotor button and air filter. Also replaced pcv valve
2002 Dodge Ram 1500
Replaced left front wheel hub, front brake pads and front rotors
1998 Chevrolet Cheyenne 2500
Replaced oil cooler mount seal, started replacement of oil cooler lines. More to do to it tomorrow
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So walking the area before trash day, Someone had thrown away a broken Paul Michael tripod makeup display. Mind you my vintage 1970's Velbon tripod broke on our last outing and I've bene without a tripod for my photography. This Paul Michael tripod thing is very light weight but needed to be repaired. The main thing is that the nylon spacers inside the main support aren't grabbing anymore and the ball head is very loose. I had parts left from my Velbon now I'm in the process of swapping parts to make this one work. The Michael tripod doesn't extend up as far as the Velbon, but at least I'll be able to use it once repaired. Without a tripod, I may never have gotten an image like this.
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1998 Chevrolet Cheyenne 2500
Replaced oil cooler lines, changed oil, replaced taillight assemblies, replaced the tattered front bench seat with a less tattered bench seat
2015 Honda Pilot
Replaced front brake rotors and pads, replaced front sway bar links, changed oil
Replaced oil cooler lines, changed oil, replaced taillight assemblies, replaced the tattered front bench seat with a less tattered bench seat
2015 Honda Pilot
Replaced front brake rotors and pads, replaced front sway bar links, changed oil
Worked on probably the easiest thing. Although I had to switch cables over. Saved the handles from our old couch when I trashed it... sometimes I have a good idea!
2012 Impala 167k
Water pump and thermostat
AC small leak shop couldn't diagnose. Compressor, orifice tube, expansion valve and condenser from 4 season as a kit.
Pulled vacuum for 30 minutes then let it hold for another 30 minutes.
Water pump and thermostat
AC small leak shop couldn't diagnose. Compressor, orifice tube, expansion valve and condenser from 4 season as a kit.
Pulled vacuum for 30 minutes then let it hold for another 30 minutes.
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Replaced the front pads and rotors on my Prius.
Was tired of the poor performance from the Akebono pads and rotors - went back to DFC 5000 series pads on a fresh pair of Akebono rotors.
Was tired of the poor performance from the Akebono pads and rotors - went back to DFC 5000 series pads on a fresh pair of Akebono rotors.
I think one could have a decent side gig servicing things like that. I just repaired a tripod (mostly for tablets, I think?) for my wife's band where the 1/4-20 threads in the head had failed, and I've repaired mic stands before, too, for a local sound guy.
I'm always fascinated by custom threads in an industry and mic stands are fond of 5/8-27. I mean I always wonder WHY?. Of course there's no answer, it's just basically tradition.