Road Rhino has new struts in the front. Borrowed an impact driver, had to buy a set of metric impact sockets, but it’s done. Should be good until the mileage hits 300,000 now, since the last set lasted for 169,000.
I’m tired.
Anybody got an impact driver and sockets I can borrow? The front struts on the Road Rhino are to the point where they allow the Rhino to act like the title even on a flat straight stretch of road. It’s getting real interesting anytime I go to drive. I think Saturday was the last day TMBWitW gets to drive it until it’s fixed.
I went and borrowed the spring compression tool from O’Reilly’s and was all prepared to work on it last night until I was finished. After a second trip to the parts store to buy a 17mm box/open end (it’s guaranteed – there will be one tool that I do not have for a project, and I will not know about it until the vehicle cannot be used for transportation) I started working on disconnecting the strut. Except it didn’t happen. I nearly rounded off one 17mm bolt, and the lower main bolt just would not budge. I got the top main bolt off by using a rubber mallet judiciously applied to the 21mm wrench (that I had to purchase when I did the brakes) but the lower would not budge.
All this, of course, after I walked out Sunday morning to see the right rear flat – with a sheet metal screw sticking out of it and not enough tread for the tire shop to be able to repair the tire. So – new shoes on the back axle. Got the right front patched while I was there, though – I had been tempting fate with a bolt riding in that tire fro some time, with only a slow leak.
New struts = north of $100. New tires = north of $300. So much for the tax refund.
So – anybody got an impact wrench and sockets I can borrow?
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First, pardon the fuzziness (i was trying to get the shot before she realized i was taking a picture), and ignore the lady on the ladder talking on the phone while merchandising … and look at the wall beyond her. This is the area that was worked on. I tried to get some other pictures downloaded from my phone, but there seems to be a glitch – like the fact that the phone won’t let me see the pictures I took through the USB cord, I have to message them to myself in order to get them, and the one of the other side is too big to message … weird, huh?
Now, this shot shows the same wall, but with the retro-fitted Borders bookcases, library rail, and lighting valance.
And, the last section of wall. This is the view as you enter the Education Room from the cash/wrap area.
Nothing like a job actually completed once in a while.
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[exterior shot, workman using jig saw to cut soft metal library rail. suddenly, the saw breaks apart in the workman’s hand, not causing injury, but by the look on his face there is concern. female walks into scene.]
female: “What was that?”
workman: “My jig saw just … well, broke.”
female: “Do you have another?
workman: “Nope – should have been using my hacksaw, I just figured this would be faster. I sure didn’t expect it to break like that.”
female: [hands a credit card to workman] “Here, can you get me an ice tea while out getting a new saw? On me, of course.”
[fade out, with camera locked on workman’s stunned face]
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Last week, if you recall, I posted a picture of my thermometer showing 100 degrees at 1600 hours (or thereabouts) on Thursday afternoon. Today, we had rain. And 45 degrees. All. Day. Long.
On the other hand, I got the last matched upper in place, and most of the ladder rail and valance in on the “new to us” bookcases at Kidstop.
(private note to the city of phoenix prosecutor – notice i used quotation marks? are ya gonna haul me in and question me about them, too?)
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