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?

Chat ya later…

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Monday morning. Stomach is upset. I had planned on going to court with Pastor, since the City has extra money and wants to continue to apply commercial codes to a private residence. I’m not due at work until noon. I have a cup of Thera-Flu in front of me, yesterday’s meals came out the wrong way already, and with the back door wide open and 61 beautiful degrees of breeze wafting in I’m sitting here sweating like a pig.

I think I’m sick.

So – the mechanic has the Road Rhino again, this time to see what the deal is with the lack of attention to the steering input. Not too bad, really, unless you are at highway speed and the highway curves. Then it gets a little touch-and-go, with half of your fight-or-flight center screaming like a little girl, while the other half is teeth-clenched pep-talking you through the curve.

Makes the morning commute a bit … interesting.

In other news, Japan is about to fall into the Pacific Ocean, opening a large, previously unknown underground cavern, releasing two very large and ancient enemies. Wow, that’s almost cheesy enough to be the plot of a whole series of bad sci-fi movies, isn’t it?

The new catalogs are in the mail, so there should be a slight uptick in customer traffic. Gotta love that coupon on the back cover!

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

My day will be spent selling things that are red for a discount, and waiting for another granddaughter to be born. Cimmaron and Mike in Idaho (soon to be Oregon) are at the hospital as I write this.

Oh, and Happy Valentine’s day to you all!

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

Hope ya’ll had a good weekend – mine was busy. Now, I’m outta time – and I see by the little reminder at the top of the page that I need to update WordPress … again.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!