My Maintenance Schedule has stripped a gear...

[DavidC]

All I can ever hear when he talks is babbling with an occasional "Sharon" thrown in the mix......

Have to turn on the closed captioning when he is on

 

[Ozymandias]

All I can ever hear when he talks is babbling with an occasional "Sharon" thrown in the mix......

Like a real politician, nonsense and sometimes a highlight to keep the audience from going home.
But he's just funny.

 

[mwilson]

 

[Dan_69GTX]

Soooo true!

 

[jgillott]

So my maintenance issues to deal with this weekend.

Overhead console broke in the '07 near the passenger side map light. Ordered a new one that hasn't arrived yet. Had to pull the bulb out of the light since it now just randomly decides to come on when it wants to.

Took the 2010 Ram down to town this morning to pick up a new microwave at our local appliance store. Drove about a mile down the road and took a rock to the windshield. Going to be making a call to SafeLite Auto Glass next week once the snow stops.


Speaking of the darn microwave, I picked up the new one, brought it home and it wouldn't power up. Brought it back and they didn't have any more of the one we wanted in stock. So I paid the difference and brought home a convection microwave. I don't have any idea how to use it, but we have it.

 

[Dan_69GTX]

That’s almost as much fun as replacing a front wheel bearing in my son’s Windstar. That we just replaced in October, that was replaced in Nov of 2017. Sigh. Crappie parts.

 

[Shiner]

So my maintenance issues to deal with this weekend.

Overhead console broke in the '07 near the passenger side map light. Ordered a new on that hasn't arrived yet. Had to pull the bulb out of the light since it now just randomly decide to come on when it wants to.

Took the 2010 Ram down to town this morning to pick up a new microwave at our local appliance store. Drove about a mile down the road and took a rock to the windshield. Going to be making a call to SafeLite Auto Glass next week once the snow stops.


Speaking of the darn microwave, I picked up the new one, brought it home and it wouldn't power up. Brought it back and they didn't have any more of the one we wanted in stock. So I paid the difference and brought home a convection microwave. I don't have any idea how to use it, but we have it.

Where do I begin...….trans went out of the Ford Ranger, it's on the lift as we speak. Dang thing is next to impossible to work on, Thanks FORD! We are 30degrees below normal highs, going into the freezer again. Didn't get my camping reservation in in time for preferred area. I did, get a deal on pail of 85-140 gear lube at Mills Farm Fleet. Mobil 1 75-90 on sale again at $7.99. I only needed the 85-140 as I ran out in the shop. Gonna go out in a bit and work on pulling trans on Ford Ranger.

 

[Wayne M.]

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It’s pretty sneaky stuff.

 

[jhenderson]

A brush full of Anti-Seize goes farther than a pint of blood.

 

[jgillott]

Where do I begin...….trans went out of the Ford Ranger, it's on the lift as we speak. Dang thing is next to impossible to work on, Thanks FORD! We are 30degrees below normal highs, going into the freezer again. Didn't get my camping reservation in in time for preferred area. I did, get a deal on pail of 85-140 gear lube at Mills Farm Fleet. Mobil 1 75-90 on sale again at $7.99. I only needed the 85-140 as I ran out in the shop. Gonna go out in a bit and work on pulling trans on Ford Ranger.

What transmission is in your Ranger?

 

[JR]

So my maintenance issues to deal with this weekend.

Overhead console broke in the '07 near the passenger side map light. Ordered a new one that hasn't arrived yet. Had to pull the bulb out of the light since it now just randomly decides to come on when it wants to.

Took the 2010 Ram down to town this morning to pick up a new microwave at our local appliance store. Drove about a mile down the road and took a rock to the windshield. Going to be making a call to SafeLite Auto Glass next week once the snow stops.


Speaking of the darn microwave, I picked up the new one, brought it home and it wouldn't power up. Brought it back and they didn't have any more of the one we wanted in stock. So I paid the difference and brought home a convection microwave. I don't have any idea how to use it, but we have it.

Hey J,
My evening consisted of an undercoating job. Ever since the conversation with Oz I've been on the look out for an electric airless sprayer. Well, I found one on Craigslist and couldn't pass it up.

This guy retails at $275 at Lowes, got the guy down to$125. Brand new unopened in the box. I had mentioned one of the reasons for not doing the Fluid Film the last few years a time factor, this eliminates that! I did the underside of the Mercury in less than a half hour. A small gun with the wands would still be ideal for the unconventional places but an airless is the cats ass for covering real estate. Going forward I think I will do two annual coatings. A fall coating with both the smaller cup gun/hose extension and airless combo, and a quicky in the spring with the airless only. It's so easy (and cheap) why not!
Ozy, if your out there and reading this, thank you for getting me motivated again!

 

[Ozymandias]

Hi JR
Thats good to hear that it worked out for you.
Yes with a spray gun it is done in no time and fun to do because of that fast progress.
May i show up on your place someday to redo my Ram while traveling the US.

 

[jgillott]

Hey J,
My evening consisted of an undercoating job. Ever since the conversation with Oz I've been on the look out for an electric airless sprayer. Well, I found one on Craigslist and couldn't pass it up.


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This guy retails at $275 at Lowes, got the guy down to$125. Brand new unopened in the box. I had mentioned one of the reasons for not doing the Fluid Film the last few years a time factor, this eliminates that! I did the underside of the Mercury in less than a half hour. A small gun with the wands would still be ideal for the unconventional places but an airless is the cats ass for covering real estate. Going forward I think I will do two annual coatings. A fall coating with both the smaller cup gun/hose extension and airless combo, and a quicky in the spring with the airless only. It's so easy (and cheap) why not!
Ozy, if your out there and reading this, thank you for getting me motivated again!

That's a great buy on the sprayer. Congratulations.

I agree with you on the rustproofing, with as easy as it is, why not do 2 applications a year. I noticed that the couple of small test spots that I sprayed a few weeks ago are holding up nicely. However, I don't expect the application will last a full year.

I planned on doing a good initial application on the F150 when the weather starts to warm up and then again in the fall...just before the salt starts to fly.

 

[JR]

May i show up on your place someday to redo my Ram while traveling the US.

You are always welcome here!

 

[Shiner]

What transmission is in your Ranger?

5speed auto, 5R44E.

That’s almost as much fun as replacing a front wheel bearing in my son’s Windstar. That we just replaced in October, that was replaced in Nov of 2017. Sigh. Crappie parts.

I just had the diff. apart in the ranger, thought I'd go ahead and do wheel bearings/seals too until they handed me Chinese bearings at store. I put the seals in and called it good. These parts houses got to realize that because they peddle crap, forces a lot of us to go to the net.

 

[Wayne M.]

That’s what happened with the ‘98. Front hub bearings. They both were going. So out of 3 stores I was able to get one Timken and one duralast junk. At least I put the Timken on the right pothole side.

 

[jgillott]

That’s what happened with the ‘98. Front hub bearings. They both were going. So out of 3 stores I was able to get one Timken and one duralast junk. At least I put the Timken on the right pothole side.

I'm not as good at it as I used to be. But for years, I would keep things like spare bearings on the shelf for my vehicles. Use them and then replenish the stock. That way I'd always have a good quality unit available.

However, now it is so hard to predict what will fail and when, I don't stock as many parts as I used to.

 

[Dan_69GTX]

Well, Mike....it worked! Last time I replaced the bearing I put anti-seize on the mounting point of the bearing and on the CV stub axle.

Glad my gloves didn't have a hole in them. But the tools need to be cleaned.

 

[jgillott]

Does clearing off snow count as maintenance?

 

[Shiner]

Does clearing off snow count as maintenance? View attachment 111642

At anything below 10deg., YES!