What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Drill Sergeant Arc
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Hey! That’s a pretty zerky thing to do!You can't do that!
I did and have done it Many times.
Never an issue and the internals are actually made to be greased.
Sure is, let alone doin it twice.
Not sure how or why I never made the top BJs greasable, loweres were done but I guess I tapped those last time I replaced them.
Anyway, gave some attention to my own junk today. Oil changes in the 81 turbo diesel Rabbit and 68 bus. Bus also got new fuel filter, brake adjustment, front end greased and some other stuff I already forgot.
Mike65
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I remember how much of a PITA those were to do when I was working at a Ford dealership at the time.
Kevkx125
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Started to mount new tail light brackets on the trailer, just need to drill two more holes and install a new wiring harness
Old Man Roger
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Wait, is this the scooter you’ve been modifying and buying batteries for?
kaymccampbell
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Slime can be your friend here. A double or triple dose. My tires look like they mated with a porcupine and, because of the Slime, they still hold air and do the days work.
PhantomEB
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I would put the plate on a hinge, less likely to get bent up that way.Started to mount new tail light brackets on the trailer, just need to drill two more holes and install a new wiring harness
I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
Motorman55
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Making wood base mounts to mount the spark plug trophies for our upcoming Car Show in May. Yesterday I center drilled them for the mounting bolt and stained them. Leaving them to dry well before applying the clear coats sometime tonight. Still have to to pick up some felt to glue to the bottom of the bases. 
Old Man Roger
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I’ve never dealt with slime, but fix a flat is a nightmare to a tire guy..lol It also has a corrosive property to it that can ruin a rim. Again, I’m speaking of fix a flat, I don’t know about slime.
kaymccampbell
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I'd never use it on a car or motorcycle tire, just the lawn tractor and tiller, which are cheesy bologna skins from the gitgo. Cart and wheelbarrow tires are solid around here.
Kevkx125
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PhantomEB I have thinking about other ways to mount the plate, when I think of something I will post pictures.
NiceStarted to mount new tail light brackets on the trailer, just need to drill two more holes and install a new wiring harness
I make trailer taillight brackets out of electrical box cover plates.
Can be bent to suit and don't rust much, just the edges.
I have made many other brackets out of cover plates too, and keep a few handy in the garage.
so there's that,
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Outlawmws
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Caught up with this thread (again... at least it was only since Friday this time)con
So far actually doing something:
Cleaned labels off and marked 2 old sanitizer containers for SG and E Rust, (as I'm tired of not knowing what is in the soaking containers I use months later...) these are good sizes, and will also fit the USC, so these will keep the USC clean as well.
Added an "Anti rolling Cleat" to the top of the camp gear closet/built in cabinet so the 1lb Prop canisters won't roll off, (I found 4 on the floor after a big wind storm shook things a bit) it now holds 17 and they should stay put. (Short of a huge earthquake)
So far actually doing something:
Cleaned labels off and marked 2 old sanitizer containers for SG and E Rust, (as I'm tired of not knowing what is in the soaking containers I use months later...) these are good sizes, and will also fit the USC, so these will keep the USC clean as well.
Added an "Anti rolling Cleat" to the top of the camp gear closet/built in cabinet so the 1lb Prop canisters won't roll off, (I found 4 on the floor after a big wind storm shook things a bit) it now holds 17 and they should stay put. (Short of a huge earthquake)
Bryan Burns
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Busted apart some rusted nut and bolt assemblies from a vintage metal porch chair. Dremel help
larry4406
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Grabbed tools to start busting up basement slab for new full bath. 
LWB
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Getting ready for some track time. Installed new ARP wheel studs all the way around. Installed a new set of brakes up front. Did rear brake maintenance. Flipped over to summer tires on the DD.
Jim_No_Garage
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PassnThru:
I took your advice and pressure washed some of the remaining slats and while it did remove the dirt grime and some finish I did have to continue to wet sand the slats individually to get them as clean as the others. I have a 1,700 PSI Husky electric PW so a more powerful unit might have done a better job.
Pressure washing of the BACK of the slats and legs was sufficient in cleaning to save me LOTS of time, so thank you for the suggestion.
Cheers
Jim
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PassnThru
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Cool. Actually that 1700 PSI might be all you want - you can make a mess with wood real quick with more pressure and then you have a lot more sanding to do.
kaymccampbell
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Looked under Charlie's car. Didn't see what I expected.
Cleaned up n put away yesterday's mess.
Started to swap out the casters on the creeper.
Swapped out the LED tiki torch LEDs from 6500K white to auto color changing. Addressed any other issues.
Cleaned up n put away yesterday's mess.
Started to swap out the casters on the creeper.
Swapped out the LED tiki torch LEDs from 6500K white to auto color changing. Addressed any other issues.
Outlawmws
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Got sucked onto yard work. much needed cleanup and weeding. Times like this concres sounds really good..
First batch of grungy sockets from yesterdays YS buy completer the SG/USG cleaning- Wow what a diff! second load is in from me looking for other "Wartime" SO sockets. this container is working great! (And the SG was filthy to begin with, so getting a lot out of it)
Before:
After: (Missed one) - This was about an hour, not more that 2, and a rinse under the tap and a quick light brush with a toothbrush, mostly to sweep off the SG; No serious effort at all... The insides are amazing, I should have taken a shot...
Testing a "mystery" jar that may be E-rust of SG... if it doesn't' remove rust its SG (I did this with the filthy SG above)
First batch of grungy sockets from yesterdays YS buy completer the SG/USG cleaning- Wow what a diff! second load is in from me looking for other "Wartime" SO sockets. this container is working great! (And the SG was filthy to begin with, so getting a lot out of it)
Before:
After: (Missed one) - This was about an hour, not more that 2, and a rinse under the tap and a quick light brush with a toothbrush, mostly to sweep off the SG; No serious effort at all... The insides are amazing, I should have taken a shot...
Testing a "mystery" jar that may be E-rust of SG... if it doesn't' remove rust its SG (I did this with the filthy SG above)
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rayra
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Making window screens, in many varied and exciting sizes. When we bought this house over 2yrs ago it only had one window screen but 12 windows. And there were holes in the one it had. I made a few right away so we could open the bedroom windows and one big window on the back of the house, but the weather in Vegas is only hospitable for having the windows open at night about 6 weeks out of the year. And there things stayed.
I'm on the cusp of building a bunch of furniture and while I had my big work table front and center I decided I would try to finish a lot of smaller projects first. So among other things, I'm building window screens out of a pile of materials that has been cluttering my garage for 2yrs.
I should have got these done a month ago, so they could be in use when the weather shifted. There's only 3-4 weeks of mild weather left before it heats up.
I'm on the cusp of building a bunch of furniture and while I had my big work table front and center I decided I would try to finish a lot of smaller projects first. So among other things, I'm building window screens out of a pile of materials that has been cluttering my garage for 2yrs.
I should have got these done a month ago, so they could be in use when the weather shifted. There's only 3-4 weeks of mild weather left before it heats up.
safetymachine
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Caught this feral thing tonight. Funny story. It rode something like 12 miles under the hood of a minivan we detailed in the shop late last week. When the van was parked inside overnight, the cat decided to make our shop his home. No bueno by the way, it pissed all over a collector car we had inside some time this weekend. I just found the mess, and the car cover didn’t keep the piss off the paint. Didn’t find any damage thank goodness. So I will be dealing with that and the owner tomorrow. El gato will be headed back out to the farm ASAP LOL. Note to self - ALWAYS keep traps on hand, cocked, locked, and ready to rock. These varmints will do damage to a customer’s vehicle in no time. Take care y’all and have a great week!
housewolf
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Actually did it yesterday and this is going to be a “little at a time” install but I got the inside unit of my new mini split hung. Hopefully have it up and running by next weekend.
BonzoHansen
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Went autocrossing yesterday with my friend. We go to get ready for our run group, he starts his car and we hear a weird noise. Ends up his belt tensioner broke. Like in half. Never saw that before. It was a new dayco part. So we co-drove my car, then ran to my garage where i had the same part hanging on the LS1 sitting on my floor i just pulled from that camaro I parted out. Got it fixed and then back to my house for beer.
Look at the design difference from GM OE and that dayco part. Dayco used to be a good brand. I think all aftermarket parts are junk now.
Look at the design difference from GM OE and that dayco part. Dayco used to be a good brand. I think all aftermarket parts are junk now.
stonesfan68
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I changed the rear cam seal on the 2002 C70. It wasn't too bad of a job, but there's a lot of stuff to move out of the way. I'm dealing with 21-year old plastic parts and hoses so there were a few casualties.
I also started to change out the upper and lower radiator hoses. Somebody put the hose clamp where it could only be reached with a 7mm open-ended wrench and be turned 1/16 at a time. Fun times!
I also started to change out the upper and lower radiator hoses. Somebody put the hose clamp where it could only be reached with a 7mm open-ended wrench and be turned 1/16 at a time. Fun times!
Rusted Nut
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Got the flatbed project mostly welded up.
rd65
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Didn't get much shop time over the weekend. Did get the rear tire mounted, static balance seems OK. Front tire off, will check rim for true then mount front tire and she should be good to go. Getting those street tire beads broken was quite the *****. Needed to get the bfh out with a 2x2 to get them to the drop center on the rim. 
Chance
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After you drill it and tap it, how do you get any metal shavings back out of inside? I would imagine they would get trapped in there by the existing grease. Or do you just push so much new grease in that you know you've flushed out the shavings along with the old grease, something like that? I haven't had a zerk fitting to grease since the early 80's, and the ones I did have were not on things with rubber boots.Sure is, let alone doin it twice.
Not sure how or why I never made the top BJs greasable, loweres were done but I guess I tapped those last time I replaced them.
Anyway, gave some attention to my own junk today. Oil changes in the 81 turbo diesel Rabbit and 68 bus. Bus also got new fuel filter, brake adjustment, front end greased and some other stuff I already forgot.
Chance
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Now that's a brilliant hack! Love it.
kaymccampbell
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I just drill them, then pick any obvious large shavings out with a dental pick. It's not like you're building a rocket. You're just trying to give the poor pounded little joints a bit of lube and water exclusion.
Mike65
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My wife & I loaded up her motorcycle dolly into my F150 so I could go meet the guy who was buying it. We bought it with the hope she could use it but was to heavy for her to move it with the bike on the dolly. $100.00 later it is sold.
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Only shavings to worry about are the very las bit as you break through. Brake kleen and a straw gets out anything of concern. I use M6 zerks and have an M6 bottom tap I use to get threads deeper. It's actually a tap I ground myself to remove the taper.
I have had only one tierod end that didn't take grease well after drilling it. On the Old VW BJs, I usually blow them apart on the press because it makes it easier to press them out. All the plastic inserts have a hole and slots to take grease. Manufacturers just stopped adding the fittings. Regardless, the pivot ball it a lot harder than the pressed on "cap" that gets drilled and tapped. So I have zero concern if a chip rubs the ball. I also use EP Moly grease that I am certain is 10X better than what they had originally. It takes very little grease to lube a tierod or BJ, you don't want to blow out the rubber. Also if the rubber is cracked you can extend the life by adding grease before the dirt takes its toll.
kaymccampbell
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Adjusted n bled the brakes on the PT. Cleaned up a bit.
DGersic
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Something has been trying to dig its way under my shed. I stuck my inspection camera under, didn’t find anything. So I dug a trench around it, added hardware cloth, and filled it in. Whatever it is, it isn’t going to dig under there now.