What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[ObnoxiousFumes]

In n out of the garage for cleaning supplies for the camper. Cleaned it a bunch and turned on the ozone generator.
The mice got into it last fall and I had to trap 4 of them before they decided it wasn’t a friendly place. Nasty critters.
Now my vacuum smells like mouse ****.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

2013 K2500 Chevy

If I recall correctly, 2002 was the last year for the C/K designation for GM trucks.

 

[ATC]

The receiver hitch on my truck is 2.5", and to use the particular 2" ball mount I am using, I need the sleeve in it. Well, this adds up to a lot of slop, so I welded a few beads on the sleeve and the ball mount shank, then ground them down so they fit fairly snug as one unit. Minimal slop out at the ball now....should be much quieter towing now

 

[cody1325]

Basement shop..

Found this little Things Remembered (seem to recall they were a usually mall-based store that specialized in engraved items) lockback in a box of junk knives I'd had laying around from various eBay lots over the past decade or so. Main reason--it was extremely loose as the pivot pin was working its way out of the scales.

I tend to just throw out low-end China made knives like this. However, it was made in Japan, and like many of these inexpensive Japan-made knives of the era, it's great quality. And presumably good steel too.

I'd previously had bad luck trying to repair knives--busted tips from straightening blades, or over-tightening to the point of too tight.

Used my smallest ball peen with light taps on the anvil of my new cheapo Harbor Freight vise to mushroom/peen the pin.

Got it too tight, so I chucked it in the vise and used a few taps on a thin, cheap floral knife (my grandmother likes them as paring knives, and several are laying about) to loosen it up, then a bit more precise hammering and good as new, except for some up and down play (which I suspect was from new, or more due to wear on the spring).

Some of the repair threads on some knife forums I'm on suggest razor blades--but they're extremely hard and brittle (and have broken inside of knives). These things--so soft they **** at holding an edge. As a result, they aren't brittle, and I have a handle to hold onto.

Got a few more to do once I get them out.

 

[micromind]

Changed the oil and filter in my 2007 Dodge Caravan.

The filter is right out front and easy to get to but the drain plug is in the back of the pan and I have to jack it up a bit in order to get to it.

This might be the last time I have to change oil on the floor, my new shop will have a 4 post life in it.

 

[DGersic]

Dragged some stuff out.
(…time passes…)
Dragged some stuff back in.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Dragged some stuff out.
(…time passes…)
Dragged some stuff back in.

Sounds like many of my days

 

[aaustins14]

Hopped in my dad’s Tacoma to move it and put the brake pedal to the floor.

Rear brake line blew. So I got it up on jack stands and started the process of new rear lines.

Thanks to NY salting I’ll stay busy.

Going to use copper-nickel lines. They are the best; easy to bend and manipulate and also are corrosion resistant.

 

[CoogarXR]

Opened the garage door to leave. As the door goes up, I see my van that is backed in the driveway. There's a ********* scuff on the bumper. Somebody hit it again. I swear, that thing is a magnet for idiots running into it. It's not pushed in or wrinkled, I think I can fix it pretty easy... but still... dangit...

I stopped at a hundred stores this week, it must have happened in a random parking lot, like usual.

 

[SRU1436]

Replace the rear differential, front differential, and transfer case oil in Betsy, my 2001 Chevy Silverado. Just turned 140k miles, I’m the original owner, she is a good truck with zero issues. Hopefully, I get about 24 years out of her.

 

[Magnum440d100]

I can feel your pain. Our house and garage flooded after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. ***** big time! Clean what you can and let the stuff dry out. I had a circular saw turn right back on after I took it apart and cleaned it. If you don’t have a flood insurance then don’t bother calling your home owners agent. Good luck!

Thanks. I’ll need all the luck I can get!



Left the garage open all day to air out.


Only thing of value that got water damage, was that plasma monitor. The flood water got above the bottom shelf of the work bench which I have an engine on it, open. Water got in there.

But that’s about it.

I’m not getting H.O involved over a 15 year old monitor and a lawn mower engine needing a crankshaft lol


It’s all mostly just silty stuff. When dried I’ll sweep up what didn’t rinse away.

 

[KwikFab]

Sold the CNC table.



Just need to clean up, give away some steel, and reorganize a few things before my setup arrives.

 

[bugnut]

Is she pointing out a spot you missed?

First wax on my wife's new car:

 

[landrover bodger]

changed the oil and filter on the wifes discovery 3. this is getting like a daily physio workout for my knee.

 

[FLHCHAZ]

Over the weekend. Cleaned the flywheel and installed the new magneto on the Husqvarna lawn tractor, new plug, new fuel filter, and an oil change. Its rinnung like new again. Changed the oil in the commuter, wash clay bar and wax

 

[racecougar]

Wrapped up the 347 assembly for Dad's '73 Mustang, then made a windshield frame for the Banana. Dropping it off at the glass shop today.

 

[Zrsnopro97]

Grandfather gifted me his old generator. Said it didn't run, he had already drained the gas tank and refilled with fresh fuel, won't fire on starting fluid, and the battery is junk. I put the battery on my small tender/trickle charger for a few days, and it came back to life. Took the carb off and found the needle & seat gummed up stuck so the bowl wouldn't fill with gas. Fired right up after that. I was confused so I asked my grandpa "I thought you said it wouldn't run on starting fluid?", he replied "well I was using carb cleaner not actual starting fluid".. lol. Oh, and technically I did not work on this "IN" the garage, I rolled it outside since it was 65F and sunny

 

[welder4956]

Friday & Saturday - worked on repairing the rotten soup can (aka. vacuum canister). Cleaned up the corroded areas by sandblasting and wire wheeling, then TIG brazed the pin holes and thinned areas with silicon bronze wire and welding machine set on AC with the balance set for cleaning. Worked pretty good. I repaired everything I could find, then coated the upper half with POR-15 and let it dry overnight.








Went back out on Saturday and started welding a new bottom on till I ran out of argon.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Slick!

 

[racecougar]

Slick!

Thanks! That trick worked well.

 

[zmotorsports]

Woke up the car after 7 months of winter storage, unfortunately will still be 1.5 to 2 months until I see street sweepers. Hopefully next project is refreshing the house garage paint ect after detached garage is finished.

Nice Fifth Gen.

I also pulled the cover of ours and went for a drive over the weekend. Felt good to drive it again after its winter slumber.

 

[zmotorsports]

Worked on the coach's generator a bit over the weekend. Drained coolant, replaced thermostat, put fresh coolant in it, then pulled it out and gave it a good washing focusing on the radiator.


















Then pulled the cover off the Fifth Gen Camaro, gave it a quick once over checking fluid and tire pressures.


Gave the interior a dusting as well as wiping the duster over the exterior.



And the wife and I took off for a Saturday afternoon/evening drive and put a couple hundred miles on it.

 

[larry4406]

Grandfather gifted me his old generator. Said it didn't run, he had already drained the gas tank and refilled with fresh fuel, won't fire on starting fluid, and the battery is junk. I put the battery on my small tender/trickle charger for a few days, and it came back to life. Took the carb off and found the needle & seat gummed up stuck so the bowl wouldn't fill with gas. Fired right up after that. I was confused so I asked my grandpa "I thought you said it wouldn't run on starting fluid?", he replied "well I was using carb cleaner not actual starting fluid".. lol. Oh, and technically I did not work on this "IN" the garage, I rolled it outside since it was 65F and sunny

Nice save!

I’d be inclined to regift it to grand dad now that it’s fixed or at least give him the opportunity to decline.

 

[Zrsnopro97]

Nice save!

I’d be inclined to regift it to grand dad now that it’s fixed or at least give him the opportunity to decline.

For sure. When he gave it to me originally, he had already gone out and bought a brand-new unit, said he was tired of messing with it. I would have gladly got it running for him for free though.

 

[rd65]

For sure. When he gave it to me originally, he had already gone out and bought a brand-new unit, said he was tired of messing with it. I would have gladly got it running for him for free though.

Now he knows that not all carb cleaner is flammable.

 

[My Old Tools]

I'm wire brushing the cabinet on a vintage Delta Unisaw getting ready for paint. I picked this one up out of a shed where it weathered a bit, but its 3 hp with a modern Biesemeyer, a nice extension table and a cast iron wing. Bearings checked good. Needs a starter which I happened to have in the junk pile. When I get it all cleaned up, I'll offer it to my new grandson-in-law. He has started doing a bit of woodworking.

 

[Brent T]

Replaced stereo head unit in my son's Jeep over the weekend. He's 23 now and was home for a weekend visit. He's starting to realize the value in being able to DIY instead of pay someone. We had a great weekend.

 

[Metallitubby]

I am slowly returning tools, tires, and race supplies to their places on the shelving after this past weekend's race. At some point, I'll need to wash the car cover and wheels/tires from the race.

 

[nadogail]

I did just enough cleaning and pitching to honestly claim that I did do some of it.
Tested the shop toilet and put away some tools and clamps.

 

[Metallitubby]

I ended up removing the leaking tractor wheel/tire and tanked it. Found a pin-hole in the center of the tread. I plugged the tire, refilled and tanked again with no leaks thus far.

 

[rzims]

Brought home the little TT for an upcoming trip to the coast this weekend. Charged the batteries, filled the propane tanks and greased teh wheel bearings. Will give it a quick wash and clean the inside before we head out.
Last week I smoked a bunch of cheese, so after letting it mellow in the fridge for a week, it was time to get out the vacuum sealer and seal it up.

 

[cody1325]

Put air in the original 25 year old rear tires of the Deere LX277AWS, for the last time. They are dry-rotted, and now on their last leg--they will no longer hold air. I'm putting new ones on order tomorrow, once I get a few quotes on 20x10x8 tires. Deere--OUCH. Thus, I'm avoiding them. Amazon--last ditch--I'd spend more on Deere before the crapshoot that's buying from them.

Inclines and standard turf tread don't mix--traction ***** with the stock tires. I see a few that are bar tread at least in the center, and there's ATV tires with a much more aggressive tread in that size. I'll see if the local ag tire guy has something in that size that's full bar tread. Also, I'm thinking about adding weights and chains.

 

[CoogarXR]

Did the propane conversation on the new/NOS oven that I bought.

 

[PWC Repair]

I put the 10 pounds of *StufF* back in the 5 pound box........put the direct injected 951cc Rotax back into the Seadoo. I also used the nifty little brake I built on top of my HF shop press to bend up some missing brackets for a yard canopy.

 

[dwasifar]

Is she pointing out a spot you missed?

Might be!

 

[LeonardY]

Grabbed tools to work in the yard. Put the tools back.

Made a couple more castings. I thought I would have run out of material by now.

 

[bugnut]

Beautiful day so got a little work done.
Changed the door stops on the Ridgeline rear doors to allow for a greater opening width--shout out to @rharman.
The bursars driver door window controller on her CRV was not functioning properly so changed it out, The rear passenger side was still not working, YT and removed the panel. Checked and shes getting plenty of power so more testing, gonna look into a new window motor.

 

[Mike S.]

I finally got my daily driver back on the road after being on jack stands for 5 months. What started as just a timing belt, water pump and power steering feed line replacement turned into a whole lot more once I started digging into it.

3 new motor mounts
1 new transmission mount
Power steering pump rebuild
All new rubber hoses for power steering
Spool valve gasket and o-ring
Front main seal and oil pump o-ring
Oil pan removal and reseal
New rear valve cover
Valve adjustment
New gaskets for both valve covers
4 new coil packs
6 spark plugs
2 cam/thrust cover o-rings
New gaskets for intake manifold and throttle body
New serpentine belt
All new fluids
Intake filter replacement

Progress was slow in December, January and February since it was too cold to work in the garage. The car should be pretty well sealed now except for the rear main and axle seals. I still need to reinstall the strut tower bar and plastic engine covers, but I'm going to drive the car for a bit first to make sure that the power steering feed line isn't leaking.



In other news, I installed a small subwoofer into spare tire well of my '94 Civic sedan. I had never built a subwoofer enclosure before this, or worked with car audio stuff in general except for basic headunit and speaker swaps. It also took 5 months to design and build since I was taking my time and trying to be careful. This thing actually turned out pretty well. It's amazing what a tiny 200 watt 6.5" subwoofer can do. It completely overpowers the 4 speakers in the cabin, which now has me wondering if I should add an amplifier for the front speakers.



The idea was to have the box fit behind the spare tire, but I made an error in the design which doesn't allow the box to sit as far rearward as intended. I need to work on V2 of this design and add the spare tire back into the trunk.

 

[XJSuperman]

Put air in the original 25 year old rear tires of the Deere LX277AWS, for the last time. They are dry-rotted, and now on their last leg--they will no longer hold air. I'm putting new ones on order tomorrow, once I get a few quotes on 20x10x8 tires. Deere--OUCH. Thus, I'm avoiding them. Amazon--last ditch--I'd spend more on Deere before the crapshoot that's buying from them.

Inclines and standard turf tread don't mix--traction ***** with the stock tires. I see a few that are bar tread at least in the center, and there's ATV tires with a much more aggressive tread in that size. I'll see if the local ag tire guy has something in that size that's full bar tread. Also, I'm thinking about adding weights and chains.

Check marketplace or a local mower guy/shop. If you're lucky you won't even have to worry about demounting/remounting tires. Just swap on used wheels/tires all at once. It'll be cheaper than new rubber too.

 

[niget2002]

Removed some dog fur from the wheels on my office chair. Gonna put that skill on my resume for future use.