What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[scooby074]

Broke ****... But somehow managed to not do a face plant (or take a ratchet to the teeth) in the process which is nice

 

[LeonardY]

Drilled a corrugated piece for brackets to put a little roof over the yard tools.
Killed a few mosquitos with my electric swatter. I'm finding it easier to nail them with a steady motion rather than a quick swat.

 

[nadogail]

I showed our Housekeeper how to lube, load and use a pneumatic brad nailer.

She took instruction well and was good help.

Her original purpose in coming to the shop was to assist me in cleaning it up, but my legs got tired so we broke for Lunch. We can revisit sweeping tomorrow.

 

[Snip's]

Drilled a corrugated piece for brackets to put a little roof over the yard tools.
Killed a few mosquitos with my electric swatter. I'm finding it easier to nail them with a steady motion rather than a quick swat.

Kill them with lasers...
Leonard, You need one of these... Photon matrix-World’s first portable laser mosquito zapper

 

[kaymccampbell]

Ya'll got auto bilge pumps on ya'lls boat?!?!

I really need to look into an auto bilge pump, but the bilge pump I have still works. I just have to remember to turn it on while fishing.
What should happen, is I should find the damn leak in the boat. The water was coming from the right side of the boat, but I couldn't see it directly due to the metal cover of the foam section of the boat was hiding the leak.

Bed liner can do wonders to hull leaks.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Stacked some barky slabs. Dusted. Tanked up the chainsaw. Slapped batteries into the chargers.

 

[LeonardY]

Kill them with lasers...
Leonard, You need one of these... Photon matrix-World’s first portable laser mosquito zapper

I'm thinking more like this.

 

[PassnThru]

Have some highway miles upcoming for the utility trailer - nothing major but decided I need to check the tires and the bearings. I put new bearings in a few years ago - maybe 10 or 15 - I don't know. The axle has the EZ-lube but I've never used it - just repacked or replaced bearings as normal. After researching how it worked I decided this time I was going to use it. Got it up to the garage and jacked up one side and got ready to pump grease. Decided I should make sure everything was tight first - it wasn't. Noticeable play in the wheel.
My inner voice said fix it by pumping grease in it. My adult voice said you have to pull the hub idiot.
Outer bearing:

Off to the store for new bearings and a seal. Only finished one side today.
I'm going to smell like grease for at least a week now.
Do you think that's just from sitting (maybe used an average of 3 times a year) or maybe I didn't get the right torque on the nut last time. I'm not sure.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Have some highway miles upcoming for the utility trailer - nothing major but decided I need to check the tires and the bearings. I put new bearings in a few years ago - maybe 10 or 15 - I don't know. The axle has the EZ-lube but I've never used it - just repacked or replaced bearings as normal. After researching how it worked I decided this time I was going to use it. Got it up to the garage and jacked up one side and got ready to pump grease. Decided I should make sure everything was tight first - it wasn't. Noticeable play in the wheel.
My inner voice said fix it by pumping grease in it. My adult voice said you have to pull the hub idiot.
Outer bearing:

Off to the store for new bearings and a seal. Only finished one side today.
I'm going to smell like grease for at least a week now.
Do you think that's just from sitting (maybe used an average of 3 times a year) or maybe I didn't get the right torque on the nut last time. I'm not sure.

Probably you tightened them onto fresh grease, and it goofed the torque. I overtighten mine a bit. Spin em a bit. Back to them off to just loose. Spin em. Then final torque.

 

[Outlawmws]

Broke ****...

Warranty?

Do you think that's just from sitting (maybe used an average of 3 times a year) or maybe I didn't get the right torque on the nut last time. I'm not sure.

That looks like water got inside to me.

 

[Outlawmws]

I overtighten mine a bit. Spin em a bit. Back to them off to just loose. Spin em. Then final torque.

Quoted for truth!

 

[niget2002]

Dug out an old 12v30a power supply and made sure it still works. I have some LED controllers coming in tomorrow to go with the ws2811 LEDs that came in today.

I'll buy some J channel this weekend to drill holes in to hold the LEDs for mounting on the front of the house.

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

I went 2-1 this evening.

W- Transmission service is complete.

W- Transfer case service is complete.

L- Broke one of the skid plate bolts/ nuts/ clips and had to cut it off. Cutting it was easy, getting it out was easy..finding the proper replacement is proving to be challenging. I'd like to use Ford brand parts. I have some internet searching ahead of me.

Rear diff is on the schedule for tomorrow.

 

[PassnThru]

That looks like water got inside to me.

I was thinking that as well but look at this actual gouge on the race:

Hard to get a good pic but that horizontal line slightly below my finger at the top is not discoloration - it's cut into the race.
Should have the water intrusion taken care of now - I packed the bearings manually but used the EZ-lube to pump grease in until it started coming out the front. Should be sealed in there good now.

 

[scooby074]

Warranty?

Not on that one. Was a "SWT Tools" whoever they were. Pretty sure it was an old Taiwan import from way back in the day.

 

[Beerhippie]

Ya'll got auto bilge pumps on ya'lls boat?!?!

I really need to look into an auto bilge pump, but the bilge pump I have still works. I just have to remember to turn it on while fishing.
What should happen, is I should find the damn leak in the boat. The water was coming from the right side of the boat, but I couldn't see it directly due to the metal cover of the foam section of the boat was hiding the leak.

Nah, we just used to get the boat up on a plane and pull the transom scupper plug. Drained all the water right out. Just remember to replace the plug before coming off the plane.

 

[Wrench97]

I was thinking that as well but look at this actual gouge on the race:

Hard to get a good pic but that horizontal line slightly below my finger at the top is not discoloration - it's cut into the race.
Should have the water intrusion taken care of now - I packed the bearings manually but used the EZ-lube to pump grease in until it started coming out the front. Should be sealed in there good now.

That's water/moisture in the bearing, could be from condensation in the cold.
Ezlube bearings it's a good idea to give them a couple pumps after use to keep pressure in the hubs.

 

[madison069]

Bed liner can do wonders to hull leaks.

I’m not there yet, but it will be last resort. The boat is a 2005 bass tracker tourney 18ft, and in overall great shape. But a leak developed and it’s been ongoing for 7 years from my understanding. Being it’s an aluminum boat I’m going to focus on the seams and use dye to see if it finds the leak for me. Just need to take it to the lake once my snorkel set and dye kit comes in the mail.

 

[madison069]

Nah, we just used to get the boat up on a plane and pull the transom scupper plug. Drained all the water right out. Just remember to replace the plug before coming off the plane.

Oh we’ve done that because we forgot the plug, was able to drop someone at the dock while we ran around waiting for him to get the plug from the truck. He set it on the tailgate when he got distracted.

 

[madison069]

The pump is not actually automatic. It is a standard Rule 2000 wired through a float switch that works like the float in your toilet bowl but comes on when the level is high and off when low enough. This pump operates only from the float, I have another smaller one that operates from a switch at the helm. Having 2 or more pumps is very common here. Sinking *****.

I got a spare pump in a storage compartment on the boat. If **** hit the fan I can drop this pump in the cavity and set the hose over the rail. Then just connect directly to the battery.

 

[Beerhippie]

Oh we’ve done that because we forgot the plug, was able to drop someone at the dock while we ran around waiting for him to get the plug from the truck. He set it on the tailgate when he got distracted.

The famous American literary figure, Patrick McManus, had the right answer to that common problem: Make the scupper about a foot in diameter. You'll never even get the boat off the trailer before you realize you forgot the plug!

 

[Beerhippie]

I got a spare pump in a storage compartment on the boat. If **** hit the fan I can drop this pump in the cavity and set the hose over the rail. Then just connect directly to the battery.

I know, not 'Murican, but we also had the ultimate in back-up bilge pumps: A hand-powered pump and a bilge bucket.

Sinking *****.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

The famous American literary figure, Patrick McManus, had the right answer to that common problem: Make the scupper about a foot in diameter. You'll never even get the boat off the trailer before you realize you forgot the plug!

Oh dang I’ve never heard anyone else mention that name before. Fine and Pleasant Misery was the first of his books I acquired and was one of my favourite books growing up.

 

[bornbadbob]

Cracked my Wilton C2.

Ouch

 

[bornbadbob]

Did some out of position (on my back under a car) welding this weekend.

Entry wounds:



Exit wounds:

I feel for you, I put weld in sub frame connectors in my car on Jackstands awhile back, that was painful

 

[bugnut]

Pat put a spin on things that make me laugh out loud reading anything he wrote. I at one time bought all of his books and read them twice before passing them along. What a pleasant thought!

The famous American literary figure, Patrick McManus,

Fine and Pleasant Misery

 

[Mike65]

Not today but yesterday when I got home from work & went to put the power window up on the l/s it went up 3/4 of the way, I heard a bang & the window dropped into the door. I have to pull it apart today. Had the same thing happen to the r/s door window a couple years ago & it was a bad window regulator. Whoever thought these cable driven regulators were a good idea is so wrong. Rant over.

 

[bulletpruf]

I feel for you, I put weld in sub frame connectors in my car on Jackstands awhile back, that was painful

That’s exactly what I was doing on my 72 Javelin 24 Hours of Lemons project.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-ultimate-vintage-24-hours-of-lemons-entry.323184/

 

[micromind]

Oh dang I’ve never heard anyone else mention that name before. Fine and Pleasant Misery was the first of his books I acquired and was one of my favourite books growing up.

It seems that a lot of his writings were born from personal experience.........

Absolutely Hilarious!!

 

[Beerhippie]

Usual things--brush fires around the pub and brewery, mounting some more **** in the kitchen so we can further test the capacity of a 20A circuit. We have 4 separate 20A 120V circuits in the kitchen alone, and they routinely blow the breakers.

Meanwhile, I acid-washed a Rinnai C199 water heater. I recommissioned it about 7PM last night so we could brew today and water immediately began running out of the case. Turned out this bit:



had developed a crack around the rim of that little flange sticking up, which is where a thermocouple mounts. I had to strip one off my spare C199 to replace it, and then noticed that I had soldered that one in the same place--but it works for now.

Ordered two more this AM.

 

[Blue Chips]

A neighbor gave me his old Echo CS-4500 chainsaw the other day. He said it ran fine, but the starter cord didn't recoil properly. A quick fix, or so I thought, until I started digging into it. This turned out to be one of those "as long as I've fixed this, I might as well fix that" projects. I found several issues, but the compression was still like new, and I like Echo products, so I thought as long as I started work on it, I might as well finish the job.

I saved some cash by installing mostly good used parts, but I still spent over 100 bucks. However, that included a new Oregon sprocket, clutch drum, bearing, bar, and chain. The saw runs great now, starts right away, idles and runs smoothly, and the automatic and manual chain oilers work fine. It even looks halfway decent. Here's what I did:

- Starter cord frayed (replaced)
- Starter cord guide chipped (replaced)
- Phenolic side plate for starter spring worn (replaced)
- Thumb-operated manual chain oiler broken (replaced)
- Outer chain guide plate missing (replaced)
- Spike missing (replaced)
- Rim-type sprocket, w/bearing & drum worn (replaced with new Oregon part)
- 18” Bar usable but worn (replaced with new Oregon part)
- Chain usable but worn (replaced with new Oregon part)
- Clutch cover casting usable but had a big chip out of it (replaced)
- Main Echo logo label torn (replaced)
- Starter cover mounting screw missing (replaced)
- Air filter dirty (cleaned)
- Chain catcher damaged (replaced)
- Grounding wire (shut-off wire) frayed (repaired)
- Carburetor (cleaned)

Chainsaw after some deconstruction and cleaning:



Chainsaw after repairs:





So now I have five chainsaws, but you can't have too many tools, right?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Dragged in the smoker. Slapped batteries into the charger bases.

 

[Dancing Bear]

Usually faster to just pull the engine and leave the trans in.

I was wondering about this approach as a few others I've spoken with have said this same thing, but I don't have a shop crane or engine stand to hold it while we do the work. If bought from Harbor Freight, it would be ~$500 for the required tools, and then storing them afterwards (not a major issue since I'm sure they'd be useful again) but having the engine out would be a major help.

I'll talk with my brother and see which option he thinks is best, since he's willing to share the cost of all necessary tools and materials.

 

[niget2002]

Went and grabbed a bunch of electronics tools. Ended up only needing one of them :/

I hooked up the WLED controller to the 12v power supply and then hooked up all the LED strips one after another to make sure all the lights light up. Wife saw what I was doing and her only question was, "Those aren't going to just hang on the house like normal lights are they?"... No, babe. I'll be mounting them up under the eaves.

 

[ericm]

The other week my wife came home and complained that when driving her Golf Alltrack she got beat off the line by a Prius C. I ordered an APR Ultralink and it came in a few days ago. I've been really impressed with the APR tune on my Golf R. So today I did the tune. No big deal except that I needed to charge the battery for a while to get it up to voltage. APR says it should be 14v. My chargers wouldn't do that but I wanted the voltage to be in the 13s at least. Also it took forever to do the flash and it was like 90 degrees in the garage.

The Alltrack is peppier now!

 

[SMOKEYBEAR]

Went 1 -1 Today.

W -Salvaged the fastener for the skid plate and got it wrapped up. A little heat to beak up the thread locker and I was able to remove the portion of the bolt that I had to remove with the cutting wheel. Tacked the nut back into place and rounded up a bolt. Evidently Ford uses M10x1.5x45 for a lot of applications. After yesterdays challenged, I went ahead and removed the other 3 and tacked them better as well. Worked perfect.

L - UPS didn't get the rear diff cover delivered on schedule. Rear diff service is on hold for the moment.

 

[PassnThru]

Did the other hub this morning on the trailer. There was play in the wheel again but the bearings themselves showed no sign of wear or staining. They looked just fine but since I had the hub off and had a new set of bearings on the bench they got replaced. Having readied the trailer for travel, I hooked it up and backed it into the backyard (fairly tight fit in reverse between the attached garage and the neighbors fence) next to the big pine tree where the big pile of limbs have been stored since the last few rounds of storms. I'll be taking them out to a friends farm for disposal when I get it loaded. Between the rain and the heat it's been tough to get it done.
As an aside, my trailer backing has never been expert but I did pretty well in the past. I've gotten to the point now where I can't really (easily) physically turn and look behind me so I have to rely solely on my mirrors and they aren't very big. It's hard to keep the 'big picture' in focus when you are backing into a spot you can't see in your mirrors until you have the trailer lined up and there is no driveway or markers for positioning.
The Russian judges gave me a three but I know it was a 6 at least.

 

[Outlawmws]

but the bearings themselves showed no sign of wear or staining. They looked just fine but since I had the hub off and had a new set of bearings on the bench they got replaced.

Take the "good" old bearing set, clean them and pre-pack them, and wrap them up as "on board spares" - handy to have in case you are on the road and eat a bearing.

 

[ogdawg]

Got the cylinder removed and disassembled. Getting ready to rebuild after it sprung a leak.

 

[nadogail]

Some Clean Up after taking some painting supplies from the van.

two weeks ago i found a plastic case for a long gun in the alley behind a rental, it had a lot of sticky residue on the outside, cleaned the exterior of the gun case with "Goof Off", moved the foam lining from the old cracked case i originally purchased in 1977, my Home Defense Weapon likes it's new home.