fifesjeep
[quote=Mudrat]Yeah, a face to a name :t: Hope your not too far into the dog house because of todays excursion.[/quote]
It was Definitely good to put a face with a name... The dog house wasn't/isn't too bad... She made her comments, lol... I went home took the front end off of the Waggy and she went to her sisters with the kids... :!: We gotta do that more often... today was the most productive day I had in months... :?
[quote=Mudrat]Got the knuckle off and pressed out the ball joints to make it easier - still one stud there, I was afraid to pull it out :oops: Took a ride over to MSC before we met up and they are closed on Sat :smile: so if you have a source for them great![/quote]
Do you want me to remove that stud or leave it alone?
[quote=Mudrat]Also to round out the day, got the boys truck inspected - had to change a licence plate light to 'pass inspection' (PITA on a mini-Blazer)!! Fed the cats, got the yard cut, weed-wacked and leaf blown, the bike washed and put away, and fixed the canvas in the portable garage. Oh yeah, filled my truck, the Jeep and the boys truck with gas, filled the bike a couple days ago :wink: (my 'good dad deed' for the day).[/quote]
Just when I thought I had a productive day... lol. Sounds like you stayed busy most of the day...
[quote=Mudrat]And that T-18 anin't light!! The way you slung it into the Jeep didn't think much about it till I went to get it out and put it away. SH!T that sumbitch is heavy (and leaks a little :mrgreen: ) Scrubbed the back of the Jeep out before the man-child took it to work.[/quote]
Yeah she has a little weight... 150lbs (give or take). I had to take it easy because I have a "[i]twinge[/i]" in my lower left lumbar... I slept on my stomach the other day... (first time since my bi-lateral hernia surgery)... :shock: I won't be laying on my stomach again that's for sure... Man, I can't wait to start lifting weights again just so I can get my size and strength back...
As for the T18... The top cover needs to be removed and re-sealed with RTV... possibly the pto cover as-well :-| I can't remember if I opened that up...
[quote=Mudrat]Anyway, see you tomorrow - I bail at noon for the airport.[/quote]
Yeah man, I have the alarm set... I should be up there by 0945-ish...
Rich
Mudrat
[quote=fifesjeep]Do you want me to remove that stud or leave it alone? [/quote]
I left it there as a witness pin for you. I would feel better if it were pulled and made sure the anti-size actually did it's job. As you can see by the first stud, it took two of us with a cheater and pipe wrench when it was installed on the Jeep. Can't get any torque on it now :-| If it chews the threads, then a second Kensert would be in order :oops:
[quote=fifesjeep]
Yeah man, I have the alarm set... I should be up there by 0945-ish...
Rich[/quote]
Well as you can see, I'm up :? Gotta finish packing :oops:
ironman_gq
I wouldnt use helicoils I would weld and have it remachined at a minimum
Mudrat
Looks like somebody 'Had the power' to split this thread :t:
Still have a problem though:
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Dave? MC?? :idea:
juggernaught
Anti-sieze is great, but no substitute for chasing threads with a tap first.............
Mudrat
Did that and used anti-seize, still happened, don't know why. The Kenserts seem to be doing their job though.
juggernaught
Sometimes stating the obvious obvious doesn't work. Are you sure the threads weren't metric by accident? Either that or the original threads were degraded by the heat,corrosion or the removal of the original stud (which could have been slightly incorrect).
Mudrat
6 of 8 were good. Only 2 of 4 on the one knuckle were hosed. And I chsed the threads with a standard 9/16 die first, that was the confusing part. I didn't chases the studs because they *looked* good.
Oh well . . . :-|