General Tech What did you work on Today?

[Cascadia]

I started a new trailer build today. Will post more later.

 

[Troop92]

Going back on forth on if i'm doing my CV axle replacement or a shop.... Time saved or money saved.... *sigh*

 

[sixstringsteve]

Have you done it before? If not, it's good experience in case you ever have to do it on the trail. Plus you can make sure all the required tools are in your trail toolbox.

 

[Troop92]

Have you done it before? If not, it's good experience in case you ever have to do it on the trail. Plus you can make sure all the required tools are in your trail toolbox.

Yep, I've done it before. Only about a year ago actually, and same side too. Thankfully, O'Reilly provides a lifetime warranty. I need to figure out if it's bad enough to do before I go to Five Mile on Saturday and if I'll have time Friday. Hence the save time vs save money.

*EDIT* O'Reilly will honor the warranty, so my evenings are booked for the next few days. Worse ways to spend an evening or two, I suppose.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Today... ditching AHC and installing OME on a Lexus

 

[N8RB8R]

Worked on a crawler today

 

[airmanwilliams]

Been working on a couple lights for a KOH chase truck the last couple of days and will be sending them down tomorrow once I can get some heat shrink tube around these wire connections to clean it up.

 

[Troop92]

Yep, I've done it before. Only about a year ago actually, and same side too. Thankfully, O'Reilly provides a lifetime warranty. I need to figure out if it's bad enough to do before I go to Five Mile on Saturday and if I'll have time Friday. Hence the save time vs save money.

*EDIT* O'Reilly will honor the warranty, so my evenings are booked for the next few days. Worse ways to spend an evening or two, I suppose.

Yeah, gonna have someone do it. For the life of me i can't get the tie rod to let go. Infuriating.

 

[Cascadia]

Try a pipe wrench?

 

[Spork]

Yeah, gonna have someone do it. For the life of me i can't get the tie rod to let go. Infuriating.

I used one of these when I had my trooper. http://www.harborfreight.com/tie-rod-and-pitman-arm-puller-1752.html

Pulled the tie rod off without much of a struggle.

 

[Troop92]

Try a pipe wrench?

I beat on it with a 3lb hammer for a while...

I used one of these when I had my trooper. http://www.harborfreight.com/tie-rod-and-pitman-arm-puller-1752.html

Pulled the tie rod off without much of a struggle.

... and used pitman/tie rod puller as well, in conjunction with the hammer. Nothing.

 

[jeeper]

are you banging on the tie rod? Smack the knuckle the tie rod goes through.. works every time.

 

[Cascadia]

Or a pipe wrench. I could get mine to budge for anything when I was switching over to aluminum links. Put a pipe wrench on the stuck one and it came loose in one try.

 

[Troop92]

are you banging on the tie rod? Smack the knuckle the tie rod goes through.. works every time.

Did that too. I'm guessing it was because the control arm was in full droop? I dunno. I hit it hard at least 50 times. Maybe even double that... Nothing. 'Free' sounds so much better than the shop price....

 

[Greanbeans]

rebuilt lockrite in front of my buddies xj. and stared at mine some

 

[jeeper]

I don't want any of you to get jealous, But.....



Hitched the Hyundai today!

 

[jeeper]

I did some welding on a broken track bar mount on a cummins.. I have a really hard time getting a good weld while pointing the rod up, or even on a vertical surface. What is the proper way to weld upside down with a stick? Using 6013 rod, 220 welder.

 

[skippy]

Almost finished up a TJ cage yesterday before the game, I still need to add gussets and finish welding it...

 

[airmanwilliams]

Almost finished up a TJ cage yesterday before the game, I still need to add gussets and finish welding it...

Killer tube work!

 

[airmanwilliams]

Newest creation for a couple of customers. 1200 Lumen led light with a magnetic base, nearly 10feet of wire, and a cigarette lighter adapter that has an on/off switch so you don't have to plug it in and unplug it after each use.