[tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
- From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:37:22 -0600 (CST)
Oh, did get a chance to sand, polish, sand, polish those jalousie frames.
That job is a nightmare.
Denis Dodson said:
> Ah, memories. I am glad to say that I am past most of that after working
> for 9 years on Murray. Or, at least I feel that way until I try to fix
> something. Bringing a dinosaur carcass back to life is challenging. I
> expect to hear a bunch of these stories from Chuck at some point.
>
>
>
> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so rotten
>> I
>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It seems
>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something fixed
>> on
>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I was
>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting bolts
>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>> to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush, drilling the
>> bolt
>> down the center (twice) and then driving out the remainder of the bolt
>> with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt and
>> still have to get the old sleeve from the shock off the upper mounting
>> bolts.
>>
>> How was your weekend???
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Sawyer
>> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
>> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
>> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
>> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
>> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
>> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>>
>> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
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