[tcb] Re: Learning to be less helpless
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:43:02 -0700 (PDT)
Curse! Around a VW? Never, their ears are too sensitive! Besides, they don't
understand English curse words.
Julie Maroney <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: This would not have
worked with your starter motor problem because
your starter motor is smarter than me. But when I come across a
challenge while working on my bus, like I can't get a stubborn bolt to
budge, I tell myself over and over that I AM SMARTER THAN THE BOLT
until the problem is solved. I do know now that I am smarter than pop
out window frames. This helps to keep the curse words to a minimum.
Julie
On 5/22/07, sammie smith wrote:
> Help is always good. Put a new starter on Shelley's Thing last night.
> Quick easy job, even pulling and replacing the bushing in the bell housing
> is a snap with the engine in when you know the trick. But I get the
> *&%$&^#$ starter in and searched for an hour as to why I could not get the
> starter to work. I gave up and called a VW mechanic friend who diagnosed
> the problem in 2 minutes. This was after I had run plum out of ideas as to
> what was wrong. Sometimes a fresh brain is a lot of help!
>
> Julie M
>
> aroney wrote:
> Will, thanks for the advice. I am only less helpless - no to
> totally go it alone, so I'm bringing it to a mechanic, he'll do this
> disassembling, I'll watch and learn and clean and paint and order
> parts and then he'll reassemble and I'll watch and learn so more.
> Someday I'll be independent, just not yet.
>
> Julie
>
> On 5/21/07, Will Wood wrote:
> > Powder coating will require a complete disassembly and cleaning of
> > everything. POR-15 works but also Eastwood Chassis Black for these
> > parts. A steel wire brush, some soap/water and you're prepped. There's
> > also some metal prep products that POR-15 recommends but you'll be money
> > ahead than powder coating.
> >
> > While you have it out, change all of the seals and check the king and
> > link pin assemblies for wear. Have the spindles rebuilt if necessary.
> >
> > Those bearings that the link pins ride in are also subject to a lot of
> > wear. Some busses I've torn into have had no needle bearings in the
> > cage that surrounds a link pin.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 14:38 -0500, Julie Maroney wrote:
> > > It's nice to hear about the fun at shows. It motivates me to get my
> > > '66 done. This weekend I removed my complete front axle assembly. I
> > > did most things right and a couple of things wrong and it took way
> > > more time than it should have but I did it almost completely by myself
> > > and it felt great.
> > >
> > > One has suggested I get some of these under parts powder coated but
> > > another has warned me to stay away from powder coating axle bits and
> > > just use POR. (Powder coating will get into places where you don't
> > > need it to go.)
> > >
> > > What's a girl to do?
> > >
> > > Julie
> > >
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