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11-17-2013, 11:56 PM | #1 |
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How to slow your work in one easy motion
This weekend was to be the "overhaul the front end" weekend. The goal was to completely overhaul the front axle. Schedule cleared and parts ready, picked up bushing reamer Saturday afternoon. Had only 30 minutes work remaining on a Toyota on the lift and then the attack would begin.
Lights on, air compressor running. Grabbed the dead blow to know off an old part....whack....whack...skrunck....... "oh gosh, shuckey derns, that was my left pointer finger knuckle that I just flattened. Please pardon me while I dance around the shop for 5 minutes in pain"....( or something like that....) Delay start by 1 hour while medical needs are tended to....(30 hours later the swelling is still there) So... now flying with only one wing.... The overhaul begins (The h*ll with the Toyota!) Pop quiz: How do you press out old and press in new bushings in the spindle with only one hand? How do ream the same bushings with one hand? Answer: SLOWLY. Normally I can press out an old bushing and press in a new one in less than 5 minutes. With a left hand that is in pain and can not be used it took almost an hour. But it was the reaming that just blew my mind. Two and a half hours per side!! But... as of 22:30 central time both spindles are back on the car and what a difference. With new bushings and properly shimmed they turn with a gentle touch. (vs needing both hands to grip and twist before.) Elapsed time for a 5 hours job........ 30 hours...so far....it isn't done. Time to go lick wounds and get sleep before returning to salt mine in morning. Hopefully get the wheels on ground tomorrow. |
11-18-2013, 12:04 AM | #2 |
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Re: How to slow your work in one easy motion
Not fun!
What's the saying "The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry"?
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11-18-2013, 12:22 AM | #3 |
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Re: How to slow your work in one easy motion
I prefer......"Murphy was an optimist"
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11-18-2013, 12:40 AM | #4 |
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Question One: With frisky dancing & high stepping around the shop, was the radio "ON" ? Question Two: If the music was Fast did you dance real Fast? Question Three: Did any neighbors, family members, or friends see you high stepping real Fast? If the answers to Questions 1 -3 are "NO", consider yourself a very lucky man who will still appear sane in public next week. Ice can reduce swelling in some cases -- our prayers are with you -- thanks for sharing your single handed experience. Last edited by H. L. Chauvin; 11-18-2013 at 12:46 AM. Reason: typo |
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I want to know how long it took to type your experiences with one hand/finger...
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Video......or it didn't happen.
I know what you mean.....those hammers are dangerous. I hit the end of my big toe one time with a 2 pound dead blow ball peen hammer with a full overhead swing ......no dancing though....too much pain to even breath... Last edited by txturbo; 11-18-2013 at 06:08 AM. |
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haha i whacked my shin with a 3 lb sledge trying to beat rivets out of the front cross-member... its fine to hold the frame from shifting with your shins just dont put em anywhere near where your swinging...
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Was trying to shock a ball joint loose from a spindle and the normal whacks weren't working. I had it between my feet to keep it from sliding when I hit it. The first hit went ok but the second one glanced off the lower control arm and hit the end of my toe. Peeled my toe nail off and put a nice gash on the end of my toe. Surprised it didn't break my toe.
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I'm a computer programmer and a touch typist..... Since I know where the keys are I can still type pretty fast with one hand. It's using ctrl, alt and shift that slow me down. So.. although it took longer than normal it probably still took less time than most people would have taken to type the same message. |
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How can you tell a righty? Left is bandaged or has more scars!
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Used voice recognition software and deleted the bad language.
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When I was a mechanic in the coal mines , I have mashed my fingers more than once, as a matter of fact a lot of times. Once I was clearing a coal Shute in the tipple, when I found a 6 foot roof bolt curled up like a horse shoe, as soon I touched it, it came loose like a coiled spring , mashed my thumb and tooked the nail right off, In the emergency room the doctor cleaned it up ,and was explaining to me how the nail would start growing back on , when I held up my other thumb and said you mean like this , which was half way on. He just shook his head and walked away.
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