What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2023]
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used to ski every winter growing up, haven't done it in almost 30 yrs now 😕
I haven't ridden my snowmobile since 2015. I'm in for a rude awakening when I finally take that next ride. It's physically demanding to ride like a man. Same can be said for skiing. Have some Motrin ready!
ain't planning on any Black Diamond slopes! I'll probably switch over to snowboarding and get those senior citizen seasonal discount passes
Well, I've been on a posting streak lately, so might as well keep going. Not today but recently my brother's truck (02 GMC Sierra 1500 2wd ECSB) picked up a vibration on the highway. I'd been fretting about the carrier bearing on the driveshaft for more than a year. The rubber that supports the bearing was decrepit and was allowing quite a bit of movement out of the bearing. He was going to be out of town on business all week so on a Sunday afternoon I pulled the driveshaft and loaded it in my truck, under the bed cover. I took it to a driveshaft shop across town that we've had good luck with. I had them replace all three joints and the carrier bearing. It's been done once before but over 100k miles ago and I didn't like how the front joint felt. It had a slight hitch on it. Reliability is the name of the game with this truck so for the money, the thing to do was to rebuild the shaft and be done with it for likely the next 15-20 years. He just doesn't put very many miles on it anymore.
I don't have a picture of the shaft back in the truck, but here it is after I got it back from the driveshaft shop.....
The replacement carrier bearing is far superior to what the truck had. It had a much more open style "chassis", surrounded by rubber webbing which had deteriorated. Unfortunately, this didn't solve the problem. It turned out, it was the left front caliper hanging up and getting the rotor very hot. After putting the rebuilt shaft in the truck, we took it to dad's house the next Saturday morning and it was fine. The morning was pretty cool though. During the day, the ambient temp heated up enough that about three quarters of the way home, the front of the truck started to vibrate. The longer/farther you went, the worse it got. We pulled off the freeway for me to have a look (this was the first time I experienced the issue in person) and I pretty quickly honed in on very hot brakes on the left front and the smell of stinking breaks. We ordered rotors, pads, calipers, hoses, and hubs. I tore it all down one weeknight after work. I was glad I had ordered hubs. They weren't to the point of howling but neither of them felt good to the hand. I got the new hubs installed and torqued and then we called it a night.....
I got a fairly early start around 4 PM the next day and got it all back together. We used SKF hubs, made in Mexico, Cardone New Calipers, they were also Mexico and they have a nice powdercoat finish on them. We used Powerstop Rotors and Pads. They are China, which I hate but good luck finding rotors and pads from anywhere else. I've had good luck with Powerstop and have used their stuff for years. The brake hoses are Genuine GM, made in USA. The fit is perfect. The brake hoses had never been replaced so we feel pretty good about giving the truck new ones. We got it buttoned up, bled and bedded in the pads that evening so it was ready to go to Dad's the following Saturday morning. Here's a pic Sean snapped of me putting together the Driver's side....
The truck has been out to dad's a few times since then. The problem is solved. Sean has really enjoyed the new front brakes. The old rotors had some warp in them and he's enjoying not feeling that now.
I don't have a picture of the shaft back in the truck, but here it is after I got it back from the driveshaft shop.....
The replacement carrier bearing is far superior to what the truck had. It had a much more open style "chassis", surrounded by rubber webbing which had deteriorated. Unfortunately, this didn't solve the problem. It turned out, it was the left front caliper hanging up and getting the rotor very hot. After putting the rebuilt shaft in the truck, we took it to dad's house the next Saturday morning and it was fine. The morning was pretty cool though. During the day, the ambient temp heated up enough that about three quarters of the way home, the front of the truck started to vibrate. The longer/farther you went, the worse it got. We pulled off the freeway for me to have a look (this was the first time I experienced the issue in person) and I pretty quickly honed in on very hot brakes on the left front and the smell of stinking breaks. We ordered rotors, pads, calipers, hoses, and hubs. I tore it all down one weeknight after work. I was glad I had ordered hubs. They weren't to the point of howling but neither of them felt good to the hand. I got the new hubs installed and torqued and then we called it a night.....
I got a fairly early start around 4 PM the next day and got it all back together. We used SKF hubs, made in Mexico, Cardone New Calipers, they were also Mexico and they have a nice powdercoat finish on them. We used Powerstop Rotors and Pads. They are China, which I hate but good luck finding rotors and pads from anywhere else. I've had good luck with Powerstop and have used their stuff for years. The brake hoses are Genuine GM, made in USA. The fit is perfect. The brake hoses had never been replaced so we feel pretty good about giving the truck new ones. We got it buttoned up, bled and bedded in the pads that evening so it was ready to go to Dad's the following Saturday morning. Here's a pic Sean snapped of me putting together the Driver's side....
The truck has been out to dad's a few times since then. The problem is solved. Sean has really enjoyed the new front brakes. The old rotors had some warp in them and he's enjoying not feeling that now.
To preface this post, way back when my kids were young I took up building wooden toys for them. Toy cars, tractors, a train, cab over flat bed truck with a race car on the deck and even a Peterbilt for my dad to put behind his bar in the basement pool hall.
I have been away from the little hobby for a while now but had this idea for a pair of team Zamboni's for a few years. I started these back in October, one for my daughter, a Bruins fan like me and another for my Godson / Nephew who is an Islander fan. They came out pretty well.
I have been away from the little hobby for a while now but had this idea for a pair of team Zamboni's for a few years. I started these back in October, one for my daughter, a Bruins fan like me and another for my Godson / Nephew who is an Islander fan. They came out pretty well.
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Pause and reflect: in 1997, the Tri-Fives were 40 years old. My '80 coupe is now 43 yers old. 🤔
In 1979, Dad's 57 Chevy was only 22 years old. My Grand Prix is 32, the Roadmaster is 28 and my truck is 16. Dad's 57 seemed ancient at the time. I guess when people see the Roadmaster now, it's like seeing tail fins back then.
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