Gary Lewis Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 Glad to hear your eye is better. This morning, with the help of my son, we replaced the passenger side inner tie rod. It had a LOT of play, and since the driver side inner tie rod attaches to it, it was putting play in the whole steering system. There's no more play in it now but man was it cold, 26*. That's exactly what it is here right now. COLD! I can't imagine doing that work outside right now. But, I'll bet it made a huge difference. Was just looking at the tie rods et al I have for Dad's truck today. All new. All w/o paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wyatt Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 That's exactly what it is here right now. COLD! I can't imagine doing that work outside right now. But, I'll bet it made a huge difference. Was just looking at the tie rods et al I have for Dad's truck today. All new. All w/o paint. I don't have a garage to work in. That would be nice, even if it didn't have heat. All but the tie rod that got installed today are coated, in a nice thick layer of old grease and dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 I don't have a garage to work in. That would be nice, even if it didn't have heat. All but the tie rod that got installed today are coated, in a nice thick layer of old grease and dirt. That grease and dirt will keep things from rusting. And, thanks for thinking of me and my eye. It is basically completely healed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 .... but man was it cold, 26*. I feel for ya. It was a balmy 7 above here yesterday (a nice change from the high of 0 on Sunday)! (Oh well, us Minnesotans wouldn't be happy if we couldn't brag about how cold it is here!)Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 That grease and dirt will keep things from rusting. And, thanks for thinking of me and my eye. It is basically completely healed. I'm currently spending my day getting my stripped frame ready for paint so that once I find a cab I will be ready to plop it on and have my frame look like a truck again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 I'm currently spending my day getting my stripped frame ready for paint so that once I find a cab I will be ready to plop it on and have my frame look like a truck again. Shaun - I assume you are enjoying the nice weather our son, who lives in Palm Beach Gardens, is telling us about. We were into the single digits last night, but it is 42 now, and will be getting even warmer later in the week. Anyway, what I did was to install things and then take them off. All day. Several times. In the end I made progress, as discusses here, but I'm wiped out. However, here's a pic with a bit of the detail: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Shaun - I assume you are enjoying the nice weather our son, who lives in Palm Beach Gardens, is telling us about. We were into the single digits last night, but it is 42 now, and will be getting even warmer later in the week. Ummmm….. Although this is pretty warm for most of you, it's pretty cold for us.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Shaun - I assume you are enjoying the nice weather our son, who lives in Palm Beach Gardens, is telling us about. We were into the single digits last night, but it is 42 now, and will be getting even warmer later in the week. Ummmm….. Although this is pretty warm for most of you, it's pretty cold for us. Bret was claiming almost 90 down south today, but he did say it is going to cool off. But we'll be up to 60 on Thursday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Bret was claiming almost 90 down south today, but he did say it is going to cool off. But we'll be up to 60 on Thursday! I'm in North Central Florida (1.5 hours north of Orlando, 2 from Disney World) so that explains the difference in temp. He'll see the cooler temps tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 I'm in North Central Florida (1.5 hours north of Orlando, 2 from Disney World) so that explains the difference in temp. He'll see the cooler temps tonight. Yup. My son's in-laws used to live there and he ran the plant to build fire engines. Which is why I remembered where you are. I kinda forget how long and skinny Florida is. Yes, he'll see the "cold" when he leaves in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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