by KCStudly » Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:38 pm
Thanks to all who have wished well for the holidays and offered suggestions and support for computer ills. For the time being I am stuck using Yvette's old mini net pad... which is supper slow... like dial up slow. I promise I will get back into the swing of things soon.
In the meantime, today I used Karl's Fein tool to cut the striker loop out of the Jeep passenger side door striker, allowing me to get the door open, removed the inner door panel and used spray lithium lube on all of the linkage pivot points. The door latch saw seldom use and had bound up. Just cycling it and adding lube got everything working again. Before unbolting the old striker plate (what was left of it) I traced it with black sharpie (on black paint, so unobtrusive) so that I had a reference point to mount the replacement (bought a pair used from a Canadian ebay vendor). That allowed me to get the striker lined up perfectly on the first try with no adjustments needed.
That also allowed me access to replace the passenger side dash mounted speaker, completing that task.
The cold weather probably played a factor, in removing the inner door panel I broke several of the plastic push pins that secure the panel. I want to remove the driver's side panel and lube that door, too, so I figured I would buy extra pins to have some handy. The first parts store I tried only had one package of 2 for $3 and change... what? A simple, small, injection molded part that probably costs $0.02 to produce, sold by the thousands, cost $1.50+ each. I'm in the wrong business!
The sunny morning fooled me and it turned out that I was under dressed for the cold weather.
Anyway, I traipsed around to a couple of parts stores and ended up getting a few more. By the time I had a late lunch it was snowing, and I decided to shuffle on home.
Karl got a deal on an old storage unit from a customer of his and has been bringing truck loads of small treasures home. All kinds of tools and stuff similar to what we would see at the tractor swap. Lots of sanding blocks, hammer and axe handles, taps, screwdrivers, punches, mallets, clevises, chisels, files, canvas working tools (a speedy-stitcher and ticking tools), a backpacker's Sterno stove, a tiny propane bottle (maybe 5 lbs?... looks like a miniature gas grill bottle), counter sinking/chamfering tools, a bunch of old 45 records, soldering guns, box full of hinge hardware, taps, and on and on. He has given me a folding bow saw, tent stakes, one of those wooden stand off scribes, and essentially anything I choose. It is a vast cornucopia of small treasures that he traded a fraction of his labor cost for. Not sure how many more truck loads there are, but it is fun picking thru it, all vintage stuff.
KC
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