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plthijinx 12-29-2010 10:07 PM

a photoblog of what i did today.....
 
a place where you photoblog your day or major project of any field. carpentry plumbing electrical automotive. any DIY job....(never know....someone might need the info someday....)

today was two projects. on the Fixed Or Repaired Daily my goal was to change the front rotors and brakes as well as a bad cam position sensor located under a bunch of shit you had to remove to get to on the right front side of the engine. a real PITA. I did the front end first. first pic here is the tight fit into the shop today and go kart limited space in which to work...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/...99870c7fe6.jpg
truck 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the new rotor:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/...a2bf6afb4d.jpg
truck 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the doohickey you put the rotor on cleaned off with a shop rag. make sure you put a thin coat of grease on it before putting the rotor back on.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/...135b211044.jpg
truck 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

remove the wheel bearings from the old rotor, bathe them in gasoline then pack them with grease...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/...56222decf8.jpg
truck 6 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the best thing since sliced bread for this project... a bearing packer...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/...240ed2bda2.jpg
truck 7 by plthijnx, on Flickr

then with your bearings packed and in the new rotors you're ready to put them on...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/...55952c2cb5.jpg
truck 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr

new rotor on with brake mounting assembly.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/...6758735787.jpg
truck 5 by plthijnx, on Flickr

done. put the tire back on and hit the road.

cam position sensor was a helluva lot harder and i was impatient so the blackberry sat on a go kart for that job. but i did take this one..the old sensor on the left cuisine-arted by the cam
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/...12c7dc1992.jpg
truck 9 by plthijnx, on Flickr

so put ur projects here. even needlepoint. anything that you've done and you're proud of doing yourself....

BigV 12-29-2010 10:12 PM

Nice work!

plthijinx 12-29-2010 10:16 PM

ty sir. both were easy compared to the transmission swap! :D

xoxoxoBruce 12-29-2010 11:18 PM

Now you can go and stop. :D

plthijinx 12-29-2010 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 702315)
Now you can go and stop. :D

right on and since i don't have to fly it (thank god it's not a plane with a old motor) i can drive it. keeping it running, albeit expensive lately, has really given my spirits a lift. times been bad my friends. everyone here has been a tremendous help. thank you.

xoxoxoBruce 12-29-2010 11:26 PM

Nothing like getting shit done to improve your outlook on life.:D

plthijinx 12-29-2010 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 702318)
Nothing like getting shit done to improve your outlook on life.:D

couldn't have said it better myself!

zippyt 12-30-2010 12:16 AM

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Good Job Man !!!

TheMercenary 12-30-2010 07:57 AM

plthijinx, the whole thing looked like a PITA. I use to love to work on my vw's because they were mechanically simple. Now you need a degree in mechanical engineering to fix more modern trucks and cars, and all the electronic bs to do it.

glatt 12-30-2010 09:21 AM

I've replaced worn calipers on disk brakes before, but haven't done the rotor before. Do new rotors normally come with new wheel studs included?

plthijinx 12-30-2010 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt (Post 702440)
I've replaced worn calipers on disk brakes before, but haven't done the rotor before. Do new rotors normally come with new wheel studs included?

fortunately mine did. some do and some don't from what i understand...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 702396)
plthijinx, the whole thing looked like a PITA. I use to love to work on my vw's because they were mechanically simple. Now you need a degree in mechanical engineering to fix more modern trucks and cars, and all the electronic bs to do it.

no kiddin'! i think even the sensors have sensors!! :3_eyes:

plthijinx 12-30-2010 10:35 AM

the next project
 
what was going to be only about a 6 tile replacement in the bathroom wound up being a "fuck it, lets redo the whole thing"

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/...3e5242e730.jpg
tile 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

prybar was the sliced bread tool for the demolition:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/...cd30293eb0.jpg
tile 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

a little more prep work and it's off to homo depot for hardy board and the tile store for tile mortar and grout.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/...7dc588da93.jpg
tile 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

kerosene 12-30-2010 10:37 AM

Nice, plt. I wish I had the skills to do stuff like this. I can clean the tile, but I can't tear it out and replace it.

TheMercenary 12-30-2010 10:44 AM

Home projects I can do. Auto repair I leave to someone else. Great pics and flickr photos pjinx.

plthijinx 12-30-2010 11:02 AM

thanks kero... it's not that hard. tearing up stuff can be fun sometimes and is usually easier than the re-install!

ty merc! the automotive stuff i'm going to have to agree there. i just can't afford to pay someone right now to do the work for me. the transmission? they wanted 650 bucks to just swap them out if i brought them one. $1800 to rebuild the one i had.


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