definately picked the wrong week to quit

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treemandan

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sniffing glue.

Ever notice how some weeks the subject of despair falls into one catagory. Last week it was axles. After stuffing another axle in the dump truck I thought I would parlay the angony... and the expense. Just wish I had some glue to sniff.

Would you believe this here axle won't come out of that there spindle?



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She just don't wanna. I started the little job on friday after taking the kid to school. It was raining and since I had bought a new axle about 8 months ago I figure I would put it in the car.
Normally it would have taken maybe an hour and half but MAN, that thing is stuck. I ended up pulling the whole knuckle out and taking it up to my buddy's shop to put it in a press. 30 tons later ( and some heat) it was still the same.Never before had I had this problem. Neither did the guys at the shop.
Well since I beat the crap out of the threads I can't get the spindle nut back on. I tried to grind it but I have little patience for rig jobs cause I was just going to put a boot on the inner joint and have done with it. I guess I could have welded the axle to the spindle but...
 
the best problems always come in pairs! :dizzy:

just think of it this way though... without these problems to piss you off, you wouldnt know how good it feels when things go smoothly ! :greenchainsaw:
 
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