With the steel plates drilled and cut to fit on the MR2 front steering knuckles, I need to trim them up and make them fit and look better. I bolted all 4 of them together and grinded them smooth and clean.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Grind to shape the new front steering knuckle tabs #189
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Orient River Inc. OR-711 Universal Steering Knuckle Spreader Tool for BALL-JOINT separator
This tools is designed , patented and manufactured by Orient River Inc. This video is shot by Orient River and any copy or alteration of the content are strictly not allowed. Use to spread the steering kunckle to enable the removal and fitting of shock absorbers without the risk of damaging the aluminum or cast iron knuckle. Made of durable chrome-moly steel for added stregth Applied on a wide range of vehicles.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
How-To replace Dana 30 and 44 Ball Joints part 3 of 3 (steering knuckle installation, preload)
See many more videos on www.bleepinjeep.com Part 3 of 3 on how to replace Dana 30 or Dana 44 Ball Joints. This vid deals with installing the steering knuckle and handling the preload spacer.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Roger's TTC '10 Obstacle Course 3
Roger giving it hell on the obstacle course before timing out due to a broken rockwell steering knuckle.
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
10.5 LM main at Newreds hobbies
Some of the 10.5 latemodel main from 04/24/10 at the awesome Newreds hobbies indoor dirt oval track facility. Look at me getting a wheel knocked off at the 30 second mark, Yikes! I thought I had tangled with another car until I viewed this video and then I realized I wrecked myself and actually caused the hit that broke my right front axle clean off. That's a 3/16ths inch aluminum axle and it snapped clean of at the steering knuckle, Whaaacccckkk! Oh well I was getting my Arrrrrse handed to me that day anyway. I'll be back another day to try again. Makes me think of a song, You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel. I think that's how it goes???? :-)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Golf Strong Grip - Realizing You Need to Fix Your Grip to Fix Your Score
Arguably the most important part - or at least the most discussed one - of anyone's golf game is their grip. Usually, everyone - during their first try at golfing - never gets their grip on the golf club correct. There is no, one, EXACT way to hold and grip a golf club, but there are some steps you can take to ensure that you're gripping your club correctly.
The majority of golfing pundits out there who know what they're talking about agree that a strong, firm grip is a good one. You don't want to go and turn your knuckles white or anything, but in golf, strong grip is definitely a good thing.
Basically, you always want your hands to be turned more so to the right and underneath the club than anything else. This makes it easier for you to keep your clubs square throughout your entire swinging motion. Also, you should lose the tendency to roll the face open during the first couple feet of your swing stroke with this method as well.
If you want to hit the ball long and do so often, then a strong grip is certainly for you. In golf, strong grip is used primarily for the power hitters who's main strategies rely on them driving the bar as fall as humanly possible on each holes first shot.
Having a golf strong grip is certainly not the only way to go as there are many professional players with notoriously weak grips. But should you think your strategy lies more in hitting the ball farther and straighter than doing anything else particularly well, then it would behoove you to tighten up your golf strong grip more than it already is.
In the end, you just want to find what works for you and stick with it. Everybody plays golf and swings their clubs differently and it's no surprise that everyone grips their clubs differently as well. If it works, then keep doing it and if it doesn't than do everything you can to change it and change it correctly!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Easy Guide to Ball Joint Replacement
In motor vehicles, ball-in-socket joints degrade in performance just like their human counterparts. Note that dirt and lack of lubrication in the interior of your car's moving parts will prompt the demise of your car as a whole. Here is an easy guide to joint replacement.
Ball joints are the fundamental connectors between the axle assembly and the steering linkage. Usual use and abuse of the vehicle will wear down the ball joints immediately. If you are a do-it-yourself buff, you'll be delighted to know that you can perform the replacement task successfully with due diligence. Remember that replacing original parts and equipment of joints calls for patience and attentiveness.
It's easier to do the replacement if your car is a typical front-wheel-drive, which has single joint per slide. Older vehicle models and trucks frequently have both lower and upper joints on each side, thus a hydraulic press is necessary to accommodate the upper joints.
In any form of car component replacement, it's best to purchase name-brand parts. Since there are many manufacturers, choose parts that are manufactured by a reputable company.
To diagnose the health of your car's joints, you should study the inspection tips available online. If you detect any slop, immediately replace the joint. You should release the swaybar endlink if necessary. Disconnect the old joint's cotter pin as well as castellated nut. Then, with the use of a pickle fork or prybar, separate the ball joint and reinsert the stud placed in the knuckle.
While many shops make use of air chisel for joint replacement, you can utilize a drill instead. You should check your service manual to learn about the right sizes for drilling out ball joint rivets without denting the control arm. Get the ball joint by hauling the control arm down for clearance. With a rubber boot, grease fitting, castellated nut, and cotter pin, you can then install the new ball point.
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