What did YOU do today?

[sgtsandman]

The packing for the trip is pretty much done. I just need to pick up some in flight snacks and water. Oh, and some Nyquil to pretty much knock me out for the flight on each leg of the journey. Both legs of the trip are about 8 hours. There is no better way to while away the trip than to sleep it away. One perk of a bare bones interior on a military aircraft is that there is plenty of space to lay down or hang a hammock. Way better than being jammed like sardines on a commercial airliner.

 

[Shran]

I've been working on redoing the fence on the property line behind my shop... it was one string of barb wire on the top and hog wire below that. Whoever did it used some really cheap posts that have bent over and one end was tied around a tree. The property behind me is just a big empty lot so I thought I'd put in a drive through gate. Even if that lot sells at some point I think I can retain my drive through access, there is a power line easement back there.

I'm doing 4' chain link and it's a real pain, I have chain link on the sides to connect to but the corner posts are both really messed up. The west side one I was able to straighten but the east corner was really bad and they used a 6' 1-3/8 post so I didn't think it would hold up an 8' long gate. So I dug it out and replaced it with an 8', 2-3/8" post but the original one had a huge blob of concrete, metal and rocks to dig through. I bought a cheapo electric jackhammer a while back and it kicked ass for that project. The other gate post had a huge rock in it that I was able to break up as well. Really glad I bought it.

Now that the gates are done I can start putting up the middle posts and chain link....... not looking forward to that, I have to pull the old fence out of where it's embedded in my plum trees and then sneak the new fence in where it was. I guarantee I will be bleeding from those poky trees.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

If you're not bleeding you're not working...

 

[Broosedamoose]

Replaced front brake pads and did the transmission gasket...again! Can't get it to not leak! I think I'm going to go back to the OEM pan if it starts leaking again.

 

[pentode]

Did the slave cylinder on my old Datsun. It was working fine but the hose was looking not long for this earth and the slave was full of muck when I got the car. Since I didn't have a helper I decided to try filling the slave cyl on the bench, then gravity bled the whole thing on the car and it works perfectly, which sparked a question.

I see so many comments and threads about how hard it is to bleed clutches on the Ranger, I'm curious what might be different about the design that makes it so hard. Edit: I should amend this to say, how far back does the all-in-one slave-throwout go and is that the source of the problem? I would have guessed that was a more recent thing but it looks like maybe not.

Funny to see Made in USA stamped on a 40 year old part from a Japanese car... times have changed.

 

[sgtsandman]

Did the slave cylinder on my old Datsun. It was working fine but the hose was looking not long for this earth and the slave was full of muck when I got the car. Since I didn't have a helper I decided to try filling the slave cyl on the bench, then gravity bled the whole thing on the car and it works perfectly, which sparked a question.

I see so many comments and threads about how hard it is to bleed clutches on the Ranger, I'm curious what might be different about the design that makes it so hard. Edit: I should amend this to say, how far back does the all-in-one slave-throwout go and is that the source of the problem? I would have guessed that was a more recent thing but it looks like maybe not.

Funny to see Made in USA stamped on a 40 year old part from a Japanese car... times have changed.

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The hard part to bleed is the master cylinder because of how it mounts in the vehicle. The end points up trapping air. So, it needs to be bench bled in order to orient the cylinder angled down and enable air to be bled out of the cylinder.

Once that is done, the master can be installed, connected to the slave, and it all can be gravity bled to remove any trapped air in the line. Generally, trapped air isn't a problem as long as the master has been bench bled.

As far as when the current slave design started getting used? I think that started with when the Mazda M5ODR1 transmission got put into the Ranger. I don't know that for sure though since I never worked on a Ranger that had the Mitsubishi FM132, FM145 or FM146 and Toyo Koygo 4 speed and 5 speed transmission.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

The hard part to bleed is the master cylinder because of how it mounts in the vehicle. The end points up trapping air. So, it needs to be bench bled in order to orient the cylinder angled down and enable air to be bled out of the cylinder.

Once that is done, the master can be installed, connected to the slave, and it all can be gravity bled to remove any trapped air in the line. Generally, trapped air isn't a problem as long as the master has been bench bled.

As far as when the current slave design started getting used? I think that started with when the Mazda M5ODR1 transmission got put into the Ranger. I don't know that for sure though since I never worked on a Ranger that had the Mitsubishi FM132, FM145 or FM146 and Toyo Koygo 4 speed and 5 speed transmission.

I’ll have to look at my Choptop…

 

[racsan]

Moved my egg fridge into the house until spring, Had to build a high table for it so its easier to get in to. Was just going to stack some tires & toss a sheet over it. That got vetoed pretty quick.

 

[Rick W]

I watched this video. I loved it. It made me think of all the hard-working TRS salt of the Earth guys and gals on this website, so I thought I’d share it.

And even though it doesn’t show it in the video, you gotta know this guy‘s truck is painted with Rust oleum with a brush. Maybe a pioneer top!

 

[Jazzer]

Today I picked up some grade 8 bolts and nuts.
Last week I hauled a half ton of flume gravel in my '87 and twisted the rusted PS front leaf spring bracket. I used a cutoff wheel on an angle grinder and removed the rivets and punched them through. One was a bear as it went through another bracket inside the frame rail and punching it would just make the inner bracket bounce.
I ended up drilling it out to 3/8" and that lessened its hold enough to punch through.
New bracket comes Thursday and should take about an hour to get it back in service.

 

[Jazzer]

I finally got my leaf spring hanger, after the USPS sent it on a nationwide tour, only five days late.

Got it on without trouble, blue Locktite on the threads and a thin wipe of anti-seize on the long bolt where it goes through the bushing.

 

[SenorNoob]

I know that style slave cylinder was used on the FM146. In fact it seems to be interchangeable.

 

[sgtsandman]

Today is going to be a last run at shredding leaves before I deploy. That and one last cut of the grass so I can put the mower to bed after starving it of fuel, draining the carburetor, and changing the oil.

 

[Jazzer]

Nice maintenance. Good luck on your deployment.

 

[sgtsandman]

Nice maintenance. Good luck on your deployment.

Thanks. It usually results in way less headaches when it's time to take the equipment out of the storage. The only things I don't do this to are the chainsaws and generators. Those get run at least once every 3 months for 20 minutes, under load if possible. That and the fuel gets swapped out every so often.

EDIT: I forgot that a squirt of oil goes in through the spark plug hole with the four stroke engines as well so that the cylinder gets a good coating and the engine is cycled a few times with the plug out to spread it around.