On with the upswing

It’s a finger numbing 34 degrees outside right now, but the weather liars are calling for highs in the 60’s today, and the week forcast for that trend to go higher. 

Still colder than a witches teat out right now, and the nights are still ‘fire in stove’ sorts.

Have Lyssa and BlueJean riding high on Buffalo, but Buffalo is playing games again.     and in the most recent area that has been a major pain in my backside: her rear end,,,   One of those new bearing has slipped out of place again and is dribbling.   Smelled it when I went to the groceries last night; did the ‘dip to knee, check under truck’ and sure enough, a little dribble on the inner wheel.   

So I am going to take care of that today.  I’ve been tossing around the “pull it all apart and do it right’ or ‘bandaid it’.    I started working on her original differential, to rebuild it, and part of me is thinking ‘bandaid whats in use’ and focus the cash flow on the rebuild.  Diff parts ain’t cheap,     Thinking the bandaid this time will include grinding a groove in the outer face of the race, and then staking it with a punch.   Keep it from walking around under road vibrations.   Thats the whole problem; the press fit is lacking on that one side.(the one that was wallowed out so badly,,,)

I hate doing anything twice, and this one is round three,,, but I also don’t want to invest too much into it as it is NOT the right diff for Buff.  Wrong ratio, mucks up the 4×4 when needed, throws off the Odo and Speedo, and cuts into power to the ground.  

Yeah,,, bandaid the beast, for now, try to do it in a way that is ‘more permanent’ , and not spend a lot of my precious time on it.  (I can bandaid it without pulling the axle,  to FIX it requires pulling those and that means SURGERY.  Opening up that pumpkin and pulling things apart.)

Anywhoos,,, Its still cold out there, though shoulld be warm by noon, and I can take the day to do stuff around the ‘stead in the meanwhile.   Tomorrow can be laundry and kayaky day.   No rush, ease through the weekend as it should be: Relaxed and healing like.

More laters,,,