Redemption
comes as often as not to those who don’t deserve it.
Today a miracle has been visited upon me, and never was there anyone less deserving. The noise the truck has been making has gotten worse, and tonight I decided to rip the right front off the truck on general principles. The halfshaft is cheap enough, so I go get one and in the process of ripping it apart I discover that the inner segment of the axle is not snapped into place, and comes out with the CV axle. So i pry them apart, widen the circlip that holds the inner shaft segment in place, and snap it back in.
It’s a bit annoying that I’m so good at this, I’ve had the front end of Exploders apart so many times. I managed to rip off the outer quadrant of the suspension-Wheel, brake, rotor , bearing, upper, lower, knuckle, CV voint, go to the store and get a replacement joint, and reinstall it all, by myself, between seven and nine. In fact by Nine proper I was already here eating dinner and beginning to type this.
And the noise is gone.
Oh, it’s still loud, it’s a 13 year old ride with 160,000 miles, and big crossover tires. The unwanted, unexpected noise, otoh, is gone.
I’mna have to go to mass twice this weekend.
Well, isn’t that a bit of good news!
…better be generous with the collection plate, too. :D
I hate you.
Og, I thought the whole point of Christianity was that pathetic losers in the world are about as deserving of our help as you and I deserve to have Christ die for our sins.
Hale, I’d hate me too. I’d always rather be lucky than good. \
Dave: Sure, but sometimes you’re such a bastard you figure even G-d doesn’t give a shit anymore, and that’s where I fall.
13 years old and ONLY 160k???
You may want to take it out the garage every now and again and let it stretch it’s legs.
I have only owned it myself since may.