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Old 01-22-2018, 01:03 PM   #38
aggie91
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Re: Henry - 1984 C10

Well, after getting AZ to realize that their system was wrong and it called for the wrong bearings, I got the correct ones. They where actually $2 less for the correct ones...

Got home, packed the bearings and did the install. Got the front brakes bled and all was good. Put Henry down on the ground and rolled him out of the shop. Brakes felt good (Better than before the swap!), and because of the snow and ice, almost did not get him out of the back yard. Owen was able to drive to school on Thursday which was actually his first day back because of the weather closures. He got a few thumbs up that day from a variety of people, so that made all the work in the cold and the frustrations worth it for him. In the rush to get it on the road, we did not cut off the bump stops in the rear, that makes for stiff ride. Looks like we get to do that over the weekend.

Friday was about my daughter, Katie, she is a Level 9 competitive gymnast and it was her first meet of the season in Irving. She placed 4th in the all around and scored high enough to qualify for the State meet in March at her first event, so that takes some pressure off for the rest of the season.

While at the meet, I get a call from the City water department where we have a currently vacant rent house that I am getting ready for new tenants to move in next weekend. Seems a pipe broke during the freeze, a neighbor saw the water running out of the yard and called the city. They turned off the water and called me to let me know. Looks like that is what I get to work on for the weekend. So nothing is going to happen with the truck this weekend, Owen will have to deal with the stiff ride a few more days.

Saturday, Owen and I went to the rent house, found the broken pipe, repaired that and he worked on setting posts for a section of privacy fence. Once the pipe was fixed, turned on the water and we find a new leak Well, the local hardware store does not have what I need to fix that leak. So, Owen and I finished setting the fence posts in concrete and called it a day.

Sunday, Owen works at the church so his day is full. I skip church and run to Lowe's to get what I need to fix the leak and reset the hot water heater since the leak is behind it. Also, picked up the rest of the items needed to finish the fence. I head out to the house and get it all fixed and the fence installed. One small thing to do in the house and It will be ready for the new tenants. I will do that on Wednesday...
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