Nice.
It is really a great feeling.
I laid under the truck for like 40 minutes just staring up at it when I got done. I was tired, yeah, but it was glorious!
I know exactly what you mean. I'm not even halfway finished yet, and I'm already smiling. In fact I'm still smiling, just thinking about it. I got a glimpse of what I was in for (lift-wise), when I had to open the driver to retrieve some duct tape. The truck was jacked-up, frame supported with jack-stands, and when I reached in I thought to myself, "whoa, this is gonna-be bad a$$."
In case you're wondering, the duct-tape was used on the cap of the front-differential. Something to do with a bunch of bb's coming out it I wasn't careful.
Get back on those bushings! Work day ain't over yet. Don't let a little greasy kid stuff ruin your day. Go back in the house and grab the liquid hand soap dispenser (bushing lube dispenser I mean) and have at it. The fun I mean.
That stuff actually works really good, washes off any residual, and doesn't in any way harm the bushings that anyone knows of.
Perhaps not quite as lubricitatious as anti-seize, bearing grease, or that sticky silicone stuff the bushing companies sell, but it works!
Paul
Now you tell me Paul...
I mean, where were you this afternoon when I didn't have any grease?! That's good to know for future reference, but being the woman that I am I can honestly say I would have worried about swapping the grease out.
First time I've noticed your license plate too. Nice.
And by the way, who're those two manly looking characters messing with YOUR Bronco? Hand one of 'em the baby and dive right in with the wrenches and greasy hands!
Hmm, I guess with their already-greasy hands though, the correct person has baby duty (no pun intended?) already. ;D
Paul
Classic. Well I wasn't pictured but I had an integral role and I was definitely greasy. I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't do more. If I had my way I would have done it all, and only called in the big guns for the most difficult of bolts, BUT...
They were all too tough for me
My husband and step-father did the major work, I was the instructor. We did great working together as a team, only a few swear words along the way (directed at various bolts) nothing personal. We would have had a sweet time of it except I incorrectly directed my husband to remove the wrong break-line, and it just so happened that one of these bolts gave hime the most difficulty.
The best part of what we did was seeing how excited my husband was everytime he used the impact hammer. It just made easy work of everything and he was like a kid with a new toy. It was a must have tool for the project. Also, haven't needed the breaker-bar yet; so I'm wondering when that's gonna come into play.
I have to say with the small progress that was accomplished, and the small part I played, my body aches really bad. Like wtf?! How am I gonna feel tomorrow? Yikes...
Thanks for all of the support, I'll be posting more progress photos tomorrow.
