Post by jpnut on Dec 18, 2002 7:02:04 GMT -5
I wrote this close to 2 years ago and thought about it again last night and figured that there where others who could relate to this or just find humor in it.
Well FINALLY the transfer case is mated with the transmission. The cross member is in
and now it is time to make the hard lines for the transmission, move the transmission cooler, install the new grill, rewire the headlights, put in new bearings in the front axle, refill the fluids and start driving.
Here are some of the observations that I have noticed. When you're doing this alone you have a lot of time to talk to yourself but you usually make new friends.
If you find a write up on the internet that describes what you are trying to attempt and you are going by these instructions, invite that person over and have him show you how it can be done in 2 hours while taking coffee breaks. Either he doesn’t drink coffee or I drink too much.
You can't have enough floor jacks, 3 is the minimum you should have. Don't try explaining to your wife why you need all the tools you are going to buy or that you can rent them from a rental company. It's easier to ask her to hold the transfer case while you bolt it to the transmission.
If your wife is going to go out of town while you are doing this leaving you car-less, make sure you go to the store and buy things you really don't think that you will be in the mood for. Later you will have a craving for it.
You can't buy too much beer. At some point you will be frustrated and want more beer than you have at home. Getting only half drunk doesn't help the situation you have gotten yourself into.
Thinking you can walk to the nearest store (2.6 miles one way, I measured it after my wife got back) is an option, is insane. You will find that there are more hills between your house and the store than you thought. But you will find a new use for you Jeep backpack, 2-12 packs fit in there nicely.
No matter how many tarps you put down and the fact you have put plywood down, water will puddle so that you will sit in it shortly after you start working and leave you wet for hours.
Don't buy a thigh master. Working the floor jack with your leg is a great work out. Just remember to switch sides occasionally.
Your neighbor WILL stop by and want to chit chat while you are running a grinder. He will try to hold an in-depth conversation and expect you to do the same.
Make sure there are no children around while you are doing the work alone unless you want to increase their vocabulary. Their parents will not be impressed.
Your leg is an acceptable substitute for a floor jack. Just watch out for the transfer case yolk as it will find ways to dig into your thigh.
Even if you have the day set aside to work on your Jeep, at least 4 other things will come up to interrupt your day. When you get back to the Jeep, you will forget where you left off.
One of your neighbors will stop by ask you what you are doing and then ask you why. This is a good time to go back to talking to yourself.
When working under a vehicle, NEVER and I mean NEVER leave one of the doors open unless you like blunt head trauma.
Remember that while it may be acceptable to talk to yourself and carry on conversations when working alone, once you are back with society, people will look at you as if you are nuts.
Just a few observations I have noticed while working alone on the Jeep.
Jonathan
Well FINALLY the transfer case is mated with the transmission. The cross member is in
and now it is time to make the hard lines for the transmission, move the transmission cooler, install the new grill, rewire the headlights, put in new bearings in the front axle, refill the fluids and start driving.
Here are some of the observations that I have noticed. When you're doing this alone you have a lot of time to talk to yourself but you usually make new friends.
If you find a write up on the internet that describes what you are trying to attempt and you are going by these instructions, invite that person over and have him show you how it can be done in 2 hours while taking coffee breaks. Either he doesn’t drink coffee or I drink too much.
You can't have enough floor jacks, 3 is the minimum you should have. Don't try explaining to your wife why you need all the tools you are going to buy or that you can rent them from a rental company. It's easier to ask her to hold the transfer case while you bolt it to the transmission.
If your wife is going to go out of town while you are doing this leaving you car-less, make sure you go to the store and buy things you really don't think that you will be in the mood for. Later you will have a craving for it.
You can't buy too much beer. At some point you will be frustrated and want more beer than you have at home. Getting only half drunk doesn't help the situation you have gotten yourself into.
Thinking you can walk to the nearest store (2.6 miles one way, I measured it after my wife got back) is an option, is insane. You will find that there are more hills between your house and the store than you thought. But you will find a new use for you Jeep backpack, 2-12 packs fit in there nicely.
No matter how many tarps you put down and the fact you have put plywood down, water will puddle so that you will sit in it shortly after you start working and leave you wet for hours.
Don't buy a thigh master. Working the floor jack with your leg is a great work out. Just remember to switch sides occasionally.
Your neighbor WILL stop by and want to chit chat while you are running a grinder. He will try to hold an in-depth conversation and expect you to do the same.
Make sure there are no children around while you are doing the work alone unless you want to increase their vocabulary. Their parents will not be impressed.
Your leg is an acceptable substitute for a floor jack. Just watch out for the transfer case yolk as it will find ways to dig into your thigh.
Even if you have the day set aside to work on your Jeep, at least 4 other things will come up to interrupt your day. When you get back to the Jeep, you will forget where you left off.
One of your neighbors will stop by ask you what you are doing and then ask you why. This is a good time to go back to talking to yourself.
When working under a vehicle, NEVER and I mean NEVER leave one of the doors open unless you like blunt head trauma.
Remember that while it may be acceptable to talk to yourself and carry on conversations when working alone, once you are back with society, people will look at you as if you are nuts.
Just a few observations I have noticed while working alone on the Jeep.
Jonathan
