After a particularly stressful period of life lately, I decided to have this week off work to jump in the 80 and with the bride's blessing, hit the road solo for a few days. Except on Friday afternoon, I noticed a strange noise and a bit of vibration through the steering.
A bit of investigation revealed the infamous 80 series LC problem of snapped passenger side king pin studs. Two out of four sheared. This thing is going nowhere. Steering is a feature I have come to enjoy.
So my week off has turned into a week on the tools in the shed, with the tunes cranked up and a few brews. Given this is caused by a leaking axle seal I decided to rebuild both swivel hubs. She'll just have to be ready to go next time!
It's the first day of autumn here and still 37 degrees C (which Google tells me is 98F), so bit warm to go camping anyway.... Gotta look on the bright side.
A bit of investigation revealed the infamous 80 series LC problem of snapped passenger side king pin studs. Two out of four sheared. This thing is going nowhere. Steering is a feature I have come to enjoy.
So my week off has turned into a week on the tools in the shed, with the tunes cranked up and a few brews. Given this is caused by a leaking axle seal I decided to rebuild both swivel hubs. She'll just have to be ready to go next time!
It's the first day of autumn here and still 37 degrees C (which Google tells me is 98F), so bit warm to go camping anyway.... Gotta look on the bright side.
