Date:         Sat, 21 Nov 1998 11:50:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      front end work -- advice?
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Hi folks -- I'm headed out to the driveway to replace as much
of the front end goodies as I can in the next four hours or so.
I have four new ball joints and two new tie rod assemblies and
new axle nuts.  I have a home-made hydraulic press and a welding
torch to make whatever kind of weird stuff needs making (hopefully
none...).

I've been reviewing the Bentley which of course doesn't contain
much detail (ever read a Honda manual?  Now that's a REAL manual...
wish Bentley did such nice work), and I expect to run into trouble
at every step, here in the Salt Lake, which was actually named
after the corrosive qualities and quality of maintentance of the
winter road surfaces.  Yes, that's true!  Surely you don't doubt
the accuracy of my research?

If you have hints, tricks, care to offer condolences or are willing
to notify my next of kin, do let me know.  Salt Lakers are invited
to drop by... I have at least a couple sixpacks of some pretty
decent whole-grain homebrew and lots of mead to sample....  can
you say "bribe"?  heh heh...

801 467 7140

        Gary

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Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
Salt Lake City                      http://www.xmission.com/~shea