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Teamubr
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bama_ed
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Ooooh. You experienced an unrestrained Nirvana!
Kinda wonder what that would be like.
Ed
PS - as in 'free to wander around', look at interesting stuff, etc.
@bama_ed It is pretty awesome, though DW actually lets me squirrel around the show when she is with me. However, there was way more grunting time spent talking about chassis, suspension systems and fantasizing about the F450 hauler bed they had on display that was a solid 6 figure pricetag when I am on my own.
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Hah... I think I can live with that (I can't deny that I think it's cool, too
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Last week I had a bit of an experience I would want noone else to experience. While towing home from the last race weekend of the season, nothing is more gut wrenching then to hit the brakes and get next to no pedal and grinding on a hill decent on the east side of the Ridge mountain around Bluemont, VA. I had no warning either as prior to the climb, I had stopped at a light and everthing felt fine. Thankfull with trailer and exhaust brakes I was able to maintain control on the decent. The issue turned out to be the caliper carrier bolts in my left front caliper backed out and disappeared.
These calipers where replaced by a Ford Dealership while on vacation. There is some minor damage to the rim, but nothing to make it unsafe. I had it towed the to the dealership I usually use as I trust their truck shop. They looked both front calipers and figured the bolts where not properly tightened. So they installed 4 new bolts, 2 on each side to ensure that neither side is an issue.
They also confirmed at the time that my less then a couple year old front shocks are done. @Teamubr it's a bummer but the right front valve is stuck wide open and started to cause a vibration and bad cupping on my front tire. I decided to go with Bilstein this time and have a set of 5100's on the way for less then the yellow and blue Bilstein 4600.
Anyway folks, I suggest you check nuts and bolts on your vehicles regularly. I think think I am going to overlook putting a 21mm on these at least once a year from now on.
These calipers where replaced by a Ford Dealership while on vacation. There is some minor damage to the rim, but nothing to make it unsafe. I had it towed the to the dealership I usually use as I trust their truck shop. They looked both front calipers and figured the bolts where not properly tightened. So they installed 4 new bolts, 2 on each side to ensure that neither side is an issue.
They also confirmed at the time that my less then a couple year old front shocks are done. @Teamubr it's a bummer but the right front valve is stuck wide open and started to cause a vibration and bad cupping on my front tire. I decided to go with Bilstein this time and have a set of 5100's on the way for less then the yellow and blue Bilstein 4600.
Anyway folks, I suggest you check nuts and bolts on your vehicles regularly. I think think I am going to overlook putting a 21mm on these at least once a year from now on.
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Teamubr
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I think "not properly tightened" is an understatement. I've never had caliper bolts back out. It's usually the opposite. Seems with all the heat/cool cycles, they usually get stuck in. I suspect they were finger tight and the tech forgot to torque them.
Sucks on the shocks, but the HD Fords eat them up on the front. If I could get 2-3 years out of the fronts, that was about it.
j
I am not sure what to think about the caliper bolts. Sheehy Ford says you are supposed to use new bolts every time. However, they said unless horribly corroded they will reuse good bolts. The key is locktite and at LEAST 200ftlb of torque. They think the previous dealer did not lock tite the bolts
Well the first round lasted a long time, over 10 years till the seals gave out. So I was hoping to get 5 out of these. Based on the cupping issue I been having since last winter, I think the shock valve started to stick randomly back then. And now its wide open and zero resistance, even though all seals are good.
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Reusing bolts has been a heated discussion for a long time. If it is a standard grade bolt, I typically reuse. If it is the light weight stretch-to-torque bolts (looking at you BMW), you definitely can't. 200ft/lbs is too much for the front mounting plate. Over torquing runs the risk of distorting the suspension/steering components. My service manual for the F250/350 says: "The front caliper bolts are torqued to 56 ft-lbs. The caliper anchor plate bolts get torqued to 166 ft-lb. The rear caliper bolts are 26 ft-lbs. Anchor plate bolts are listed as 203 ft-lbs."
It also says locktite should always be used on the anchor plate bolts.
j
It also says locktite should always be used on the anchor plate bolts.
10 years on front shocks is amazing. Mine always blew the valving so they just didn't do anything. I think I only had one actually leak down. Cupping is usually the first sign. I hated doing it on the dually, but I always rotated tires at least once a year. Usually twice, generally every other oil change.
j
well "anchor plate" or caliper carrier. So 160-200ftlb, good chance those big 21mm where nowhere near that and backed out.
As for the tires, I was rotating, but they where still cupping in between. Though when I went to test the shock last time it had vavlving. This time its like wide open. So now going with Bilstein since even the heavy truck shop said they been getting 50-70k on a set of those.
As for the tires, I was rotating, but they where still cupping in between. Though when I went to test the shock last time it had vavlving. This time its like wide open. So now going with Bilstein since even the heavy truck shop said they been getting 50-70k on a set of those.
This past weekend I got the new shocks installed. The front shocks where not as bad as I thought, though clearly easier to compress over the new bilsteins. about half the resistance which would be enough. The rears where a surprising different story. The LR was like new, while the RR was completely shot with zero resistance or rebound.
Only drove area roads, but ill be towing soon enough and get a gauge how well the truck rides.
Only drove area roads, but ill be towing soon enough and get a gauge how well the truck rides.
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This week I concluded what has become a fall ritual of collecting pecan tree nuts that fall on the ground on the University of Alabama campus so that their contents can end up in my Thanksgiving pies and throughout the coming year. During my exercise walks around campus (currently at 980+ miles YTD) I have noted where the pecan trees are and when they are ready to drop their bounty. My main nemesis is the UA Grounds crews with their zero turn mowers who are dedicated to making the campus beautiful for football game weekends and general lawn care. Chipped pecans run over by a lawnmower are not safe to cook and serve.
Most pecans on campus are the slender, smaller pecans as pictured on the left side below. I've got 7.5# of them (in shell).
But I've got 3.5# of the fat, big pecans pictured on the right that of all the 12+ trees I harvested (many more were ignored), only 2 trees had the big pecans. IIRC from last year 1# of pecans (in shell) yields 1.5 cups of nuts which is what I need for a pie (I follow the recipe on the back of the bottle of dark Karo syrup like any good southern Polish boy would). The smaller pecans I've used in the past were no problem - people at our thanksgiving table loved that they were local Roll Tide pecans (plucked on public property supported by my tax dollars).
There is a place across the river that will crack them for me at $5 per bag (bags are separated into the two different sizes so 2 bags will run me a 10-$pot). Again, I will get 10-11 pies worth of nuts although I give them away to folks and use some in my Trails End bread pudding recipe (planned for Christmas). But the big pecans will get used in pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I use a plastic small grocery bag to collect the nuts off the ground and carry a bucket in the truck to transfer my stash to. This is 11# of pecans here in this bucket.
It's become an anticipated tradition for me. Very pleasant and relaxing.
At the grocery store this week, a pound of pecan halves (what these gently cracked nuts will mostly produce) is $11 for one pound. So the cost saving is not the point. I enjoy doing this.
Bama Ed
PS - my place that cracks them is not accepting pecans from folks until 11/15 but with a late Thanksgiving this year, that still leaves plenty of time to fish out the pecan meat from the cracked shells (easy pickings). The 1st year I cracked them all by hand which was a lot of work! Didn't make THAT mistake again.
Most pecans on campus are the slender, smaller pecans as pictured on the left side below. I've got 7.5# of them (in shell).
But I've got 3.5# of the fat, big pecans pictured on the right that of all the 12+ trees I harvested (many more were ignored), only 2 trees had the big pecans. IIRC from last year 1# of pecans (in shell) yields 1.5 cups of nuts which is what I need for a pie (I follow the recipe on the back of the bottle of dark Karo syrup like any good southern Polish boy would). The smaller pecans I've used in the past were no problem - people at our thanksgiving table loved that they were local Roll Tide pecans (plucked on public property supported by my tax dollars).
There is a place across the river that will crack them for me at $5 per bag (bags are separated into the two different sizes so 2 bags will run me a 10-$pot). Again, I will get 10-11 pies worth of nuts although I give them away to folks and use some in my Trails End bread pudding recipe (planned for Christmas). But the big pecans will get used in pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I use a plastic small grocery bag to collect the nuts off the ground and carry a bucket in the truck to transfer my stash to. This is 11# of pecans here in this bucket.
It's become an anticipated tradition for me. Very pleasant and relaxing.
At the grocery store this week, a pound of pecan halves (what these gently cracked nuts will mostly produce) is $11 for one pound. So the cost saving is not the point. I enjoy doing this.
Bama Ed
PS - my place that cracks them is not accepting pecans from folks until 11/15 but with a late Thanksgiving this year, that still leaves plenty of time to fish out the pecan meat from the cracked shells (easy pickings). The 1st year I cracked them all by hand which was a lot of work! Didn't make THAT mistake again.
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