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they are tight. I usually use an impact socket that is the same size as the bushing and use that in between the hammer and bearing. You want the driving force to push evenly on the bushing.....so I use a 4 pound mallet that hits the socket right in the center....and they go in pretty easilly for me.

After hearing of Evel Knievel's passing, I have really been thinking of my childhood and how much fun it was growing up then. We did not need cell phones, x-boxes or computers to have fun. We went outside and MADE our fun. Guys like Evel were some of our heroes.....and we would imitate them with...

The kickdown is not a kick down........it is the cable that controls the internal fluid pressure. The plug that is not hooked up is for the lockup solenoid. I can't remember the color codes but only two of them need to be hooked up. One gets 12v all the time from ign spot in fuse panel and the...

The world needs more youngins like Jess..........

$1460 on customs!!!! HOLY COW! Now I know why my sister in Sweden tells us not to send her anything...............I probably only have $1500 into my whole truck.......

Hey guys, just checked out the original 'rustoleum' with a roller article. With my tow truck that I did not care really how it came out.......I used to SPRAY it with red rustoleum and I was good at thinning it with mineral spirits and spraying it and having it come out with no runs and having a...

I had a Super Beetle that was so cold in the winter that I put a WOODSTOVE in it!!!!!! Worked good until waiting at a red light and a backdraft would fill the car with smoke! I would get home and smell so bad that my wife would make me undress outside..........

The shows I remember were: voyage to the bottom of the sea lost in space bonanza daniel boone the rifleman...

Gater........got me laughing..........little fat body and the bull 2 farms over........that's good stuff......... your BB gun makes me remember the kids on the school rifle team taking their target rifles(22 cal) on the school bus!!!!!!!AND NOBODY DIED!!!! Now a BB gun is a "FIREARM" to the...

That is one sweet truck, girl. The picture would make a nice calendar shot............you really ARE an artist........

You guys (and Jess) are great!! What a comeback to my question............ my question was just meant to make y'all laugh but awesome replies, I really enjoy this forum, great people for sure........... my first car was a 57 Belair in '76 AAAAAND I still have it............I remember...

Holy crap.........um....uh..........how old aaarre you guys??? LOL

50's & 60's were the best rolling pieces of art ever..............you're right welcome........

Old distributor shaft with a cut off allen wrench welded to the top, , take the gear off of shaft, cut the gear section off and put the remainder back on to hold it on the oil shaft. Save the aluminum body so you can use that to keep the shaft in place while priming........

I did not have time to read all the replies but I got the $50 job beat. Since my truck is a 'driver', I spent about $18 for 3 quarts of flat white RUSTOLEUM and it turned out ok. Everyone loves it................have people try to buy it all the time. Being white and flat, it does attract dirt...

283 man........is there a NAPA store near you? Quadrajets..........even though people slam them........are easy to rebuild and when running good are great carbs........unlike a Holley that needs a new power valve after it backfires ONCE. They are great on fuel due to the small primaries and...

ALWAYS eat too much turkey....then have to fall asleep on the floor!! Happy T-day to you too................

I'd be happy with a huge 12 point buck and my wife in one of her Victorias Secret outfits....... oh yea, maybe 2 feet of snow so that I can ride my turbocharged sled...........that'll do:)

And for Jess, so many are into art and old trucks...........because old trucks are art...:) an old truck is where the mechanic becomes the artist................

This is a cool thread.........interesting lives. Mine right now is 'S' for superintendent. Building Super at a large church............ The past has been: 11 yrs restoring 67-69 Camaros including a few national show winners...