From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Snag"  wrote in message news:10belkh$37ar8$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   >New gear box would cost around 250 bucks but why would I do a silly thing   
   >like that when I can rebuild it myself ? It's not about the money , it's   
   >about braggin' rights and keeping one more item out of the scrap heap .   
   >Snag   
      
   I fully understand, you beat the "system" in a way few others could. You own   
   it now instead of it owning you.   
      
   Resoldering the windshield wiper module and drilling out the frozen   
   distributor bolt to keep the old truck and car going are similar. Neither is   
   a job a shop would/could do as they required circuit board troubleshooting   
   and a milling machine. A couple have told me that my suggested fix was   
   impossible (for them) and tried to sell me a poor alternative they could   
   handle. I've been asking around at shops and hot rod / antique gatherings to   
   learn who specializes in what.   
      
   I acquired my free garden tractor and rock drill by being able to fix them.   
   I bought a used wood bandsaw that lacked oiling and instead of buying a new   
   shaft it was my first project in machine shop night school. An in-person   
   instructor was helpful to learn lathe thread cutting.   
      
   Richard, being able to accurately turn and bore bushings and bearings and   
   cut threads are perhaps the main enablers of being able to make what you   
   can't buy, and fitting mismatched surplus parts together when on too tight a   
   budget to buy new. I made good use of lathe-cut 22mm internal threads today   
   on an adapter that attaches a spreader bar to a lower profile floor jack of   
   a different brand, that gave clearance to lift the rear axle by both shock   
   mounts, leaving plenty of space for jack stands under the axle next to the   
   wheels.   
   https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-floor-jack-cross-beam-64051.html   
      
   The spreader bar is for my attempt to use ramps and jack stands to get   
   around not having a vehicle lift or place for one. My brother-in-law has a   
   low profile Snap-On in his barn and complains that the side rails make it   
   restrictive. He seems to have mastered the art of keeping older European   
   sports cars on the road.   
      
   I see inexpensive RV screw jack stands with 6000 lb ratings. If the top had   
   a suitable non-sliding axle or lift point adapter pad would they support a   
   car? Has anyone tried?   
      
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