"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
08/10/2020 at 13:17 • Filed to: Disco Inferno
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
08/10/2020 at 13:17 • Filed to: Disco Inferno | 2
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Six days until I take off on my trip and (not to sound like David Trac [e] y) I am way behind from where I need to be.
Last week was mostly consumed with a last minute decision to participate in the Oppo Hunt. It has been a lot of fun, but as we’ve knocked out a lot of the low hanging fruit things are about to get a lot more difficult. Still, we (#DumpsterFireSupportCrew) were briefly in the top 10 so... mission accomplished?
ANYWAY, this weekend ended up being a wash too. Friday was consumed with the Oppo hunt. Saturday was a mix of (virtual) social engagements, shopping, and waiting on roofers that never showed. Sunday was spent recovering from Saturday. Holy shit hangovers suck after 30.
So today, roofers be dammed, I pulled the Disco into the driveway to see what I could see. I needed to check the following:
Shock mounting tightness
Panhard rod bushings
Driveshaft U-joints
The shocks were easy enough and much to my disappointment were quite tight. Turns out using a torque wrench and locktite means your shit stays together. I don’t love the shocks that are on there and wouldn’t mind replacing them... as I don’t really see any problems with them I can’t justify it at this time.
I did find a friend while I was checking though.
How odd.
After mistakenly checking the radius arm bushings (all good) I checked the panhard rod bushings and they were tight. I’ll check the again with the tires on the ground, just to be sure.
So I guess I have no choice but to pull the front driveshaft tonight and have it checked. It SEEMS fine, but failure of a front drive shaft means a hole in the side of the transmission, so it is worth checking to be completely sure.
I dunno. I’m frustrated, still need to drop the headliner, and wish the roofers would show up and fucking finish the damn roof.
Yarg.
facw
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
08/10/2020 at 13:24 |
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One thing I’ve learned about David Tracy is that he doesn’t have an ‘e’ in his last name. I still keep wanting to put one there though, so I feel you...
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> facw
08/10/2020 at 13:34 |
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Damn! I remember looking it up before and thinking “oh that isn’t what I would have guessed” but apparently remembered it wrong haha. Oh well.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
08/10/2020 at 13:39 |
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I see the U-Joints have greasable nipples so the drive shaft was redone at some point. Took me maybe an hour and a half with a tiny hand press to redo mine so it’s not a huge job .
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
08/10/2020 at 13:51 |
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Yeah for sure. They look crusty but have like 0 play in them. Still... I feel like getting them checked and possibly replaced will at least put me at ease on that one. Any problem with the front end and the Land Rover people immediately jump to bad u-joints. :shrug: