Happy Mothers Day

So it's mothers day and I just don't give a damn. I really woke up on the wrong side of the bed (and possibly the tracks) this morning. Naturally, that means that the Golden Children were up at or about the crack of freakin' dawn. I'm struggling through this, and hopefully I'll be better after the coffee kicks in.

Made some progress on my axles Friday evening and yesterday. Got the rear axle painted and it looks reasonably good. Got the 3 screws that hold the drum brakes drilled out on both sides, since they were totally rusted in and flat refused to turn. Got on drum off with no problem, the other is being a little more stubborn. I've been beating on the f-ing thing for a couple of days now with no appreciable results. got the calipers off of the front axles, and pulled one set of brake pads and anti-rattle clips off also. Left the other side on as a comparison, plus the weight is negligible. Since reducing the weight is one of my primary goals, I don't care about the other set of pads. The only other reason I'll need to get them off is to check them and see if they have some life left. The first set did, so there is no reason to think these won't.

Today, if I can get my buddy to come help, I want to move the "new" rear axle around the front of the house and start trying to install it under the jeep. It's a pain, because to do that I have to move the axle to free up the jackstands I need to support the jeep when I jack it up to start removing the old axle. I tried to turn some of those bolts, and they are so rusted I busted the socket prior to the bolt turning even a little. Enter the sawzall as soon as I can get things jacked up and supported properly....If I can't get him to come over, I may look at buying a heavy duty wagon of some sort at a tool place that I can slide the axle on and then tow it around the house myself. I'm not excited about that option, but it may be what I have to do. I am going to be in trouble with my honey if I leave the axles, as we are supposed to be having sod put down next week.

All right, I guess that's enough for today

Later