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Old 29th May 2022, 07:31 AM
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Its surprising modern cars are still having issues with this.

Unfortunately the D2 spindles tend to wear very badly as they are chrome plated, which wears / rusts off, and then the spindles go oval The D3 spindles appear to be hardened and are longer than the D2 ones so I'm hoping to be able to put D2 arms on D3 spindles, replace the bushings, and fit balljoint linkages. When I get time...
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Old 29th May 2022, 07:40 AM
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Its surprising modern cars are still having issues with this.

Unfortunately the D2 spindles tend to wear very badly as they are chrome plated, which wears / rusts off, and then the spindles go oval The D3 spindles appear to be hardened and are longer than the D2 ones so I'm hoping to be able to put D2 arms on D3 spindles, replace the bushings, and fit balljoint linkages. When I get time...

Time hunt is the bane of our modern life. I've just woken up sprawled across the bed with an untouched cold cuppa on the bedside shelf. Last I remember is thinking I'll watch the news at ten last night. I was working on the computer until 04:00 yesterday morning so I guess it's my own fault.
Of course visiting very poorly friends during the day didn't help along with every spare minute working in the garden.
Perhaps my body is saying slow down a bit.
Now where did I put my time machine controller?
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Old 29th May 2022, 08:24 AM
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Time hunt is the bane of our modern life. I've just woken up sprawled across the bed with an untouched cold cuppa on the bedside shelf. Last I remember is thinking I'll watch the news at ten last night. I was working on the computer until 04:00 yesterday morning so I guess it's my own fault.
Of course visiting very poorly friends during the day didn't help along with every spare minute working in the garden.
Perhaps my body is saying slow down a bit.
Now where did I put my time machine controller?
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" Ray....
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