Re: [ihc] My day in the sun

[william cunningham <slypigs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Hofstetter wrote:

> I had torn the front shackle mount out of the frame on the front left spring
> hanger. I didn't know you ever tore out front shackle mounts. I guess I know
> that now.
Dang! never heard of that either, guess I need to check mine and "beef " 
them up a bit.
Glad you wern't on the highway when it cut loose.


>  (By the way, how come nobody ever
> told me that Hi-lift jacks only work if lubricated properly?) 
I hope you had your tongue planted firmly in cheek when you wrote that.

> and put a 4
> inch piece of granite in there. 
Granite? thats gneiss.

> This got us out to the vendor area where the B F Goodrich racing support
> team welded the shackle mount back into its place. Then the guy from BFG
> looked at the right side mount and it was cracked loose and was about to go.
> So he welded that side up.
Nice guys, my next set of tires may have to be BFG!

>  The brake
> pedal is hard,
I'm getting the same thing with the SS II, can still stop but its 
getting harder to.


> The Scout stops when it gets ready to stop, and I get out to check the
> brakes. Remember the pedal is completely hard. I pop the hood and there is
> smoke and flames coming up out of the engine. Fortunately, I remember where
> I mounted my fire extinguisher, 
Good thing that long term memory is intact ;-)

> I wonder if the Hell-for-stout extended length shackles that I have on the
> Scout don't increase the leverage on those front mounts. As I've already
> said, I'm well aware of the rear mounts breaking loose, but I've never seen
> the front ones break out.
>
> Del has some photos of the rock fix and the dynamite guys from BFG, and when
> they are up and available, I'll let you know where.
Glad your OK and look forward to the photos.
You take care  John.

Willy