[DMCForum] Re: Compensating (Farrar)
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[DMCForum] Re: Compensating (Farrar)



OK I've decided to skip Bills and Farrar's messages for the next week
until this filth goes away!

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>
wrote:
> I'm not worried about my own shaft. Have every intention of keeping
it
> for life (I'm still driving the same car I drove in high school, for
> crying out loud). I'm worried about younger Forum members. I'm sure
> they've seen those big old shafts in the movies. Look practically
> indestructable. And even though we all abused them back then when
our
> parents weren't looking (let's be honest), and even though they held
> up remarkably well, THEY ARE NOT INDESTRUCTABLE. And these are the
big
> old shafts we're talking about. Imagine the damage 20 year olds
could
> cause if they took their new little shafts and tried to use them the
> same way.
>
> They just don't make them like they used to. That's why I'm still
> using my original one.
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
>
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> > So, you prefer the older, bigger shafts that have been tested to
> withstand
> > repeated use, rather than the.... my god I can't believe I even
> responded to
> > this...
> >
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:55 PM
> > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Compensating (Farrar)
> >
> >
> > It's even worse than that. Early OEM shafts are bigger and made
out
> > better material than later OEM's. I wouldn't want a late model
shaft
> > even if it was original. Would be afraid it couldn't hold up under
> > repeated duty cycles.
> >
> > I've heard Houston is working on a replacement shaft but don't
see it
> > anywhere on their website. Would probably be cheaper to make your
own
> > anyway. Wonder if anyone's rawn up a diagram for one with the
> > dimensions already calculated?
> >
> > Ahem.
> >
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> >
> > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx>
wrote:
> > > True. They haven't found a replacement for the OEM equipment.
Even NOS
> > > is insufficient due to extremely short shelf life.
> > >
> > > --Farrar
> > >
> > > content22207 wrote:
> > > > Lubrication isn't much help when you think you've gotten
everything
> > > > lined up OK, then discover you're actually inserting the shaft
> in the
> > > > wrong hole. It's surprisingly easy to do when you're working
in the
> > > > dark with inadequate light. Don't force it: all the shoving
and
> > > > cussing in the world won't help. You'll just end up getting
the
> shaft
> > > > stuck in there. I'd hate to bend, or even worse, break a
shaft like
> > > > that. Don't know where you'd find a replacement.
> > > >
> > > > Ahem.
> > > >
> > > > Bill Robertson
> > > > #5939
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins
<fhudkins@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > > >>I dunno, maybe the same thing as me and my truck.
> > > >>
> > > >>It's OK, though. Just get her good and warmed up and be sure
there's
> > > >>plenty of lubrication. Otherwise, a shaft will start to stick
and
> > > >
> > > > you'll
> > > >
> > > >>end up with way too much friction and she won't behave and it
> will be
> > > >>really painful and potentially damaging. If you really try to
> > force it,
> > > >>she'll never start for you again. That happened to me once.
> > > >>
> > > >>Um, we're talking about cars here, right?
> > > >>
> > > >>Ahem.
> > > >>the
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>--Farrar
> > > >>
> > > >>content22207 wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>Ok, follow me here Farrar:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>If expensive and exotic automobiles are purchased to
compensate for
> > > >>>what Mother Nature neglected, is the converse also true?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>What does this say about me and my beat up Ford truck?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Bill Robertson
> > > >>>#5939
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins
<fhudkins@xxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > >>>>Flavia:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>Quite right about the Hummer not attracting women. Whenever
one
> > > >>>
> > > >>>rolls by
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>my friend Erin, she yells out "Sorry about your penis!"


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