Re: Hydraulic rams.
I know, this should be under another subject, like stern drives or u-joints. But since I can't change the topic & to maintain continuity, it's here. I pulled the drive & wouldn't you know it, the shop forgot to put in the u-joint circlips. At least one anyway. The u-joint bearing cap & one circlip was just laying on the bellows. Who knows where the other circlip went? That bearing cap was the one that was banging on the bearing retainer nut & making all the noise until the other one took over. Plus, it's all wet inside the bellows, just like it used to be. What's with that? Looks like the main gasket didn't seal to me. So now after paying this jackass about $400.oo I now have to get two more u-joints, $50.oo each, another gasket set, & a new short shaft, or yoke, & the center shaft or yoke as well. It's all Banged up & out of center. The short shaft needed replacement anyway as there is a good size groove there where the seal rides. It's a "78" & looks like its never been replaced. So if you ever wonder why we do the work ourselves, here's the reason. One hour's running time on the new work & I'm doing it all over again plus more. So now I get to do the work myself & pay another $300.oo in parts. It's just like auto repair. Pay somebody else to do the work, then come home & fix it again myself. Okay, enough ruminating & pontificating, I feel better now. Am I the only one that has such bad luck?
