Quick Bits

[Kartorbust]

Got the Grand Cherokee done today, at the cost of 3 work shirts getting soaked in coolant. Transmission pan was kind of quick, since I had cracked open the drain plug, it drained like 4 and a half quarts of fluid (drained it into a measured jug to make refilling easier) and once I got the pan off, it drained like an additional quart or so.

Refilling went easy. Guy at work has a 10L pressure jug. It can pull fluid and can refill (might be this one https://www.vevor.com/fluid-evacuat...efill-pump-kit-10l-14-adapters-p_010617705058). Since we do a LOT of 8 speed repairs at work, he keeps it filled often, so I just used what I needed and refilled with the quarts of fluid I had asked for.

Coolant service was a pain. No one cleaned up the machine after use and never depreasurized it. Then the vehicle took forever to get up to operating temp for the t-stat to open. Before I drained the transmission yesterday, I had filled the radiator with a cleaner for the coolant. So with it running today, the cleaner was able to work its way through the system.

Cutting the rotors was the easiest task. Just marked the rotors where they came from and put them on the Amaco bench brake lathe.

 

[Kartorbust]

So how you southerners feeling about the winter you guys are getting? Nebraska is an arid state, so snow doesn't usually stick around. Normal temps for this time of the year here are supposed to be about the mid 30s⁰F, but currently it is a whopping 4⁰F with lows being about -5⁰F tonight.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

 

[Kartorbust]

57⁰F would be nice right about now. Least then I could turn the heat off. House is a balmy 70⁰F though.

 

[Grizzlymi]

Was -8f last night and got to balmy 7f during the day. Managed to get the garage to around 35f with a two burner propane heater(uninsulated). Still managed to get a door slab replaced, number 5 out of 10 total. Enjoying a Makers Mark and a Yuengling now in full Carhartt bibs and layers of hoodies. About as productive as I can be in this weather.

 

[Master Hack]

Dats some brutal cold you are having to endure! How long is it going to last?
Sorry, 47f on the left coast!

 

[Kartorbust]

This is our forecast.

 

[Grizzlymi]

High's till next Saturday are 17 at the highest and 3 for the highest lows. Can't wait for the lows to be above 10!

Time to head in and warm up. Nothing keeps me out of the garage.

 

[Grizzlymi]

I have to say, -8 feels no different then 15. Cold is cold.

 

[Kartorbust]

The only thing that makes the cold suck, is wind. No wind, cold is somewhat bearable.

 

[Grizzlymi]

Wind has been nill, so thats right.

 

[Grizzlymi]

3-5" of the white stuff dropping tomorrow, so at least I'm off work tomorrow.

 

[Kartorbust]

Looks like I am leaning more towards a VF1. Still trying to figure out the tooling. Might look at JD's Garage tubing bender. Unless, how are the HFT tube benders? Not the pipe ones, those are not ideal for bending tube.

 

[Hellion]

Alright guys, it’s so cold lately that my Genie screw-drive gayrog door openers are balking, slowing down and giving me a hard time. I think it’s the white lithium grease I used that is stiff, perhaps literally frozen in this weather. Modern, 1st world problems, eh?

What’s a good low temp grease I can use that‘ll stay nice and gooey?

It’s possible that the openers are just old (they are circa 1996) and tired and are picking this winter to die, not sure.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Not sure about temps but moly grease seems to work for quite a few applications

 

[Kartorbust]

Never grease the door tracks. Just spray the hinges. I use PB Blaster Garage door spray and it seems to work fine. Greasing the track might be part of the problem you might be having.

 

[Grizzlymi]

Alright guys, it’s so cold lately that my Genie screw-drive gayrog door openers are balking, slowing down and giving me a hard time. I think it’s the white lithium grease I used that is stiff, perhaps literally frozen in this weather. Modern, 1st world problems, eh?

What’s a good low temp grease I can use that‘ll stay nice and gooey?

It’s possible that the openers are just old (they are circa 1996) and tired and are picking this winter to die, not sure.

This works good in cold weather. My ancient garage door opener from the 80's finally died about 5 years ago. Never replaced it. Just used to opening and closing it like a cave man now. I used this on my parents garage door and works with issues so far.

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Blaster-9-3-oz-Premium-Silicone-Garage-Door-Lubricant-Spray-16-GDL/202532761?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&fp=ggl&pla=&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25S-025_031_GARAGE_AUTO-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-Automotive&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25S-025_031_GARAGE_AUTO-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-Automotive-20975231886--&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20981910911&gbraid=0AAAAADq61Udqza6tyDbYZ74Tds2rPzNcH&gclid=Cj0KCQiAm9fLBhCQARIsAJoNOcvFu3iS0U4C6K1swRLgyxzsXF-t11195ZWSCNhCcYI54rbjpn7zpwsaAiu1EALw_wcB

 

[Hellion]

The screw-drive door openers need grease. They use a "trolley" that engages a long screw in the track, just so we're on the same page. The older ones (maybe still current) used a chain drive with sprockets but now some use a toothed COMET!!! belt, just kidding. Those are nice and much quieter.

 

[Grizzlymi]

Ha! My old one(still installed)but don't use is belt driven from motor to drive, and chain driven to the door. Load as hell! My garage is detached from the house so never cared. lol. My parents which is much newer is a worm gear style for the motor but still chain driven. Mine would work if I still gave a shyt. No room for the vehicles in my garage to care.

 

[Kartorbust]

The door opener that came with the house uses a Genie cogged belt for it. House I grew up in until I was 10, had a Lift Master chain drive. My bedroom was right above the garage. Never had any complaints about the noise.