Picking up parts: 20 mins
Tuesday was a strange day for me energy wise. I must have been heavy into hibernation mode (might be the result of all the snow that fell on the weekend) as I was not really not "motivated" to do automotive work or much of anything else... I was also distracted by other "value added" activities like going for a very relaxing and therapeutic massage that took a couple of hours (including travel time), cooking dinner and practicing my drawing. Also an errand that I need to run took much longer than anticipated....Everything contributed to me not migrating out to the garage during the day.... In the evening I ended the day sitting on the couch watching TV for a couple of hours (Speed Vision mainly-at least it was car related???)......I realize it is not the most productive use of my time but a "low energy" passive activity that took priority...I should probably cut myself some slack and get back put into the garage today and make up for some lost time......what has passed has passed!!
In the afternoon I made my way up to the suspension shop to retrieve my hub washer that was missed when I picked up my axles last week....
In an e-mail response from one of my suppliers they indicated rear hub bearing failure is a rarity in TR3's and as such they do not stock bearings. Cost for replacements are in the $70 each range..I am thinking about pulling the axles out of the other rear end to see what condition they are in? While driving around yesterday I was also thinking about spending the $140 for the replacement bearings in the context that we recently paid Honda $550 for a valve adjustment and new spark plugs (for example labor was approx $25 per plug for removal and installation) for my wife's Fit-so the cost of the new bearing doesn't seem that unreasonable...
More decisions to be made today....
No comments:
Post a Comment