WHATEVER YOU DO, tie the steering wheel to something so it doesn't rotate. I was so fascinated by having a loose steering wheel and what it felt like without the extension that I spun it a few times like an idiot. That shears off your clockspring and can take a couple hundred $$ or 6 hours to repair. It's what led to my epic thread on clockspring repair on trailvoy.v7guy wrote:I forgot all about the steering. Probably because it was so traumatic. Make at least an hour available for that part alone... probably the hardest part of the whole lift. What Donny describes (alcohol and screwdriver) is what I've found to work best too.
navigator wrote:thanks guys for the tips. Kyle, I'll have to find the larger box wrenches. I think my kit only goes to 21mm.
On the recovery point I'll keep my front hitch for now until I figure that out.
I also bought the rad skid from Jamie, he mentioned something about Mike modified it to keep the tow hooks so I'll have to figure that all out when I get it next weekend.
If that doesn't work I've got another idea I think will work. I'll have to look at it more when I install the lift.
The Roadie wrote:WHATEVER YOU DO, tie the steering wheel to something so it doesn't rotate. I was so fascinated by having a loose steering wheel and what it felt like without the extension that I spun it a few times like an idiot. That shears off your clockspring and can take a couple hundred $$ or 6 hours to repair. It's what led to my epic thread on clockspring repair on trailvoy.v7guy wrote:I forgot all about the steering. Probably because it was so traumatic. Make at least an hour available for that part alone... probably the hardest part of the whole lift. What Donny describes (alcohol and screwdriver) is what I've found to work best too.
Regulator1175 wrote:...... if not start drinking it will help with the anger!
NC_IslandRunner wrote:Have a bottle of whiskey on hand just in case, you never know when you'll need to take up drinking...