Flying drivelines
I’m taking my daughter and her boyfriend to the nearest Wal-Mart town again today. At the beginning of every month, I take them so they can buy groceries, and other things.
I usually don’t mind too much, although with no income to speak of (yet) I never go in to the stores, and can’t buy anything, I usually take CDs, and a book or two, and a notebook, and spend some quality time reading, writing, people watching.
Last month, and this month, however, it makes me nervous to drive the 30 miles over and 30 miles back, because the U joint is going out in my pick up.
My husband told me this morning that if it flies apart, all I have to do is get under the truck, pull the drive line out of the transmission, put it in the back of the truck, put it into 4-wheel drive, and I can still make it home.
Now, we redneck women usually have no qualms about working on our own vehicles. I am sure this driveline surgery would be no problem for me. I do, however, seem to be a bit nervous about the u joint flying apart while going 65-70 mph down the highway. So, just like last month, I will be taking dirt roads all the way over and back. Yes, I do need to just replace the u joint, which is an easy fix, and the part is not too expensive, but when it comes to either buying food or truck parts, the truck parts just have to wait.
Last time, I hit a bump and the entire rear view mirror on the passenger side of my pick up fell off! I still haven’t got that put back on, seems the bolts holding it on broke, and I will have to take the door apart to replace them. Sigh.
So, in about and hour and a half I will be heading out… Any truck-staying-together thoughts sent my way will be appreciated…
I usually don’t mind too much, although with no income to speak of (yet) I never go in to the stores, and can’t buy anything, I usually take CDs, and a book or two, and a notebook, and spend some quality time reading, writing, people watching.
Last month, and this month, however, it makes me nervous to drive the 30 miles over and 30 miles back, because the U joint is going out in my pick up.
My husband told me this morning that if it flies apart, all I have to do is get under the truck, pull the drive line out of the transmission, put it in the back of the truck, put it into 4-wheel drive, and I can still make it home.
Now, we redneck women usually have no qualms about working on our own vehicles. I am sure this driveline surgery would be no problem for me. I do, however, seem to be a bit nervous about the u joint flying apart while going 65-70 mph down the highway. So, just like last month, I will be taking dirt roads all the way over and back. Yes, I do need to just replace the u joint, which is an easy fix, and the part is not too expensive, but when it comes to either buying food or truck parts, the truck parts just have to wait.
Last time, I hit a bump and the entire rear view mirror on the passenger side of my pick up fell off! I still haven’t got that put back on, seems the bolts holding it on broke, and I will have to take the door apart to replace them. Sigh.
So, in about and hour and a half I will be heading out… Any truck-staying-together thoughts sent my way will be appreciated…
posted by Amethyst Rising at 10:16 AM
2 Comments:
Thinking good truck thoughts for you. I'm sorry about the lack of income. Have you thought about sending articles to favorite magazines of yours for money? You might do well!
We are doing alright, money shows up when we are just about a meal aways from having no food, and I always manage the truck payment and insurance...(Although I may have to postpone my beginning classes until the fall semester)
I used to write for an online magazine, sans pay of course, but it was fun. It was a monthly column called "Hearth and Home" about kids, and cooking, and home stuff. It is just so hard to get into print magazines...I wouldn't even know where to start...
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