Winter Project Pictures

[Lapchik]

Ok . . .so I decide to put shocks on the back of my truck because the ride is getting pretty rough. Easy enough, right? Wrong. One side went ok, but I broke a bolt on the other side. I took the tire off so I could swing a hammer and use a punch to drive out the broken bolt. I notice fluid coming out of the brake drum. "Well, it must be some ice and snow that got in there. I bet the adjuster plug fell out," I say to myself. But oh no, much worse than that . . .it smells like 90 weight gear oil! It is leaking past the seal of the axle. It is either just a bad seal, or the bearing has worn into the axle and cut a groove in it, meaning I will need to replace the axle. Oh, take pity on this weary mechanic dear automotive gods! He can't take much more of this!