Friday, January 27, 2012

Broken Lawnmower

My Lawnmower broke, but I got 'er fixed up and finished my chores.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Mechanical Sunday.

So I spent some quality time with my dirt bike today replacing the lower shock bearing on my YZ250f. First I had to lift the bike up on the stand and raise the front wheel so the the shock bearing was accessible. Tip: measure depth of the current bearing with a micrometer before you push it out. I used a long bolt with a 1 /18 on the outside an a 19mm on the push side to push the bearing out. Once out I cleaned it all up and built the press using the se bolt washers and sockets to press in the bearing. Once the new bearing was in, I measured it for depth and reinstalled.

Monday, January 02, 2012

First post 2012

Wilson got a bath after stepping in poo. Ugh. He is still losing weight. He turned 11 yrs on the first.

The boys and I went to the Discovery Science Center to see the Star Wars exhibit. We have now seen it in three different cities in three different countries on three different continents. Apparently for boys, It never gets old.

The girls played Just Dance 3 for hours and then crashed when we went to dinner that evening on three different occasions.

We also spent some time at the Getty Museum. They have a great itouch device that has all the art and also a very flattering bit about the founder who was really not a very nice guy and sadly died friendless and alone.