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If your first bearing had a catastrophic failure, I wonder if the spindle might have heated to the point that it warped (bent) from heat. It might have and it would not necessarily be obvious to the eye. If this is the case, the spindle being bent, the bearing will be forever in a binding...

:-( I looked at what it takes to obtain one's own authority. It is not too problematic. The problem I found, though, is that the insurance to cover your operation is ASTRONOMICAL. If anyone has a different take, I found numbers hoovering in the 10K per year range. Makes it hard to be profitable.

If you can, park out toward the Golden Gate at the old Presidio area. There are several old Navy warehouses there and they will let you park for $$. Just make sure you are talking to the supervisor and not a gofer. San Francisco, the wharf in particular, is great to see. :7

LD, Get a couple of bottles of rubbing alcohol. Pour half the bottle for each 30 gallons of fuel and you will prevent gelling. Sounds crazy, but it works:7

;) I caught a documentary on the History channel (I think) the other night. In this piece, the producers highlighted the Brazillian answer to rising oil prices. The entire of Brazil is fuled by alcohol. They have an entore infrastructre and mass produce ethanol for thier vehicles. They have...

It is just personal preference, but I never really liked the super 10 tranny. I just like a good old Eaton strait 10 speed. It might be that I never got used to the super 10 because I only drove one for a few thousand miles. Once you get the hang of it, you will probably be telling me how...

SC, One thing that you will want to understand here is that you are about to embark into a BUSINESS. You will be responsible for each and everything concerning your business. The driving, and owning of the vehicle is just one aspect of the business. You will be responsible for properly...

Check Wal-Mart online, 2620 is 565.00!:)

Okay Eddie, I am trying to follow your logic. Is it your position that you don't turn down any run because you are basing your revenue on a monthly total against monthly expense? If that is the case, you might have a problem if you extend yourself too many times during the month. If you...

Hold the phone Greg, There is a Federal Law dealing with any such crap from dealers. I can't quote it to you, but it does exist. If any of the dealers decide to pull that on you, you will be able to sue them (and win)to your hearts content. They might try to bluff you, but I will bet they...

I'm not at all proud of this. I was north bound on 35 in southern OK at night. I notice a vehicle dart from behind into my West Coasts so I knew I had a T-G. I had an ungoverned tractor and was on CC at 70. I saw a large object ahead, partially in the left lane, just enough to be about a half...

SUV's and their drivers are my favorite pet peeves. What they don' understand is that their super powerful vehicle is a truck. Its handling dynamics are those of a truck and worse yet, they do not know that their vehicle will accelerate and drive INTO marginal weather but will not STOP any...

Sorry, not all 220 is gone. Just the good portion of the band from .100 to .500. UPS bought the entire spectrum for thier package tracking. I really saw it coming and I must say that I did nothing but watch. I still don't DX as much as I should. I guess the 1.2GHZ band is slowly being...

Contgrats! I think you will enjoy 440, especially in the larger metro areas. There are many repeaters on 440. I like 2M sideband and enjoy working sats on 440/2m. You will need an all mode 440 to access the sat uplink. It is all fun though. 220 is a crime for us and we brought it on...

Yes 6 meters is great when the band is open. 6 propagates similar to 10 meters, all or nothing. I really never got a chance to tx on 220. As usual I and my fellow hams let 220 get taken from us. We are our own worst enemy. The Gov. allowed us to have great bands and we don't utilize it. I...