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I was driving one of work's F350s up the mountain yesterday, and had a minor issue getting it into 4wd Hi. I think this is a 2000 or 2001 model. It has automatic hubs on the front, and an electrical switch on the dash for controlling the 4wd. I got to an icy portion of the road, and could not...

This past Thanksgiving, we camped at Fourmile Campground near Klondyke, AZ. We seem to have found a surefire way to end droughts - if we plan a camping trip, it will rain. At least you get double rainbows: We fried a Turkey, and fended off the rain with our umbrellas. Yummy...

If you were headed out on an overland expedition in in the 1840s from, say, Independence, Missouri, to Oregon or Santa Fe or the gold fields of California, what food would you bring and how would you cook it? Biscuits? Bacon? Varmits shot along the way?

Today, I bought the Salisbury axle from that parts pile greenmeanie turned me on to. I went over and met the owner, and we took the cover off to see what was inside. It turns out nothing was inside. The ring, pinion, spider gears and carrier are all missing. The half shafts are there. This...

We just bought a cast iron skillet at the thrift store. THe brand is "American Cookware". Anyone every hear of that? It doesn't seem particularly old. The cooking surface is a lot smoother than on our other cast iron skillets.

I have never see this before: http://www.portal-tek.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23&products_id=27

I am doing an FEA on the infamous 10 spline axle shafts. I was wondering what torque I should apply to it? If I take the 130 ft-lbs max of my engine, multiply it by the 40:1 gear ratio for 1st gear low range, assume an efficiency of 80%, and assume all the torque goes to 1 wheel, I get scary...

I was teaching my wife how to drive the Dormobile. It is not an easy vehicle to drive. It is manual transission, and there is no synchromesh on 1st and 2nd gears, so you have to double clutch it. No power steering, so it takes a lot of effort to steer. Kelly only has about 10 hours of time...

and transfer case? I have been using those little plastic hand pumps that screw into the top of the 1 qt and 1 gallon containers of 90 weight gear oil. I hate them. They break frequently, and they are really slow. Is there a better tool out there? I have not been able to find anything at...

Yesterday I had to get out of the truck (06 Silverado) when it was extremely windy, and despite my best effort, the door handle slipped out of my hand and the door opened all the way real hard. Now, the door is hard to open, and when it does there is a popping noise that comes from the hinge...

This film, although over 70 years old, has the best description I have even seen of how a differential works. http://www.archive.org/details/Aroundth1937 There is even some bonus motorcycle stunt footage at the beginning.

We took the Chevy out to Ajax Mine near Florence, AZ yesterday. The truck is bone stock right down to the tires, the only modification I did was to remove the front spoiler. We noticed a characteristic that I can't quite explain. When traversing a slope where we are tilted sideways, the...

My rear differential on the SIIA howls on the road. I was thinking the cheap and easy solution is to swap the diffs front & rear, on the theory that the front diff has very little wear in it, and the rear diff will have a much easier life up front. What do you all think of this idea? The long...