And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Many years ago a friend was competing in an autotest when his drive disappeared. Ah, a halfshaft, we thought. No, they both came out intact. A few screws later he produced a handful of teeth just like that: they were originally part of the diff . . .
I am guilty of blowing synchronizers on second and third in a car that weighed 2150 and had a 138 Hp DOHC 4 banger. The transmission is the weakest link in most drivetrains.
Many years ago a friend was competing in an autotest when his drive disappeared. Ah, a halfshaft, we thought. No, they both came out intact. A few screws later he produced a handful of teeth just like that: they were originally part of the diff . . .
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ReplyDeleteReminds me of a Craftsman riding mower I had. Some of them had "soft gears", they said.
ReplyDeleteMy old 1960's beater was missing 2nd, so nothing new.
ReplyDeleteThe results of not knowing how to shift and finding second and a half.
ReplyDeleteI am guilty of blowing synchronizers on second and third in a car that weighed 2150 and had a 138 Hp DOHC 4 banger. The transmission is the weakest link in most drivetrains.
ReplyDeleteNo, the driver is the weakest link in most cases!
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