True --- On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 8:22 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> “Regina’s Bolts” wasn’t as funny. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 21, 2022, at 5:57 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > First, they are bolts, not nuts. > > Second, if you would drill and safety wire them, it would be obvious at a > > glance that they were loose from the lack of twisted safety wire. Darn - > > now I might have to do that to my cars - like I need yet another thing to > > do. > > > >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 6:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Yep. My previous way for decades I do one wheel, it hits the ground and > >> tightened fully before even moving to the next one. I have up to this > >> point need to get in the habit of checking them all once it hits the > >> ground. There have been plenty of times I have done it but have > >> forgotten 3 times. 2 times the vehicles left the driveway. Just the > >> other day I pulled the E300 back over to the driveway and when I got out > >> it dawned I me I forgot it and caught myself. > >> > >>> On 3/21/2022 6:32 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > >>> You gotta work like an A&P guy or you’ll kill someone. > >>> > >>> If you’re doing tire/wheel work, the last thing you do when the car > gets > >> put back on the floor is to go around and torque every lug bolt. Period. > >> It’s a pattern you never deviate from. No exceptions. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>>> On Mar 21, 2022, at 7:14 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> That lift is going to kill somebody. Since I have had it, it has > >> totally changed my method of dealing with tires. Previously I would > have a > >> wheel off one at a time, and tighten it then move on to the next one. > With > >> the lift, I have multiple wheels off then am supposed to torque them > down > >> when I lower it. Problem is, I have forgotten to torque them down after > >> lowering the car because I have done it the old way for decades. I had > >> some loose nuts on my car, and now her car. Guess I am going to have to > >> put a note on the steering wheel before I start a job. Fortunately both > >> times were not really big problems. For me, I noticed it right away > when I > >> started driving and tightened them. She pays no attention to anything > and > >> got several miles down the road. It HAD to have been obvious from the > get > >> go. Guess not everyone pays attention to what is happening with their > >> vehicle. > >>>> > >>>> On 3/21/2022 6:09 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > >>>>> Kaleb has some ‘splaining to do. > >>>>> > >>>>> AZBob > >>>>> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
