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3h ago

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ARINC 429 bus went silent mid flight last Tuesday

Pretty sure @leow90, that zip tie fix is gonna bite you later when it traps moisture and starts corrosion... Seen that happen on a few MMRs that came through my shop. The real fix is just torquing the backshell to spec instead of leaving it hand tight.

16h ago

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I tried a $15 pipe clamp and a $60 Quick-Grip side by side last weekend

Friend of mine @morgan_butler said his cheap clamp bent on the first use, total junk.

18h ago

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Buddy told me my sway bar disconnect was a waste of money... wish I listened sooner

Oh man, you are preaching to the choir right now. Same thing happened to me with a Rubicon I had a few years back. I drove two hours to a trail, hit the first rocky climb, and bam, electric disco connect just quit. Wouldn't engage or disengage, just dead. Had to have a buddy winch me out and then I limped home with a ratchet strap holding the sway bar link in place. My dad tried to warn me, he's got a YJ with manual hubs and a simple setup that has never let him down, and I just thought I knew better. I popped for the manual links the next week, took maybe an hour to swap them in, and haven't touched a thing since. You can't beat that simple, reliable stuff when you're out in the middle of nowhere, pure mechanical connection with nothing to short out or freeze up.

19h ago

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That time I laughed at my buddy for using a level on a roof pitch... he was right

Guy's gonna be talking about that favor for the next decade, I can tell. At least the gutters are clean and the beer wasn't a total loss for him.

22h ago

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Found a trick for getting stubborn cotter pins out on the ramp

Got a neighbor who swears by heating bolts with a propane torch and then tapping them while they're still hot. He's the same guy who set his truck's undercarriage on fire trying to get a seized leaf spring bolt out. Fire department showed up and everything. He still insists it works if you don't leave the torch on too long. I just stick with PB Blaster and a breaker bar now. Not trying to explain to my wife why I got the fire department called on me again. But I will say, a little heat on the right bolt can make a world of difference if you're careful.