Pullstart 62,867 #51 Posted August 13 Yesterday, while smoking up some chicken drums, I did a little maintenance to Steve-Oh-Two. The front axle pivot was a bit loose, but I was able to tighten up the axle bolt and jam nut to remedy that. I found some bolt on 4.8-8 wheels and tires to bring the front end width down and gave it a zero gravity grease job. After clean up and airing up the tires, it drives much easier and feels way tighter! Both hubs were a tad loose and I was able to get a bit more than 1/4 turn into the grub screws, before snugging up the jam nuts. I wiped up the seepage around the hub and will monitor that. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #52 Posted August 13 The chicken turned out great, and I was able to get some sunset effect pictures of my prized possession! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #53 Posted August 15 I know most people are not aware of this, but I was born with my butt pretty close to the ground. It never changed much. I did a little fitting to make the Steve Oh Two fit my frame a bit better. The stirrups were pretty low. I turned them up a bit to grab my heels. Shorts and boots, man! Or flip flops, those are acceptable. The seat has a 2x4 under it and it gave my butt too big a lift kit. For the sake of keeping it around, I relocated it under the spring. If ever I grow a half a foot, I can put it back The seat is much closer to the fenders now, but it doesn’t rub when I’m on it. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,109 #54 Posted August 15 A " Butt lift! " 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,228 #55 Posted August 15 6 hours ago, Pullstart said: I was born with my butt pretty close to the ground. It never changed much. Ya, @stevasaurus is about an inch or ten taller, guess he must have had a butt lift. Hard to imagine a guy that big being on a submarine, guess the Navy must have put a 2X4 under the seat at his workstation and turned the stirrups around too. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,739 #56 Posted August 16 That was my Dad's 2x4, we were about the same height. As far as Submarines, the closest I ever got to one was the one that came to the Winterharbor, Maine Lobster Festival one 4th of July. I have been on the German "U" boat at Chicago's Musium of Science and Industry. I am too tall to be on one says the Navy. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,109 #57 Posted August 16 I wanted to join the Navy and be on a sub. but they wouldn't let me sleep with the window open! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #58 Posted August 16 Sooo.. beans or onions? @squonk 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #59 Posted August 29 The late model steering wheel was a bit odd looking. I don’t have a correct one here, but a closer one. A couple weeks ago I began soaking. Today, I earned a right of passage. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #60 Posted August 29 Once I drove the pin out, I used this modest puller to yank the wheel. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #61 Posted August 29 @Blasterdad sent me home with this one. It’ll work for now! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #62 Posted August 29 (edited) Driving up the toy hauler ramp, the drive belt was slipping a bit. I grabbed a 1/2x70 and 1/2x71 belt from the local TSC. The 70” fit Steve Oh Two and Putt Putt received the 71”. Perfect. I was blown away to see pinstriping on the HY drive pulley under the belt guard. Amazing! Notice too, this frame has been plated at the transmission mount. Good to know! Edited August 29 by Pullstart 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,109 #63 Posted August 29 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Once I drove the pin out, I used this modest puller to yank the wheel. That's a little puller! Glad you said modest! I used a 13 ton puller from work when I took the wheel off of my 1267. The pin didn't budge so I had to use a 24" Crescent wrench to turn the puller screw to shear the pin. No flip flops were worn with that puller around! Edited August 29 by squonk 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,867 #64 Posted August 29 This one is probably 2 feet long overall. I ran it with my 24” crescent wrench too. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
