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Tech and Fabrication
Roof Racks and External Storage: Part 2
Roof racks can be as personal as the vehicles we drive. Everyone has a want or need in a rack, if to run a rack at all. Most are bought, a lot are built or modded to suit their specific needs. In my case, I have run them and decided not to, then installed back on, then off again. I have ran a couple old-school Con-ferr racks, different sizes, have Yakima racks like Tony, and mix and match. I think I have come to a solution that hopefully will suit my needs better and longer. Who knows, it all could change down the road.
Loose Steering
Like a lot of other 60 owners my 30 year old wagon wasn’t exactly tight in the steering department. I knew it wasn’t the wheel bearings as I had fairly recently done the brakes and other maintenance that eliminated wheel bearings as the problem. And after that I knew I didn’t need to look much further as the steering on my diesel is pretty simple and this goes for all of our 60’s.
Roof Rack Sliders
By Tony K & Eric B
Driving a wagon usually means you have a rig full of gear and people which means there is a good chance you will have need of a roof rack. But unless you are extremely careful you put the rack at risk on frequent occaisions once you leave the pavement. This is really a problem here in the tree heavy Northwest where I live and wheel.
Lilly Reboot Part 4
Stopping better while staying cool. This week was spent trouble shooting brake system and getting the air conditioning working again.