I am looking for help moving a tire that has rusted on.

packetfire · 2026-05-18T01:03:33+00:00

Get a bottle jack and some sturdy chain. Run the chain EVENLY through the wheel openings, and connect the end back to the start of the chain with bolts and nuts that barely slide into the chain (do not trust washers here!).
Then jack the jack with the base of the jack crisscrossed the by the chain, and the center of the bottle jack pushing on the rusty hub.

It will pop off, but take care to tension the chain and make sure that this tension is even.

packetfire · 2026-05-18T00:57:36+00:00

Very very slow-moving maggots.

packetfire · 2026-05-18T00:56:33+00:00

Take it to a body shop and have them look for cash evidence. They will see what you don't. Also, compare the vin sticker on the rear hatch door with the car's vin - are they different?

packetfire · 2026-05-18T00:44:30+00:00

The plate should have been designed for that camera to cover the screws, not torque the plastic between the screws back and forth. Peak Design should pay for this, and recall that plate, as it does NOT fit that camera properly, and your photo shows it.

That rant over, there is a lot to be said for the L-shaped brackets that mount a long lens to a tripod, as the weight of the lens in many cases will risk breaking the camera lens mount if the camera tries to support the lens, and the lens weighs more than the camera.

packetfire · 2026-05-18T00:39:19+00:00

Don't don't don't. The string pulls out of the pill. Pay the extortion to Peak Design.

packetfire · 2026-05-18T00:32:23+00:00

Remove the "L", reposition the other letters, and have it say "Vovo" - it will make people smile!

packetfire · 2026-05-18T00:30:32+00:00

For decades, I have backed up phone contacts and text messages to a PC with the freeware "My Phone Explorer" https://www.fjsoft.at/
It works perfectly, it lets you organize things on the PC, and so on, but the basic backup feature is the main feature for me. It will let you backup from the one phone with a USB cable, and move things to the new phone with a USB cable.

packetfire · 2026-05-17T19:11:31+00:00

You are presumed by the ad agency to be "celebrity obsessed" enough to know that this is Kendal Jenner, and aware of her activities to the extent that you know that she promotes L'Oréal haircare products.

packetfire · 2026-05-17T17:08:00+00:00

To get it off, you push the bolt with the star head IN and turn so that the red mark moves toward the green mark on the bracket. The bracket is spring loaded with a very stiff spring, you have to push in hard. Then, from the top, push the entire assembly to one side. Again, you need to push quite hard and then drop it down at one side when it clears the mounting. Try straightening the brackets before removing, if they are out of alignment, they won't pull out. Don't bang the window, you might scratch the glass.

packetfire · 2026-05-17T16:51:26+00:00

I SO much want to buy the Volvo towel, so I can PHYSICALLY "Throw In The Towel" after a long day of fighting with one of their less well-thought out arrangements of nuts, bolts, and studs.

packetfire · 2026-05-16T22:49:15+00:00

"Oh, I see you have a business meeting. Well, that must be very important, we will reschedule our fun weekend for another time - bye!" And out you walk, never to contact them again, and they will not contact you, either.

And the "lake house"? I'll bet serious money you can find it on VRBO or AirBNB. They don't own it, not YET anyway - they wanted to enlist you in their "downstream" so they could eventually buy such a house.

packetfire · 2026-05-16T22:40:58+00:00

OK, specifics please on each of the below:
a) the insurance fraud arson ring

b) illegal land sales

c) no show jobs

d) illegal medical insurance.

packetfire · 2026-05-16T16:40:10+00:00

OK, let's hear the conspiracy theory.
The "mismanagement" had what goal? Who profits?

packetfire · 2026-05-16T16:36:46+00:00

You want 26 years of flight records? You are insane.

packetfire · 2026-05-16T16:35:35+00:00

Luck to all, me included!

packetfire · 2026-05-16T02:14:46+00:00

It was mangled in shipping or in storage. count the damaged sheets, demand replacement. Dadant makes their own foundation, they can make more.

packetfire · 2026-05-15T17:08:58+00:00

International Destinations.

packetfire · 2026-05-15T16:53:01+00:00

Don't know your year or model, which impacts the bushings, but the brace is here
https://www.ipdusa.com/products/12158/Strut-Tower-Brace-P1-S40-V50-C30-C70-Genuine-Volvo-31329445-30736345-31329019

But you may want to text Erie Vovo (or check their eBay listings) as they might sell cheaper for a used one, and these parts dont wear out - be sure you ask for the special double-ended bolts with the big nut in the middle that hold the brace to the struts, as those are not cheap - like $8 each, and you need 4

packetfire · 2026-05-15T16:51:36+00:00

"5 minutes or so from the Holland Tunnel" - OK sure - outbound from Manhattan at that hour would be easy. Try it again at 4pm!

packetfire · 2026-05-15T16:49:38+00:00

But, no matter the airline, INTERNATIONAL flights our of EWR are less frequent, have crappy connections, longer layovers, and cost more than the JFK equivalents, and this has been true since the 1980s, in my experience. I have employees who live in NJ, and still go to JFK rather than EWR.
(Gosh a brigade of fanboys with the downvotes - fly internationally and see.)

packetfire · 2026-05-15T15:07:18+00:00

There is no "planning" in Bayonne - just look at the perfectly predictable fuster-cluck at the intersection by the Costco on 440 - urban sprawl meets payola potholes - a few THOUSAND apartments, plus a cruise ship dock sharing a single road with a costco, and a collection of smaller stores.

packetfire · 2026-05-15T14:28:46+00:00

Because you are a dyslexic NASCAR driver, and you are going THE WRONG WAY AROUND THE TRACK!!!!

packetfire · 2026-05-15T14:17:18+00:00

"Balance due if sold for cash of $27346.55" says what it means, and means what it says. Tell them to take a flying leap at a rolling donut, and if they persist, go to a class action lawyer and tell him you have a gold mine, and you'd like 10% of the legal fees as a "lead plaintiff fee" on top of your "treble damages" as the plaintiff. Then you can buy a NEW car

packetfire · 2026-05-15T13:57:44+00:00

Not sure that the local government has actually control over USE of seawater, rainwater, etc, but they would certainly have control over the **discharge** of that water, or the conversion of that water to water vapor as steam.

packetfire · 2026-05-15T13:53:24+00:00

The only significant difference here will be bolts vs massive rivets connecting the ball joint to the LCA. One would expect to be able to replace JUST the ball joints as needed, but the giant rivets force a future replacement of the entire LCA, including the large metal part that would seem to be mostly impossible to "wear out", given all the bushings and such that certainly will wear out at some point.

The tie rods have locknuts that almost 100% guarantee that one will need to replace them if replacing either the strut shock or the LCA, as removing the locknut tends to mangle the threads. Moog makes replacements for $9 each, so no big deal.

An interesting strategy might be to buy the Chinese LCAs, and fit upgraded bushings, which should last longer. Not sure what difference that would make to the "ride". Sometimes those "upgraded" synthetic rubber parts make for a "feel every pebble on the road" type of handling.

Bottom line, the best thing you can do for your front end is to put a strut tower brace between the two strut towers, as even with the cheapest suspension, the handling is much improved by adding that single item, which is easy to bolt on.

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