Turnbuckle Mea Culpa

[bobg333]

A couple of weeks ago there was a fairly extensive discussion here about turnbuckle lock nuts. I chimed in saying, in short, that I had been all over Baja with my Grandby and never had a serious loose turnbuckle episode and therefore thought it was all a non-issue.

Well I'm back in Baja and last week found my right rear TB to be completely missing!! I'd checked it one week before but had not bothered to cinch up the locknut.

So I take back all my wise remarks. You were right.

At the moment I have a scrounged piece of cable holding down the right rear and yesterday I found a TB in Santa Rosalia. So I'll be putting that on as soon as I can finish this Corona and get out of this lounge chair on the beach. (Well . . . maybe tomorrow.)

 

[pvstoy]

So I'll be putting that on as soon as I can finish this Corona and get out of this lounge chair on the beach. (Well . . . maybe tomorrow.)


That is not what a person wants to read sitting at work!

 

[Ted]

That is not what a person wants to read sitting at work!
Said the guy online at work.

Oh wait, so am I. Nevermind.

 

[brett13]

Said the guy online at work.

Oh wait, so am I. Nevermind.

Ditto. But I work from home, does that make a difference?

 

[DirtyDog]

Well, told ya so

 

[Hittheroad]

I once had great difficulty installing a specialty starter motor in a sports car. When I called the manufacturer they said "Oh yes - that is what we call a 3 beer job."

Turnbuckles are at most a one beer job but that is for all four.