What non automotive projects and repairs are you doing?

[abscate]

I have been a pretty dedicated Price Pfister customer when I had a 22 year old kitchen facuet rust out, couldnt find the serial or model number. I sent a picture to Customer Service with low expectations...and 30 minutes later received the tracking number for the inbound replacement faucet.

[volvolugnut]

I have started another repair project with my 1970's John Deere 212 mower. The transmission started jumping out of gear last summer. On line research shows most mowers of this era used Peerless transmissions like mine. Parts and information are very available. These are about 80 pound cast iron beasts. They are often used for competitive pulling garden tractors with locked differential and souped up engines.
I have the transmission removed, seals and gaskets in hand, and about to started the toughest job - pulling the wheel hubs off the axles. Internet says use Kroll oil, heat, and 6 ton, three jaw puller.
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[BlackBart]

While working on camshaft seal replacement project, my trolley jack decided to stop lifting. I had to resort to an old Walker crank scissor jack to lower the car to the floor. My bottle hydraulic jacks did not have enough lift travel to do the job.
So new project is resealing the trolley jack. I ordered parts from this site:
https://www.hcrcnow.com/
They seem to have seal kits and parts for most any hydraulic shop tool.
I will try to report on results.
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Handy! My honker 40 yr old floor jack sometimes makes a TINK TINK noise under load - always have jack stands of course, but it all settles a bit.

[volvolugnut]

Rebuild of my trolley floor jack was successful. The hardest part was removing the jack bottle cap using three foot cheater pipe with base clamped in my vise attached to a table which is not attached to the floor.
It no longer drops or creeps under load.
I really need to attach my vise table to the floor, but I move it around sometimes.
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[volvolugnut]

I finally removed one axle hub from the John Deere mower transmission. The O'Reilly borrowed 7 Ton puller did not work even with lots of torch heat. Next up a 10 Ton Harbor Freight hydraulic puller with torch heat to over 700 F. Added 3 pound hammer wacks - no movement.
Time to get out the red neck solution with grinder and cutoff wheel to split length wise. I had to get out the Dremel tool to get in closer with a smaller cutter. More wacking with a chisel at the cut. Back to the 10 Ton hydraulic puller with cheater bar.
IT MOVED! With a moderate loud bang, but no injuries. More jacking on the puller and it was off.
New hubs are $300. Used hubs are $60 on ebay. I will likely put a shaft lock collar on and use the old hub.
The fun never ends.
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