Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:10:52 -0600
From: "William J. Rice" <jarvis64@juno.com>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Steering "clunk"
>Hear hear! BTW, I was just beginning to think you
were an OK human til you told all
of us about your evil prank on the guy with the magnets.
We wouldn't have done it except the guy was just so
ADAMANT about how fabulous these stupid magnets
were. And here's another one you can use on your
friends who've just finished a complete rebuild of a
Series Land Rover and are annoying the hell out of
you with their blather about what a wonderful vehicle
they've created. I cannot take credit for this prank;
it was one of my co-workers.
Back in the mid-80s our manager purchased
a brand new motorcycle, one of those Honda
sideways-V-twins, I think. Of course, he went on
and on about how incredible this motorcycle was,
until the rest of us started ducking into other
rooms when we saw him coming. My
co-worker, who will remain nameless even
though we all call him "Larry," started pouring
half a cup of lube oil on the pavement directly
under the gear case of our manager's bike
at lunchtime. Our manager became frantic,
convinced that his new baby had a serious
problem. He took it to the dealer several times,
but of course the dealer found nothing wrong.
Larry eased off on the lube-oil thing after a few weeks,
but perhaps once a month or so for the next two years,
he'd pour some oil under the bike, as it very effectively
put a stop to the "my motorcycle is the most amazing
machine on the planet" diatribes. So if you have an
annoying friend who's bugging you with his "my Land
Rover's perfect" speeches, grab yourself a container of
engine oil and pour a bit under the front and rear crank
seals of the engine. The front seal area is pretty easy to get
at without having to crawl under anything. Or pour a little
puddle of 90 wt. under the steering relay or one of the swivel
balls. A few days of this will put a quick end to those
"mine's better than yours" taunts.
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