Bill, I noticed your Chevron station was near (or on) Foothill Blvd. Is that
the Foothill Blvd. that runs thru Sylmar, Sun Valley and near Mt. Baldy? Why
did you give up on your Chevron station? It looks like your station was a
full-serve. I always thought there was a lot of money to be made in
automobile service?

Was that pic of the Pomona dragstrip? I think that's the only dragstrip left
in Southern California now.

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"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
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> Yes, I was a mechanic in the Navy until Pearl Harbor, took me
> twenty two days to die.
> This life, I rebuilt my first carburetor at the age four, drove
> twenty five dollars cars on twenty five cents tires, which of course
> needed a lot of work to get to school. Caught the hot rod bug in high
> school: http://www.billhughes.com/dragster.jpg Did twenty years as an
> owner/operator Chevron Dealer: http://www.billhughes.com/chevron.jpg and
> burned out, and thought Sony and Will's characters had a good job seeing
> the U.S.of A. So I became an independent trucker driving a million miles
> with two logs. Doing normal maintenance took all my spare time, giving
> me a bunch more mechanic experience, but not much fun at ten cents an
> hour: http://www.billhughes.com/kenworth.jpg
> I was surveyor while in the ARMY '64 to '66, and tested all the
> artillery divisions and the Honest John missile in Germany:
> http://www.billhughes.com/proudFcivilian.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>
> Doug wrote:
>>
>> The thing is Bill, with the double-cardan joint installed, I can't even
>> see
>> that zerk fitting (for the double-cardan joint ball). The skid plate that
>> holds up the xfer case is right there in the way, but even then the zerk
>> fitting is covered by the knuckle of the spider.
>>
>> Does the double-cardan joint ball and spring assembly put pressure on the
>> spider to prevent wobbling?
>>
>> Thanks for all your responses and advice too Bill. I really appreciate
>> it.
>> Were you a mechanic in a previous life (maybe after you were in the
>> army)?
>> What unit were you in when you were in the army?