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Originally Posted by Squabble
i'm psyching myself out because my idler arm has been creaking/messed up for about two months. i bought an idler arm repair kit for my front right idler arm. my indy thought he'd get to it before tomorrow, and now he can't do it!!!
i'm thinking about going at it myself in my driveway, or ignoring it and hoping nothing goes wrong on the way down. i don't want my self repair to end up being on of those "i should have left it alone" situations and then not be able to drive down to PA. of course, i also don't want my idler arm to fail on the way down US 476!
crap on a stick!
(my wife also game me a little sternness over bringing beer and drinking it before driving all the way back to NY.....so i probably won't be bringing any of that fine PBR.....  ) |
Whoa, weird, I'm having the same thoughts ... My idler arm is also creaking to high heaven ... have the kit sitting in my garage and I'm considering trying to replace it right now. I have to leave for work at 5 tonight and will be there until 2 a.m. ... so if I start the job and can't finish it before 5 for some reason, I'm screwed. I'm pretty sure it'll be fine if I leave it alone for the trip ... it's been gradually getting louder for a while, very annoying.
As for the beer, I don't think it's exactly hazardous to drink a beer or two early in the afternoon and then drive home a few hours later. 
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