Mrmagoo

great that you can do all that yourself - I had to change a front-top shock mount and bearing - not an especially tough job in itself but my problem was undoing the 18mm nut on the drop links for the sway bar.  It's worth giving these a thorough clean-up and lube before undoing. Also found that a narrow 18mm open-end spanner would have helped (if I had one) to hold the balljoint on the drop-link in place - I wasn't comfortable using the torx bit as I thought it would spin out. It held out for me in the end.  Took me over half-a-day to do this job because of that darned balljoint.
 
Found this video on Youtube to be helpful in outlining the procedure... 
 

People who sit texting on a left turn light arrow and people who spend their time on forums bitching instead trying to educate or help other members with problems.
Also people who complain but don't explain what the problem is.

I always thought winter down there was just maybe a change in the color of the leaves! Know what you mean about paying for a long time. Up here in Canada they call it "Canada Pension Plan". The government has the gall to call it an entitlement after paying into it for over 40 years and then they took out most of it for general revenue.

Hey look!^^ an admin!!!

No, just hosed!

Hats off to FCA. I had the recall done July 6 and received a cheque today dated Aug. 4 for full
reimbursement for the replacement of this hose and inline cooler I paid for in Dec. 2014.
Well done!

Hats off to FCA. I had the recall done July 6 and received a cheque today dated Aug. 4 for full
reimbursement for the replacement of this hose and inline cooler I paid for in Dec. 2014.
Well done!

Mine came today. Have an appointment for tomorrow morning. In the letter they hint at being reimbursed if you had it repaired and had to pay for it. Seems mine cost me
over $900.00 in Dec.2014 when it was -39 or so! Got my fingers crossed!

Hats off to FCA. I had the recall done July 6 and received a cheque today dated Aug. 4 for full
reimbursement for the replacement of this hose and inline cooler I paid for in Dec. 2014.
Well done!

Hats off to FCA. I had the recall done July 6 and received a cheque today dated Aug. 4 for full
reimbursement for the replacement of this hose and inline cooler I paid for in Dec. 2014.
Well done!

A great tribute to your wife Dave. Many of us have great difficulty expressing our feelings towards a loss and I too have done this on another forum after losing both my parents in a two year period.
The support I received there was unreal. In my opinion if anyone on the forum takes offense they don't belong here.
Thank you for reminding us what life is about.

A great tribute to your wife Dave. Many of us have great difficulty expressing our feelings towards a loss and I too have done this on another forum after losing both my parents in a two year period.
The support I received there was unreal. In my opinion if anyone on the forum takes offense they don't belong here.
Thank you for reminding us what life is about.

A great tribute to your wife Dave. Many of us have great difficulty expressing our feelings towards a loss and I too have done this on another forum after losing both my parents in a two year period.
The support I received there was unreal. In my opinion if anyone on the forum takes offense they don't belong here.
Thank you for reminding us what life is about.

What a wonderful tribute to your wife. Thank you so much for sharing a great love story. A forum is what you make it and you my friend raised the bar. God bless!

Very touching, my eyes swelled as I read your posts. If it is any consolation, I can say for sure that you had something very special that some will never have. Cherish your memories and never let go, even if you do move on. I am sorry for your loss and am impressed by your will. Thank you for sharing.

February 23, 2015
Well, I can not believe that another year has past. Hard to believe, but this past year was actually worse than the first. I think that I was numb or in a state of disbelief the first year. This past year, Greif finally reared it's ugly head. I think of Grief as as a Huge Monster that can completely engulf a person. I can only explain that is what happened last year. I have been told that this situation would get easier as time went by, but for me it has not. Maybe, this next year will allow me to take a turn in the right direction in order to get my life back together. Problem is, I still have not accepted the fact that she is gone. I still expect to see her walk into the room, or that she is out shopping and will be home soon.
I was very hesitant to post this on the Nitro Forum, because these Forums are supposed to be about cars. The Guys and Gals over there were fine with it, as we all considered ourselves as an extended family. They gave me much needed support. If I have offended anyone here, I apologize. We come to know each other by the way we post on the forum. Each post can be seen as a part of one's personality. If you have kids, hug them tightly tonight. A wife, the same. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

February, 2013
Well, I can not believe that a year has passed, since Sharon's passing. Little did I know of the gifts that would be awaiting me over the past year.

You see, this is the type of person that Sharon was. Before Christmas, last year, Sharon asked me if she could go shopping. This was towards the end of her "Chemo" journey. I told her, sure, and asked if she wanted me to go. She assured me that she would be fine. She wanted to go alone. As the time went by, I began to worry, but after a couple of hours, she was home. She was tired and wanted to nap. I asked her if everything was fine. She smiled, and told me, "yes".

What she had done that day was to shop for Cards: Birthday Cards, Anniversary Cards, Friendship Cards, "you name it" Cards. Then, in my absence, she began to fill out each and every Card with a personal note. Enough Cards for a whole year, for all of her friends and family. Then, she put a stamp and a return address sticker, as well as a name and address, on each envelope, and made a corresponding list for all of the Cards, organized by date: Birthday, Anniversary, Friendship, etc. Some of the Cards included a note; some, a little money. On this list were the Anniversary Dates, the Birth Dates, the Friendship Dates for all of her friends and family. The list was actually the instructions on when to send out the Card, so the Card would arrive at the appropriate time. She then gave the list and the boxes of Cards to her best friend here in town, Cookie. I had no clue that she had done this. Then, after Sharon's passing, Cookie began to mail out the Cards, one by one, according to the list. Cookie kept this from me as long as she could - at first, people were thanking me for the Cards! This is when Cookie finally had to tell me what Sharon had done.

To this day, I can not grasp how Sharon did this. Bearing this burden of impending death, she took the time to remember all those who were close to her, all those who meant something to her. What could have been going through her mind as she read each and every Card, trying to pick out the appropriate one for each individual and occasion? I know why she did this; I just do not know how she did this. Sharon had a huge heart - everyone came before she did. She longed for nothing out of life, other than the love and happiness from her friends and family.

People began to call and thank me for the Cards. To feel and hear the heart of my wife, I would ask the person to read me the card: most were in the nature of this: Front of Card - You are one year older. Inside of Card - and I haven't changed a bit! If the person was close by, I asked them to bring the Card over, so that I could personally see and feel the love. I actually received two Birthday Cards, because Sharon could not decide which one that she liked better.

I wanted to share this, a continuation of my "Tribute". Take time to grasp life, and do not take anything for granted. Each day is a gift. Cherish the time for as long as you can. Needless to say, Friends and Family are on their way over for a "Toast".

On Thursday, February 23, 2012, my beautiful wife, soul mate, love of my life, lost her short, but hard fought battle with breast cancer. Sharon was diagnosed with Stage 4, inoperable, estrogen driven breast cancer last July, but could not be put on full tilt chemo, as it had already progressed to her chest wall, lymph system, spine and bones. She could no longer produce her own red and white blood cells, so heavy duty chemo was out. When she was diagnosed, she had no symptoms: NONE WHATSOEVER. They say that cancer is the silent killer, and now I know this to be true.

Sharon was so worried about me. When I assured her that I would be OK, she was at peace and passed to the other side. She fought the fight. Sharon had to battle this cancer with one hand tied behind her back; she never seemed to get any good news once it was diagnosed. The whole time she fought this insidious creature, her main concern was making it as comfortable as possible for everyone else. Her trademark humor (she was a DJ on the radio, Rock 104, WXKE for almost 20 years) intercepted the awkward voids in conversation and she suppressed any "why me" moments. This UNFAIR and AGGRESSIVE disease pushed, and shoved very hard on Sharon and she responded with the passion and heart that we all came to expect from her. In the end, the cancer got it's way, as it generally does. But, I can guarantee you, after the day was done, the Grim Reaper went home battered, sore, completely exhausted, and is today considering a new line of work. It has been said that Sharon was like a leaf in a stream, clinging to a rock and fighting the spring current: once she knew that I and the kids would be OK, she finally let go to discover the treasures that are awaiting her downstream.

I don't have anyone to rib me about my latest mod. Sharon used to refer to my Commander as my "Clown Car" because of all the additions. She never understood the passion involved with making a car unique. This is what I will miss the most - her honesty and living life to the fullest.
Godspeed, and thanks for reading.

Dave

Glad to hear you guys are still enjoying summer. Alberta Clipper enroute! -40 here this morning with -48 windchill.

Glad to hear you guys are still enjoying summer. Alberta Clipper enroute! -40 here this morning with -48 windchill.

Glad to hear you guys are still enjoying summer. Alberta Clipper enroute! -40 here this morning with -48 windchill.

Do they read it in Scentigrade?

That and we can still poke fun at ourselves......eh!

That and we can still poke fun at ourselves......eh!

I think I am about the same age as you rolly and I've done it too too, well couple of times anyway.