There are go/no go gauges for use on bike chains to help determine when the chains need to be replaced. The older tool I have measures 0.75 and 1.0% stretch, and the newer one 0.5 and 0.75% stretch (reflecting a reduced tolerance for stretch with the newer thinner chains).
Is there anything...
My experience with Goodyear tires is similarly bad. No more for me.
The different franchise shops kept balancing them, which did no good.
I think the problem was shifting belts.
This was an excellent read. I've read a number of books about the Kennedy family previously, but this one added some interesting stuff, as well as being almost right up to date.
Some critics say coauthor James Patterson only lent (sold) his name to it to boost sales. I don't know, but if so...
That's a very definitive test!
In my experience, a worn end link will make a knocking noise over speed bumps, whereas a worn stabilizer-bar bushing will cause more of a thumping noise.
Did you check the stabilizer-bar end links with the suspension loaded (that is, with the wheels on ramps or a lift)?
If that corner of the car is jacked up, with the wheel hanging, the slack is taken out of the loose ball-and-socket fittings, and they (misleadingly) seem to be OK.
I've made...
I just watched this 2-part video. Thought it was excellent - I now have a much-better understanding of what my friend is dealing with. (We talked a week ago, and he had made some progress, but didn't have the tractor running yet.)
Thanks so much!
You've got me beat - in my worst bike accident (June 2000), I crushed a helmet, broke a tooth, and donated much skin and blood to the road, but didn't sustain a concussion.
Got off easy, all considered.
Your comment sparked this exchange:
Me: "Dear, hypothetically, what do you think of the idea of periodically running a toilet seat through the dishwasher?"
Her: "EWW, THAT'S DISGUSTING!!!"