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Re: Off-topic...Update...Boss at work
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Posted by nebraska cowman on June 11, 2004 at 10:41:03 from (65.165.16.250):
In Reply to: Off-topic...Update...Boss at work posted by kentuckykid on June 10, 2004 at 19:21:23:
When I started working in the repair shop I was seventeen and greener than a gourd. I learned to grease the needles and put them back in. We repaired a lot of U joints by putting used needles back in or just replacing one cup because the farmer did not want to pay for an entire cross kit.I still keep a jar of used needles on my bench and another jar of used ball bearings. Several years ago the universal went out on my 4x4 pickup. I made a couple new needles out of baling wire and put a penny in the cap to space them out and ran it 50,000 miles. Maybe parts and sales would be better for you.
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