It happens in 3s (so its said)

With the problem I have been having with my vehicle I thought things couldn’t get much worse.
Wrong:

While back in Sydney I decided to do some work on our caravan. I wanted to raise the van to give it a bit more ground clearance, without under slinging the axle. Decided to replace the springs and have a straight axle made. (the van was fitted with an overlay axle).
On Friday get it all back together and go to fit the new wheel bearings and, one side doesn’t fit, the axle shaft on one side has not been machined to correct size. Measured the shaft and it is 4 thousands of an inch too large (metric 0.10mm). Contacted the company that I ordered it from and then had to remove it all and take it back to them. They confirmed the axle was made wrong and has to be sent back to the manufacturer, in another state. The company I have been dealing with has been extremely helpful and obliging.
So will have to wait about a week before I get the axle back.

Then to top it off, yesterday my wife says to me, “ what are we doing on the 19th (of this month), I looked at her and asked why. “It’s our wedding anniversary” she says.

Now, guys & gals, this is the truth, my wife has never remembered the date of our wedding anniversary, (not once in over 30 years) Most years I buy a card, write on it and throw it in a draw. Sometime later, which could be from 2 weeks to 3 months or more, she will mention it, saying something like, when was our anniversary. :icon_bonk:
When this happens, I go get my card out of the draw, wipe the dust off it, and make some remark like, “happy anniversary hun, so where’s my card ?”, and spend the day hassling her about forgetting it.

So now I have a smoky Patrol. A caravan with no axle and a wife that’s remembered our wedding anniversary.
Surely it has to get better.

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Originally Posted by ova50

Surely it has to get better.

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Maybe she's got you a kick-arse card mate :)

Good luck with the mechanic this week mate, hopefully a fast diagnosis and an easy fix!

Happy Anniversary

Well ova, it can only start improving now. Good luck with the mechanic, caravan and the anniversary (not necessarily in the order).

What a run...
Best wishes for the future mate..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

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Originally Posted by ova50

With the problem I have been having with my vehicle I thought things couldn’t get much worse.
Wrong:

While back in Sydney I decided to do some work on our caravan. I wanted to raise the van to give it a bit more ground clearance, without under slinging the axle. Decided to replace the springs and have a straight axle made. (the van was fitted with an overlay axle).
On Friday get it all back together and go to fit the new wheel bearings and, one side doesn’t fit, the axle shaft on one side has not been machined to correct size. Measured the shaft and it is 4 thousands of an inch too large (metric 0.10mm). Contacted the company that I ordered it from and then had to remove it all and take it back to them. They confirmed the axle was made wrong and has to be sent back to the manufacturer, in another state. The company I have been dealing with has been extremely helpful and obliging.
So will have to wait about a week before I get the axle back.

Then to top it off, yesterday my wife says to me, “ what are we doing on the 19th (of this month), I looked at her and asked why. “It’s our wedding anniversary” she says.

Now, guys & gals, this is the truth, my wife has never remembered the date of our wedding anniversary, (not once in over 30 years) Most years I buy a card, write on it and throw it in a draw. Sometime later, which could be from 2 weeks to 3 months or more, she will mention it, saying something like, when was our anniversary. :icon_bonk:
When this happens, I go get my card out of the draw, wipe the dust off it, and make some remark like, “happy anniversary hun, so where’s my card ?”, and spend the day hassling her about forgetting it.

So now I have a smoky Patrol. A caravan with no axle and a wife that’s remembered our wedding anniversary.
Surely it has to get better.

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Hi Ova,
I feel for you, I'm in the same age bracket as you and can relate to the anniversary thing.

As for the caravan axle, how could any competent tradesman make this and get both ends different?
Hopefully all three issues sort themselves rather painlessly and you're on the road again sooner than later.

If you are up this way some time, let us know and maybe we could arrange a meet up.
Always good to meet another Forum member and swap stories etc.

Cheers Gavin

Me thinks work backwards get the boss onside first and her mobile nest next and then work out how to get her away for a little trip and relax of course coated with chocaltes or what ever it takes = at least 6 mths brownie points lol

Thanks guys,

Quote: Lonicus, Maybe she's got you a kick-arse card mate.

That bothers me, About 20 years back I had an industrial accident, had fractured all but one of my ribs on the left side, Drs were uncertain about the remaining rib.
So the wife comes to visit me in hospital that arvo and brings me a card. I open it, and on the front it has "Get Well, Get Well", when I opened the card, it said, "Get Well and Truely".
I started laughing and that made the pain worse, then there is this slight cracking sound, yep the last rib that the Drs were sus about, let go.

Gutsyute: The axle , I was told that the axle is machined by computer, surely there must be a breathing organism that works the computer, ( Im a pretty gullible person, so sure, I'll believe that)
For the life of me I still cant fathom why she remembered the date, never has this happened.

Can only get better, (I hope, please tell me it will, lol)

I am sorry to read your woes, but you did make me laugh. :clapping:

For that I appolagise. :wink:

Ova don't worry everything is going to be fine. The only way is up from here


Just tap it in just tappy tappy tappy

Look on the bright side Ova50, things are only ganna get better from here...lol

Mechanical things will get sorted no doubt and the wife thing...well, they have to get something right every few years...LOLOLOL

Good luck with it all mate

Ova, the machining of your axle was more than likely done on a automatic lathe or cnc m/c. Yes these things happen from time to time. My suggestion would have been to have the axle centre ground here in Sydney. A lot quicker and cheaper for the company who supplied it to you. Bad luck and hope things improve.
Steve

Macca: Gee, thanks mate,
To quote from a very old movie, "you're talking to a man who's laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe. Im petrified !!!"
No appology necessary,

93Patrol: The only way is up from here:
Up!!!! Um, I should mention that I am afraid of heights.

Nisshead: Look on the bright side Ova50, things are only ganna get better from here...
Just what I needed to hear, Gotta be positive, only hope I dont touch the negative terminal. (lol)

Steve4wdin: Yes these things happen from time to time.

Agree with you there, things do happen.
What annoys me is the part I played. I should have taken a bearing with me to check first.
I didn't, but hey, I can live with that.
People make mistakes. If we didn't, they would never have put rubbers on the end of pensils.

Ova50: Why the hell did you come back to Sydney? :eck05:

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Originally Posted by ova50

Thanks guys,

Quote: Lonicus, Maybe she's got you a kick-arse card mate.

That bothers me, About 20 years back I had an industrial accident, had fractured all but one of my ribs on the left side, Drs were uncertain about the remaining rib.
So the wife comes to visit me in hospital that arvo and brings me a card. I open it, and on the front it has "Get Well, Get Well", when I opened the card, it said, "Get Well and Truely".
I started laughing and that made the pain worse, then there is this slight cracking sound, yep the last rib that the Drs were sus about, let go.

Gutsyute: The axle , I was told that the axle is machined by computer, surely there must be a breathing organism that works the computer, ( Im a pretty gullible person, so sure, I'll believe that)
For the life of me I still cant fathom why she remembered the date, never has this happened.

Can only get better, (I hope, please tell me it will, lol)

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Bloody funny stuff mate, PML. Hopefully no broken bones, or worse, as a result of the unexpected anniversary remembrance :)

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Originally Posted by Lonicus

Bloody funny stuff mate, PML. Hopefully no broken bones, or worse, as a result of the unexpected anniversary remembrance :)

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PML ???. Damm, I just spent about 5 minutes trying to work out what PML was. Google is a wonderful thing, I get it now.