Saturday, June 19, 2010

Changing Struts on a 1996 Toyota Camry with Monroe QuickStruts

I changed the struts on a 1996 Toyota Camry with monroe Quickstruts ordered from Amazon.com. At least I was successful in replacing the front struts. It was not as easy as you might think, it took 2 people, as to put the new strut in, you have to basically jump on the lower control arm to get it far enough down to get the new strut to line up. No doubt it is easier than taking the strut apart though, and much cheaper than taking to a shop. Unfortunately the rear struts were unable to be done due to the stabilizer link nuts being completely rusted on, and unable to turn. I had to take the car to the shop to get the old stabilizer links torched off. Then they finished the job for $300. So grand total to replace all 4 was $150 x 4 = $600 - $150 rebate = $450 + $300 shop = $750. Which is still cheaper than having the shop do it.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Kohler Wellworth Toilet Flapper

One of our toilets was flushing on its own. Needed a new flapper.
Kohler Wellworth K-4620-DA toilet.

Kohler part number 85160 you can find it online.
Amazon link:
https://amzn.to/2XnxmeY

I went to TrueValue and got Korky Plus Adjustable Premium Flapper and it worked just fine.
Korky 2004BP

Amazon link:
https://amzn.to/2U24zLa

On the package it said "Fits most brands including Kohler and American Standard Toilets".
5 year warranty and made in Burlington WI, USA.
So there you go.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Xubuntu menu bar disappeared

I am running Xubuntu on a laptop and after I downloaded the latest batch of "upgrades" the menu bar disappeared! I found the answer searching google:
Alt+F2 then enter xfce4-panel
That brings it back. Stayed there after a restart also.

I would now like to know how to have it auto-login to my wireless network after a restart.

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