I woke up at 7:30, but played games until almost 9. Then it was up for pet stuff and breakfast. After that it was get out the stuff to work on the monster truck. My goal was to install the motors and maybe work on the steering links.
I ran into immediate trouble. I couldn't get the rear motor to fit in it's place. I finally decided to take it out to the garage where the Dremel was. Once there I really couldn't see any place with interference. I compared the new motor to the old. They're supposed to have the same dimensions. They didn't the new motor was slightly bigger in diameter (no problem). It also had a bigger mounting for the front motor shaft (big problem). This cause the motor to interfere with the gearbox gear.
I had to fabricate a spacer out of a washer. That took a lot of grinding. Fortunately that fixed the problem. I went on and spent more time fabricating a second spacer for the other motor. That time was wasted. The other motor is a different manufacturer and didn't need a spacer.
By the time that was all done it was time to go to lunch. It was a nice day - 85. I wanted to go to an outdoor place in Dripping Springs, but it's not open on Tuesday. We ended up at Doc's instead. I had really good fish and chips. Then we went home so Ellen could go teach kids.
I decided to sit out on the deck and play games. I did that until it got too cool. Then I went inside for dinner (leftovers) and surfing. I ended up watching a whole bunch of youtube videos on the TV.
I wish I could quit berating myself for losing the bracelet. I miss it several times every day.
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