Another non-car, non-shop weekend...
First, my sewer backed up into the basement drain. FML. I was told the issue was under the basement floor. FML harder.
Busted up the area the rooter guy said and found no issue. Fortunately my friend does septic inspections so had all the sensors and tools to have at it. So we Hammered down and found nothing except a clean-out that was unser the cement.
The only access prior was the floor drain and that goes to a hard T.
Ended up being a root ball about 15' from the foundation. 130yo house, no clue about the 4" pipe but its not great. Epic story along with it.
So today I put about 50 gallons of dirt back into the hole. Sono tubed the hidden clean-out, and did not buy enough cement to finish the job. But I got here:
Then marched onto my snowblower that stripped the crap that holds the drive gear in.
Well everything is New England rusty and nothing separates.
The big gear in the middle and the sleeve on the right are the issue. The sleeve split and moved so the gear slid on the shaft. Really remarkably actually since everything else is frozen with our beautiful brown friend/nemesis.
Last winter when it broke, I tried to get the thing apart in -10* weather. I failed. I have not had time to work on it since until today.
I broke a bunch of E36 M3 that I knew I was going to break and got one wheel off. I am trying to save the left of pic axle that is under the locker but have yet to separate the two axles.
Broke the locker engagement arm, broke both horseshoe clips on the wheels (last winter with a portapower), pretty much spazzed and smashed the right axle wheel clip space into a mushroom. Probably some other stuff. Fortunately parts are pretty cheap.
Welcome to my life and why I cannot get to fix my cars.