Some more work on the garage, roof stuff.
and I got one thing on the exxon valdez done, one of the sun roof latch screws pulled out of their threads so it would not latch tight, it's been regulated to the back yard covered up outa sight, I've had the parts to fix it for a couple weeks and this morning I needed to make a store run and there is a ford edge hanging on to the back of the dump truck so I was forced to take the car for a ride
, and since it was out of hiding I figured 'why not now?'
I will caution anybody doing this to pay attention to the latch orientation, it would be upsetting to get it all back together only to take it apart to turn it around. I realized right away I was not sure which way it went so I got out my magic book and got it right the first time.
The old stuff, notice there is one odd washer, and not just any washer.
It has a shoulder to center the screw in the hole in the glass, thats right, we have an escapee! After thinking about it, remember I picture things in my head like a cartoon, so I'm watching the screw fall (in slow-mo) and the washer land in my lap, at the time it came apart I was not aware, I just noticed a rattling above my head and there it was dangling. Now I'm imagining it falling from my lap when I got out of the car in some random strip joint ahhh, I mean convenience store or in the yard where the grass is the highest. Both scenarios mean 'gone forever! Well I searched the floor boards of the car and find it! That just doesn't happen! Ever! I'm buying a lotto ticket today.
the new stuff
All cleaned up and ready to put back together!