Am I the only one that's been thinking of the BMW handlebar story in Zen and
the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance throughout this thread?

Cya,
Robert

On Sep 21, 2010 12:57 PM, "Bill M" <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:
> I never realized that my kids call it aluminum foil instead of tinfoil
like I do. Just found out I am medical eligible at work when I retire (still
far from that) so I am getting older..... Darn!!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 21, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote:
>
>>> I think He even used Tin Foil if I remember.
>>
>> Hey, Jonce, you are showing your age! I call it "tinfoil," too,
>> and my wife kids me.
>>
>> I have tried it in the past, but have found the best solution
>> is to clean the pot metal from the splines of the shaft and
>> then tighten the arm back on so the splines could bite fresh.
>>
>> I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I managed to
>> replace it with only loosing the dash and pulling one side
>> back a little. Don't go there!
>>
>> Richard