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I replaced the clutch on my washing machine on Saturday. There were a lot of similarities to changing the clutch in a car. First you remove the body. Then you remove the interior. Next comes removing the motor and the transmission. Then you can get at the clutch to replace it. After spending about 2 hours of my time and $30.75 for the clutch the wife is able to take the washer for a spin again! 🙂 Sure beats spending $700 for a new washing machine.

I have always run more pressure in the front than the rear on all my fwd cars and sometimes the pickup trucks if driven empty the majority of the time. It only makes sense to me since the weight distribution is so uneven, especially the Reatta which is about 65%F 35%R

I rotate my tires about every 5000 miles. When I rotate them I inspect for nails or other objects in the tires while I have the wheels off. I also use a tread depth gauge to keep track of how the tires are wearing. I have found that 35 in the front and 32 in the rear on my Reatta helps keep the tires wearing even all the way across the tread. Rotating the tires often helps that too. I've not noticed much difference in the ride. Keeping more pressure in the front tires makes the center of the tire stand up more and helps take some of the load off the outside edges and keeps it from rolling over in the curve. I think that helps slow the wear on the outside edge of the tire if you are driving around curvy roads a lot where you are braking and accelerating a lot while going around curves like I often do here on the back roads of Tennessee.