u/Agreeable_Tamarack

I had TKR on both knees in 2013 and my knees have been pain free since then. Lately I have been having some hip flexor discomfort and went to a physical therapist and one of the exercises she had me do is shown in the attached pic. The evening after my session, both of my knees swelled more than they have swollen since recovering from the TKR's. Essentially you plant one foot and lift the other off of the floor and slowly move it away from the planted foot. It seemed to me that the exercise puts a lot of lateral stress on the knees and even though it was not painful doing the exercise, I wonder if it caused the swelling. I did tell them that I had replaced knees. Am I right about this? Thanks, AT

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I have a Marlin model 60 that I bought from Wally's 10 or 15 years ago and lately it has been jamming almost every time i use it. I tried the "nickel trick" and the spring was bent out of spec so I bent it to what seemed right, but then i noticed that the "fingers" that grab the casing to eject it, were noticeably different sizes. Should they be the same? I doubt that it has had more than a few hundred rounds fired through it so i don't think they are worn. The springs on those parts are strong and I can slide a shell casing under them but not sure if they would grab the shell in use.

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I have a Husky 2042 lawn tractor and it is hard to move freewheel rod. I can grab the straight part of the rod with vice grips and get it to move in and out, but if I try to move it from the part that sticks out past the rear of the tractor, the rod just flexes/bends at the place where the rod is bent at 90 degrees. I assume that I need to lubricate wherever the rod attaches to the transmission but not sure how to access that area, or even where the end is. Can I get to that through the battery box or do i need to take more things apart to access the right area? Thanks for any advice. AT

UPDATE: Yes, you can see the end of the rod by removing the battery box. Not easy to get a can of PB Blaster in the space with a "straw" on it to shoot at the end of the rod but after doing that and working rod in and out a dozen or two times, it has loosened up enough to work as it should from the rear of the tractor. Ready to mow!