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Re: Spiders
Just saw this thread so I thought I would share my experience.
Over the last 3 weeks I have power washed my front end 3 times including just 3 days ago. (currently I have bare firewall, frame rails and front suspension only) two nights ago I disassembled all of the front suspension and left the hubs on the spindles to bring to work. (think lifting, holding against body, no gloves on placed in back of jeep and left sit over night) next morning I dropped them off with the mechanic at work so he could break them down cut my rotors, repack bearings and reassemble for me. (lifted out of jeep bare handed, carried 30 feet, set down and repeat.) When I came back in the afternoon to pick them up. He explains he steam cleaned them to get off what my power washer couldn't. He said between the backing plate and the hub of one. The largest black widow he had ever seen came out, ticked off and rearing up at him. after he blew it apart he decided to check the other one carefully. he found two in the other one between the plate and hub.... I was in shock and after apologizing for having no idea they were there, can not believe I didn't scare them out. Let alone not get Bit.
Just a wake up call for myself to use a little more caution.
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