ThePsychoanalyst
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Mar 13, 2017 11:34 PM
ThePsychoanalyst
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reallyolddispatcher
Engineers do this to fuck with mechanics...
PatronSaintofKillers
Wait till Apple start designing cars. They'll be "brave" and you'll have to throw it away and buy a new one when it runs out of gas
TinySupreme
U-joints for ratchets are worth their weight in gold. Holy shit do I love those little handy fuckers.
Jacora
Learnt this doing the starter on my supra. 500mm extension and universal joint just to get to the bolts. Was not fun
FoxGodRecords
Or spark plug no. 8 on an LS1 Camaro, am I right?
mattshouse68
Lol mechanic memes. Nice
TheDrunkenWrench
"Mechanics will be replaced by automation" -Someone who has 0 idea what the job actually entails.
NonPCEngineer
We design cheap up front cost, anything after is the customers and service providers issue. As an engineer... we are dicks
repurposedschleem
Remember, the harder/more expensive it is to fix, the more incentive to scrap and buy again
UH60Mechanic
you should see the dumb shit we have to build to get to shit on our hydraulic deck
oim8ey
Anything is a dildo if you are brave enough
youdontknowhowtoeatmuffjohnsnow
I don't know what this means ????
BuckeyeBTH
Instead of removing a motor mount (which means crane and other big tools) this mech stuck together lots of tools to get around obstructions
revelator
Mustang owner?
frustwrited
I've done this. I've done just this quite a few times.
slappyhamsalads
Yep
DeliciousMeatCurtains
No disassemble!
WarpPig
Your mother was a toaster!
BoxesofFoxes
Heh..yeah...CARS...car stuff..I too, know much about the car. -ahem-
Zap117
Had to basically disassemble an entire Mazda 323 to remove the stereo Wich was bolted to the car
Exitus04
it aint stupid if it works!
PhilFreeman
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
I know a mech, and if the book says it takes 5 hrs he gets paid 5 hrs. He does shit like this saves himself 2-3 hrs and gets paid for 5.
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
He told me he once got paid for 24 hrs for 8 actual work hours. Pretty cool.
RichardHardley
A++ for removal. Not so much fun for the reassemble.
duttry98
Do fucking true it's painful
wadenelson1
Pro Tip: Superglue the bolt into the socket. Glue will snap once it's threaded. Or else you abandon a socket.
arsetechnica
Or buy some small super magnets and glue them inside the socket head - holds like a mofo but releases too.
TheDrunkenWrench
Electrical tape around the head of the bolt will jam it sufficiently.
KIAKOM
Pro Tip: Wrap ratchet u joints in electrical tape. They'll still flex, but wont go into full 90° lock mode.
centracing
I'm Canadian so I always used hockey tape.
SmokeTiresNotDrugs
oh good god why didn't I know this before?
TheDrunkenWrench
This. It works wonders.
BilldeTurlock
BTDT
Alonesurvivor
I can't imagine building a car then making everything easily accessible.
thecorrupterx
The 1980 Mercedes 300D transmission bolts require about 4-5 feet of extensions and a large breaker bar if you don't wanna pull the motor.
TONYBOLOGNAtheSMALLPONY
Good way to knock a tooth out or fling a socket at your face ask me how I know
andrewha1226
https://youtu.be/3a55OsZB6J4 Anyone here work on VW? Lol....
Rynestrm
I need that right now! I have some stupid bolt that is hidden under a welded frame support holding on my break line that is cracked.
wadenelson1
Starter bolts on Lexus SC400 / LS400. Get the Harbor Freight tool.
CharlesDeArmon
90's bmws. Remove the intake and all hoses or undo driveshaft and lower transmission.
wadenelson1
http://imgur.com/Wlr4Ow8