/r/Justrolledintotheshop
For those absolutely stupid things that you see people bring, roll, or toss into your place of business and the people that bring them in.
For those absolutely stupid things that you see people bring, roll, or toss into your place of business and the people that bring them in.
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Tires guys almost got it
Just came from the tire shop for an inspection. So close.
01:45 UTC
No one open on a Saturday had an ac schrader valve tool in stock.
But I had a bolt, and angle grinder, and a drill.
21:25 UTC
What's a crazy car repair you saw growing up that you would laugh at today?
Looking back, my Dad was laughably bad at fixing cars. He would do it to save a buck because we didn't have much. A couple of the things I saw as a kid were:
On an early 90s GM with a 3.1, to replace the alternator and serpentine belt, he CUT the old belt, and got the alternator changed. To put the new belt on, he didn't know you could use a ratchet in the tensioner square hole. So he routed the belt then used a crowbar and a flathead screw driver under the new belt to force it up and over the alternator pulley. I was a kid so I thought this was the way it was done.
He never replaced a rotor on a brake job. He would leave them on the car and sandpaper any grooves the best he could, then slap on new pads. Always with the C clamp to push the piston in. One time he was doing rear discs on a Nissan, and he pushed the piston so hard, the C clamp bent! He finally broke down and asked AutoZone how to do it and they lent him the tool to turn the piston in counterclockwise.
Wires always twisted together with electric tape over the joint if they needed to be spliced together. Didn't know anything about soldering or butt connectors.
Water pumps, he never just used a gasket. He didn't trust them. He would slather a ton of RTV on the water pump housing, the waterpump, and the gasket. Black goo would be everywhere around the mating when he was done.
Crush washers for the oil drain plug? When he would lose them, once again, slather the hell out of RTV around the drain plug and bolt it in.
We lived in an area with no inspection. His catalytic converter plugged up on an S10. It would struggle to go over 40mph, so he got under there and drilled about 20 holes in it. It actually drove fine afterwards but sounded like hell.
He was a sucker for oil and gas additives. Any misfires could be fixed with that stuff in his eyes. Changing spark plugs, if he could get to them, he'd changed them. Any hard to reach ones, well they can stay there for 200k miles.
19:32 UTC
Jesus take the wheel.
1992 Chevy Silverado 2500 that's been converted into a plough truck. Don't worry, it won't be out on any public roads, just used for our parking lot.
19:29 UTC
This is going to be fun. (I have no idea what I’m doing)
16:08 UTC
I’m fed up with how many special tools you need to do anything
Im seriously tired of keeping track of what special tool I need to work on something particular. You need to install a rear main seal on a 6.7 PS? Special tool. Need to install a front crank seal? Another special tool. Need to remove the rear bearing locks on a 2020+ dually Silverado? You need another special tool. Same for a Ram. Same for putting in an output shaft seal on a 6r140 with a non slip yoke output shaft.
I could go on and on with how many special tools I have or the shop has, just to do what most would consider a “routine” repair. Half the jobs I do I have to wait for the shop or myself to get the special tool so I can do the job, and it’s driving me up a wall.
I think this is how manufacturers get around the “right to repair” act, claiming “oh you don’t need to take your truck to a dealer, you just need a $700 special tool that only the dealer sells”. Its fucking infuriating
15:45 UTC
I asked the new Master Tech for help diagnosing an electrical fault and he pulls this out. I'm at a loss for words. Anyone got a VHS player I can borrow?
13:59 UTC
Some Say They're Still Looking For It To This Day...
09:29 UTC
Casual test drive.
No grille, no hood, no fenders, no doors, no seat belts, and no steering wheel.
08:46 UTC
That time of year
Getting the old girl ready for another season of hard work
02:59 UTC
We brake for nobody
00:25 UTC
Hey man can you have a look at my truck? I keep getting a weird sound...
New Bluetooth sway bar link.
23:17 UTC
Battery overhaul
I would rather ask for some advice, diagnosing potential failures, cleaning this mess up on a job site with many more just like. This beast had the top of all the plates dry
21:32 UTC
Is this variable injection timing?
19:49 UTC
Yeah that rear diff isn't doing to hot
14 CRV with 375k miles. She's a little tired boss. Water isn't separating out and I can't find how water could have gotten in. All vent hoses are connected. I even used a boroscope to inspect the top of the diff. C/S rear shutters when turning.
19:26 UTC
In my years doing on highway heavy duty I've noticed lots of drivers like to keep pieces of religion iconography on their dash. From some it's Jesus. for others it's big titty waifus
19:23 UTC
I hope whoever did this had a horrible Thanksgiving
18:34 UTC
"I had to drill a hole in the cat to get it here!"
Carve out a chunk is more accurate I think
18:09 UTC
Ayo what?
And it was driven in like this. I am actually laughing my ass off over here. The only thing holding this lower Ball joint to the knuckle is the looped part of the cotter pin.
17:21 UTC
Why even own it
15:35 UTC
Decent open wheel lift
12:47 UTC
a block of steel blocking the last engine mount bolt
was pulling engine on this clapped out chinese dirtbike and the last engine bolt run into a block of steel on the rear swingarm, whats it there for you might ask, well, its there to hold the rubber chain guide in place which already have 4 bolts holding it so idk why it even needed that
10:58 UTC