My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 15

Kinja'd!!! by "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
Published 07/30/2017 at 13:00

Tags: justrolledintotheshop ; just rolled into the shop ; reddit ; wrenching
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Reddit’s Just Rolled into the Shop is a veritable cornucopia of the many wonders and oddities of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.

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I don’t think your individual bearing rollers are supposed to have any steering angle...

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Hmmm, looks familiar .

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Something’s wrong with this pressure plate, but I just can’t put my finger on it...

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Socket to me.

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Blast from the past!

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Well... uh... at least they’re not scotch-locks?

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What’s the shear strength of Channellock handles?

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Looks like Snowman’s not in Texarkana anymore...

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Strange place fora a hitch pin...

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Well, orange you lucky that fit?

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Oh boy.

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I think I’d feel safer with a ratchet strap...

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Like naked trucks? Check out the whole album !

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Rocker-bye baby...

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Spark plug gaps are supposed to be adjustable, right?

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Is there a dentist in the house?

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People on streets...

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Eliquidtronics compartment

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Diagnosis? I’m afraid it’s terminal.

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Classic old-tyme luxury.

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*twitch*

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Well, minus n’t like that.

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AC what you did there.

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The Cube ain’t the only asymmetrical Nissan!

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Not sure about the wrench, but I know that “spacer” has a lifetime warranty!

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Obligatory tire post

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Obligatory brake post

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Replies (10)

Kinja'd!!! "CB" (jrcb)
07/30/2017 at 13:07, STARS: 4

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... how?

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
07/30/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 2

Body was off for repairs to drivetrain. Must not have centered it correctly on trying to get it mated together. Shifted in air and kapooya shits everywhere

Kinja'd!!! "vondon302" (vondon302)
07/30/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 1

Chord ,. Nice lol

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
07/30/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 1

Pronounced “shord”, I guess.

Kinja'd!!! "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
07/31/2017 at 09:24, STARS: 1

The Tahoe that lost its frame really made the rounds last week. My wife sent me that one. Talk about a code brown moment.

Honestly, the Channellocks as a hitch pin is probably fine for a short haul ... say to the store to buy a new hitch pin.

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
07/31/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 1

I was hesitant about adding the Tahoe because I, too, saw it through other channels. Fortunately, the poster’s comments sound legit, so I believe his JRitS post to be the original source.

And yeah, I could see myself doing the same thing with the hitch pin. I’d just take it real easy and try to avoid chewing up the handle grips too much until I got to the store. Besides, the size of that coupler suggests a light-duty trailer.

Kinja'd!!! "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
07/31/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 1

I’m glad you included it, because I forgot to post it here. Oppo needed to see it.

Kinja'd!!! "FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
08/01/2017 at 00:47, STARS: 1

Strange place fora a hitch pin...

I see what you did there.

I’m pretty amazed at the pressure plate... just... how? The only way that seems possible is if the car sat a really long time, or if the clutch was replaced at least once without replacing the pressure plate along with it and run a lot more miles. I’ve seen a lot of blown clutches, but never a pressure plate like that.

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/01/2017 at 01:12, STARS: 1

My guess is something going on with the release bearing? Maybe if the bearing somehow got cockeyed, either by failing on its own, or by some other part (like a spring) getting wedged in there...

Kinja'd!!! "FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
08/01/2017 at 01:45, STARS: 1

I’m thinking release bearing/fork too. Even the fingers that are left look pretty worn. I actually have already had the fork replaced under warranty in my ‘14 at around 52k miles because it somehow got bent and corroded. I imagine if I had kept driving on it that it would’ve messed things up with the rest of the clutch system.