Uh oh

"190e30-Now with COSWORTH" (190e30) 12/29/2014 at 00:39 • Filed to: None

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The feeling when you're trying to put the new power steering reservoir you just installed back in its bracket and the screw falls, and you have absolutely zero idea where it went after spending a good half hour looking for it. It's gonna be a fun morning.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > 190e30-Now with COSWORTH 12/29/2014 at 00:49

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It'll be fine - they always put extra screws in, just for situations like this. Don't they?

190e30-Now with COSWORTH > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 12/29/2014 at 01:13

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Less worried about the screw, more about what it might hit if I don't get it.

Steve in Manhattan > 190e30-Now with COSWORTH 12/29/2014 at 01:17

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magnet on the end of a stick to pick it up?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > 190e30-Now with COSWORTH 12/29/2014 at 01:30

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I know dem feels, bro. Was working on a car last week, in a bit of a hurry, had absolute butter fingers and dropped 3-4 bolts down through pullies and things. Got them all back just fine after a bit of searching and some magic with magnets, but still frustrating. I've seen where someone did this but didn't retrieve the bolt and it ended up getting cocked sideways between the crank pulley and timing cover and ended up blasting a 1.5" hole in the cover and spewing oil out.

190e30-Now with COSWORTH > Steve in Manhattan 12/29/2014 at 12:35

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That was what ended up doing the trick. Originally, the issue was that I had no idea where to even put the magnet, because I had zero idea as to where the screw was. By waiting until daylight I saved myself some time though, it took less than 5 minutes to locate and remove.