My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 15

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
07/30/2017 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, just rolled into the shop, reddit, wrenching

Reddit’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is a veritable cornucopia of the many !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.

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Photo: SimilarLee

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

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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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Photo: E60fan

Blast from the past!

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Photo: CEHepp, itstheleviathan

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

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Photo: ihavethedoubts

What’s the shear strength of Channellock handles?

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Photo: morrismakesstuff

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

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Photo: 56stratplayer

Strange place fora a hitch pin...

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Photo: BlutundEhre

Well, orange you lucky that fit?

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Photo: demshinynutz

Oh boy.

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Photo: digital_parts_guy

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

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Like naked trucks? Check out the whole !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !

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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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DISCUSSION (10)

CB > Urambo Tauro
07/30/2017 at 13:07

Kinja'd!!!

... how?

Urambo Tauro > CB
07/30/2017 at 13:12

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

vondon302 > Urambo Tauro
07/30/2017 at 14:32

Chord ,. Nice lol

Urambo Tauro > vondon302
07/30/2017 at 14:47

Pronounced “shord”, I guess.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
07/31/2017 at 09:24

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.

Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher
07/31/2017 at 09:45

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.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
07/31/2017 at 09:58

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

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro
08/01/2017 at 00:47

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.

Urambo Tauro > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/01/2017 at 01:12

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...

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro
08/01/2017 at 01:45

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.