My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 16

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/06/2017 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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This slightly wobbly wheel bearing was installed to a boat trailer that was towed in. When the driver noticed the failure he had driven for a solid +500 miles....

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Photo: Spudtato18

1985 Corolla GT-S... ...in Yukon, Canada

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“Blades”

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Don’t taze me, bro!

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[JAWS THEME INTENSIFIES]

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Custom!

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Me-yow!

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Oh! Thanks for LEDing me know. *zip*

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I know I’ve already shared one of these in an earlier post, but I just can’t get used to seeing this sort of thing on a 2009 model.

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Pixie dust

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3 out of 4 mechanics agree: don’t do this.

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Don’t trip over this tripped engine code.

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Holy hot spin!

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“No drill” “electric or chargeable”

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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

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Oh, spring clamps. Nice.

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Another customer lost theirs? Well, one of these is bound to fit.

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“Lego o’ me; I didn’t do nothin’.”

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Time for another game of “how old is that tire?”.

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Can’t you just use duct tape?

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Looks like somebody needs a cold air intake.

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Yup, that’s a 1/2" adapter.

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (5)

MM54 > Urambo Tauro
08/06/2017 at 13:17

The JB weld one looks like it is literally suggesting that, if the block cracks or otherwise is leaking in these areas (such as in illustration 3 “more often the transmission end”) to clean it up and slap some JB weld over it. That’s fantastic/scary.

His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
08/06/2017 at 15:44

Holy shit that 1/2 adapter now explains why I scream and curse during every oil change.

I hate cheap lube techs. I really do.

Urambo Tauro > His Stigness
08/06/2017 at 15:58

Just seeing that picture almost made me start screaming and cursing. That shouldn’t even be part of the kit! But then again, I guess the kit is probably for removal, not installation.

His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
08/06/2017 at 16:09

IT SHOULDN’T NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE KIT!!!!! INSTALL BY HAND!!!!

Whew, that got out of hand. Now that I’ve calmed down..

I think it might actually be for diesel filters because I think even when they’re torqued properly they get stuck and require a big bar. But then just imagine the kind of shit you need to use when the idiot that installed it didn’t torque it correctly... I broke several of my bosses old tools trying to get the last one off. That’s why I don’t do service work and just do smogs and diagnosis. =]

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
08/07/2017 at 07:57

The trailer wheel bearing in the first one is terrifying! It’s amazing how quickly trailer parts can go to shit. My buddy lost a wheel off his freshly serviced camper this summer. Sheared all five lugs off. Luckily it was a tandem axle camper.