My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 52

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
04/15/2018 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, just rolled into the shop, reddit, wrenching, fail

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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Somebody move that mast out of the way!

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Watch out, Bush Mechanics.

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Comply or GTFO

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He didn’t take a picture of it, but the mechanic showed him some discoloration on the shaft and said “this thing was glowing.”

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Melts in your mouth, not in your hand!

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[The jack is] Just to steady it on the hoist.

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awd trax... ...the guy was hoping it was covered by the warranty

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Could’ve been worse... could’ve dropped into the cylinder!

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It’s springtime and the leaves are STILL falling!

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Plugs into the wall. I didn’t check to see if it was also a portable charger.

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“DIESEL EXHAUST FUEL”

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Glop

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Dirt oval track...Went to a 1.82 low gear and she wasn’t happy. This was a fresh rebuild ~24-26 laps

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4R70 pump. Some one drilled through the pump body and pinned the seal into place. But roll pins are hollow.

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It destroyed the caliper. Broke the rotor. But somehow, that spare rim was still functional

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Get your own tunnel, this one’s taken!

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We filled it by welding and redimensioned it on a lathe and replaced the pulley. It works fine now.

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The truck bed was filled with snow and it melted and drained through s rust hole that emptied onto the exhaust underneath witch also had a small hole in it. Then it got colder over night and froze solid in the exhaust. Was a odd one for sure.

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I have questio— I mean, uh, I didn’t see anything.

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That was close. Too close.

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Just a PSA. People are filling things like Gatorade caps full of nails and tossing them onto busy streets. The hope is you damage your tire so you are forced to stop so they can rob you.

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (3)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Urambo Tauro
04/15/2018 at 13:06

diesel exhaust fluid?

wut?

i’m going to assume made in china

daender > Urambo Tauro
04/15/2018 at 13:08

That poor Miata. :C I hope it wasn’t a LSD-equipped car as running a spare on the rear will eventually damage it!

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
04/15/2018 at 22:54

Man, this is a banner week. That nails in the bottle cap thing is terrifying. On the rare occasion I go into Chicago, I tend to take side streets instead of rotting on the highway in traffic jams. That does tend to take one through some shitty neighborhoods. I may need to rethink my strategy. Although in those neighborhoods, I know enough to just drive on the rim and plan on buying a new one.