My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 69

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/12/2018 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, just rolled into the shop, reddit, wrenching, fail

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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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CX7... There is a recall on those lower control arms for this exact reason, poorly designed boots that allow water ingress and then pop goes the ball joint.

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...rental car for its first service, 8k miles on it

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2000 Jeep Cherokee

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How much ya wanna bet the timing belt was already broken when this rolled in?

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...it’s flex fuel so maybe they thought it was E85? Even still, come on man

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Spare tire... sure.

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But Threepio said oil baths feel so good!

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Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

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This is your carrier on crack, any questions?

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I finally did it. Diagnosed passenger window reg then raised it up the check driver front tire. Forgot to close passenger door unfortunately. RIP

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Big in Cheboygan, I hear...

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a moth that made its way to the MAF sensor. The air filter was old, dirty, and deformed.

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Stop trying to upsell me!

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Huh. I learned !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! today.

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It’s actually a swing drive pinion gear from a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ... $45k

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04 Chevy express van converted into a short school bus. They didn’t say anything about the AC not working, just came in for an inspection and asked us to look into “a fan kind of noise. Customer thinks it might be the engine fan”. The compressor clutch decided that it wanted to grenade. Ac belt is wedged in there so it’s staying stationary on the crank pulley. Smells great.

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Angry pixie nest

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Variabalance!

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Foot slipped from gas to gas.

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Do I sm ell burning pants?

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Yeah, that explains a lot.

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The first handle melted off, didn’t it?

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...don’t come knockin’.

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“I’ll wipe, and I’ll wipe, and I’ll wipe, a hundred times- still runs like poop.”

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Urambo Tauro
08/12/2018 at 14:02

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How I’ve wait ed for this day.....vol. 69 is officially here

/note that I’m still 15 and make dumb jokes


Kinja'd!!! His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
08/12/2018 at 16:58

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I get so much joy when Japanese cars are featured. Everyone says they’re SOOOO reliable. I love when people’s bubble is burst and they learn they’re like every other kind of car and you have to take care of the damn thing.


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > His Stigness
08/12/2018 at 17:42

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There’s no such thing as a get out of jail free card get out of maintenance free car.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
08/12/2018 at 21:30

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Those tire punctures are downright impressive!


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher
08/12/2018 at 22:06

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Y e a h , I wonder if the free tools were s t i l l u s a b l e .


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
08/12/2018 at 23:53

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They may well be. I would certainly try them!