My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 151

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/08/2020 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, 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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...He felt the other dealership was trying to scam him into buying a cabin air filter after they previously tried to sell a cabin air filter to another one of their customers. He then came to us so he could record the filter being removed from the vehicle to see if it was really dirty or he was being scammed

They pulled the cabin out and it was absolutely shot. The customer then called the other shop he accused and apologized

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soooooooo it turns out there is a recall on this problem. 2015-16 Ram 1500's. Left side axle and bearing failures. R59 NHTSA 15v-661.

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A dodge pickup. 6.7 cummins

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We thought it was coolant leaking into the cylinders but it turned out the engine was dry. Just the muffler sitting submerged on a flooded road luckily

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Several previous owners, probably even more installers. Just shit installer on top of other shit without removing or cleaning. This was all tucked behind the glovebox so the customer had no idea

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Thar she blows!

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Completely random [transmission jack] failure.

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Context: Incorrect tyre/alloy size mounted causing the tyre to rub against the shock... so much so to eat through the wall to cause the oil to seep...

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Gal rolled in with it. They’d had a leak in the vacuum system for the wiper cover, so they disconnected the line from the fitting on the intake runner and put another short piece of hose on it with a BB in it. It was running a little rough, but had no pickup. I suspected the vacuum advance diaphragm. While pulling the air cleaner off, with it running, I said, “What’s this open vacuum line on the intake” while reaching for it. She said, “We stuck a metal ball in there to block it off.” as my finger touched it and the motor ate that BB like Pacman gobbling balls. It got a few more revolutions in after I yelled, “SHUT IT OFF NOW!”

Head and valves were fine. The hammered BB was laying on the piston. Thank god they were forged. I did not replace the piston. It lost no compression. I warned her about it possible getting hot spots on it and potentially melting bits at the edge, but she wanted to retain to originality...

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Video: Pornandkarma

Prepare thyselves, the convergence of the planets is upon us...

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Just marking its territory

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It basically fell apart in my hands

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (7)

Just Jeepin' > Urambo Tauro
03/08/2020 at 13:15

My favorite comment so far. Makes me feel better about my Jeep’s transmission that feels like it’ll never be done.

My buddies father brought his old Corvette to a shop when we were 17. It’s still at the shop, waiting to be worked on. I’m 30 now lol.

jimz > Urambo Tauro
03/08/2020 at 13:16

I hope that drum brake is for a drum-in-hat parking brake setup, ‘cos those shoes look utterly impotent.

sony1492 > Urambo Tauro
03/08/2020 at 13:40

That wiring is giving me ptsd

Nom De Plume > Urambo Tauro
03/08/2020 at 15:19

Yes! Albeit with a peppered past and they were only reintroduced in 2017, so not very long. Taco Bell exists in over 25 countries.

In cases like this I don’t understand why you wouldn’t safely attach the frame/stabilize triple tree and front wheel and hoist it up vertically until all the water is drained. All of 30 seconds probably.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Urambo Tauro
03/08/2020 at 18:12

Remind me to avoid walls that appear to be covered in angle grinders...

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
03/08/2020 at 22:47

That brake line really pisses me off! Must've gone to the Scotty Kilmer school of butchery.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Urambo Tauro
03/09/2020 at 03:48

Kinja'd!!!

here’s (whats left of) the front brakes of a Holden Epica that rolled into our shop