My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 152

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/15/2020 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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...Had all sorts of wack done to it. Floating spacers, knock off wheels, fake vents, etc.

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Farm truck...

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So that is the THIRD such cylinder we’ve been through. Same thing all three times: Someone put a pipe stick (fork extensions) on our telehandler and attempted to move a 20 foot long piece of 1” thick 48” pipe with it. This is the fork pivot cylinder. The last two times it just snapped. This time it folded over like a noodle.

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Piece of caked

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2013 vw golf ...He came in for a safety check and was dissapointed when we didn’t pass it.

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He fell asleep, coasted across two lanes, the two-way left turn lane, two lanes of oncoming traffic, and somehow made it through the driveway (hopped the curb though), and the parking lot, but slammed into two bollards and the wall...

He almost was ejected but the airbag saved him, however it looks like he hip checked the windshield out.

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...This stud is for a different t-stat housing than what’s installed.

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[VVT] Oil control valve.

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Many poos shot out!

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2019 Chevy Cruze

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You had one job!

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Mmm... dulce de leche!

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“B” stands for bag , right?

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[It was idling at] 1600-ish...

I removed the mat, vacuumed the pedal area, sprayed a bit of lube on things, scooted the seat up ~2" & had her go test drive. “OMG it’s like a new car! THANK YOU!!”.

I wish I was making this shit up.

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Don’t give me no lip!

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...it had no power (boost deactivated) and made some noise, but not OMG NOISE! I cleared codes before driving (had 13 in engine) after, it had VANOS and Valvetronic faults. I took off the oil cap, reached in with my finger, and was able to lift the chain off the cam gear. Timing system failure confirmed

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...this customer paid to have his fuel line repaired at a different shop. This was their result.

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Jeep Liberty

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Mercedes-Benz vito

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Sprocket Man! Slipping off his chains out here alone...

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All was well. Left with the customer in a nice comfy box.

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Obligatory COVID-19 post

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Obligatory tire post

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Obligatory brake post (click link for video)

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DISCUSSION (22)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 13:10

“ Do you hear a clucking noise? There it goes again, a distinct clucking sound coming from the car. Honey, I suspect fowl play.”

sony1492 > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 13:16

Kinja'd!!!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 13:23

Kinja'd!!!

I see nothing wrong with this, though I wouldn’t have used sheetrock screws; I’d have used something more elegant.

Brickman > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 13:29

That fuel line repair gives me chest pains. Lol at the chicken suspension :P

jimz > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 13:30

that Prius one reminds me of a story I read years ago. don’t know if it was something in a muscle car magazine, or maybe it was Tom & Ray, but it was about this “little old lady” who had some ‘60s car, you know, the “only drove it to the store and to church” thing. she brought it to the mechanic multiple times saying it didn’t run very well, but every time they would test drive it it was fine. Finally they asked to ride along with her so she could show them. She pulled out the choke knob, hung her purse from it, started up, and drove away.

“Well there’s your problem!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 13:38

But... But WHY?

Kinja'd!!!

facw > sony1492
03/15/2020 at 13:43

It gets better in the sense that some people in the discussion thread are pretty sure that that is the wheel from a Logitech racing controller (though that might still be the least shady thing about that install).

sony1492 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/15/2020 at 13:44

Hit it with a red paint pen and call it good

sony1492 > facw
03/15/2020 at 13:45

They must be living in the 5th dimension

Nom De Plume > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 14:04

A for effort wearing out the inner ring on that bike. Nowhere near the worst I’ve seen though. Those usually are a big ring or the 11t cog on a cassette lovingly crafted by a true technician who’ll take the time to slowly spin them up and then whale on them for a few hours.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Nom De Plume
03/15/2020 at 14:19

The outer ring appears to have had it’s teeth ground off?!

Nom De Plume > VincentMalamute-Kim
03/15/2020 at 14:37

Conversion to single front ring using a massive cassette in the back. Since the dummy ring/chain guard is pristine it appears to do a better job keeping their pants leg clean than fending off rocks and stumps.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Nom De Plume
03/15/2020 at 14:42

My mind is still road bike oriented - didn’t occur to me to use it as a bash protector.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 14:45

Wow. Oh, wow.

BTW, does one use “Brawny” as TP when they encounter a big asshole?
-- asking for a friend.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > facw
03/15/2020 at 14:47

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Nom De Plume > VincentMalamute-Kim
03/15/2020 at 15:13

On a mtb you used to effectively do this with the outer ring of a triple crank. S o you could pedal through logs without having anything protruding that caught on rocks.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 18:39

It takes a really special kind of stupid to do that to your steering wheel in any car. Let alone a modern car that is supposed to have an airbag! And then the real piece of Samsonite does it in a place that does safety inspections!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
03/15/2020 at 21:10

Perhaps it’s a Jeep thing?

No I don't understand either....

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 21:14

I’m not sure that’s how the game of chicken is supposed to work.

My lot tend to perch on the rear axle of the farm ute...( I took one to the shed the other day) or dust bathe under the slasher...

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
03/15/2020 at 21:24

I hope they have a plumber on call

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Urambo Tauro
03/15/2020 at 21:30

That oil control vavle went on my malibu @85k. quickest repair ever. What pissed me off though was I thought it was the cam sensor which has to be installed behind the engine, so you’re doing it all by feel.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Urambo Tauro
03/16/2020 at 01:00

that tyre post is good karma

that VW steering wheel one was scary.