My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 181

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
10/04/2020 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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I was the customer

Steel chain and aluminum sprocket, hard riding, and 7k miles.

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Edit: the belt in the picture was already put in its correct position when the pics were taken. The belt was previously above the pulley

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This is supposed to be a x-member mount for a 1946 Dodge Deluxe sitting on a ‘78 Caprice frame.

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...2010 civic

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It’s a dirt bike engine, so no idiot light.

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Allegedly less than 60k. Allegedly the guest had it done a few years ago at a different chain.

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...the signs are magnetic that he made himself...

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Photos: Gvineprotoge

I told the tech I want to drive it when we take it out to test.

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We called him up and asked him for it and his response was “but it won’t run with it on”

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00 E46...

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Bearing? Barelyng.

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Not dirt.

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Was between the rad fan and the catalytic converter on a newer honda pilot. It still works too and had a 10mm socket on it lol

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It felt like the customer was almost willing to [weld rim on]. It was a very heated debate with our service advisor whether the wheel was cleared for safety reasons or not

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...dash guy at a independent shop. he breaks cars left and right and I don’t know how he still works here.

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Paccar mx13 epa 13

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Video: Wilson-153

[everyone] was fine

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Yabba Dabba Doo AWD model?

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It’s a 2011 F450 in Massachusetts. The truck is used by a nearby town’s government.

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TREE?!? I AM NO TREE! I AM A TOYOTA! SOUNDS LIKE ORC MISCHIEF TO ME...

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...This guy is a regular customer at my moms job and apparently has caused many problems there

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2017 camaro SS. Intake manifold after severe engine failure. While some engines the intake may be easy to clean, the majority have lots of small crevices and passage ways that can trap metal. Swapping in a LT376/535 Corvette engine into this Camaro. Needless to say this intake manifold is ruined.

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (16)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Urambo Tauro
10/04/2020 at 13:05

chain slips when accellerating quickly?

Kinja'd!!!

O.o

how was that even gripping the chain at all?

Nom De Plume > Urambo Tauro
10/04/2020 at 13:33

Van with rusted out floor was most impressive vehicle I’ve seen all week. A considerable feat.

Feel like I missed a week or two. Thanks again for putting these together.

Tekamul > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/04/2020 at 14:44

Chsin tension set to "4 foot prybar"

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Urambo Tauro
10/04/2020 at 15:23

Owner of a certain rustbucket asked If he owed me anything when I said I stopped counting at 40 hours. That was awkward.

shop-teacher > Nom De Plume
10/04/2020 at 15:57

Those Sprinters rust like crazy.

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/04/2020 at 15:58

WUUUTTTTTTTT????

Whatever you charged him, I’m quite certain it isn’t enough.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
10/04/2020 at 15:59

Dang. Finding a working DeWalt impact driver WITH a 10mm socket on it no less, kicks the hell out of the Craftsman screw driver a tech once left in my Oldsmobile (still have it).

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/04/2020 at 16:07

You know how trains can move when their wheels are smooth metal on smooth metal...

facw > shop-teacher
10/04/2020 at 16:10

I’d be very scared of that battery pack though. Would want to cut through the melted plastic to get it off and replace it with a battery that wasn’t quite so compromised.

shop-teacher > facw
10/04/2020 at 16:42

Yes, I totally agree.

Nom De Plume > shop-teacher
10/04/2020 at 17:00

I was very surprised at how badly a MB commercial vehicle in the US handled Winter. Not just one year, not just one design, every single one made.

shop-teacher > Nom De Plume
10/04/2020 at 17:32

Yeah, they rust like all vehicles from the 70's or earlier used to rust.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > shop-teacher
10/04/2020 at 21:23

He’s never ar gued, but I’m al ways nervous giving the bill. Was cash up front for the first few years.

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/04/2020 at 21:36

“What do I owe you?” Is an entirely reasonable question.

“Do I owe you anything?" Not so much.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > shop-teacher
10/04/2020 at 21:48

It does get cheaper now that we’re repairing a car, not making one.

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/04/2020 at 22:38

Lol!