Thanks D-bag Mechanic

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 05/02/2015 at 13:41 • Filed to: None

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For stripping my drain plug and not telling me so I could find out the day before I leave on a big trip where will literally rely on my car for my life....you’re the best.

Temporary solution - remove pan, install permanent plug.

Long term solution - New lower pan, hopefully at your expense Mr. Mechanic.

Sad story, I don’t have time to do it myself because I am still packing so its going to be a buttrape at the dealer.

I went looking for a bad mechanic picture and decided to use this instead because; of course I did. What is going on here?!

EDIT: I change my own oil, It originally happened a while ago that involved a complete top end rebuild.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 13:49

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Well thanks to my P.O., instead of just being able to service my rear axle, they sealed it really well by welding the diff plug to the axle. But it’s worse than I originally thought, because they didn’t just tack a spot, no, the damned thing is welded all the way around and the plug is now deformed because of it. TL;DR: I’ll be needing a new housing soonish.

PS9 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 13:51

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Sorry about the dealer. Man, that’s gotta be illegal to do that to your customers. Maybe this will make things easier for you.

Frank Grimes > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 13:56

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why not JB weld? sure its janky but it should last for a long time until it can be rethreaded or replace the pan.

PS9 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/02/2015 at 13:59

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THEY WELDED THE DIFF!!!!?!?!?

(I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist)

HammerheadFistpunch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/02/2015 at 14:03

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ooof, thankfully it shouldn’t be too hard to find a Toyota 8 inch housing. upgrade time!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > PS9 05/02/2015 at 14:04

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No. Would be a fun way to send this rear axle to hell though...

HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 05/02/2015 at 14:04

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I thought about it, but I don’t have confidence in JB weld. its coming with me on the trip as a last ditch but I would never put it on there to start.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 14:15

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Always do your own oil. It’s not worth the convenience to have an idiot do it.

HammerheadFistpunch > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/02/2015 at 14:23

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“EDIT: I change my own oil, It originally happened a while ago that involved a complete top end rebuild.”

desertdog5051 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 15:10

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Depending on the mfgr. you may only have to replace the plug. Fords have a harder steel insert in the pan than the plug. So the plug is what gives first.

HammerheadFistpunch > desertdog5051 05/02/2015 at 15:12

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too late, it was trashed by the previous shop that did a piss poor retap. I just called the dealer and they had to remove the pan and redrill to put in a helicoil because the last job was so bad.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 15:21

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For the time being, I plan on finding a donor vehicle with a manual and good rear housing this summer. It’s not too hard to find a blown one on any given CL. If the funds are there, it will be getting a Detroit locker.

desertdog5051 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/02/2015 at 15:30

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That sucks.

WiscoProud > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/04/2015 at 15:38

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Ouch. That's terrible. Was it a rockcrawler? I don't know why else someone would weld it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > WiscoProud 05/04/2015 at 16:50

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Nope, CaliFlorida owned previously.