One of the joys of car repair. flipping off parts.

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 01/07/2017 at 15:46 • Filed to: None

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It’s a right of passage of doing a hard repair and flipping off the offending part and taking a photo. It’s like a tradition. These are not my photos but I do the same thing. Its cathartic.

If you have a photo of you or someone else flipping the bird to a difficult part please feel free to post it here so all of us can heal.

XJDano > Frank Grimes 01/07/2017 at 16:11

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In the same fashion,

I was installing lower control arm drop brackets, and struggling with it in a small garage space I rented at an condo complex, I was laying on the ground shuffling around and smacked my forehead on the Jeep, was bleeding pretty good for about 5 minutes, I tried to calm down. Jeep unibody was flexed or bumped where they wouldn’t install. I spent a few thousand dollars a for long arms. Then I haven’t driven it much since.

Birddog > Frank Grimes 01/07/2017 at 16:43

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It’s surprising how cathartic it is to do this.

I’m heading down to the “shop” soon to tear down another trike and will update with pics.

Frank Grimes > Birddog 01/07/2017 at 16:48

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I think the same thing. You pull out that part and take a photo flipping it off and post it and it just feels really good.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Frank Grimes 01/07/2017 at 17:18

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/f-u-galvanic-corrosion-1788935120

with you in spirit

Frank Grimes > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/07/2017 at 17:37

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what were you repairing?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Frank Grimes 01/07/2017 at 18:15

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trying to remove a malibu rear wheel bearing. Yeah New England salt! see that brown ring in the inside diameter? that ring is 1/16 thick ring of corrosion and salt/grime crap that built up between the bearing and hub.

had to put the bolts back in, back them out and then wail on the bolts with a hammer.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > Frank Grimes 01/08/2017 at 02:59

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The only thing I’ve taken a pic of me flipping it off is a capacitor that shocked me real good, but I’m replacing my steering gearbox on monday so there are going to be a lot of fingers towards that