My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 49

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/25/2018 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, just rolled into the shop, 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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Gyabage!

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A little effort prevents a lot of effort...

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You have to remove it to get in reverse. It doesn’t fit past the steering wheel. It’s bolted on... Keeps a hex in the cup holder.

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Photos: winniehopp, 89LSC

Whoa, slow down there, putty.

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These don’t fix themselves either...

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Where’s Tyler when you need him?

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No flood. Just heavy rain, a leaky sunroof and neglect.

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BE QUIET OR SO HELP ME...

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Wick-ed!

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(Hm, another Kinja’d video embed. Might have to click through on this one...)

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Our recon dept. sprayed it, so they get the bill.

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The latest in tailgater prevention

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22year old Ute with 400,000kms.

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What an incredible smell you’ve discovered!

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96 [Ranger] 2.3 XLT

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Customer put Diesel in tank

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1985 GM k1500 5.0l ranch truck. Tags expired 8 years ago. Owner tows it in himself.

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Catastrophic failure of transfer case on a 2011 Silverado 1500. Locked up so bad I had to remove both driveshafts in order to even tow it into the shop.

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Hm, I’d say it’s due.

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Final on a John Deere tracked skidsteer.

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Spiral spline design!

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Coming soon: organic buffer pads.

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (19)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 13:15

ooo bet beardyman felt that one

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 13:20

A little cringe-worthy when some of the commenters were making jokes about the fact that the OP on the oil interval post was a woman.

Urambo Tauro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/25/2018 at 14:05

Hey my sister does her wrenching with nails like that. I don’t know how she manages it, but she does.

His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 14:31

Alright let’s start from the top:

There’s already oil on the gasket surface for the oil filter. Why techs are still convinced this is the reason filters have to be destroyed in order to get them off is probably denial: they all overtighten the living shit out of them. It’s a 1/4 after the gasket has made contact, THAT’S IT!!!!

The sword: seriously?!?!? I don’t get why someone would do that to themselves. But I’ve seen that one before, but I was able to get it into reverse.

Better a cheap trash can that a wheel and or tire. I’ve almost popped a tire once or twice.

Prius: I don’t get how people are that oblivious. I get that a diesel pump can fit into a gas car, but it’s a different color, and the button actually says DIESEL on it. And on that note, people with TDI’s that put gas into them: just give up on life. The gas pump doesn’t even effing fit into a diesel hole!!!

How’s that beard working out for you dumbass?

His Stigness > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 14:32

Gloves?

Unless you’re wondering how she doesn’t break them.

Urambo Tauro > His Stigness
03/25/2018 at 14:42

Yeah breakage is what I’d be afraid of. All it would take is a slip of a wrench...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > His Stigness
03/25/2018 at 15:37

The Prius one could be because of fucking BP. Everywhere else in the US, Gas is black, Diesel is green. BP: “Nah, let’s reverse it.”

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 16:33

Just wanted to thank you for posting this. Every Sunday I crack up laughing and end up teaching something about cars to my lady. She’s got zero natural interest in cars but human stupidity sets her off so it’s a Sunday ritual now.

His Stigness > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2018 at 16:39

I’ve never been to a BP station, so I wouldn’t know.

And are you talking about BP branded stations, or just stations that sell BP?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 16:50

I actually kind of like the sword shifter. However the owner is kind of a DB for not taking it off and putting the OEM knob back on before dropping it off at the shop. I’d charge him an extra half hour for R&R shift knob.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > His Stigness
03/25/2018 at 17:00

BP branded.

His Stigness > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2018 at 17:11

I’ve never seen one of those.

I’ll bet they do that because I think that’s how it is in Europe.

Urambo Tauro > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
03/25/2018 at 17:52

Yeah I dig the concept too, but having to remove it for reverse is a deal-breaker.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/25/2018 at 19:21

And that’s probably because diesel nozzles are black and petrol are green, red or yellow (depending on octane rating) in the rest of BPs territory... Europe, Australia etc.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
03/25/2018 at 19:47

That’s fair, but Shell changed the color of their nozzles.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 21:40

That trailer hitch is TERRIFYING!

Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher
03/25/2018 at 22:07

Seriously! I must be desensitized from all the brake and tire posts, because that hitch is one of the more uniquely scary things I’ve seen on JRitS in a while.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2018 at 22:10

Yeah, seeing rotors like that is scary, but almost common on JRitS.

I just hope that trailer hitch was being used for something like a bike rack, and not an actual trailer.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Urambo Tauro
03/26/2018 at 05:51

that beard. ouch!

that valve has certainly seen better days