too easy repair
12-24-03, 09:15 PM
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too easy repair
Why is it when a repair gets done without breaking something, dropping a tool into the depths of the engine bay or drawing blood, it just seems too easy- like the FD gremlin is lurking, waiting for you to let your guard down? I just replaced the idler pulley for the AC/ power steering (thanks to Mahjik for the part #) and it took all of five minutes- two bolts on/off and done. I guess I am just used to the typical FD type of repairs that require a box of bandaids and a few new four-letter words.
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12-24-03, 10:16 PM
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Example:
While double-checking the tightness of the jam-nuts and toe-links on my car after installing new ones I just knew it was going to be a knuckle buster.
Jam-nuts are not known to just release slowly and that's precisely what didn't happen - put a 21 mm box-end wrench right into my wrist bone. It was one of those ********-kick hits where you just have to stop and suffer it while contemplating life for a bit.
While double-checking the tightness of the jam-nuts and toe-links on my car after installing new ones I just knew it was going to be a knuckle buster.
Jam-nuts are not known to just release slowly and that's precisely what didn't happen - put a 21 mm box-end wrench right into my wrist bone. It was one of those ********-kick hits where you just have to stop and suffer it while contemplating life for a bit.
12-24-03, 10:48 PM
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easyfix- not!
posted by clayne:
I've always found that swearing loudly helps.
Ron A.
It was one of those ********-kick hits where you just have to stop and suffer it while contemplating life for a bit.
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12-24-03, 10:48 PM
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Originally posted by clayne
It was one of those ********-kick hits where you just have to stop and suffer it while contemplating life for a bit.
It was one of those ********-kick hits where you just have to stop and suffer it while contemplating life for a bit.
Can I put this in my sig?
12-24-03, 10:51 PM
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Sure 
Ron, "f'ing piece of ****!" definitely occured.
You should have seen me a couple of days ago yelling at a plastic harness to RELEASE.
"What is your f'ing problem?" as I'm talking to a damn inanimate electrical block connector in my garage.
Ron, "f'ing piece of ****!" definitely occured.
You should have seen me a couple of days ago yelling at a plastic harness to RELEASE.
"What is your f'ing problem?" as I'm talking to a damn inanimate electrical block connector in my garage.
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Originally posted by dubulup
Does anyone else silently flick off their car while walking by while she's down on a repair that should have taken a few hours...that lasted a day or two?
Does anyone else silently flick off their car while walking by while she's down on a repair that should have taken a few hours...that lasted a day or two?
12-25-03, 05:59 PM
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Originally posted by dubulup
Does anyone else silently flick off their car while walking by while she's down on a repair that should have taken a few hours...that lasted a day or two?
Does anyone else silently flick off their car while walking by while she's down on a repair that should have taken a few hours...that lasted a day or two?
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