Mechanic Stuff

[FoMoJo]

Clocked 13 hours today. Back to back to back brake jobs, alignments, diags, diags, diags.

You get paid for all 13 hours?

[Eye of the Tiger]

You get paid for all 13 hours?

That is 13 hours of labor in an 8 hour day.

[shp4man]

Good old flat rate. Actually sometimes it's a pain in the ass.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Good old flat rate. Actually sometimes it's a pain in the ass.

Yeah, I'd rather just get a salary.

[Morris Minor]

Yeah, I'd rather just get a salary.

Are jobs in the big dealerships salaried?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Are jobs in the big dealerships salaried?

Nope. Almost all auto techs are on flat rate.

[Laconian]

What about working for the gubmint? Work at the shop at your local public works dept?

[Eye of the Tiger]

What about working for the gubmint? Work at the shop at your local public works dept?

That would be salary. But damn, how boring that would be.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Ask me how many alignments I did today, and I'll say I lost count after 6.

[Rich]

Looking at removing a cheapish alarm system from the wife's car that was installed before she got it.  It was spliced into the ignition wire and power wire, and I haven't messed with wires before.  Can I just clip the wire at the "T" splice and wrap it with electrical tape... or?  I tried youtubing it but couldn't find anything for removing a splice.  How can I do it properly?

[Soup DeVille]

Looking at removing a cheapish alarm system from the wife's car that was installed before she got it.  It was spliced into the ignition wire and power wire, and I haven't messed with wires before.  Can I just clip the wire at the "T" splice and wrap it with electrical tape... or?  I tried youtubing it but couldn't find anything for removing a splice.  How can I do it properly?

The cheap ass crimp on splices they use?

Don't remove them. You'll end up damaging the OEM wires even more. Just cut the installed wire off at the base of the connector. 

[Rich]

Just cut it off at where the purple line is or should I get closer into the splice?  Wrap it with electrical tape after right?

Thanks!

[Soup DeVille]

Yeah. thats what I would do.

I hate those splices and I hate how it looks when you leave them; but taking them off causes more problems.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I have removed many of those stupid things
Once you get the aftermarket wires out of the way, I just put the OEM wires back together.

[CaminoRacer]

I agree with cutting the aftermarket wire and leaving the rest. Electrical tape is good, unless you want to live life on the edge like I do.

[Soup DeVille]

I agree with cutting the aftermarket wire and leaving the rest. Electrical tape is good, unless you want to live life on the edge like I do.

Or if you feel like doing western union splices upside down with your head stuffed under your dash and solder dripping into your eye.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Or if you feel like doing western union splices upside down with your head stuffed under your dash and solder dripping into your eye.

Sounds like a good time to me.

[MrH]

Ah, I'm too much of a perfectionist with my wiring.  I don't like crimps or electrical tape at all if I can avoid it.  Solder and shrink tubing for life.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Ah, I'm too much of a perfectionist with my wiring.  I don't like crimps or electrical tape at all if I can avoid it.  Solder and shrink tubing for life.

Weather tight crimps are preferred for applications subject to movement or vibration. Solder may crack over time.

[Soup DeVille]

Weather tight crimps are preferred for applications subject to movement or vibration. Solder may crack over time.

https://makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-nasa-standards/

[Eye of the Tiger]

https://makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-nasa-standards/

And that is for solid wire, not stranded.

[FoMoJo]

https://makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-nasa-standards/

I would bend each wire back on itself and wrap it around.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I would bend each wire back on itself and wrap it around.

Twist the wires together and wrap with electric tape. Or, if you're feeling fancyz use a wire nut.

[FoMoJo]

Twist the wires together and wrap with electric tape. Or, if you're feeling fancyz use a wire nut.

That is unsightly.

[Soup DeVille]

And that is for solid wire, not stranded.

For stranded wires, you do basically the same thing.

[CaminoRacer]

For every single strand or as a whole?

[FoMoJo]

For every single strand or as a whole?

Depends on how anal-retentive your are.

[Eye of the Tiger]

For stranded wires, you do basically the same thing.

And I have done it many times, but I'll always prefer good quality butt connectors and proper crimping pliers.

[Soup DeVille]

For every single strand or as a whole?

as a whole

[Soup DeVille]

And I have done it many times, but I'll always prefer good quality butt connectors and proper crimping pliers.

i hate butt splices.