Mechanic Stuff

[Eye of the Tiger]

Are you going to be able to drop the transmission from under the car or do you have to remove the engine?

I am not removing the engine, just everything else.

[shp4man]

I fucking hate aftermarket repair insurance companies. I swear they spiff those jackasses on the phone to screw mechanics out of money. So if you get a weak ass service writer, you get screwed. I told the writer either get the right amount of hours by calling back the thieving bastards or get the extra money from the customer. Otherwise, take the damn bus for all I care.

This will all be in my Auto Repair tell all book I write when I retire. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

I fucking hate aftermarket repair insurance companies. I swear they spiff those jackasses on the phone to screw mechanics out of money. So if you get a weak ass service writer, you get screwed. I told the writer either get the right amount of hours by calling back the thieving bastards or get the extra money from the customer. Otherwise, take the damn bus for all I care.

This will all be in my Auto Repair tell all book I write when I retire. 

They are absolute shit. I basically refuse to deal with them.

[Eye of the Tiger]

So I got my apprentice doing most of the work on the Audi clutch because I'm injured. Not bad.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I had to remove the brake rotor and axle to do an axle seal. I put the parts right under the car where I'm working. Scrap guy shows up and empties our scrap bin. My rotor is gone.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The number of people that come in panicking because a plastic shield is dragging under their car ...
It's a large number.

[shp4man]

The number of people that come in panicking because a plastic shield is dragging under their car ...
It's a large number.

Lube lizards disrespect the hell out of those damn things. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Lube lizards disrespect the hell out of those damn things.

So do people who take their Ford Fusions rock crawling.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I think the top of my mechanic cart is due for a reorganization. I know where everything is, but it's getting cramped.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I spilled my drink in my tools this morning, so it kind of worked out.

[Eye of the Tiger]

TIL: The Lexus SC400 has a hydraulic radiator fan.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I swear I did at least four sets of front pads and rotors already today, and I have two more left.
Doesn't anyone have a check engine light or something? Damn.

[CaminoRacer]

TIL: The Lexus SC400 has a hydraulic radiator fan.

Wat

[Eye of the Tiger]

Apparently, I'm "moody" because I don't use my torque wrench when I'm overworked.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I got news for you. That's not moody. Moody is when tools are flying through the air.

[shp4man]

Apparently, I'm "moody" because I don't use my torque wrench when I'm overworked.

I haven't touched a torque wrench in years. I'm a driveability/smog tech.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I haven't touched a torque wrench in years. I'm a driveability/smog tech.

You don't torque your OBD connector?

[AutobahnSHO]

You don't torque your OBD connector?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Where are my parts? Damn it. I have two cars sitting and waiting for parts.

[shp4man]

Where are my parts? Damn it. I have two cars sitting and waiting for parts.

Supply Chain. Your Chinese parts haven't been unloaded from the cargo ship yet.

[Soup DeVille]

Where are my parts? Damn it. I have two cars sitting and waiting for parts.

they're with mine, having a beer at a dive bar in the Philippines.

[Eye of the Tiger]

they're with mine, having a beer at a dive bar in the Philippines.

I'm still waiting.
I've done jack diddly shit squat today

[Eye of the Tiger]

Got a third car in. 15 minutes to diag. Now waiting for parts on that.

[Eye of the Tiger]

At least I get free BG 44K to put in my Jeep. Very clean fuel.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I spend way too much time playing with fire.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I like to do a little Subaru timing belt first thing in the morning. It's easy work. Then around lunch I like to start cutting off exhaust systems on random things.

[Eye of the Tiger]

So my mechanic that quit last week due to girl problem came crawling back, begging for his job. Yeah, I'm not that bad to work for. You better not quit again.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Got to do an alignment on a C6 Grand Sport Corvette, Emanuel tranny. Multiple test drives were required.
I miss big power.

[Eye of the Tiger]

It takes me 10-30 minutes to diag the vast majority of cars, and then I spend hours waiting for customer approval, and hours or days for parts. Fuck. I could work at a huge dealership and diag everything that comes in, then hand it off to other techs to fix.

[shp4man]

It takes me 10-30 minutes to diag the vast majority of cars, and then I spend hours waiting for customer approval, and hours or days for parts. Fuck. I could work at a huge dealership and diag everything that comes in, then hand it off to other techs to fix.

That's kind of what I'm doing now. Parts changers are common. Diagnostic guys, not so much.