I hate Murphy

Bill

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off topic. But I put a new steering gear in the charger. The old one was leaking.

Nothing like crawling under a car with a 40 lb anchor and lifting over your head with bloody knuckles from removing the greasy old one.

Tried to get the steering column coupler slid back on for hours. Even tapped it for a bit lightly. No dice.

Walked away!

Came back and pulled the column. Couldn't figure out the problem until I pushed the tires to spin the worm gear shaft. Someone at the factory dropped this bad boy and boxed it up. Check out the out round on that shaft.

Back to square one.

 
you could probably buff it out...
 
Yea I'll give that a try.:emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

But was told once ya can't polish a turd.
 
I hate when people tell a story and than someone tries to ONE UP YOU.. but, in an open forum and sharing of a similar situation, I will give this a go, and it's not my intent here..... Two weeks ago I changed the drive motor on my dryer at home. It was literally an all afternoon of swearing and bitching of getting the parts in and out. I do the test run and the new motor is making a horrible noise. I make the call that the brand new motor has a bearing out or something internally is shot. So.. I have to place the OLD motor back in and re order another new motor.

I call the company that sent the motor.. "i am sorry we don't take returns on motors if they were installed." I calmly told them that the motor is junk. I finally talked to a supervisor and I explained to him the whole situation. He agreed to take the motor back and agreed to next day ship another motor. Motor 2 works like a charm and quiet as a church mouse.
 
I hate when people tell a story and than someone tries to ONE UP YOU.. but, in an open forum and sharing of a similar situation, I will give this a go, and it's not my intent here..... Two weeks ago I changed the drive motor on my dryer at home. It was literally an all afternoon of swearing and bitching of getting the parts in and out. I do the test run and the new motor is making a horrible noise. I make the call that the brand new motor has a bearing out or something internally is shot. So.. I have to place the OLD motor back in and re order another new motor.

I call the company that sent the motor.. "i am sorry we don't take returns on motors if they were installed." I calmly told them that the motor is junk. I finally talked to a supervisor and I explained to him the whole situation. He agreed to take the motor back and agreed to next day ship another motor. Motor 2 works like a charm and quiet as a church mouse.

I hate washers and dryers. I know all about cussing at things I'm working on. :)
You got lucky with the return. My mistake here was eBay. I think I have a new boat anchor.
This morning I've got the local Napa dealer on the hunt for one.
 
A friend of mine was fixing his stove. His four year old daughter leaned down and said "Daddy, what's wrong?" He said "Nothing honey". She replied "Well you said S#!T". That was over twenty years ago and we still remind him of it. Funny what you don't know you say when you're working.
 
I bought a brand new starter once and the primary connection from the solenoid to the actual starter was fried so bad it was nearly in two pieces. I looked at my boy - who was/is going to school to be a mechanic and asked him, "How the hell is this supposed to work"......"FM Dad, FM" was his response. "F"ing magic was about the only way it would work. I took it back to the store and the clerk gave me the run around about how I had done this. I asked him if he knew how much juice it would take to do this and I showed him the receipt of the purchase from the day before. I got a new one and inspected it in the store.

This gets worse - so I go home get back under the truck to install the starter and my dumb ass didn't un-hook the battery. I make the connection to the starter and as I go to mount the starter it tosses a hell of a spark. It was like someone put a flash bulb from a camera in my face. I just about crapped my pants and in the process I drop the starter.....on my forehead! Starters are NOT light. What happens when this occurs my reflex is to sit up quickly.....another bad idea while under a vehicle.

So the sound it makes was Zap-pop goes the starter, "oh shit..." Thump goes the strarter off my forehead, "Oh, mother f...." Bigger thump goes my head off the bottom of the truck, "God da.....son of a b......" And the entire time my son is laughing!!!! I get out from under the truck and go in the house....I've had my bell run and I'm pissed. The wife meets me in the kitchen...."Whats wrong with you now?" I show her my forehead, "Looks like you got into a fight with the truck.....and the truck is winning!". Yep, that's the support I get!

Go ahead and laugh.....everyone else has......I have no pride!
 
This gets worse - so I go home get back under the truck to install the starter and my dumb ass didn't un-hook the battery. I make the connection to the starter and as I go to mount the starter it tosses a hell of a spark. It was like someone put a flash bulb from a camera in my face. I just about crapped my pants and in the process I drop the starter.....on my forehead! Starters are NOT light. What happens when this occurs my reflex is to sit up quickly.....another bad idea while under a vehicle.


That reminds me of the time I was replacing the starting batteries in my boat. Being the anal over-achiever (read idiot) that I am I crammed 2 batteries in the space of one. While tightening the cable on the positive post of one of the batteries my watch bumped up against the battery compartment. INSTANT sparks and pain. It burned my wrist in a complete circle where my watch was. Amazing what an instant short to a fully charged battery can do. :emoji_nerd:

-John
 
J-birds shop sounds like mine.
When my son was younger he would tell Mom I added to his vocabulary words when he was out there with me :emoji_flushed:
 
J-birds shop sounds like mine.
When my son was younger he would tell Mom I added to his vocabulary words when he was out there with me :emoji_flushed:

Teaching them new words, expressions or gestures is one thing. When they run inside and tell your wife about the dumb shit you just did......that is when I get in trouble, and boy have I done my fair share. Under NO circumstance, don't EVER, do something and then look them in the eye and say "DON'T TELL YOUR MOTHER"......cause sure as shit that is exactly the first thing they will do! Sure you will all laugh about it later, but the immediate reaction from mom....tends to not be pretty! I spend plenty of time staring at my shoes......
 
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Amazing how stuff goes together when it's not bent or busted.
Lots of squeaks and rattles to chase but the maiden voyage went well.
 
Nice Mopar!
 
Where is the video of the kid burning rubber? :emoji_thinking::emoji_astonished:
 
Where is the video of the kid burning rubber? :emoji_thinking::emoji_astonished:
That one will be made when Dads not present. Bank on that. :emoji_disappointed_relieved:
 
Burning rubber - that is my kids way to tell if ANYTHING on the car is fixed!!!! He had a coil pack issue over the weekend - so we replaced them all. Yep, the "test drive" got to the end of the gravel road 1/2 mile away......and then I herd the engine rev up and he just side stepped it!!!! Based on the smoke I knew he either took another 1,000 miles off those tire or the damn thing burst into flames!!!! I am SO glad my old truck couldn't talk......the things I am sure he did to that poor truck......I don't even want to know!!!
 
That one will be made when Dads not present. Bank on that. :emoji_disappointed_relieved:

Wait till they put bleach on the tires to see if they can get flames when burning out ...
 
Wait till they put bleach on the tires to see if they can get flames when burning out ...

I've already declined the street slicks he wants. :emoji_fearful:
Maybe DOT approved but Dad has a set. Not something to be caught in the rain with.
 
I've already declined the street slicks he wants. :emoji_fearful:
Maybe DOT approved but Dad has a set. Not something to be caught in the rain with.

LOL!!!! You mean 60's as we called them back in the day ... soft rubber with no tread ... just grip :emoji_sunglasses:

My buddy back in High School had a 1969 Chevelle with a 396 hp & twin 4 barrel carbs ... T-handled shifter about mid chest height, straight pipes and a transmission set-up for only one reason..

We'd go over to the next arrogant town with all the rich kids and race for pink slips. My buddy's rod had some much low end torque we would get beat for the 1st 50' then they would be in our review mirror another 100' later. Never traded a pink slip, a bunch of fights, then peace and lots of beers.

This thing could not turn worth a dime, but straight force thrust ... it was a rocket sled with a bunch of young dumb knuckle heads at the control center ... good times! :emoji_sunglasses:
 
LOL!!!! You mean 60's as we called them back in the day ... soft rubber with no tread ... just grip :emoji_sunglasses:

Kids today look at us like we're clueless if we say 60's. I know what they are, but the ricers only know metric numbers.

Sometimes Dads aren't always good mentors.
 
Bleach, turned over air cleaner lids, holes drilled in mufflers......wait a minute.....what mufflers!!!!

I was never a gear head, but my brother was.....and my son is. I just want my GTO for some nice day cruising with the top down. When you got style, you don't have to be fast! It will be fast enough I am sure. Unfortunately with raising a family the GTO has sat, and will sit. Still isn't loosing any value though. '67 true GTO, convertible, originally silver with black top and interior, ralley dash, his & hers shifter on a TH400, backing up the original HO 400 ci engine rated at 360hp, with PDM ralley II wheels and PHS documented. The engine option and convertible combination make it one of about 2,500 cars built like that in 67. Dreams.....a man has to have dreams......
 
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