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| ClayPerrine |
 Mar 23 2006, 11:51 AM
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There was a request for a thread on stupid stuff done while working on a 914.
I will start...... I had my six up on my lift working on the rear suspension. I remember looking at the clock and it was about 6:50pm. I stood up to do something (I can't remember what now) and the next thing I know, I am sitting on the floor and my head hurts. I touch my head and I am bleeding. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) Seems I raised up under one of the rack arms and cracked my head open. I look at the clock and it shows 7:55 PM. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) At that point, I decided to call it a night. When I told Betty about it, she had a fit! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) Her response was "What if you had been holding a cutting torch!!!". Now she insists on checking on me every so often when I am in the garage and it gets quiet for a long time. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Ok... Who's next? |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 23 2006, 12:18 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,206 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
usually not a problem on the 914 as the springs are not under much pressure, but i did that once with a front shock assembly of a '74 super beetle ... i had the shock/spring in a vice and i'm using a big wrench to take off the top nut, didn't think i needed spring compressors ... then, while turning, i hear a loud bang and the nut, retainer and spring are gone! i look up and there's a big hole in the garage roof, the spring went right through the 5/8 drywall and was stuck in the insulation! it missed my face by about 5" and it went so fast that i didn't even see it. that could have been *ugly* ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) Andy |
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ClayPerrine Stupid Things done while working on a 914. Mar 23 2006, 11:51 AM
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