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What did you do WRONG on your 914 Today |
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Apr 14 2013, 09:10 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,497 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
OK, I'll start. I don't expect that this thread will catch on because, after all, we are men (most of us) and we don't need instructions nor ask directions, right? DD's admission to using the wrong screw on the interior door handle made me realize there may be place for FU's like this and that it could be used in a preventative manner. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
I can't remember all my FU's (and there have been many) but this one is fresh in my mind as it happened yesterday. After bragging about my new shop press I must point out that it only works as well as the idiot operating it. After re-installing my trailing arms I noticed a very noticeable amount of slop in the hub as I put the wheel back on. I pulled the arm off and found that I had not placed a back up behind the bearing, rather the bearing receiver, when pressing in the hub. As a result the bearing separated appx 1-2mm. Placed it back on the press with the proper back up and 2 seconds later is was properly pressed in. I've come to the sad realization that you can't fix stupid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
Dave_Darling |
Apr 14 2013, 11:51 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,984 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
Oh, lord--I could write pages on this...
Probably one full page on alternator replacement. Did you know that you get pretty good at something when you do the same job three times in a row? (As long as you don't count the parts you left out the first couple of times.) And that red wire with the ring terminal on it? Yeah, you kind of need to hook that one up too. Kinked fuel lines by the score. Well, ok--only a few times. Shredding engine tin screws with the wrong-sized screwdriver. Troubleshooting for hours and hours on the ignition system when I had bumped the CHT sender wires and disconnected them by accident. Lousy crimps on connectors I installed, or splices I made. Make for interesting symptoms, and occasional exciting sparks under the dash! And then there's the whole trunk roller replacement fiasco. And grabbing an ignition wire that wasn't actually completely secure. And launching the VERY SHARP seatbelt retractor spring past my face at mach three. I'm more afraid to try to list what I haven't done wrong!!! --DD |
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