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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: 13,496 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) |
stugray |
Jun 25 2013, 01:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
The other night my son (16 yr old) was helping me install the tops on my Weber carbs. He was on the passenger side with a 10mm open end tightening the bolts that hold on the velocity stacks.
I heard a spark, saw a flash and he said "Ahh! Turn it off" I knew exactly what he had done and said "that is the battery! THERE IS NO OFF! - Knock it loose!" By the time I ran around the car (my son swears I actually teleported...) he had tried twice to knock the wrench loose unsucessfully. I knocked it loose with my bare hand.... We still both have blisters two days later. The wrench was nearly glowing red hot. We got it out of the engine bay and it was still too hot to pick up with gloves minutes later. It melted the chrome from the wrench (not from the arcing, from the temperature)...... I hope to never know how hot you can get a carb full of fuel before something bad happens ;-) Stu |
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