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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) |
bdstone914 |
Apr 17 2014, 10:44 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,517 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Helped a friend install a transmission without the throw out bearing or clutch fork. He took the blame.
As a teenager I thought I had a bad trans on a 67 Ghia. I had all the nuts and bolts removed ready to pull it out. A friend stopped by and pointed out the the rear brake drum spline was stripped from failure to tighten the big castle nut properly. Best laugh he had in a long time. |
Elliot Cannon |
Apr 18 2014, 11:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
Helped a friend install a transmission without the throw out bearing or clutch fork. He took the blame. As a teenager I thought I had a bad trans on a 67 Ghia. I had all the nuts and bolts removed ready to pull it out. A friend stopped by and pointed out the the rear brake drum spline was stripped from failure to tighten the big castle nut properly. Best laugh he had in a long time. I had the exact thing happen with a 1965 VW bug I had. I thought I had a blown clutch. I actually installed a new clutch. I put it in gear, let out the clutch and it still didn't move. I let it run, went outside and looked and saw the axle turning inside the brake drum. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Well, it needed a new clutch anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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