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 Apr 14 2013, 09:10 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist  Group: Members Posts: 13,878 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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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) |
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76-914 What did you do WRONG on your 914 Today Apr 14 2013, 09:10 AM
914itis Oh well, I can start,
As I was moving my fuel pump... Apr 14 2013, 09:50 AM MrKona The other day I was adjusting my points. Quick gap... Apr 14 2013, 10:04 AM
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The other day I was adjusting my points. Quick ga... Apr 15 2013, 03:00 AM d914 My list is long and varied ,, but since mine is no... Apr 14 2013, 10:08 AM effutuo101 I miss positioned my thumb and drilled through it.... Apr 14 2013, 11:26 AM Rav914 Not today, but the most recent work invloved cutti... Apr 14 2013, 11:35 AM Elliot Cannon
Not today, but the most recent work invloved cutt... Apr 14 2013, 02:36 PM eyesright I rebuilt my engine and everything looks right. It... Apr 14 2013, 11:37 AM euro911 1. I've purchased five 914s in my lifetime :he... Apr 14 2013, 11:49 AM Dave_Darling Oh, lord--I could write pages on this...
Probably... Apr 14 2013, 11:51 AM MrKona
And grabbing an ignition wire that wasn't act... Apr 14 2013, 01:22 PM relentless Well my biggest blunder I did as a young man about... Apr 14 2013, 02:47 PM Phil Plummer
OK, I'll start. I don't expect that this ... Apr 14 2013, 06:32 PM Phil Plummer
OK, I'll start. I don't expect that this... Apr 14 2013, 06:37 PM bshounen
OK, I'll start. I don't expect that this... Apr 16 2014, 07:42 PM Chris H. Today I took a hiatus from 914 work but the last w... Apr 14 2013, 08:28 PM cwpeden What did I do wrong to my 914 today?
Thats an eas... Apr 14 2013, 08:45 PM euro911 And these curious bits of plastic in the firewall ... Apr 14 2013, 10:21 PM cwpeden YES! That explains everything.
[quote name='... Apr 15 2013, 12:20 AM 76-914 I laughed so damned hard when reading some of thes... Apr 14 2013, 09:23 PM '73-914kid I never do anything wrong on my 914 Kent..come on,... Apr 14 2013, 09:56 PM rpmmaxxed Most of my mistakes have happened an hour or two a... Apr 15 2013, 12:44 AM rpmmaxxed handle was reinstalled after I got "Bit... Apr 15 2013, 12:45 AM cwpeden The guard would have helped too. Ask me how I kno... Apr 15 2013, 12:55 AM wndsnd Decided to put the fresh air system back into the ... Apr 15 2013, 05:53 AM Jesse Didnt tighten nuts on valve adjustment screws. re... Apr 15 2013, 02:26 PM skeates Back in high school on my first engine re-build I ... Apr 15 2013, 05:30 PM euro911 Back in 1969, my first VW engine rebuild was a 40-... Apr 15 2013, 06:21 PM stugray I did this one on my 71 Ghia:
Rebuilt engine in m... Apr 15 2013, 06:36 PM effutuo101 I didn't work on my car today. That is what I ... Apr 15 2013, 07:12 PM Mblizzard I spent my formative years working in my dad's... Apr 15 2013, 08:58 PM euro911 ... This was only slightly surpassed but the huge... Apr 15 2013, 11:10 PM pneuhyde When I swapped out my dead 1.8 for a running 1.7, ... Apr 15 2013, 10:35 PM Jesse So i replaced two valve adjust screws and the car ... Apr 16 2013, 07:19 PM Phil Plummer Oh I messed up on the OIL TANK with wrecking the t... Apr 20 2013, 08:23 AM Phil Plummer
Oh I messed up on the OIL TANK with wrecking the ... Apr 20 2013, 08:24 AM 76-914 Shit. Another entry in the STUPID dept. I need to ... Jun 25 2013, 01:01 PM stugray The other night my son (16 yr old) was helping me ... Jun 25 2013, 01:39 PM carr914 I twisted my Back last week - it seemed to be gett... Jun 25 2013, 04:55 PM bandjoey O
Just the normal 914 mistake.
Up on the jackstan... Apr 17 2014, 09:52 AM bdstone914 Helped a friend install a transmission without the... Apr 17 2014, 10:44 AM Elliot Cannon
Helped a friend install a transmission without th... Apr 18 2014, 11:45 PM whatabout1 Placed a huge folded super thick shipping blanket ... Apr 18 2014, 08:03 PM 914-300Hemi I installed a rebuilt engine and when I got it run... Apr 18 2014, 10:09 PM 914_teener Ravi...
You must really love your car..........
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Ravi...
You must really love your car............. Apr 19 2014, 08:21 AM stugray
BTW....I might need some help dropping my motor ... Oct 23 2014, 09:08 AM euro911 Installed my front license plate (only because I g... Apr 19 2014, 12:05 AM 76-914
Installed my front license plate (only because I ... Apr 19 2014, 07:34 AM euro911 Was it an MC cop, a rookie cop or did you just pis... Apr 19 2014, 11:22 AM JawjaPorsche
Installed my front license plate (only because I ... Apr 19 2014, 07:36 AM relentless Pulled my '76 914 out of the shop for the firs... Apr 19 2014, 12:55 PM 76-914 A couple of days ago my GPS Speedo quit. As I had ... Oct 22 2014, 09:02 PM pneuhyde Is it WRONG, if you refurbish a Targa top, insta... Oct 22 2014, 09:55 PM euro911 Is it WRONG, if you refurbish a Targa top, insta... Oct 23 2014, 11:52 AM Philip W.
Is it WRONG, if you refurbish a Targa top, inst... Oct 23 2014, 12:25 PM pneuhyde
[quote name='euro911' post='2101556' date='Oct 23... Nov 10 2014, 12:20 AM pneuhyde Is it WRONG, if you install new s/s brake lines an... Oct 22 2014, 10:10 PM bdstone914 That flexible line looks too long to me. It should... Oct 22 2014, 10:30 PM pneuhyde
That flexible line looks too long to me. It shoul... Nov 10 2014, 12:01 AM boxsterfan Failed fuel pump. Thought I would paint the tank a... Oct 22 2014, 10:42 PM orangecrate I didn't work on it- again. Oct 22 2014, 11:56 PM ClayPerrine When I was a LOT younger, and Betty and I were sti... Oct 23 2014, 11:04 AM ClayPerrine When I was a LOT younger, and Betty and I were sti... Oct 23 2014, 11:17 AM Mark Henry Wrong??
Didn't work on it, no time.... :( Oct 23 2014, 11:34 AM r_towle Love this thread.
Wanted to mount an amp for the ... Oct 23 2014, 11:39 AM Jonathan Livesay Wasn't there a DPO thread? I couldn't find... Oct 23 2014, 12:16 PM McMark A few weeks ago the turbo 1.7 developed a fuel sup... Nov 9 2014, 03:40 PM euro911 Doh :headbang:
:lol: Nov 9 2014, 11:25 PM 76-914 I replaced a small fuse block with a larger one. T... Dec 7 2014, 10:30 AM  |
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