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Crustashio posted:I did that once with a stuck distributor cap bolt, only to twist the head clean off. "No problem" I thought, since I could then remove the part. I then twisted off the remainder of the bolt, leaving it flush with the timing cover. Distributor cap is now held on with 2 bolts on that car... meh, then an eazy out or any other method would probably have had the same results. At that point, you are left with EDM or drill and retap. I'll admit, the vice grips don't work every time, but certainly more than anything else I've tried.
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Joe Mama posted:I don't miss this kind of poo poo from when I lived in Minnesota. Every exhaust fastener or upper shock fastener was like this. Heh, Strewth. Here in PA all the Midas/Meineke/Monroe etc don't even TRY to unbolt stuff. They just fire up the O/A torch and take it off.
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CommieGIR posted:Me and Allen bolts don't get along: Easy-outs are the loving worst. I have broken so many of those off in the exhaust side of heads. Turns something fairly simple into such a pain in the rear end, drilling through those is literally impossible.
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May 15, 2012 08:25
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"Woah 25+ new posts? Its been awhile since ive seen the heads of a v8 completely blown off or maybe rods that shred the bottom end? blown turbos?" oh.... :regd12: oh.... 
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kastein posted:The new one went in easily. I'll let some other poor sod worry about getting that flag nut off in another 14 years. Yes, invite extremely unlikely failure. Remind me not to stand near you in a storm. 
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May 15, 2012 14:59
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Splizwarf posted:Yes, invite extremely unlikely failure. Remind me not to stand near you in a storm. just doing my part to add future content to this thread
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We'll see you next week then 
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LobsterboyX posted:"Woah 25+ new posts? Its been awhile since ive seen the heads of a v8 completely blown off or maybe rods that shred the bottom end? blown turbos?" Perhaps I could interest you with some damage caused by a washer dropped into a cylinder. Guy says the engine ran for seven seconds. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150147711151156.292325.505291155&l=9de42eb0ee
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Just make a handle out of steel stock and weld it to the problem fastener, then cut it off when it's out.
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May 15, 2012 21:59
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Horse Divorce posted:Perhaps I could interest you with some damage caused by a washer dropped into a cylinder. Guy says the engine ran for seven seconds. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150147711151156.292325.505291155&l=9de42eb0ee quote:GTO Cylinder head and pistons Hahaha, I was like, "V6 DOHC GTO???". Oh Mitsubishi. EDIT: >> Hey, a  a couple hours down the road
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This is more of a pending horrible mechanical failure, but... The PA inspection shop just failed my Jimmy because the front left upper control arm is tweaked slightly, (surprising that's the only front suspension component that's gone, since it's being rebuilt after a wreck that tweaked the entire front end,) all the control arm bushings are bad, and the rear brake cylinders are leaking slightly... which is good because the shoes are about gone too. I have to drive 250 miles before I can put the new parts on. Wish me luck? corgski fucked around with this message at 23:04 on May 15, 2012 |
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Willderbeast331 posted:Easy-outs are the loving worst. I have broken so many of those off in the exhaust side of heads. Turns something fairly simple into such a pain in the rear end, drilling through those is literally impossible. I usually drill into hardware before hammering the easy-out into it. It gets in much deeper and usually works.. the heat from drilling doesn't hurt either. As was mentioned the external type works better but on most (non-car) machines they are recessed allen head bolts. And the big size easy-outs are awesome for unthreading snapped off hydraulic pipes. (I could have had a lot to post in this thread if I was still working factory maint) edit: I'm impressed that they caught that. Must be tough to keep a beater on the road in PA. Wiglaf fucked around with this message at 22:47 on May 15, 2012 |
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E: thelightguy In relation to the other vehicles on the road would it scare you to know that puts you in the better half?
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I've driven in Florida, I just refuse to count it as a US state. And yeah, PA inspections are draconian. People will buy cars at auction in PA and resell them in other states just because they're still almost guaranteed to pass inspection elsewhere when they fail the PA inspection.
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Brigdh posted:meh, then an eazy out or any other method would probably have had the same results. At that point, you are left with EDM or drill and retap. I'll admit, the vice grips don't work every time, but certainly more than anything else I've tried. Yeah I was mostly just fed up at that point, it was stuck good. Didn't help that they were M3 sized screws. Drill+retap would require removing the radiator (and possibly the grilles/etc) so I just left it. Seemed to work fine
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As someone that once worked at a shop that did PA inspections, the crap people brought in thinking everything was ok and they would just come in and drive out with a new sticker was scary. "actually mam your car DOES need to be able to stop in order to pass inspection"
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B4Ctom1 posted:I like to set a nut down over the top and then put a bead of weld on it. Christ, I haven't seen one of these since 1987. I had that exact tool, right down to the blue hammered case. Good times  Content: nthing my burning hatred for screw extractors: 
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I've found that the best way to remove a broken screw extractor is to wail on it with a punch and a sledge hammer. They're usually brittle enough that you can bust them up and pull them out in pieces.
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A screw extractor is probably just ordinary carbon steel that has been heat treated and quenched to glass-hardness. This gives it the hardness necessary to carve into a less-hard piece of carbon steel, but makes it very brittle (similar to a metal file). If you apply any amount of sideways force it will snap instead of bending. If it's just heat-treated carbon steel, though, once you snap off the piece you can soften it by heating it up to bright glowing red (no longer sticks to a magnet) and then allowing it to slowly cool (anneal). Don't quench it, that does the opposite. The slower it cools the better. But best is to not try to pry with it at all whatsoever. You must force it in straight and true and do not push or pull sideways on the handle at all.
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PainterofCrap posted:Christ, I haven't seen one of these since 1987. I had that exact tool, right down to the blue hammered case. Good times Dang, you really missed the center on that top bolt.
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Having been in that position, he probably started on the center and the loving drill walked off of it repeatedly because the end of the bolt was broken at an angle. Most infuriating thing ever. Actually, I take that back. The most infuriating thing ever is to be lying on hot asphalt, in 90 degree, 95% humidity weather, full sun, under a vehicle, with that happening, and the hot metal chips from the drill falling on you.
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kastein posted:Having been in that position, he probably started on the center and the loving drill walked off of it repeatedly because the end of the bolt was broken at an angle. Most infuriating thing ever. You forgot the mosquitoes.
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Sponge! posted:You forgot the mosquitoes. I was cursing my birth way too much to even notice them, I think. I honestly don't remember there being any mosquitoes during that project.
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Pending photos, hopefully. Going to run by the shop tomorrow and crack open my old transmission and see what failed so badly. It's headed to the scrap pile anyway.
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some texas redneck posted:Pending photos, hopefully. Going to run by the shop tomorrow and crack open my old transmission and see what failed so badly. It's headed to the scrap pile anyway. Take the shafts out and make some furniture or conversation pieces!
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PainterofCrap posted:Christ, I haven't seen one of these since 1987. I had that exact tool, right down to the blue hammered case. Good times My dad still has that exact tool, right down to the blue hammered case. Must've been popular then...or maybe just cheap. Das Volk posted:The ice mode on the Corvette was so bad I drove with the ABS fuse pulled for about 5 months before I lemon'ed it. Hitting a small bump in the road while applying the brakes meant they essentially stopped working. I do believe ice mode ABS or TC was how einTier wrecked his C6 back in the day as well. Cant say I've ever driven my old man's car in anger enough to see for myself (and then wrap it around a light pole)
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"Will it start? Right, then I'm driving it."
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2ndclasscitizen posted:"Will it start? Right, then I'm driving it." gently caress it, it's still got four wheels and a straight frame. It doesn't even look like it's out of alignment.
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Rear Admiral BOOYA posted:gently caress it, it's still got four wheels and a straight frame. It doesn't even look like it's out of alignment. What do you expect? It's a Toyota (I think). I drove this one home last night after a friend rolled it.  Hard to tell from the picture the A-pillar is shoved in about 6". It came to rest with the back bumper on the pavement and the front end pointing to the sky. Wrecker flipped it back onto 4 wheels and it started right up and drove fine (A/C doesn't work anymore). obso fucked around with this message at 23:29 on May 16, 2012 |
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obso posted:
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You Am I posted:Why the gently caress did you do that for, other than trying out insurance fraud?
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"Oh Mister Good Neighbor, I didn't wreck it last night while drunk, my buddy borrowed it and rolled it this morning!"
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You Am I posted:Why the gently caress did you do that for, other than trying out insurance fraud? If if his friend was DUI it's still covered by insurance?
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Well, I thought I would have transmission carnage to show off. Opened up my old one, the gears looked decent, though the magnet was just caked in shavings. I know the differential is held in place by the carrier bearings - and the outer races are part of the case. I did put my finger into the diff output (before opening the case) and there was a lot of play - and moving it enough resulted in a loud clunk of parts hitting the case. The same clunk I was hearing when I let my foot off the gas. We couldn't figure out how to get the input/main shafts out easily, and didn't want to put in all the work it would take to get it fully disassembled (also, a big gently caress you to Nissan for their crappy FSMs). The exposed carrier bearing for the diff looked fine, but even with the housing sitting level, the diff wouldn't sit level on its own - and was very rough when turned by hand. Everything else spun easily, and the gears didn't appear to have any real wear. No real photos since we couldn't get the diff out of the way, but I'm pretty sure the carrier bearing we couldn't see had ceased to exist. There was also a decent crack forming in the case under the diff, but I could only see that with a flashlight. I have a photo of the magnet, at least. That's a pretty tiny magnet with a whole lot of metal on it - so glad I had disposable gloves on... [img]http://i.imgur.com/AOxApl.jpg[/img]
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obso posted:(A/C doesn't work anymore). POS BlackMK4 posted:If if his friend was DUI it's still covered by insurance? Yes. You'll get dropped immediately, but they can't deny a claim for that. They can just decline to continue insuring you. (this is true in PA at least, it's possible that may not be the case in other states) IOwnCalculus posted:"Oh Mister Good Neighbor, I didn't wreck it last night while drunk, my buddy borrowed it and rolled it this morning!" It's pretty obviously totaled. If he had anything in/on it (aftermarket stereo, wheels, etc) that's the best way to avoid having it stolen by the insurance company or tow yard.....get it home, get your poo poo, and then have them pick it up. Motronic fucked around with this message at 00:44 on May 17, 2012 |
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Willderbeast331 posted:Dang, you really missed the center on that top bolt. The hell I did! It rode off of what was left of the damned extractor! I stopped & let the machine shop deal with it.
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You Am I posted:Why the gently caress did you do that for, other than trying out insurance fraud? Because it was less than a mile down the road. It was a single car accident and they only had liability so no one's getting defrauded. If I didn't think the engine would rip my samurai in half I'd keep it. obso fucked around with this message at 01:10 on May 17, 2012 |
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I'd just like to let you guys know that a failing transmission range sensor in a 1996 Ford Taurus can present itself as an intermittently working radio and windshield wipers.
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Motronic posted:
Depends entirely on the company.
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Dr 14 INCH DICK Md posted:I'd just like to let you guys know that a failing transmission range sensor in a 1996 Ford Taurus can present itself as an intermittently working radio and windshield wipers. I'm gonna guess they all ground through the same wire?
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