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The Justin and Ben support group for taking 4 or 5 times to fix something right

Justin V

Justin V

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We all have that one thing (or maybe 5 things) that you had to fix 3 or 4 or 5 times until it worked...

For me it has been my FiTech, my intake gaskets, something like 3 dozen transmissions during my long gone Mitsubishi phase, front brakes on my S-10's, and probably more that I've forced from my memory as a self preservation technique.


Tell all..., @Babaganoosh and I aren't alone here.
 
Hmm where do I start... Took me 2 times to cut the links on the 4 link to fit and it still isn't correct.

4 transmissions to figure out 4 cans of cooler line cleaner wasn't enough.

I like to work hard and not smart...
 
Tore down and reinstalled a 47re dodge transmission 3 times before realizing the d-bag that owned the truck had installed a shift kit himself.
 
Until you guys have rebuilt and installed an engine then when it came time to fire it you didn't get anything and start pulling the motor out just to have my buddies Dad come out and say "your battery isn't hooked to the starter" you ain't got nothing on me. I think I was 14 at the time. Since then the do it twice or three times has happened so many times I don't wanna recount all of them, nor do I care to remember most of them. Needless to say, your not alone
 
I installed my clutch disc backward on the nv4500 203 205. Got it all the way to driving shifters all in badass. Just wouldn't grab worth a damn.
That ****ing sucked.

I did my big block oil pan four or five times. Turned out my balancer wasn't right causing it to leak. I misdiagnosed the leak and missed the cause over and over.
 
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Trying to solve no-lockup on a 4L60-E, I replaced a valve, then a solenoid, then swapped to an aftermarket valve to eliminate PWM (actually my memory is getting fuzzy on the exact chain of events). Then pulled it to replace the torque converter, which fixed it. Drove it for a week then the pump rotor broke, so I had it towed home, then tore the whole thing down to look for bits of metal, but they were all safely caught in the pump output screen. That was 5 years ago, so it must have been fine. My best move was adding a drain plug the 2nd time the pan came off.
 
Drain plugs are the most convenient thing ever. I see why the factory didn't install them as people wouldn't change the filter ever but they are so nice.
 
Babaganoosh said:
Hmm where do I start... Took me 2 times to cut the links on the 4 link to fit and it still isn't correct.

4 transmissions to figure out 4 cans of cooler line cleaner wasn't enough.

I like to work hard and not smart...
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A friend learned brake cleaner isn't a good thing to use to flush out a transmission cooler or the lines the hard way...some was left in them and when it made its way to the o-rings in the transmission,they turned to mush in a few days of driving..and ruined the used transmission he'd just installed..:doah:

Another time he installed the flex plate backwards and didn't notice until the transmission was all bolted in and everything connected--until he went to put the torque converter bolts in..:doah:..

I remember another late friend of mine spending days and a few hundred bucks on hos CJ-7's brakes --replaced both front calipers,rear wheel cylinders,brake lines ,hoses,and then we couldn't get it to bleed..pumped a gallon of brake fluid thru the system,you'd get a firm pedal after 4-5 pumps,but it would go right to the floor again after you let off the pedal...
We ended up giving up on it--I drove it that way 10 miles to a shop ,where the mechanic charged us $50 to bleed the system,after installing a new master cylinder changed nothing..

It took him 5 minutes--he removed the front calipers,put a hunk of 2x4 between the brake pads,and flipped them so the bleeders were facing straight up...evidently whoever put the previous calipers on swapped the right side for the left one and vice-versa,and we assumed it was correct...a rather expensive lesson !...(none of the parts we replaced were leaking or defective,a rotted brake line replacement was what started the whole mess!..:doah:..

A Dodge Dart a friend had with a slant six had its flex plate strip off several teeth--after he tired of getting out and turning the engine over by hand to hopefully get it to crank over ,he decided to replace it himself..(the engine usually cranked OK once you got it past the bad teeth spot)..
He had no garage,so we drove the car on the curb ,put the passenger side wheels up on the curb,to raise it up higher..we got the transmission unbolted,and slid it back on two longer bolts in the bell housing..then a cop pulled up and tells him he has until 5 pm to "get this heap off the sidewalk,or it'll be towed away"...:eek:

We tried frantically to get the flex plate on ,it was very tough getting to the bolts on the crankshaft,but we got it in around 3:30 pm,then we tried to bolt up the converter--the cop pulls up at 4 pm,and says "you have exactly 60 minutes to move this car!"...we were doing good,until the last bolt out of three ,we discovered there was no bolt hole in the flex plate for it..there were 3 bolts in a triangle fashion to bolt it to the flex plate...
We finally figured out they were not all in the same "triangle",so the converter would only fit and bolt up one way--we installed and removed all the bolts three times,finally the third try was the charm..and it was 5:05 pm and dark when we finished--the cop had been called away to another incident around 4:30 pm ,but he pulled back up about 10 minutes after we finished,and was just moving the car off the sidewalk..:blush:..he looked quite p-o'd ,I guess he was looking forward to having it towed..we were like :flipoff13::flipoff13:...
 
Babaganoosh said:
Hmm where do I start... Took me 2 times to cut the links on the 4 link to fit and it still isn't correct.

4 transmissions to figure out 4 cans of cooler line cleaner wasn't enough.

I like to work hard and not smart...
Click to expand...


A friend learned brake cleaner isn't a good thing to use to flush out a transmission cooler or the lines the hard way...some was left in them and when it made its way to the o-rings in the transmission,they turned to mush in a few days of driving..and ruined the used transmission he'd just installed..:doah:

Another time he installed the flex plate backwards and didn't notice until the transmission was all bolted in and everything connected--until he went to put the torque converter bolts in..:doah:..

I remember another late friend of mine spending days and a few hundred bucks on hos CJ-7's brakes --replaced both front calipers,rear wheel cylinders,brake lines ,hoses,and then we couldn't get it to bleed..pumped a gallon of brake fluid thru the system,you'd get a firm pedal after 4-5 pumps,but it would go right to the floor again after you let off the pedal...
We ended up giving up on it--I drove it that way 10 miles to a shop ,where the mechanic charged us $50 to bleed the system,after installing a new master cylinder changed nothing..

It took him 5 minutes--he removed the front calipers,put a hunk of 2x4 between the brake pads,and flipped them so the bleeders were facing straight up...evidently whoever put the previous calipers on swapped the right side for the left one and vice-versa,and we assumed it was correct...a rather expensive lesson !...(none of the parts we replaced were leaking or defective,a rotted brake line replacement was what started the whole mess!..:doah:..

A Dodge Dart a friend had with a slant six had its flex plate strip off several teeth--after he tired of getting out and turning the engine over by hand to hopefully get it to crank over ,he decided to replace it himself..(the engine usually cranked OK once you got it past the bad teeth spot)..
He had no garage,so we drove the car on the curb ,put the passenger side wheels up on the curb,to raise it up higher..we got the transmission unbolted,and slid it back on two longer bolts in the bell housing..then a cop pulled up and tells him he has until 5 pm to "get this heap off the sidewalk,or it'll be towed away"...:eek:

We tried frantically to get the flex plate on ,it was very tough getting to the bolts on the crankshaft,but we got it in around 3:30 pm,then we tried to bolt up the converter--the cop pulls up at 4 pm,and says "you have exactly 60 minutes to move this car!"...we were doing good,until the last bolt out of three ,we discovered there was no bolt hole in the flex plate for it..there were 3 bolts in a triangle fashion to bolt it to the flex plate...
We finally figured out they were not all in the same "triangle",so the converter would only fit and bolt up one way--we installed and removed all the bolts three times,finally the third try was the charm..and it was 5:05 pm and dark when we finished--the cop had been called away to another incident around 4:30 pm ,but he pulled back up about 10 minutes after we finished,and was just moving the car off the sidewalk..:blush:..he looked quite p-o'd ,I guess he was looking forward to having it towed..we were like :flipoff13::flipoff13:...
 
Getting ready to install a shackle flip on my m1009, I had the drill set on reverse. Switched between like 3 different bits, thinking they were all burned up. My brother comes home from work and I tell him how pissed off I am at this. He picks up the drill and says "you had it on reverse you big dummy!"
 
One of the front pump bolts on my Th-400 will not seal properly. This results in a small (2-3 drops per day) ATF leak. I have already tried 3 times to fix it with no improvement. Last time I just got mad at it and quit. I think attempt number 4 will be sometime this year.
 
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