who wrenches on there trucks themselves...

[vortec]

i'm closing on a house, this week. the driveway is a little steep for working, so i guess i'll have to wrench in my 3-car garage .

 

[Dafey]

To boot, I'm a fresh air kid... (no freaking' garage to work in)

I`m even worse off , I live in apt`s.
So I cant work on my truck till after 5:15 when I'm sure the manager has left work.
Plus I cant always park right in front of my apt , if some one has grabbed my spot.

 

[user]

Been there, been doing that.

My late father had been a service manager for True Motor Co., Alexandria Va. (been closed for about 40 or 50 years, now), so I grew up with the idea that a "real man" knows how to fix his own stuff. So I've been doing that since about 1968. Started w/VW's. I was the first Subaru mechanic in the DC area. Quit that stuff and did college for 8 years ( I thought it was about "education" - I didn't know it was "credentials"). Then a software engineer for 12 years, law school at night during the last 4. Been doing that for a while, now. But you know, a "real man" fixes his own truck.

And I echo the sentiments of all of those who (1) like the work they do better than that typically done by others, (2) think that managing a "helper" is harder than doing the work yourself (old chinese proverb: "why do you hate me, I've never helped you!"), (3) don't want to pay good money for schlock work and then have to keep taking the thing back to try to get the goofs to fix it right (and they keep breaking things), and (4) enjoy the peace and satisfaction of a pleasant warm day under the truck with hot 90-weight dripping down your ear while barking your knuckles when that nut suddenly frees up. I can just picture myself easing the creeper out from under the truck and smiling at the birds and the sunshine.

It sure beats litigation all to hell.

 

[roadnotca]

My late father had been a service manager for True Motor Co., Alexandria Va. (been closed for about 40 or 50 years, now), so I grew up with the idea that a "real man" knows how to fix his own stuff. So I've been doing that since about 1968. Started w/VW's. I was the first Subaru mechanic in the DC area. Quit that stuff and did college for 8 years ( I thought it was about "education" - I didn't know it was "credentials"). Then a software engineer for 12 years, law school at night during the last 4. Been doing that for a while, now. But you know, a "real man" fixes his own truck.

And I echo the sentiments of all of those who (1) like the work they do better than that typically done by others, (2) think that managing a "helper" is harder than doing the work yourself (old chinese proverb: "why do you hate me, I've never helped you!"), (3) don't want to pay good money for schlock work and then have to keep taking the thing back to try to get the goofs to fix it right (and they keep breaking things), and (4) enjoy the peace and satisfaction of a pleasant warm day under the truck with hot 90-weight dripping down your ear while barking your knuckles when that nut suddenly frees up. I can just picture myself easing the creeper out from under the truck and smiling at the birds and the sunshine.

It sure beats litigation all to hell.

 

[Avery4jc]

Yep all solo here on most stuff...my dad comes out and helps at random times but for the most part its just me...

 

[MadHatterMike]

I work alone on my vehicles most of the time. When the starter/battery died on the truck I was at a friend's place so I got to work on his rocky driveway. Gravel would have been nice, but the were good size sharp rocks.

When switching from working alone to having others around I need to remember to keep them engaged or they wander off. Does that happen to anyone else? I just start working and getting into a groove and then forget about the other people around.

 

[vortec]

i said before that i like going solo on my own stuff. but, come to think of it, i like working on my friends' cars. most of them are afraid to modify anything computer-related, so i slice, splice, solder, etc. the brains of their cars to fit their mods, when needed. but, ask for my help with an axle swap or something, and you'd better have spare bolts around. i tend to break them.

 

[Mudstud]

I put mine in the shop whenever a mod is needed. I have no idea how to wrench on these trucks. 7/16ths this; 7/8ths that. Driveshaft thingy this, crossover something that. Whats all this mean? I wish I was as good as some of you.

 

[Big91RustyBucket]

I put mine in the shop whenever a mod is needed. I have no idea how to wrench on these trucks. 7/16ths this; 7/8ths that. Driveshaft thingy this, crossover something that. Whats all this mean? I wish I was as good as some of you.

There are things I cannot do , and If I have the cash I will get it done but It is hard to find people you can trust. But to each his own .

 

[chiefheaphy]

Ill never sandblast a frame with a 20 year old no water trap, no deadman blaster ever again. But besides that Ill do most everything myself.

 

[Elevator Man]

Huge oak tree, a chain fall, and my three year old son is all it takes to keep my junk wheel'n

 

[AZ79K5Project]

You need to go to auto zone and buy a one man bleeder kit. It is just a bottle with a little hose on it. THe hose goes on the bleeder fitting and the bottle even has a magnet on it to stick it to the caliper so you dont have to hold it.

Home Made Bleeder - One Man

I have wrenched on my Blazer 100% of the time all the time by myself. Axle swaps, interior, lift, shackle flip and everything else. Just finished the front half of the interior tonight. I learned some tricks with vice grips holding bolt heads while wrenching under it. Spent 13 hours yesterday and a couple tonight.

Showing off the work to my wife...Amazing memory. She asked about EVERY new part. "When did you get the seats? When did you get...?" She pointed out like three or four things. She has NEVER ridden in it yet.

I gave the standard answer. CL and "I've had that forever, just got around to put it on."

 

[Mudstud]

Just so ya know, my post on the last page was a joke!