Yup definitely smoker dust. I used to work at a mom and pop video game store and I did system repairs. It looks completely different from normal dust accumulation, has that dark brown almost greenish tint to it, smells terrible too. If I caught a whiff of that when they brought me their system it immediately went from…

I know how to blow it up.

I’ve been putting off turning/replacing my rotors for 7 years now because hub rotors and laziness. The driver side has finally warped a little so I may have to bite the bullet on it now.

I was in store level management at Autozone for about a year and I can say without reservation that this was an isolated incident. It was not the best job or the worst job that I’ve ever had and I feel no need to defend them but at the same time I would encourage you not to project this issue on the organization as a…

Improper torque, also goes hand in hand with, not reading the repair manual when you have no clue what your doing.

I worked at a parts store for a while and I never had a jackstand returned but I had a set of 10,000 lb rated rhino ramps come back because the customer’s definitely not 10,000 lb Honda Prelude had cracked one of them clean down the middle. Just keep an eye on the base of the jackstands when lowering the jack and make…

Dude worst feeling in my life was when I was pulling the valve cover off my Samurai and I heard a *ping* and my ratchet lost all tension. The knucklehead that owned it before me had torqued them way too tight and mushroomed out the bolt threads. The worst part is they were super tiny M6 bolts. I still have no idea how…

I get that part of it. But like, what’s the timing of it. Do you just go till you overpower the handbrake then release that or do you feel the clutch catch and slowly release the handbrake as the clutch engages?

Serious question. How exactly do you do the handbrake thing? I never even considered doing that I just had some dicey/revved moments for a little while until I got a really good feel for my catch point. I don’t even roll back anymore.

I was a combat engineer in the Marines and, morbid as it may be, if an area/vehicle had a high probability of containing explosives then the standing order was to clear the area of civilians and blow it in place before approaching on foot. I can’t speak for the procedures of this particular department, but I do have…

Anything with this on it.

These puns are tireing.

Oh the stories I could tell from working in a parts store in Alabama. No inspections whatsoever and people drive some absolute claptrap rolling garbage. I’ll argue a lot of the stereotypes regarding Alabama but busted heap-o-junk cars is one stereotype we absolutely deserve.

The 2015 International Lonestar parks it in the fast lane and dares you to say something.

I’m surprised nobody commented on how touchy the brakes are. Which leads me to my question, “Are the brakes super sensitive?” I was in the Marine Corps and ours had brakes that would put you through the windshield. Mainly because they had inboard rotors mounted to the axle shaft rather than the wheel hub. Is yours the…

Customer returned this caliper for a core the other day.

Chrono Trigger. Fight Gato for hours to gain enough silver points to cash in and buy the lode sword super early in the game.

I bought a Samurai 3 years ago and I’ve often wondered what exactly people did to make this thing tip over. I’ve intentionally taken some turns at higher than average speed and I’ve never felt a substantial enough shift to make me feel like the truck was starting to tip. Granted they beefed up the sway bar and…

Took my 1995 GMC Safari to a local shop to have the main refrigerant hose replaced. Fast forward to a month or so later when I needed to top off the oil a bit and I am unable to locate a place to pour it in. They forgot to put my friggin oil filler tube back on.

Ohhhh I see, sorry haha.