I just did sway bar busings on a 17 year old rust bucket. Had to run the bolts in and out 100 times each to prevent from snapping them off. And the limited access was miserable since I had no intentions of dropping the cradle and dealing with more rust.
My first car, a 70 Dart had the left hand thread wheel studs on one side, ended with some right or left depending on who replaced them and what they had. A vision test for tire folks!
In the case of the previous owner's mechanic on my vehicle, the problems are definitely the mechanic's fault. I'm lucky their car got returned not running. The latest laugh in the comedy of errors is a forced on timing chain cover that broke stuff. The intake plenum is cracked because the back bolts were resting on top of the bracket instead of through the holes. The engine itself is good, but the it looks like attempted repairs were done by Larry, Moe and Curly. Speaking of dashboards, thankfully those are not manual transmission specific on my vehicle which means there are many to choose from in the salvage yard.
People don't understand the crap a good mechanic has to overcome just doing basic jobs. Bad, rusted parts, fixing prior lousy work, etc. Bill for it all. Time is money.
Ham fisted mechanics are a problem too, just tearing the crap out of things to go as fast as they can and not being careful. And then the broken parts are the owners fault. Uninstalled zerk fittings. Sensor wires left hanging. There are a few good shops sure, but most places have hacks working on your car.
Uhh.... yeah, no. Ever notice it's the same mechanics that have a chronic problem with snapping things? Will there be jobs where it's not the mechanics fault? Sure. But an awful lot of problems can be traced back to who worked on it last. It's the number one reason I rarely if ever let anyone work on my vehicles.
I just did sway bar busings on a 17 year old rust bucket. Had to run the bolts in and out 100 times each to prevent from snapping them off. And the limited access was miserable since I had no intentions of dropping the cradle and dealing with more rust.
My first car, a 70 Dart had the left hand thread wheel studs on one side, ended with some right or left depending on who replaced them and what they had.
A vision test for tire folks!
Swollen nuts are pretty common...😂
No, the stupid covers over the cases…..
In the case of the previous owner's mechanic on my vehicle, the problems are definitely the mechanic's fault. I'm lucky their car got returned not running. The latest laugh in the comedy of errors is a forced on timing chain cover that broke stuff. The intake plenum is cracked because the back bolts were resting on top of the bracket instead of through the holes. The engine itself is good, but the it looks like attempted repairs were done by Larry, Moe and Curly. Speaking of dashboards, thankfully those are not manual transmission specific on my vehicle which means there are many to choose from in the salvage yard.
People don't understand the crap a good mechanic has to overcome just doing basic jobs. Bad, rusted parts, fixing prior lousy work, etc. Bill for it all. Time is money.
Ham fisted mechanics are a problem too, just tearing the crap out of things to go as fast as they can and not being careful. And then the broken parts are the owners fault. Uninstalled zerk fittings. Sensor wires left hanging. There are a few good shops sure, but most places have hacks working on your car.
Uhh.... yeah, no. Ever notice it's the same mechanics that have a chronic problem with snapping things? Will there be jobs where it's not the mechanics fault? Sure. But an awful lot of problems can be traced back to who worked on it last. It's the number one reason I rarely if ever let anyone work on my vehicles.