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That has to be some kind of casting defect or something right? I can't imagine that being the weakest point in the whole linkage involved in lifting the bucket.
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Was fiddling with my brakes on the MJ today and found this. Looks like I have a project for this week.
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Naw, now you can get a bunch of axle flex without having to detach your sway bars  which, I suspect, is how that happened in the first place. gently caress POs, etc...
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Feb 1, 2015 01:46
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Poor Durango, only 62,100 miles  
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Geirskogul posted:Wait, there's people that like the vulcan Not "like", but having had a few Vulcans in the family to me they're boring but durable. If I was buying one of the vehicles it shipped in I'd probably be looking for 4.0s, but I wouldn't complain about a 3.0 in a Ranger since my last one was just fine. The Aerostar was a bit big for it, but it still did OK.
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Preoptopus posted:Obligatory "bet that made a noise" comment Obligatory "driver pooped pants from loud noise" comment. I really want to know how much of a load it takes to break something like that.
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torpedan posted:Obligatory "driver pooped pants from loud noise" comment. All of it.
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Preoptopus posted:Obligatory "bet that made a noise" comment
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Horrible tire failure? 
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PitViper posted:Horrible tire failure? Failure due to driver ignorance/neglect would be more accurate. Driving on a flat or severely under-inflated tire is typically how you get a pile of shredded rubber like that.
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Feb 1, 2015 05:41
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Yup, when you see tires squished flat due to underinflation, the tire rubber is rubbing against itself, wearing away like you see there.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:Poor Durango, only 62,100 miles That is way past my "gently caress it, it is a durango and has hauled enough groceries" limit, jesus christ.
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Feb 1, 2015 15:33
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$9000 shop ticket? That's Rover territory. Ouch.
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Terrible Robot posted:$9000 shop ticket? That's Rover territory. Ouch. That's a couple new cars for me.
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CommieGIR posted:That's a couple new cars for me. I could finish at least two of my projects with that much money.
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Root Bear posted:Failure due to driver ignorance/neglect would be more accurate. Driving on a flat or severely under-inflated tire is typically how you get a pile of shredded rubber like that. Not just shredded rubber! After driving on it flat long enough to cause that, they filled it with fix-a-flat in an attempt to drive it some more! That was a fun find when we popped the bead. That was just the biggest brick we pulled out, there was plenty more. And yes, we get plenty of driver neglect cases.
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CommieGIR posted:That's a couple new cars for me. That's more than the last four cars I've bought.
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Terrible Robot posted:$9000 shop ticket? That's Rover territory. Ouch. It's about nine Durangos.
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PitViper posted:Not just shredded rubber! After driving on it flat long enough to cause that, they filled it with fix-a-flat in an attempt to drive it some more! That was a fun find when we popped the bead. That was just the biggest brick we pulled out, there was plenty more. And yes, we get plenty of driver neglect cases. gently caress that stuff forever. It never actually does what it says on the tin, just makes tire guys hate their job. There's only one type of product in that vein I've seen that actually works- Shur-Seal (and its competitors) for industrial off-road tires, and it's so thick and goopy that it's impossible to get through a valve stem and it would throw the balance of a passenger tire off so far it would be dangerous to drive on a highway with it.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:Poor Durango, only 62,100 miles Recommended Parts/Labor: 0.00 / 0.00
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Tommychu posted:gently caress that stuff forever. It never actually does what it says on the tin, just makes tire guys hate their job. There's only one type of product in that vein I've seen that actually works- Shur-Seal (and its competitors) for industrial off-road tires, and it's so thick and goopy that it's impossible to get through a valve stem and it would throw the balance of a passenger tire off so far it would be dangerous to drive on a highway with it. That green slime poo poo works well on tractor tires
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I need an adult    
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Just take it out back and tell it about the rabbits, goddamn.
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Man, the missing wheel cover and the clingwrap and tape window fix really sell this picture.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I need an adult degrease and dye, pull it around, wash your bay.
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Feb 1, 2015 19:34
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And these guys droppped off for an alignment, complaint is it pulls apparently.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:And these guys droppped off for an alignment, complaint is it pulls apparently. Hmm wonder why its pulling.. just an alignment pleas..... what do you mean I need other repairs... you guys cant just do the alignment to make it work right?
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Feb 1, 2015 20:13
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I like how the license plate has a sympathy lean in the other direction.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:And these guys droppped off for an alignment, complaint is it pulls apparently.
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It almost looks like the front axle housing is bent, assuming that is a straight axle one. That requires a gratuitous amount of airtime to accomplish.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I need an adult I would like to nominate the PT Cruiser as the worst car of all time. It literally has no redeeming characteristics, nor does it accomplish anything well. It has a fairly large inline four, but only large enough to give it poor fuel economy for a vehicle of it's size. It accelerates slowly, does not handle well, and stops poorly. The ride is somehow both sloppy and rough. It is woefully unreliable, and also difficult to service. It is a wagon, but cargo room is basically nonexistent. It's styling was polarizing, and it was more expensive than the Neon it was cobbled together from (which was actually probably a wiser purchase.) It fairs poorly in crash tests. The car literally did nothing well, and Chrysler sold a boatload of them. Americans are dumb as hell.
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They're a good donor for 2.4 turbo drivetrains.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:Poor Durango, only 62,100 miles OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I need an adult OFFICER 13 INCH posted:And these guys droppped off for an alignment, complaint is it pulls apparently. You lead a very interesting life.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I need an adult The best part about my shop is my boss refuses all p.t cruisers. Last one in the shop got a timing belt water pump and heater core. My boss begged the customer to get a radiator. Costumer refuses. Calls my boss aweek later saying the rad failed..... gently caress Chrysler
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A Melted Tarp posted:I would like to nominate the PT Cruiser as the worst car of all time. It literally has no redeeming characteristics, nor does it accomplish anything well. Your own post proves you wrong. It can't possibly be the worst car of all time (and neither can any soviet disasterpiece or any VAG fuckery) because it sold units. It was designed as a product intended to sell for money. It's job was to sell by the truckload, and it did. Americans are the worst car buyers of all time? That seems more appropriate. The worst car of all time is those citroen wankel engine thingies that the company deliberately hunted down, bought back from the owners and crushed out of sheer shame.
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Horse Divorce posted:You lead a very interesting life. Chain shops get to deal with the absolute worst tier of car owners. Ask me how I know. (I once worked on a truck owned by the former store manager (so he had some experience with car maintenance) where every component of the front end was so loose, I told the sales writer that I wouldn't touch any of it unless they replaced everything. Guess what the owner did?)
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Fucknag posted:Chain shops get to deal with the absolute worst tier of car owners. Ask me how I know. Its the free inspection that fucks everyone.
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It's actually worse than free, we get paid 0.4 hours to raise the car and do a simple rotation. The customer pays like $15 I think. OR for $9.99 you can get our complete vehicle inspection, which includes a full brake and suspension inspection, battery test, and a complimentary tire rotation included with services since the wheels are off anyways. For which I get paid 0.3 hours.
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Why does anyone in the US ever bother to get a job working on cars? Seriously. The whole system sounds unbelievably dysfunctional.
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I wonder that myself after watching my old man do it for almost 40 years now. The only two pieces of advice he ever gave me were "Don't stick your dick in the crazy" and "Don't be a loving mechanic."
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