[TowerTalk] OT: Lessons to be learned

[K9MA]

My first clue was with a 2001 Corolla. A headlight bulb burned out while 
I was on the road, spare in the glove box. No problem, right? Wrong! It 
takes a socket wrench to remove a bracket in the way. Now I carry one, 
but that car is long gone, and I'm sure it's much, much worse now.

73,
Scott K9MA


On 4/19/2021 7:21 PM, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:
> "My favorite example is my mother-in-laws Nissan Murano. Requires the 
> engine to be dropped to change the plugs!!"
>
> My old '03 Taurus.  Disconnect, and drop everything in front of the 
> windshield to put in struts.  Not surprisingly, the years of 
> documentation, and videos, even the factory service manuals skip this 
> part.  "Here's the old struts!"  Cut to next page, or scene, "Here's 
> the new ones installed!"  Took me four jacks at $100 a pop, ~six 
> months time, and $750 for struts (I bent one), almost busted an axle, 
> too.  The kiloBuck, and half-day at Les Schwab was sounding better by 
> the minute, but I thought, hey, I'll save a few bucks...  Ironically, 
> about a month later, I found an obscure video where one guy said, but 
> did not show, "You'll have to lower the engine, and transmission 
> carrier to do this."
>
> Kurt
>
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Scott  K9MA

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