Hows this for good luck?I went o check the oil in my 400 SP and couldnt get the bolts loose .Have to grind the heads off the back 2.Now here it is Saurday afternoon and the hardware store is closed .I hate leaving a halff done job in the garage.Do any of the rest of you all have luck like this on SIMPLE jobs that turn into a real female dog?

 

ALL the time. It is always some easy job that will not take up much time and then.....The part will not fit....the bolts are striped....... something will not line up.... ect

The key is to always allot yourself more time..Relax and do not rush.

 

yep. changed my oil a while ago. and i think it was to take the oil filter off( so i already drained it). and the damn screw ripped right out. doent seem to bad, just a bigger job. well i cant get it out. no toos. nothing. its gotta go to the shop. they gott apick it up. wait cant start it and they didnt bring a trailer. yes a very steep hill and they cant start it. they dont want me touching it probobly because they have to push it alnd all that aother crap so here i am worriying because u got one guy trying to push it steer it and sqeez it onto a pick up bed all by him self. yeah thats how one oil change turned inot a night mare.

 

It never fails. Anything I work on seems to be held up by a part that cost one dollar or less. I've bought a 200 dollar saw, to be stoped by a needed 1.00 piece of wood that I couldn't get because Home Depot was closed.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

Having worked on Automobiles and bikes for years (and training for certicifation) I have come to realize that there are no "easy" jobs. If i went easy, then it wasnt done right[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Murpheys law, if it can go wrong, it will.

 

I,ve worked on customers cars and trucks for over 30 years, And you have a bad day once in a while. But when you work on your own stuff on your own time, you've only got two chances, Slim & None. In my case Slim is usually out of town on vacation.