What is the most involved fix, or repair you have attempted?
Hardest fix you've attempted
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Waking up this early 
Depends on how old I was and how much time, money, knowledge, confidence, etc.. I had !
Pulled a manual tranny and then drove it for 5k miles until I sold it (even though had some parts left over after I got it back together! )
Nowdays, I just pay someone else - time is more pressing than money. (fancy way to say I am lazier now)
Depends on how old I was and how much time, money, knowledge, confidence, etc.. I had !
Pulled a manual tranny and then drove it for 5k miles until I sold it (even though had some parts left over after I got it back together! )
Nowdays, I just pay someone else - time is more pressing than money. (fancy way to say I am lazier now
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As far as the Wrangler or some other vehicle? On my old Yamaha 1100 street bike I was bored one winter and I completely disassembled every nut, bolt and wire harness. I am not a mechanic but I had a service manual and I can read.
I kept everything lined up against a wall in the order it came off the bike and I put the smaller stuff in plastic bags and labeled everything. I rebuilt the engine, had the head ported and polished, etc.
Although it was a 5 year old bike it looked better than brand new after I got it back together. I was surprised that it actually started when I pressed the start button.
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I didn't think it was going to be hard, but there's always something on every job I attempt that becomes a PITA. On my JK it was replacing the tie rods and ball joints. On one tie rod, the nut became stuck on the cone and the cone was spinning inside the joint with no way to hold it to remove the nut. Time to get out the 4" angle grinder. Well, working under there at an odd angle, the grinder caught and came out of my hands and got me on the back of my hand between my thumb and index finger with the trigger lock on. I just knew I was going to be messed up before I even looked at it. Fortunately it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be and didn't get through the last layer of skin for most of the 2" gash which was fortunate because I play keyboards in a band and we had a gig the next night. I just put some mineral spirits on a clean paper towel, held that on with some black tape and went back to the task.
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my previous vehicle. Installing a turbo kit on a 2007 civic si. Access to everything was super tight. It took 2 weekends to install, a week to fix an oil leak and boost leak, and another 2 weeks to dyno. On top of that, I had to use my weekend truck as a daily driver for a month. Cost me 1k on gas alone due to my dd being out of commission. That's when I told myself not to work on any more future projects.
On older vehicles complete engine rebuilds. Body and paint on many older cars. On the JKU complete front and rear diff rebuilds..
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As a tech, it was always heater core replacements. I hate crawling under dashes now.
On the Jeep, no problems yet. Most labor intensive install was the lift with control arms.
On the Jeep, no problems yet. Most labor intensive install was the lift with control arms.
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By myself? Rear axle housing change, swapping over all the guts at the same time. Did that one in 10* weather in an unheated tiny one car garage. Or bare bones axles swaps complete with new perches etc. Have not yet had to pull a motor or trans yet (fingers crossed).
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I hear you on this one. About a year ago I had a seal on my Turbo in my subi let oil into the intake and then into the engine. Turns out oil doesn't compress well and destroyed the entire engine. 6 months and a long block rebuild, and a new twin scrolling Turbo later it was fixed. The wounds on my hands took even longer to heal..
no space on a boxer engine.
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Involved or hardest.
Involved – HD engine rebuild. Really not that tough, just a lot to do, but no time limit.
Hardest – finding the short under the dash of an F150 in 0F January night, and I needed to drive to work the next day. Major short, when it developed it shut down everything. Drove me crazy for a few hours, but I found it.
Involved – HD engine rebuild. Really not that tough, just a lot to do, but no time limit.
Hardest – finding the short under the dash of an F150 in 0F January night, and I needed to drive to work the next day. Major short, when it developed it shut down everything. Drove me crazy for a few hours, but I found it.
Oh man! I've heard holes in the Pistons is bad!Replacing the motor in my 03 Cobra. Melted a piston going too fast for too long.
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The jeep lift install and all the auxiliary stuff with it was the most involved thing I've done lately.
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I dropped out and installed the front axle center section (IFS of course) of my old Toyota 4x4 w/o the aid of a lift and w/o unbolting anything but the center section....
The truck had a 3" lift (which on 2nd thought might have been the most involved) so I unbolted it, laid under the axle and man handled it out from in between the cross members.
Also installed a body lift on my AWD Dakota QC in my garage by myself... shop wanted $300 to do the install; so I figured that since I had done one on my 1st truck w/ the help of a friend I'd do the 2nd one on my own... long day
The truck had a 3" lift (which on 2nd thought might have been the most involved) so I unbolted it, laid under the axle and man handled it out from in between the cross members.
Also installed a body lift on my AWD Dakota QC in my garage by myself... shop wanted $300 to do the install; so I figured that since I had done one on my 1st truck w/ the help of a friend I'd do the 2nd one on my own... long day
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