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Stupid things I've done when working on a car...

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Welshbreed:
Well, we've all been there, figured a quick easy job would result in a quick payday / bit of amusement. But I was wondering if anyone else has their stories of stupidity. Knowing you lot, there should be a few.

Here's two to start off with.

1> When working on my Series 3 back in Wales, body removed, standing on the chassis, tools on fuel tank, and vehicle jacked up/ supported with wheels in the air. I then decided to remove the steering wheel. I forgot the amount of force often required to remove wheel from arm, and so while standing on a the cross member behind the seatbox and the fuel tank outrigger, I yanked on the wheel, freeing it... and my balance. Now in the few seconds as I though how to fix this, honestly my initial thought was "dont stand on the fuel tank, you dont want to pick up 50+ sockets nor danger your impact driver" and so I looked/fell backward and resorted to catch myself from falling onto the exhaust/axle by first moving my left foot onto the chassis main rail before starting to fall sideways, so I moved my right foot straight onto the rear wheel... which as I mentioned was in the air, of course the wheel just span and so I was launched sideways off the vehicle into a 8ft fence. cut my hand a little bit, but my friend found it amusing. #LearningCurve.

The second one was much simpler. While fitting a new drive belt to a hatchback (which was jacked up and supported with axle stands), and being used to working with 2 post ramps, I went to look under the vehicle, and so was laying on the floor, and while adjusting my head position, forgot I was on the floor and basically headbutt the concrete below me, with such force I made myself feel sick a little bit. #WhereWasThePPE?

okay so their not brilliant stories, but I'm hardly a linguistic artist... and i'm just that damn good, that mistakes are hardly made! :angel:

So what are your war stories?

lambert:
Whilst servicing the terios I managed to  push a finger nail back. That was Friday, my finger is still throbbing and occasionally still bleeding.



Owweee.

Saffy:
17 years old and doing engine swap on a mini. Decided to remove engine complete with gearbox, gearbox remote, front subframe - suspension and wheels all attached. This more involves unbolting body shell and lifting body off engine. Got the job done and the engine is there in the subframe on wheels looking like a wheelbarrow trailer ..... so I thought I just move it to where I wanted it. The wheels turned in on themselves (no steering rod attached) and whole thing flipped over onto the deck causing the gearbox remote (the gearstick part) to do an arc through the air and give me an upper cut punch to the chin with the proportions of a heavy weight boxer .  Stars I did see.

Welshbreed:

--- Quote from: Saffy on April 03, 2012, 06:37:18 ---17 years old and doing engine swap on a mini. Decided to remove engine complete with gearbox, gearbox remote, front subframe - suspension and wheels all attached. This more involves unbolting body shell and lifting body off engine. Got the job done and the engine is there in the subframe on wheels looking like a wheelbarrow trailer ..... so I thought I just move it to where I wanted it. The wheels turned in on themselves (no steering rod attached) and whole thing flipped over onto the deck causing the gearbox remote (the gearstick part) to do an arc through the air and give me an upper cut punch to the chin with the proportions of a heavy weight boxer .  Stars I did see.

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That's an epic fail. Something I could see me doing on a bad day, will have to remember this story lol
And yeah, fingernail backwards. "oweeeeee" indeed, I feel for ya fella

I'm sure there's more to come however...

Landy1uk:
The usual really smacked head when moving about under the series, the stab when the screw driver slipswhen you are holding the screw. nothing exciting yet so to say lol

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