Things I've learned while working on my car:

[kherman]

I always get eth metric tools out when I need English units. And visa-versa

 

[kherman]

I was changing the oil at work once and the idiot that did it prior to me put hte oil nut on as tight as possible. To get leverage, I went and grabbed a larg wrench, to put the circle part around the handle of the socket wrench, thus makign the handle twice as long.

Anyways, in a rush, goijng back under the truck, I managed to loosen the bolt and drain the wrong fluid. I drained the oil for the differential oil in the front end. ooops. Boss wasn't to happy. Local shop had some a mile away though, so it was remedied quite easily, but still, I am a jacka$$.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

"If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacement anyways"

I have an '02 Dakota, but I still consider getting a '78 GMC 4x4 like my dad used to have. You always worry less about beater trucks being left in parking lots. And they had REAL bumpers!

 

[rahvin]

No matter what car or model or how popular, when taking apart a complicated structure like the steering column the exploded view in the manual will not look like the one you are working on.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: kherman
I always get eth metric tools out when I need English units. And visa-versa

:| That one pisses me off more than anything, my car and my truck have metric AND standard bolts in them. WTF.....