Your worst experience while working on your 8...
02-08-2015, 03:05 AM
#1
Your worst experience while working on your 8...
Not sure if there's a thread similar to this yet, but here's mine. I decided to change factory hardware with polished/chrome nuts and bolts to dress up the engine bay, failing to realize that one of the 10mm flanged hex nuts next to the coolant reservoir keeps the high pressure AC lines from leaking... Obviously, freon started spraying everywhere and I had to run and get my socket wrench; nobody was there to hold it together so it leaked for a good 30 secs or so. Now there is freon all over my engine bay and I ended up breathing that stuff in as well... Not good.
So, just out of curiosity from other members, what's your horror story? Lol.
So, just out of curiosity from other members, what's your horror story? Lol.
02-08-2015, 05:57 AM
#2
You gonna eat that?
iTrader: (1)
Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to check that out to see what you're talking about so I don't do it.
Nothing that dramatic for me;
I popped out a grommet on the bottom of the air filter box that landed on the radiator and had a hard time fishing it out. I learned to spray the grommets with silicone lube spray after that.
Dropped a battery hold down bolt under the battery box, that was even harder to fish out.
The worst was when I installed my BHR ignition, one of the wires worked itself against the engine lifting bracket and shorted out the engine fuse leaving me stranded at work and I had to get it towed home.
I decided to remove the bracket and in doing so realized the 2 bolts were holding the water pump on and it started leaking, not too bad.
I got some flat washers the same thickness as the bracket to use as spacers and tightened them up.
Nothing that dramatic for me;
I popped out a grommet on the bottom of the air filter box that landed on the radiator and had a hard time fishing it out. I learned to spray the grommets with silicone lube spray after that.
Dropped a battery hold down bolt under the battery box, that was even harder to fish out.
The worst was when I installed my BHR ignition, one of the wires worked itself against the engine lifting bracket and shorted out the engine fuse leaving me stranded at work and I had to get it towed home.
I decided to remove the bracket and in doing so realized the 2 bolts were holding the water pump on and it started leaking, not too bad.
I got some flat washers the same thickness as the bracket to use as spacers and tightened them up.
Last edited by BigCajun; 02-08-2015 at 05:59 AM.
02-08-2015, 09:49 AM
#3
I hate transmissions...
First clutch replacement, after release bearing dis assembly.
Pilot bearing in.
A touch of grease on the pilot bearing.
Clutch and alignment tool in.
All looks good. Pull out the alignment tool, hear a little pop from the suction, think that is cool.
WRONG
there was apparently a bit of air under the roller bearings. The path out when I pulled the alignment tool was through the bearings. I popped 1 of them up just a tad out of the race.
Installed transmission, it went in wonderfully, hit the pilot bearing on the first try, it slid in nicely, got past the 1/4 inch think (a beautiful sound when the alignment pins hit, when another 1/8 inch and stopped. It hit the one little needle bearing out of alignment, pushed it forward enough that it was out of the race, and the tip of the input shaft would not fit through.
Pulled transmission back, tried again. and again. All the way to thunk, then more, then stopped.
Pulled it apart, found the issue, tucked the bearing back in, inspected seal, it was beautiful. drilled a hole in the alignment tool to make sure it did not happen again. put it all back together. Installed, trashed the seal. seems the first time I had it right, after that, I did not.
Bought only seal in the state of Florida, and Charles at BHR sent me 2 more. Trashed one more seal. got pissed, drank. Waited for the ones from BHR.
put in 3rd seal, used input shaft to align clutch (while still attached to transmission), got 2 bolts tight through the starter hole, pulled transmission out carefully, tightened clutch, alignment tool now rattled in the hole, photo inspection showed beautiful alignment, had a buddy come over with a great deal of experience, let him put it in. Perfect fit, straight to thunk, turn a tad, all the way in. He wanted to know the big deal. Drank more.
Discovered I needed to shim the clutch because my dumb *** bought a stage 1 clutch. Means pull the transmission.... Drank...
First clutch replacement, after release bearing dis assembly.
Pilot bearing in.
A touch of grease on the pilot bearing.
Clutch and alignment tool in.
All looks good. Pull out the alignment tool, hear a little pop from the suction, think that is cool.
WRONG
there was apparently a bit of air under the roller bearings. The path out when I pulled the alignment tool was through the bearings. I popped 1 of them up just a tad out of the race.
Installed transmission, it went in wonderfully, hit the pilot bearing on the first try, it slid in nicely, got past the 1/4 inch think (a beautiful sound when the alignment pins hit, when another 1/8 inch and stopped. It hit the one little needle bearing out of alignment, pushed it forward enough that it was out of the race, and the tip of the input shaft would not fit through.
Pulled transmission back, tried again. and again. All the way to thunk, then more, then stopped.
Pulled it apart, found the issue, tucked the bearing back in, inspected seal, it was beautiful. drilled a hole in the alignment tool to make sure it did not happen again. put it all back together. Installed, trashed the seal. seems the first time I had it right, after that, I did not.
Bought only seal in the state of Florida, and Charles at BHR sent me 2 more. Trashed one more seal. got pissed, drank. Waited for the ones from BHR.
put in 3rd seal, used input shaft to align clutch (while still attached to transmission), got 2 bolts tight through the starter hole, pulled transmission out carefully, tightened clutch, alignment tool now rattled in the hole, photo inspection showed beautiful alignment, had a buddy come over with a great deal of experience, let him put it in. Perfect fit, straight to thunk, turn a tad, all the way in. He wanted to know the big deal. Drank more.
Discovered I needed to shim the clutch because my dumb *** bought a stage 1 clutch. Means pull the transmission.... Drank...
02-08-2015, 11:13 PM
#7
Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to check that out to see what you're talking about so I don't do it.
Nothing that dramatic for me;
I popped out a grommet on the bottom of the air filter box that landed on the radiator and had a hard time fishing it out. I learned to spray the grommets with silicone lube spray after that.
Dropped a battery hold down bolt under the battery box, that was even harder to fish out.
The worst was when I installed my BHR ignition, one of the wires worked itself against the engine lifting bracket and shorted out the engine fuse leaving me stranded at work and I had to get it towed home.
I decided to remove the bracket and in doing so realized the 2 bolts were holding the water pump on and it started leaking, not too bad.
I got some flat washers the same thickness as the bracket to use as spacers and tightened them up.
Nothing that dramatic for me;
I popped out a grommet on the bottom of the air filter box that landed on the radiator and had a hard time fishing it out. I learned to spray the grommets with silicone lube spray after that.
Dropped a battery hold down bolt under the battery box, that was even harder to fish out.
The worst was when I installed my BHR ignition, one of the wires worked itself against the engine lifting bracket and shorted out the engine fuse leaving me stranded at work and I had to get it towed home.
I decided to remove the bracket and in doing so realized the 2 bolts were holding the water pump on and it started leaking, not too bad.
I got some flat washers the same thickness as the bracket to use as spacers and tightened them up.
02-09-2015, 06:11 AM
#8
You gonna eat that?
iTrader: (1)
A touch of grease tool in.
All looks good. Pull out the tool, hear a little pop from the suction, think that is cool.
there was apparently a bit of air when I pulled the tool. I popped 1 of them, it went in wonderfully, hit on the first try, it slid in nicely, pushed it forward, and the tip of the shaft would not fit through.
Pulled back, tried again. and again. All the way, then more, then stopped.
Pulled it, back in, it was beautiful. drilled a hole , trashed it right, I did.
Trashed one more, got pissed, drank.
put in 3rd, shaft, got 2 tight through the hole, pulled out carefully, tightened tool now in the hole, had a buddy come over with a great deal of experience, let him put it in. Perfect fit, straight to, all the way in. He wanted to know the big deal. Drank more.
Discovered I needed *** ..... Drank...
><
Sorry, my inner 12 year old couldn't resist.
02-09-2015, 11:30 AM
#9
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
Not sure if there's a thread similar to this yet, but here's mine. I decided to change factory hardware with polished/chrome nuts and bolts to dress up the engine bay, failing to realize that one of the 10mm flanged hex nuts next to the coolant reservoir keeps the high pressure AC lines from leaking... Obviously, freon started spraying everywhere and I had to run and get my socket wrench; nobody was there to hold it together so it leaked for a good 30 secs or so. Now there is freon all over my engine bay and I ended up breathing that stuff in as well... Not good.
So, just out of curiosity from other members, what's your horror story? Lol.
So, just out of curiosity from other members, what's your horror story? Lol.
Don't feel bad, I did the same exact thing,
Luckily I had my 10mm right next to me.I have two major ones, first is the spring breaking on the door latch assembly causing my drivers side door to no open. This is a somewhat common issue on high mileage cars and complete PIA to repair. There was nothing I could have done to prevent this but it was the worst thing ever trying to get the door panel off from the inside with the door locked closed. I came very close to cutting the door open.
The second was breaking a bolt off in the iron of my freshly rebuilt Pineapple engine That I had not even installed yet. I did not chase the threads before inserting the bolt and the bolt for the LIM just snapped when I tightened it. Then I tried repairing it and broke an easy out in the hole. Luckily the engine was not installed yet and so I had to haul it to the machine shop so they could fix it. The drilled it out and installed a threaded insert.
Lastly was breaking a bolt that holds the UIM to the LIM while removing it (yes removing it). I had to pull the engine to get the LIM out and take it to a machine shop.
As a result of the last two, I will be forever known as Scott "torque wrench special" Redmond, by all my friends
So, make sure you chase your threads and use anti-seize on any bolts that go into aluminum.
02-09-2015, 11:57 AM
#10
Don't feel bad, I did the same exact thing, Luckily I had my 10mm right next to me.
I have two major ones, first is the spring breaking on the door latch assembly causing my drivers side door to no open. This is a somewhat common issue on high mileage cars and complete PIA to repair. There was nothing I could have done to prevent this but it was the worst thing ever trying to get the door panel off from the inside with the door locked closed. I came very close to cutting the door open.
The second was breaking a bolt off in the iron of my freshly rebuilt Pineapple engine That I had not even installed yet. I did not chase the threads before inserting the bolt and the bolt for the LIM just snapped when I tightened it. Then I tried repairing it and broke an easy out in the hole. Luckily the engine was not installed yet and so I had to haul it to the machine shop so they could fix it. The drilled it out and installed a threaded insert.
Lastly was breaking a bolt that holds the UIM to the LIM while removing it (yes removing it). I had to pull the engine to get the LIM out and take it to a machine shop.
As a result of the last two, I will be forever known as Scott "torque wrench special" Redmond, by all my friends
So, make sure you chase your threads and use anti-seize on any bolts that go into aluminum.
Luckily I had my 10mm right next to me.I have two major ones, first is the spring breaking on the door latch assembly causing my drivers side door to no open. This is a somewhat common issue on high mileage cars and complete PIA to repair. There was nothing I could have done to prevent this but it was the worst thing ever trying to get the door panel off from the inside with the door locked closed. I came very close to cutting the door open.
The second was breaking a bolt off in the iron of my freshly rebuilt Pineapple engine That I had not even installed yet. I did not chase the threads before inserting the bolt and the bolt for the LIM just snapped when I tightened it. Then I tried repairing it and broke an easy out in the hole. Luckily the engine was not installed yet and so I had to haul it to the machine shop so they could fix it. The drilled it out and installed a threaded insert.
Lastly was breaking a bolt that holds the UIM to the LIM while removing it (yes removing it). I had to pull the engine to get the LIM out and take it to a machine shop.
As a result of the last two, I will be forever known as Scott "torque wrench special" Redmond, by all my friends
So, make sure you chase your threads and use anti-seize on any bolts that go into aluminum.
Did your AC line stop leaking right away after tightening the nut back down? I tightened mine, but it still leaked for a good 30 seconds or so and eventually stopped completely. I haven't checked the pressure yet, but the AC still blows cold. Wonder if the o-ring blew off when I disconnected it? Haha.
02-09-2015, 01:48 PM
#13
Well, hopefully once i get into the deeper parts of my engine i dont break anything like that haha my wife would not be a happy camper lol so please continue with all of your mistakes and things you broke so that i can learn more of what not to do :D
02-12-2015, 10:31 AM
#14
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: California
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It happened not quite two years ago. I had just finished painting the brake calipers on my RX-8. During the process, I had backed our other car (a 2 year old Mercedes Benz) out of the garage so I would have more room to work.
So, I completed the work, cleaned up the area, then sat down in my favorite garage chair with a nice, cold beer. I swung my chair around to admire my work, just in time to see my RX-8 slowly rolling out the door. I flew out of my chair and tried to grab the left-front wheel well, but I was too late. Perhaps only a second or two, too late. All I could do is watch my 8 roll right into the side of our nice Mercedes.
Made for an interesting insurance claim, to say the least. Heh! At least both cars looked like new after the repairs.
Traded in my 8 last year for a new BMW M235i after 10 years of happy ownership. It only had 30k miles on the clock. Someone got a very good car.
So, I completed the work, cleaned up the area, then sat down in my favorite garage chair with a nice, cold beer. I swung my chair around to admire my work, just in time to see my RX-8 slowly rolling out the door. I flew out of my chair and tried to grab the left-front wheel well, but I was too late. Perhaps only a second or two, too late. All I could do is watch my 8 roll right into the side of our nice Mercedes.
Made for an interesting insurance claim, to say the least. Heh! At least both cars looked like new after the repairs.
Traded in my 8 last year for a new BMW M235i after 10 years of happy ownership. It only had 30k miles on the clock. Someone got a very good car.
02-12-2015, 12:41 PM
#17
You gonna eat that?
iTrader: (1)
Coulda been worse.
Could have been your wife's Mercedes.
Could have been your wife's Mercedes.
02-12-2015, 03:11 PM
#19
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: California
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
02-12-2015, 03:17 PM
#20
02-12-2015, 08:00 PM
#21
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: California
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post