It seems everytime I start what is suppossed to be a quick inexpensive job with a low budget the cost goes through the roof once I start beating on it. If there is an extra part 500miles away I forgot to get, it will be needed. If there is part I don't buy it will need replacing.
Case in point, I started the axle on my pickup last week, probably a bad seal 10$, right? No, it is the wheel bearing and it's seal, so OK an extra 40$ plus 40$ at the machine shop. Great, let's get this damned truck back together and out of the garage. When the bearing failed it wobbled in the drum brake backing plate making the backing plate unusable. Now I have to buy this part to have the bearing put back in, another 80$ and a couple days. Now for what I expected was going to be maybe a 100$ job, I'm already in about 200$ not including the brakes or drum machining.
How do you folks plan, budget, and execute? I'm bad at planning projects, so I figure you guys might be able to give a young wrencher some advice.
