I may need my tools revoked

Finally got the new pedal bracket, helper spring, clutch master and slave in the e-28. It took way too long and ended up destroying a clutch master fitting a hard line in the process. Had a lovely time finishing up in the driveway in the rain. Definitely not one of my finer mechanical ventures, but done and working. Maybe I should stick to driving instead of fixing

As long as it is working it would be a success in my book

I once swapped a differential in my crown vic...in the rain...on the side of the road...30 miles from home....

The worst thing I have done is try to change the glowplugs in a Mercedes W123 in zero degree F weather.

Actually, just last Wednesday. Changing the oil on the black C, saw the thunderheads getting closer, whipped out the lawn mower and got half the front yard done before the storm moved in. Waited it out, but then had to lie in the water in the driveway to get the C finished. Soaking wet, finished the oil change and the lawn, too (mowing wet grass in soaking wet clothing stinks). Hell, I really think that doing this kinda stuff to m'self is why I haven't touched the Alfa for five months. Working on the damn DD takes a lot of the fun out of working on something for the recreational value. I don't need my tools revoked..I just kinda ignore them these days, if I don't need them to get to work.

I'm actually seriously hating that it's turned out like this..

I have told you that I will come over, bringing beer with me, to work on the Alfa any time you need help.

I had to swap out a rear wheel bearing in my 1968 Spitfire in an apartment parking lot. Temps were in the low 40's and it was misting rain, I had to drive the car to work the next morning. I swear there were times I could not feel the wrenches and when I washed my hands the cold water felt like fire.

I helped a buddy swap the front bearing of a Getrag 260, lying under and E30, in the rain, at midnight in the paddock at Summit Point earlier this year. That will have been the last time I'll ever do that.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I helped a buddy swap the front bearing of a Getrag 260, lying under and E30, in the rain, at midnight in the paddock at Summit Point earlier this year. That will have been the last time I'll ever do that.

Probably had to have it jacked up approx 3' to accomplish THAT little mission...

I did a rearend swap in my car and, not having received the new pads yet, tossed in the best of the two sets of old pads that I had on hand. Well, they'll clean the rust off of the rotors before I machine them for the new pads, anyway. (Rust kills lathe bits with distressing ease)

About ten miles later, the brakes started grinding a little. Hmm, one of those ancient pads must have delaminated.

Grinding kept getting worse and worse. Two days later, it was full-on ShudderStop, rusty crap all over the left rear wheel, etc.

Pads come in. I pull the calipers off, and find that somebody installed the left inboard pad reversed. The first ten miles were stopping on the isolator shim. The initial grinding was the locator pin wearing away...

I didn't bother machining the rotors. :)

Were there any fatal wounds sustained to you/others in the area during the repairs? Was the ambulance called fewer times than the number of hours needed to complete the task? Was the $ value of damage to the surrounding structures due to fire or explosion less than 100x the value of the vehicle? If you answered "NO" to any one of these questions, AND the vehicle in question is European, I believe you are entitled to an award including cash.