Here’s mine:

Years ago, after cleaning front wheel bearings in a SafetyKleen I dried them off with compressed air. At once it started to spin on the end of my finger. It started spinning faster and faster, making a really cool and loud whining sound.

I noticed a tech close to me flailing his arms that I mistook for encouragement. I continued blasting the bearing with air and in that instant it exploded a frightening crack!

Bearings shot all over the shop. Broke windows, dented tool boxes and trash cans.

Miraculously missed me, two other techs and two very expensive cars.

Dumb, very very dumb

Haasman

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'03 E320 Wagon-Sold
'95 E320 Wagon-Went to Ex
'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
'65 911 Coupe (#302580)

Few days ago I was doing cap, rotor, wires, plugs, other stuff on my 300SE. Had the radiator out to make the job easier. After all the work was done (but before we replaced the radiator), I started the car up to test it out. Figured that the thermostat was pretty much closed, not much coolant would get out in the five seconds I had the car running.

Forgot about the ATF lines to the radiator. ATF everywhere. Wondered why my friend had a bad look on his face after I revved it a few times.


Also, last time I changed the oil, I didn't double check to make sure the old oil filter's gasket was removed. So I had two gaskets there. Backed out of the driveway, only to notice my neighbor yelling something at me. Got out of car and saw this:



About a gallon or so of Castrol Syntec on my driveway. Not good.

Replacing rear shocks on my 380SE in my garage All went well until I was done and lowering jack and for some reason the car was not lowering as it should. Realized I had left rear door open and its edge was gouging into the garage wall holding car up. Fortunately was able to jack car up and release it but have about a 6 inch long 2 inch deep gouge in the wall but at least the door is still attached to the car.

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95 E420 ( 76K) SOLD
85 380SE(125k)
95 SL500(72k)

Just finished putting in a new timing chain and got everything bolted back where it belonged. Had to remove the Rad. hose because of a stripped socked head. NEVER paid one bit of attention, poured fresh antifreeze into the jug, looked down and realized I had just put in the "RED" stuff instead of the green. Getting flushed today..............

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I really gets fun when they all don't run

84 500SL
99 Jeep XJ
93 Jeep YJ
03 Custom Softail

I was working on my 300SD in my garrage and had the hood in the full upright position. I needed more light in the engine compartment to see what I was doing so got in the car and backed out without lowering the hood. The top of the grille cleared the top of the garrage but got stuck on the "bulge" that the grille has in the center. I was driving slow and noticed I snagged the garrage and stopped. I tried to lower the hood but managed to get the car wedged in the opening. I was able to drive the car back in and only dented a grille strip and ego.

Had a Honda Civic station Wagon. was changing the rear gas filter and when i turned to get a closepin to pin the hose, i let the hose go...gas hit an incandescent light bulb. Garage caught on fire, smoke through the house.

Allstate insurance was great. I was out of the house for nearly 3 months.

Fortunately, the 280se was in the driveway.

I didn't work much on cars for 8-10 years.

Never use a light bulb for a lighting source.

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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When I was 16 I had a Datsun tryck that I used to beat the crap out of.
1952 cc motor weber 32/36 dgev carbs, thunderbird headers, totaly tricked. I wanted to take out yhe helper leaf spring to soften the ride. Had it up on jack-stands, axle detached, pounding on the frame that I has twisted using a sledgehammer. My mom comes out of the house hollering about all the noise, I crawl out from under the truck. BOOM the truck came off the stands.

Olde but a goodie. Spent the better part of a morning changing a fuel filter. Several trips to Auto store trying to buy the right ring clamp to remove the fuel filter........to find out you just remove the bolt on top. Duh!

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15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
(o\|/o)

...another oldie...

Adjusting the timing and installing a new belt on the old VW motor. You can statically time VWs just by rotating the crank while watching the rotor (and I had a degree pulley on the crank). Usually just took a socket wrench to turn the bolt on the alternator pulley to work the crank pulley over (attached via the belt).

Decided to start up the motor after the adjustments, and suddenly, WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!....the sound of the still attached socket wrench spinning on the pulley and the handle banging on the inside of the decklid!

Eventually it flung loose and catapulted over to the neighbor's yard!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

142 volvo had leaky injector...was so happy the local Mcparts had a cheap replacement in stock that I decided to change it in their parking lot. Upon releasing a retaining bolt/nut I had fuel spray all over a hot engine...a couple bottles of extinguisher later I drove her home.

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82 300D....went to MB heaven
90 350 SDL....excercising con rods

Re-built Ford 289 in a restored Mustang, engine builder routed the heater hose into an air intake port, instant hydrolock, broken piston, cracked block-time to start over.

I re-did the front brakes on my wifes car and she went for a drive to test. When she got back she said there was a weird noise out of one side-turns out I had left a coat hanger hangin on the spring to support the caliper.

JB

I replaced front pads on my 97 Ford van. Got a call to go pick up one of the kids at school. I got in my van and took off in the driveway. I forgot to pump up the brakes. I got to the end of the drive and no brakes the pedal went right to the floor. I made a VERY sharp turn just missing a car.

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2009 CLS550 55,000
2004 ML350 144,000
2004 X5 95,000
2002 X5 165,000
1996 320S 155,000 (sold)
1991 190E 192,000 (sold)
1989 300SE 160,00 (sold)
1984 300D 210,000 owned since 85, (sold)
1984 300SD 160,000 (sold)

changing the oil on my 300d after doing my 300sdl. after 8 qrts i checked the dipstick only to remember instantaneously. what plug

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rodney

I don't want to be associated with you people anymore !

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2007 C 230 Sport.

not while doing a repair but it resulted in a repair....

Racing home in need of the bathroom and pulling into the garage while forgetting that my bike rack and bicycle were on the roof... What a loud crash that was... it was years ago and with a Chevy Celebrity. and, yes, I did make it to the bathroom in time.