^ HAH!

A buddy of mine took his Toyota pickup to one of the tire shops for a brake job (?!), doesn't know how to do the work himself. A couple days later it was making noise, he asked me about it, I look under, the bolts on one of the calipers clearly hadn't been tightened, they were about to come out.

We went back, I told the guy what I'd found, he coughed, cleared his throat, etc., didn't admit anything but he did tighten them. I guess I could have done it myself but the place was only about 8 blocks away and we wanted to give them grief.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

About the same as those Speedy Jiffy Qwick oil places finding it inconvenient to have to tighten the drain bolt.

But do they get as much credit when they over tighten and strip the threads?

Thanks. Your handshake needs work, too. I shook hands with a dead fish last week, and he did better than that.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Pfffft...duct tape.

Gorilla Tape is where its at!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

that truck has a receiver hitch right? why didn't you run the receiver pin through the shock and lock it with the clip?

job done.

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Reminded me of this sketch

Boy, I Hate When That Happens

No kidding...I used that stuff to hold rubber trim pieces on an old van when I realized there was more rust than steel that held it on, and even the rust was failing! Between the Gorilla Tape and string, I drove that van for a few more years that I thought possible.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Ive used that 3M VHB tape. Pretty good stuff

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I'm gonna go with zipties on this one.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

No no no no no.

With zip ties, you lose the dissimilar metals stuff that comes with use of a high quality baling wire/coat hanger. This promotes rust, creating a more robust joint over time.

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

EDIT: y'all beat me to it. Zip ties.

I would love to hear how their GM handles this mess up

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment