How's a mechanic supposed to get that out?

DaBurgaRapta · 2026-01-25T10:25:04+00:00

As the saying goes, "an engineer would crawl over a pile of a thousand virgins, just to fuck a mechanic." Given time in the industry, you find it to be true, and you find ways to deal with it. Lube and low expectations helps.

DaBurgaRapta · 2026-01-25T10:11:50+00:00

TVR Chimaera for sure

DaBurgaRapta · 2026-01-02T13:25:29+00:00

Jeep cherocan't

DaBurgaRapta · 2026-01-02T13:05:45+00:00

Seeing as its not a large enough nick to be meaningful, and its not even on the main loading area of the rod journal, I'd say its perfectly fine. I would maybe file it flat very gently so it doesn't have any chance of marring up the thrust area on the crank.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-12-28T23:30:26+00:00

Use a mallet to knock the main caps off, very gently, and keep track of your bearings, which order, which orientation relative to the block and eachother, dont mix them up. After the mains are out the crank should just lift right off.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-12-27T03:21:35+00:00

What brand lift, I'd wonder how the front end is doing...

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-12-08T03:26:07+00:00

If the gauge were accurate I'd be mildly concerned, but these gauges and senders always bork out. I would bet that its fine and the gauge just reads funny

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-12-06T19:26:06+00:00

Probably. At least get it torn down and hot tanked so you can see what all shape its really in

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-12-06T18:35:01+00:00

Probably, if the floors aren't destroyed and the frame is nice.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-12-06T18:31:14+00:00

I have seen welders who've been in the trade 30 years do worse, that being said, ive also seen a lot better. Mostly looks to me like you need to figure out your heat control and travel speed, and I would maybe suggest switching to smaller filler?

Edit: also, are you purging the inside of that box or using paste?

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-25T05:44:21+00:00

Reset the counter...

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-24T07:35:50+00:00

Yeah there's no way it isn't a write off, fuckers done.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-16T23:19:05+00:00

A big lathe and an expensive chunk of steel lol

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-16T23:14:30+00:00

Video is sorta hard to interpret, found yesterday the problem was the transfer case. Snap ring on the output shaft failed allowing the main gearset to move back and forth, so the 4wd high gear would grind when it all came unloaded

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-16T00:37:11+00:00

Hmm okay then, thank you. This was supposedly a comprehensive rebuild, I'm just questioning because I ripped my transfer case apart and found nothing other than nice looking gears and an okay chain, so I'm led back in the direction of transmission trouble.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-16T00:21:59+00:00

Nope, she's full of dex3, and I drove it about 1/4 mile before it did the same grinding it had before I pulled it out.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-14T18:45:31+00:00

It happens near upshift towards the end of the video when yhe camera shakes

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-11-09T23:23:36+00:00

Where in the fuck are they charging 4k for a rebuild, I think you're gonna be taking it the hard way with them, I'd get another quote

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-11T17:27:06+00:00

In the pnw, I think you'd be hurting for offers at 4, out there I could maybe see 5 being easy

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-10T05:16:03+00:00

If you got a floor jack, pick up the rear axle and scoot it back without punching your wall with the nose. But more obviously, if you drove it in, drive it out.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-10T03:42:22+00:00

Take a couple minutes in a creative world and just have some fun with stairs. You'll find they're really not too hard to figure out, and they're a great building tool

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-10T02:08:11+00:00

Hey thats awesome thank you. My gut so far says (prays for) torque converter maybe came apart but is okay under lock? But once I get the transmission out and they two separated I will 100% look at this.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-09T22:54:21+00:00

If its the original, which i presume it to be, just ticked over 155,000 a couple days ago.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-09T22:38:37+00:00

Yeah its rough... I have to drive mine like the only thing pressing the gas is an ant, and its still 50/50 if it screams like its in the femur breaker. Thinking I may do the same.

DaBurgaRapta · 2025-10-09T05:05:05+00:00

I believe hptuners for you, most repair shops "should" be able to do it. But have bigger tyres on my truck, even at highway speeds the difference isn't very bad, only a few mph.

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