Honestly you can't go wrong with American.

Diversity is our strength 😂

@Conway - OK had this happen just now

First tire picked up a nail and went flat. Put on the spare (that nobody inflates on a regular schedule) which was at 15 psi, drove it at 65 mph on the highway to the next exit and unsurprisingly, the sidewall failed due to the pressure and speed.

@ophiuchus had that with a non-spare earlier this month.

For future reference, if you have a damaged car, you can drive like 35mph on the highway with your flashers on. So much easier of a load on the vehicle than 65 mph.

Also check your spare every time you check the rest of your tires. You should be checking your tire pressure monthly at the very least. Just take an extra second at the gas station and check them everytime you fill. It can end up saving you money on fuel and it might even save your life. One of my coworkers had a blowout like this while taking his daughter to kindergarten. He said it was the scariest moment in his life. Sometimes a blowout is unavoidable but no little white girls should be put at risk because you couldn't be bothered to do regular preventative maintenance.

Front end alignment can wear out your tires a lot faster. If you've been having continuous problems with your tires you may need a realignment.

Cool mechanic story:
Belt snapped at 2AM in route to Disney. Guy drove over an hour with zipties running his water pump.
“This is on my 04 Grand Cherokee I6. Idler pulley locked up and shredded my belt over an hour away from our hotel. Being stubborn and too cheap to pay for a towtruck. I bought every pack of zip ties the nearby gas station had and made it work.”
<http://reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/8naype/belt_snapped_at_2am_in_route_to_disney_i_drove/>

ha! awesome

@Tanner - SC I’ve done that with belts and shoe strings to make it back to camp while out fourwheeling. I can tell all kinds of haggered things we have rigged while in the woods.

@Deleted User any developments with the truck?

Wow

@JesseJames new carb arrived today. Will put it on in the next week or so

Damn. Hope that fixes it man.

browsing <https://www.reddit.com/r/JustRolledIntoTheShop> and came across one I haven't seen before, but I'm not surprised:

This is one of the most wild things I’ve ever seen:

http://reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/8qnjmh/i_doubt_he_gets_his_deposit_back/

https://www.scitraining.com/auto-mechanics?AF=GS0117&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImtz_-efd2wIVhABpCh0nLwTaEAAYASAAEgK2ZfD_BwE

https://www.pennfoster.edu/programs-and-degrees/automotive-and-engine-repair/diesel-mechanics-career-diploma

Definitely check these out if you’re looking for a career in the mechanic field

I’m doing the diesel mechanic course which is only 7 months 50$ a month for the test prep

I hate lug nuts

It’s stuck, maybe for good this time

Tried heating it, using a punch, tried putting it on a stud and shaking, and the other guy did all this and more, moral of the story is that lug nuts become ”swollen” and also fuck Ford

What model Ford?

Have you tried putting a breaker bar on, rest the bar against the ground, and drive forward with the vehicle to force the breaker bar into the ground?

The ford is long gone

It was f-150 maybe

I just gave him a new lug

I don't have a breaker bar, closest I have is a tourque wrench

Not willing to hurt my baby

TBH using a chissel is the woke method for removing lugs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLoXgeSXoK0

I use the removable handle of my floor jack as my breaker bar.

Do you grease, locktite, or neither?

Or antiseize??

I don’t use any grease or any type of penetrating oil on lugs

It can cause the torque to reduce as you drive the car. The lugs can slip off slightly despite being properly torqued.