and iq. but thats the elephant in the room

LOL

well i used metric as a mechanic solely

mercedes benz after all

but i like my ft/inches ounces/lbs

that's whats so funny to me in the air force I used nothing but SAE but now when I'm working on cars (American cars) it's all metric

lol yea they switched several years back. now the snap-on guy gives SAE sets away for free with metrics lol

you ever notice that certain size sockets or allen keys are unavailable to the general public

specifically the 9m allen key socket and the 1/1/16th socket

also the serpentine belt tool

fucking garbage

lol well you can always order them online. mercedes suv's now use an 11mm hex for their caliper bolts

9mm huh

lol

thats the beauty of working on non transverse mounted engines, the belts are rriiiiight there

all of those things can be ordered online...

and we use a 17mm socket for that lol

/flex

11 is better than 9 still gonna cost you over 20 bucks which is horse shit but yea you can order them off amazon but then they get delayed 2 weeks meanwhile you can't drive anywhere

oh it totally did. but its worth it. when you get paid 4.5hrs to do front/rear pads and rotors

pays for itself in one job

well home depot has the 9m allen key socket..

$30/hr flag rate

for 30 dollars morty

bust that shit out in 30 mins too

thats over priced af

what my flag rate?

idk what a flag rate is

are you not a flat rate tech?

no sir

oooooh

ok well when youre flat rate. you get paid per labor hour times your flag rate

so i would get paid $30 * 4.5hrs to do that brake job

I was a 2A651 in the air force and since then I am cazy drunken asshole

so $135 for about 30 mins of actual work

oh damn thats nice

i was a dealership tech

theres an extra level of service you have to provide, since its a luxury brand. they dont want just anyone working on $200,000 cars. so they pay appropriately

ah see I developed bi-lateral pes planus and a torn knee and a torn ac joint in my shoulder so I just fix my own and friends and familys cars

damn bro. that hurts

that's flat feet a shit knee and a shit shoulder