Topic: now i remember why i hate wrenching on cars......

[fuzzybutt]

first time in a couple of years i've done anything other than a tune up or oil change on my car myself. i did struts, front and rear, tie rod ends, new cv axles both sides, new strut mounts, radiator, power steering pump and idler pulley. now of course i can barely move lol. so much easier to work on one of my bikes, sitting in my shop chair next to the lift. lots better than crawling around in the gravel driveway anyways. but now the ol' saturn is good for another 100,000 miles. new tires and 4 wheel alignment tomorrow.

[texaninseattle]

thats a lot of work for a cat man...hollie would be impressed

[UnCrash]

thats a lot of work!  Good for you -

[fuzzybutt]

yeah "baby" drives like a new car now, worth every scraped knuckle and ache. i love that damn car so help me   my high mile saturn wagon.

[Sam Green Racing]

Hope ya didn't get any gravel up ya kilt Fuzzy

[DarkRider]

Heh i dont think any of us are gonna let him live the mention of the kilt down lol..

[NickC]

This was my last project before I got my 550. WAAAAY too much time and money. Way too much money

[martino1972]

first time in a couple of years i've done anything other than a tune up or oil change on my car myself. i did struts, front and rear, tie rod ends, new cv axles both sides, new strut mounts, radiator, power steering pump and idler pulley. now of course i can barely move lol. so much easier to work on one of my bikes, sitting in my shop chair next to the lift. lots better than crawling around in the gravel driveway anyways. but now the ol' saturn is good for another 100,000 miles. new tires and 4 wheel alignment tomorrow.

welcome to my world,i got my own mechanic shop and this list is an every day afair for me...

[ofreen]

This was my last project before I got my 550. WAAAAY too much time and money. Way too much money

Spent all yer money on the car, so you couldn't pay the power bill and they turned out the lights on you?

[troppo]

welcome to my world,i got my own mechanic shop and this list is an every day afair for me...

Its no easier working on trucks either

[tramp]

while bikes are smaller thier parts can be a bit&h to get at

[fuzzybutt]

new tires and an alignment, the thing drives like new! i've fallen in love with my saturn all over again. it's not quick (cant get out of it's own way in fact) it's not pretty wither BUT i get great mileage, a/c works excellent, and i can haul bales of hay, bags of feed, or motorcycle parts. i can even pull a light bike trailer.

[joe_and_jeep]

I gotta do that stuff everyday.  I'm 26, but still get sore even with lifts.  But for some reason I can't quit doing it.  Its in my blood I guess.

[jsaab2748]

i'm 51 and do it 40+ hours weekly. Mostly on 100,000 mile+ cars and things break when I take them apart. I think that's why I'm so damn crabby all the time Workin on the bikes has the opposite effect.

[fuzzybutt]

drove up to charlotte to look at an early 90's katana (the bike was crap) but the 4 hour round trip was nice, no wandering, darting or steering wheel shake anymore.