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Whats the biggest/most complicated thing youve ever fixed/repaired?

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Hansel9001
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I replaced a broken latch in the bowels of my switch joy con controller. You couldnt even see what kind of screws they were bc they were so small.
Other than that I jerry rigged a huge clamp with L beams to fix my bball rim that sheared off.
Jan 27 2019 5:53PM
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Non_State_Actor
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A house would be the biggest and a modern car would be the most complicated.

I've also performed intricate surgeries to repair something called a cassette tape (Google it if it doesn't sound familiar) many times in the past, that was probably the most delicate thing I've repaired.
Jan 27 2019 7:09PM
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Hansel9001
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mystery3A house would be the biggest and a modern car would be the most complicated.

I've also performed intricate surgeries to repair something called a cassette tape (Google it if it doesn't sound familiar) many times in the past, that was probably the most delicate thing I've repaired.


Cool
Jan 27 2019 7:13PM
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CalumSKI
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most intricate thing to ever be fixed was when you had to blow into n64 cartridges
hardcore surgical-level type stuff this was
Jan 27 2019 9:07PM
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Jems
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I spent a few weeks trying to fix this snowblower but my friend poured water into the carburetor and down the oil cap
Jan 27 2019 9:20PM
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Hansel9001
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CalumSKImost intricate thing to ever be fixed was when you had to blow into n64 cartridges
hardcore surgical-level type stuff this was


Weird. I never had to give super nintendo or n64 cartridges the blow job. Only ones i needed to blow on were regular NES games.
Did you have alot of dust in your house or something?
Jan 27 2019 9:31PM
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CalumSKI
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Hansel9001Weird. I never had to give super nintendo or n64 cartridges the blow job. Only ones i needed to blow on were regular NES games.
Did you have alot of dust in your house or something?


Never had one but used to play it at a friends and whenever the game screwed up we just blew into it and it fixed
Jan 27 2019 9:47PM
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Sharko
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Restarted woman’s heart with cpr
Jan 28 2019 3:07AM
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theabortionator
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SharkoRestarted woman’s heart with cpr


Women are pretty complicated
Jan 28 2019 1:28PM
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Sharko
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theabortionatorWomen are pretty complicated


OMG IKR???
Jan 28 2019 2:24PM
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SuspiciousFish
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I did the valve cover gaskets and spark plugs on a Subaru boxer engine with the engine still in the car. I was basically upside down in the engine bay worming the damn valve cover back on. 10,000 miles later I had to get the engine pulled anyway for head gaskets.
Jan 28 2019 3:01PM
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tsingtaofanatic
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my mental health
Jan 28 2019 3:03PM
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eggsauce
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ya boi replaced a bike tire.

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Jan 28 2019 3:35PM
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Jems
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SuspiciousFishI did the valve cover gaskets and spark plugs on a Subaru boxer engine with the engine still in the car. I was basically upside down in the engine bay worming the damn valve cover back on. 10,000 miles later I had to get the engine pulled anyway for head gaskets.


Fucming boxer head gaskets are such a pain. My friends can’t even push their subies without fear of blowing them.
Jan 28 2019 3:38PM
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PsychicMigration
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Amateurism
Jan 28 2019 3:58PM
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Hansel9001
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SuspiciousFishI did the valve cover gaskets and spark plugs on a Subaru boxer engine with the engine still in the car. I was basically upside down in the engine bay worming the damn valve cover back on. 10,000 miles later I had to get the engine pulled anyway for head gaskets.


What kind of subaru? Arent subarus reliable as fuck?

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Jan 28 2019 5:12PM
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Sharko
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Hansel9001What kind of subaru? Arent subarus reliable as fuck?

**This post was edited on Jan 28th 2019 at 5:13:17pm


Overall yes, but 2nd gen Impreza models (RS, WRX, and STI from 2000 - 2007) are notorious for head gasket problems after about 100,000mi. I had a used '02 for a while and head gasket failed at about 120,000mi, right on cue.
Just like SuspiciousFish's car, valve cover gaskets leaking oil onto the ignition wires/sparkplugs was the warning sign, a couple months before the impending head gasket failure.

If you're in the market for a used one, buy a newer model or ask for proof that head gasket has already been replaced.

source: my cousin who is a Subaru mechanic

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Jan 28 2019 5:49PM
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Hansel9001
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SharkoOverall yes, but 2nd gen Impreza models (RS, WRX, and STI from 2000 - 2007) are notorious for head gasket problems after about 100,000mi. I had a used '02 for a while and head gasket failed at about 120,000mi, right on cue.
Just like SuspiciousFish's car, valve cover gaskets leaking oil onto the ignition wires/sparkplugs was the warning sign, a couple months before the impending head gasket failure.

If you're in the market for a used one, buy a newer model or ask for proof that head gasket has already been replaced.

source: my cousin who is a Subaru mechanic

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So newer than 2007 subarus dont have any reliability issues?
Jan 28 2019 6:12PM
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SuspiciousFish
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Hansel9001What kind of subaru? Arent subarus reliable as fuck?

**This post was edited on Jan 28th 2019 at 5:13:17pm


Sharko gave a good answer to this one but yeah Subarus in my experience have been really reliable. I have a 2006 Impreza 2.5i that I have owned since 2008 (Now at 158,000 miles) and really the only things its needed are occasional CV axle boots, the 100,000 mile timing belt and of course head gaskets. All in all thats about $2,500 in repairs over 10 or so years. There have been other stuff like a wheel bearing, bent strut tower etc but that has been from me tossing it on dirt roads and abusing the e-brake etc. The other nice thing is a lot of suspension and wheels etc can be swapped from 2002 to 2007 and across the WRX and 2.5i models (Sti not so much) so there are always tons of ebay and craigslist parts.
Jan 28 2019 6:37PM
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beckums
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I was 13 and blew up my quad's motor, top and bottom end, to make matters worse. Tore the whole thing apart having no prior knowledge of mechanics or engines. Took me about 2 weeks to do, but that 2 weeks was spending hours on end each day researching shit and learning, then applying it to the motor. I replaced the whole top end, valve train included, and re built a crank and transmission by myself. For me that was one of the coolest things I did in my childhood. I was so proud of myself, not to mention my parents were too. Gotta say I'm really glad I blew it up. It paid off in tons of mechanic knowledge and now I know the ins and outs of a Motor. God I loved those 2 weeks.
Jan 28 2019 6:46PM
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Sharko
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Hansel9001So newer than 2007 subarus dont have any reliability issues?

I'm not sure you can honestly say that any car doesn't have "any" reliability issues, but yes overall Subarus are quite reliable.
To put it in perspective, Toyota has a reputation for building some of the most reliable cars in the world. They actually share a factory in Gunma with Subaru, both of the Imprezas I owned were built there. If they're coming from the same building, built by the same hands, I've got to think their quality is similar.

My '03 only ever had the gasket problems discussed above, and one other repair (cv boot if I remember right). Technically it went to the shop 1 other time, but that was because a squirrel hid a stash of nuts in the accelerator cable compartment. They obstructed movement of the cable, so you could only push the pedal down a tiny bit, and the car would only go 15mph. My mechanic identified the problem immediately and did not charge me anything. I feel like this doesn't count as a reliability issue.

My 2013 has only been to the shop once for a minor issue. A sensor connected to the transmission got damaged and it was hard shift out of park. It still got me to work on time and the censor was replaced for like $150.
Jan 28 2019 8:15PM
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Rum_Ham
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Built an e36 m3 track car from the ground up except the cage. Solid axle swapped a 96 f150 when I was 15 in my parents drive way.

The most frustrating car I’ve ever worked on was an Austin healey 3000. Absolute peice of shit, nothing fit without massaging and everything broke taking it apart.
Jan 28 2019 11:11PM
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Hansel9001
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Rum_HamBuilt an e36 m3 track car from the ground up except the cage. Solid axle swapped a 96 f150 when I was 15 in my parents drive way.

The most frustrating car I’ve ever worked on was an Austin healey 3000. Absolute peice of shit, nothing fit without massaging and everything broke taking it apart.


I wouldnt touch an austin healy with a 10 foot pole. Wtf were you thinking?
Jan 29 2019 1:21AM
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Rum_Ham
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Hansel9001I wouldnt touch an austin healy with a 10 foot pole. Wtf were you thinking?


It was at a summer job in a body shop
Jan 29 2019 1:26AM
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cg.99
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wasn't really a fix but in our condo in N.H for the winter my mom wanted netflix but the tv couldn't run it/ wasn't a smart tv and being the outside of the box thinker I am i brough up a thunderbolt-hdmi cable to mirror her computer on the tv so she could watch her tv
Jan 30 2019 12:58PM
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Sharko
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cg.99wasn't really a fix but in our condo in N.H for the winter my mom wanted netflix but the tv couldn't run it/ wasn't a smart tv and being the outside of the box thinker I am i brough up a thunderbolt-hdmi cable to mirror her computer on the tv so she could watch her tv


The most complicated fix you’ve ever done was plugging a computer into a tv?
Jan 30 2019 10:12PM
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Jems
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bike.life.beckI was 13 and blew up my quad's motor, top and bottom end, to make matters worse. Tore the whole thing apart having no prior knowledge of mechanics or engines. Took me about 2 weeks to do, but that 2 weeks was spending hours on end each day researching shit and learning, then applying it to the motor. I replaced the whole top end, valve train included, and re built a crank and transmission by myself. For me that was one of the coolest things I did in my childhood. I was so proud of myself, not to mention my parents were too. Gotta say I'm really glad I blew it up. It paid off in tons of mechanic knowledge and now I know the ins and outs of a Motor. God I loved those 2 weeks.


I’ve got a huge hate for working on valves

lets start her up

OOPS THE VALVES ARENT GAPPED RIGHT
Jan 30 2019 10:38PM
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AbiH
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I built a camper out of a horse trailer
Jan 31 2019 12:00AM
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I am in the process of repairing my life after a lot of drug use, years at the kebab shop and bad relationships.


Jan 31 2019 12:55AM
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cg.99
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SharkoThe most complicated fix you’ve ever done was plugging a computer into a tv?


Yeah pretty much. I’m 15. I’ve done some things with golf clubs or baseball gloves but nothing big
Jan 31 2019 7:11AM
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freestyler540
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I troubleshooted and rewired a commercial bulk carrier ship's cargo crane. Saved my company thousand of dollars. Think that one was outstanding. Did a lot of wiring jobs, welding the haul and cargo holds... still not allowed to change a lightbulb in my apartment unit without permission. sheez
But with my job, repairing and rigging is a requirement. Thats the life of a marine engineer.
Jan 31 2019 7:50AM
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Daph
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Well I fix chairlifts for a living so that I guess
Jan 31 2019 3:18PM
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Hansel9001
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freestyler540I troubleshooted and rewired a commercial bulk carrier ship's cargo crane. Saved my company thousand of dollars. Think that one was outstanding. Did a lot of wiring jobs, welding the haul and cargo holds... still not allowed to change a lightbulb in my apartment unit without permission. sheez
But with my job, repairing and rigging is a requirement. Thats the life of a marine engineer.


Impressive. Electrical tasks are tedious as fuck from what ive heard.
Jan 31 2019 8:37PM
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270on420out
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I worked for a property management company and know a thing or two. I know a good bit about plumbing.
Jan 31 2019 8:46PM
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Hansel9001
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DIRTYBUBBLEI worked for a property management company and know a thing or two. I know a good bit about plumbing.


Good plumbers make
A
Shitload.
Ive heard many pull in 200k
Feb 1 2019 1:10AM
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freestyler540
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Hansel9001Impressive. Electrical tasks are tedious as fuck from what ive heard.

I actually love working with electricity and circuits. Its a thought intensive job when you are troubleshooting, but its clean, relaxed work. Plus there is the "extreme" factor of accidents that will kill you if your not careful. Assembly jobs suck. Those ones are the tedious ones.

Electrical theory is another game though. Its important to understand what you are doing. However the math is as crazy as it gets. Luckly, I dont design stuff; I fix it... or at least make it useable until the ship gets back to civilization.

And fun fact: Electricians actually spend most of their time drilling holes and passing wires.
Feb 1 2019 8:23AM
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Evantheshredster
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rear hub of a mountain bike

opened it and springs and shit went everywhere

hope pro 4 hub for anyone wondering
Feb 1 2019 2:31PM
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