sierraman Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Variation on an earlier thread but what jobs do you hate doing on a car or what cars always seem to piss you off working on? Mines exhausts on driveways. An absolute swine of a job! Car wise I always seem to end up cutting my fingers open in some shape or other on 2000’s Vauxhalls, the damned things always seem to be full of sharp edges on any given job I attempt. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Had a MK2 Toyota MR2 once and every time I attempted any work on this car the vicious bastard fought me every step of the way, I was glad to offload to someone else after less than 6 months ownership... Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 window winders , locks , anything to do with doors ...... pshome, Stevebrookman, The Reverend Bluejeans and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Citroen GSA...And on all cars, driveshaft boots, grease everywhere.. Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Anything involving gear oil. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Practically every one I have ever had to do. Although replacing the C5 driver's door interior handle was dead easy and not at all what I had expected. michael t, Craig the Princess and AMC Rebel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I seem to have an ongoing issue with handbrakes, every car I have had for the last fifteen years have had problems when I got them, the MGB GT and the Beemer seemed to need work each and every year to keep them working ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Welding upside down, exhausts, polishing or waxing a roof. rusty998 and Uncle Jimmy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedagain Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Pug 405 inner steering rack gaiter. Drop subframe, disconnect steering column with one hand (no room for two), remove steering rack, dismantle steering rack, slide gaiter off,have a spliff then reassemble. The easy way is to scrap it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Anything on a Clio 172/182 Fraz, 320touring and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Stereo installs where everything has already been butchered by some numpty and you spend hours removing crimp terminals and figuring out what each wire does. Also, replacing aerials where you need to course the cable all the way through the car, just put a sodding connector on the aerial end of the cable at the factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Equalizer Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Mines exhausts on driveways. An absolute swine of a job! Indeed. In fact getting the thing off wasn't the worst of it by any distance. Drilling out the old bolts from the front section (which I was reusing) was nigh on impossible. Datsuncog and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Trying not to lose screws nuts bolts or clips in inaccessible places. Dashboards and centre consoles especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Drum brakesAnything involving torx head bolts that’s not brand new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Saab 900. Much as I adored driving it, I always found it an awkward sod to work on where everything took at least four times longer than it should. The fact that it was so over engineered often being the cause. Where a 10mm bolt would do, instead they'd use a 17mm one that was apparently tightened by Thor himself...and before half the car was added so you can't get a decent driver on to it to get some leverage on it. That and any electrical issues would immediately vanish as soon as I started trying to trace them. Anything that involves taking bits of steering or suspension apart are thrown at my local garage now. They've got the proper tools, and at least if that critical bolt shears when they take it off, it's already on their ramp to be sorted, not immobilised on my driveway. Oh...and trying to get into Lada heater boxes to get the fan motor out. Sodding awkward horrible job, and the spring clips always manage to ping off into some alternate dimension never to be seen again no matter how careful you are. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Exhausts are generally a PITA IMO. Although this can vary hugely, ie: 20mins to replace the MX5 exhaust from the cat backwards to six hours to fit a full SS system to my 205. Also, Alfa V6 oil filters esp on the 156. And doing any job where someone has been and totally bodged/arsed it up big time so you not only have to do the job but rectify the fucking mess these losers have made and left.Time required? Your original estimate for the job x3 (at least). Tamworthbay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Working on cars full stop. I keep it to an absolute minimum now. I paid to have a clutch replaced a few days ago - I'm just not interested in doing that sort of thing anymore. It's easier for me to earn the money and pay someone else! solid61, Bren, Braddon81 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Brake pipes Angrydicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Most surprisingly irritating job recently was changing the cabin filter on a Mk2 Ford Focus. Remove glovebox, remove fuse box, remove fuse box bracket and then you can change the cabin filter nestled in a beautifully inaccessible spot in the passenger footwell. Bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Oh, nearly forgot... Changing the stupid little plastic clip that holds the clutch cable into the pedal on Xantias. Who on earth thought that was a good solution to the question of how to attach the cable to it?!? mat_the_cat, Barry Cade and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 The springs on drum brakes. The rest of the job's fine, it's just getting those little springs back on. eddyramrod, Aston Martin and djimbob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Indeed. IMG-20180428-WA0000.jpeg In fact getting the thing off wasn't the worst of it by any distance. Drilling out the old bolts from the front section (which I was reusing) was neigh on impossible. how did you manage to drive up those ramps? tobyd, myglaren, Mally and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Working on cars full stop. I keep it to an absolute minimum now. I paid to have a clutch replaced a few days ago - I'm just not interested in doing that sort of thing anymore. It's easier for me to earn the money and pay someone else!The days of driveway clutch jobs ended with Sierras and the 8v family 4 engined Cavaliers. I’ve no doubt there’s many that’s swapped Mondeo clutches on the driveway but it’s not for me thanks. Taking the weight of a heavy object pivoting perilously on a trolley jack that could fall on your bollocks at any moment is fucking hell. Better still laying with the sump inches from your face as you bench press 70 odd kilos to hold against the block at the same time as putting some greasy rusty bolts in, wife at the door telling you your tea is going cold... Fuck that for a laugh. alf892, Skut, Matty and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Brake pipesYeah brake pipes in situ are an absolute joy. Not so bad where you can fit an entire section. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Upside down or scrunched up type jobs- what I call the Lotus position, although given the time I don't mind anything really.Doing something TWICE though, that will turn me into a snarling mad dog. Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Yeah. Dashboards. Why can't they be a plank of wood held in by 4 brass screws? D Spares & Tyres, eddyramrod, alf892 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Anything exhaust or suspension related just fills me with dread and almost always take more time and resources than I first expect. A model-specific example would be the oil filter on the B5 Audi A4 I used to have. It was a 1.8T quattro, and for some reason the oil filter wasn't screwed into the engine block. It was on its own little remote mount at a weird angle pointed back towards the bulkhead. What a pig of a job that was. I ended up hammering a screwdriver through it and turning it that way, as I couldn't even get an oil filter wrench to sit on it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 ...with big fuck off breakers and chicken head knobs and dials you tap every now and again. See I should have been born in 1872. Is the steam up on the launch yet Wiggins? For God's sake man we're due at lady Frockmorton's for luncheon at one! Joloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Driveshafts can be absolute bastards to get out. Then on other occasions you can guarantee they’ll pop out when you really don’t need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 window winders , locks , anything to do with doors ...... Great shout. No matter how careful you are with doors, you always end up cutting either a hand, wrist or arm reaching around inside. I hate doing clutches, but mostly down to not having the right equipment and doing them on my own, so getting gearboxes back in a huge PITA mostly involving several jacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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