Whats this doing in my pocket?

[Sailor Bob]

I spent the day today reassembling the rear end of my 240. Control arms/struts all cleaned up and painted, new springs, shocks and bumpstops. Everything in place and torqued down. Feeling pretty good about my progress I took on the steering gear and got it all ready for tomorrow.

After a good supper and family get together we got our warm gear on for a neighbourhood bonfire. Put on my sweater and What's this in my pocket?

A bumpstop. :stupid::mad::tapemouth:disappoin:sick: while assembling the passenger side rear strut I was interupted, I went into the house to tell my son to close his bedroom windows during drum practise (ultra loud). On the way in I put the b/s my pocket and forgot it until I put my sweater back on. Ruined my night or a part of it - but what can you do.

Gotto grin and bear it I guess - steering gear has to wait for another day or at least a half a day .

Have you ever had an experience like this?

[mally002]

Bob,

I feel your pain. I have too many to list, but just about all of them were because I got distracted over a phone call or was just plain tired....

At least you kept your sense of humor.

[Zs-ondabrain]

That's nothing. Try bolting in a flywheel, bolting up the pressure plate, sliding the tranny in effortlessly, bolting the tranny up in place and letting the car down, then looking for the keys to start it up and finding the keys.........on top of the clutch. ARGGGGGG. That was a long day.

Or how about bolting up the wheel, after a four point brake job, only to find the 2 new brake shoes on the bench.

many more but not worth the embaresment.

Dave.

[Sailor Bob]

It seems that when everything is going great, you better take another look.

I got at it first thing this morning - so far got it out, b/s installed, strut assembly back in place and bolted in. After a coffee I'll torque everything down and hook up the xle and brakes ... back on track ... I hope.

This wasn't my only bugger up, but I'm hoping there aren't anymore for a little while anyway. I don't know about anyone else but for me if I get rattled by something like this it will cause more f/ups as I go along. Better to just sit back and suck on a beer til it passes.

[Force Fed]

That's nothing. Try bolting in a flywheel, bolting up the pressure plate, sliding the tranny in effortlessly, bolting the tranny up in place and letting the car down, then looking for the keys to start it up and finding the keys.........on top of the clutch. ARGGGGGG. That was a long day.

Or how about bolting up the wheel, after a four point brake job, only to find the 2 new brake shoes on the bench.

many more but not worth the embaresment.

Dave.

How in the hell did your keys end up on top of the clutch??

[Six_Shooter]

How in the hell did your keys end up on top of the clutch??

I'm pretty sure he means the clutch disc, that was sitting on he bench, with a fully re-assembled car.

I've had a few minor ones, like forgetting to connect the ground to the TPS sensor in my truck when I swapped in the new engine, turbo and EFI, and then trying to figure out why it wouldn't start. Went through all the inputs and the TPS always said WOT, unplugged the TPS and it fired right up.

Wiring a relay for incorrect trigger polarity, so it would never engage. Good thing that was the fuel pump relay and not the cooling fan relay. That was another EFI conversion.

There have been a few times at work, get a car all back together to look on the floor ofthe car or the bench to notice there's a plate or panel that was supposed to go back in, so that usually adds a few minutes.