Vehicle Jobs You Dislike

[Citroënbender]

Not model-specific, eg alternator on a V6 Alfa. Just stuff you really don’t enjoy doing anytime on any vehicle.

For me the #1 “Avoid/Procrastinate” is cleaning extruded weatherseals off the car. So many grooves, so much filth, so hard to get nicely clean and then hours or days to dry! Runner-up job is cleaning properly inside back windows.

[Jack91]

Wiper blades.
I can rebuild a motor, paint and panel no issues. Electrical, no dramas. 5 full restos so far on basket case cars.
But when it comes to wiper blades, I concede defeat to the kid at autobarn.

And also having to use the hand pumper for diff and tranny oil.
That thing is a god damn joke, but I'm usually too tight to buy the squeeze packs so spend the next hour swearing at myself.

[.:4:.]

Starter motor on a bf falcon. If you can get to the top bolt without creating new swear words, you either have really small hands or have a lot of patience.

[stock1991]

jobs i dislike, everything except driving : D

[Tassie f100]

The job I used to dislike was exhausts.No matter how well you got the pipework to fit,you knew that in 3-4 years it had to be done again,whereas electrical etc,done once ,done properly,never to be seen again

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

The job I used to dislike was exhausts.No matter how well you got the pipework to fit,you knew that in 3-4 years it had to be done again,whereas electrical etc,done once ,done properly,never to be seen again

Go for Stainless

[prktkljokr]

I have a few Smart Fortwo's, a 03, a 05, and a 09, I would have to say starter motor change is 1 and radiator fan a close second at being a pain in the ***, set aside a day for each.
Engine drop for the starter, and full front off for the Fan.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

Go for Stainless

A lot of customers couldn’t afford stainless 15-40 years ago.Actually stainless wasn’t as readily available back then.

[Franco Cozzo]

Headlight globes can be a huge pain in the *** for such a common service item.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Headlight globes can be a huge pain in the *** for such a common service item.

Agreed, I waste about 5mins each side doing mine!

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Headlight globes can be a huge pain in the *** for such a common service item.

Yeah on the old girls I30 have to take the headlight out to replace globes.Not a big job (10 mins) but a design fail.

[roKWiz]

working on S cam brakes.

[Crazy Dazz]

Wheel bearings. Damn things never want to seat properly.

Exhausts - Old ones never want to come apart.

Anything where you need to have tentacles instead of arms, eg coil packs on the EF.

[stock1991]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

working on S cam brakes.

like but absolutely no idea what S cam brakes are

[fnp]

Diff oil. That smell, and the pumping.

[wodahs]

im a hd diesel fitter buy trade
the job i hate most on cars is cleaning them (any vehicle really)
cleaning parts is ok but cars ....

Originally Posted by stock1991

like but absolutely no idea what S cam brakes are

this is used on drum brakes to open the shoes mechanically instead of a hydraulic slave cylinder

[BradEL]

EL falcon distributor

[gooseneck]

I enjoy all the chores on working on cars.

Except for opening up seized aluminum fuel and brake lines with flare nut spanners. That I don't like.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Yeah on the old girls I30 have to take the headlight out to replace globes.Not a big job (10 mins) but a design fail.

Same as my Focus and our Fiesta's.

As much as I hate VAG cars Skoda has this good design where you just lift out a plastic locking tab and the whole assembly just pulls out of the car - it's great.

SZ Territory and FG MKII Falcon are pains in the asses to change, very limited access behind.

[amiers]

Drum brakes on anything.

[Pis-ton broke]

cleaning filthy cars
electrical problems
clutch jobs

[XR Martin]

Putting anything on jack stands

[TICKFORD220]

Ba-fg diff bushes....

[Big_Daz]

Worst for me was when I owned a TL Magna VR:

- Changing the back 3 spark plugs, freaking nightmare. Front 3 where eay but the way the intake manifold is designed on the V6 makes access to the back 3 almost impossible unless you take the manifold off...
- Changing the Headlight Bulb- had to take the front wheel off, then the inner guard and go in that way...

[Citroënbender]

Originally Posted by Pis-ton broke

cleaning filthy cars
electrical problems
clutch jobs

I think you’ve described half my fleet.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Big_Daz

Worst for me was when I owned a TL Magna VR:

- Changing the back 3 spark plugs, freaking nightmare. Front 3 where eay but the way the intake manifold is designed on the V6 makes access to the back 3 almost impossible unless you take the manifold off...
- Changing the Headlight Bulb- had to take the front wheel off, then the inner guard and go in that way...

Yeah,had one of those V6 Veradas.Only good thing was only had to change rear plugs once in 350k.

[Big_Daz]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Yeah,had one of those V6 Veradas.Only good thing was only had to change rear plugs once in 350k.

I bought my TL as demo and was told at a service (before I started doing it myself) that from the factory they have better (iridiums) in the back bank and normals in the front so they can change the rear ones less frequently than the front 3 (this was Mitsubishi dealer services protocol apparently) and was one of the reasons I began servicing myself as I wanted all 6 plugs changed at the same time, even though I hated doing it...


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[hayseed]

making the payments..!!

[Fed]

Trying to find "The Guy" to do it for me.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Big_Daz

I bought my TL as demo and was told at a service (before I started doing it myself) that from the factory they have better (iridiums) in the back bank and normals in the front so they can change the rear ones less frequently than the front 3 (this was Mitsubishi dealer services protocol apparently) and was one of the reasons I began servicing myself as I wanted all 6 plugs changed at the same time, even though I hated doing it...


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Changed my rears at about 170k and still running well at 350+k when it got traded.And the thing didn’t run any better or worse with the new ones, probably would have got the whole 350k out of the originals