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04ctd
06-26-2012, 09:17 PM
had to stuff a clutch in the chevelle.

had a walmart bag on tail shaft of the tranny, with tie wrap on it

was wrassling the tranny back in last nite, had wife on the business end of the jack, lifting up the front.

she said "um, it's leaking....."

i thought, oh the wally world bag ripped and was dripping its little bit of contents....

NO...it was GUSHING out the tail shaft. soon, i could feel my chest & side & back getting soaked.

just kept working, rolling around in it, till i had the tranny in the bellhousing, and up on the rear cross member.

crawled out from under the car, pulled my shirt off, and good grief....:fial:

i just grabbed a squeegee, and had her squeegee the gear lube off me.

stink stank stunk.

and she made plenty of rude comments :bigthumb:

Jimmyz18
06-26-2012, 09:20 PM
she's a keeper!! :cheers

ShawnBoyMoody
06-26-2012, 09:21 PM
Been there done that. Minus the wife part.

TurboWS6
06-26-2012, 09:31 PM
Sounds familiar.

Sean
06-26-2012, 10:04 PM
Nothing like gear lube in the armpit.

sent from my toilet phone

MonteC
06-26-2012, 10:08 PM
No thank you. Ive got 7 lifts. You WONT see me on the ground.

94zson
06-26-2012, 10:19 PM
Been there done that. Minus the wife part.

Don't make that mistake!!! Have to live with that for the rest of my kids and my lives.

jmd
06-27-2012, 06:41 AM
your wife is a keeper. my wife would have lit me on fire.

2001hawk
06-27-2012, 01:57 PM
No thank you. Ive got 7 lifts. You WONT see me on the ground.

This ^. When I bought my house insisted on having place for a lift. Ended up finding a house that already had a lift in the shop.

ShawnBoyMoody
06-27-2012, 02:00 PM
This ^. When I bought my house insisted on having place for a lift. Ended up finding a house that already had a lift in the shop.

George old buddy old pal!

ShawnBoyMoody
06-27-2012, 02:01 PM
Don't make that mistake!!! Have to live with that for the rest of my kids and my lives.

Oh I have a wife. Ain't never gonna catch her under a car though!

04ctd
06-27-2012, 02:13 PM
Nothing like gear lube in the armpit.

it turned my armpit black from the grease & stuff in it. yucky

No thank you. Ive got 7 lifts. You WONT see me on the ground.

Rob, where you working at now?

Oh I have a wife. Ain't never gonna catch her under a car though!

she used to get under her first Z28 alot, she did starter, heater core, tranny fluid & filter.

she don't care now, she helped a bit on the nova, but not enough to warrant keeping it.


had a few buddies with lifts, but with indecision of what to do, and taking a week to order in the parts, was easier to do it 'CHP Style' on jackstands.


Matt said his stands inch closer to his car if he dont drive it enuff, and i believe that, troof!

chrisheltra
06-27-2012, 02:13 PM
No thank you. Ive got 7 lifts. You WONT see me on the ground.

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ForceFed4g63
06-27-2012, 02:19 PM
My wife loves wrenching, changed the timing belt herself on her old eclipse. Damn I love her.

MonteC
06-27-2012, 06:24 PM
Rob, where you working at now?




Griffin Transmission! The benefits suck and my boss is a dick, but at least I got a job!

Carlrx7
06-27-2012, 08:26 PM
http://mopupduty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/obama-money.gif

Holy overhead batman!