bambooseven

we were installing the KYB AGX struts on my friends MR2 and did the most common stupid rediculous mistake in car mechanic history.... forgot to tighten the lugs. we drove around for a little bit thinking, holy ---- this suspension feels like ***. then realized we were idiots.

Dr.Boost

Ok I have another one. I'm sure I have thousands of them, but these few really come to mind.

I bought a new set of Eibach springs for my Civic. I don't bother to read ---- and just start tearing ---- apart and slapping springs in. I get the front on and HOLY ---- did those sport springs drop my little Civic. Cool. Ok, get the back ones on and lower this bitch to the ground to scope out my new pimp mobile and ----. I created a ------- stink bug. I put the back springs on the front and the front on the back. What a ------- idiot.
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J-SMITH69

after i put my engine together i forgot to put a oil filte ron it.. and all the oil went all over the driveway

MikeJ-2009

I did an oil change and when I was done I lowered the car onto the carwash bucket with the oil in it, and dragged it back down the driveway.

I did my motor swap with a z6. I wanted the motor clean before I put it in, so I sent the head for porting, and took the assembled block to the spray it yourself carwash. I still don't know why ran great. I don't think that was very smart.

Changed my spark plugs, started the car and I hear, "clack,clack,clack." Looked under the hood, and one of the plugs came out of the threads with the wire still attached. It was still firing, but it was popping up and denting my freshly painted hood.

J-SMITH69

I did my motor swap with a z6. I wanted the motor clean before I put it in, so I sent the head for porting, and took the assembled block to the spray it yourself carwash. I still don't know why ran great. I don't think that was very smart.

nuttin wrong with taht

bambooseven

i put premixed gas with two stroke oil in my explorer not knowing it was mixed. good luck passing smog to the guy I sold it to, hehe

Reddy

Back in the day I was putting coilovers on my car, wasn't using spring compressors and I was taking the nut off the top of the shock. My friend was standing right in front of me watching me do it. I said "you might want to move this might fly off." one second later the thing flew off and if he didn't it would have taken his nuts off

d16forlife

Ok well hers another one....

When I put the AGxs on the car about 2 months ago and for some reason I didnt torque the drivers side wheel.


So the next day I went to a job that was like 30 miles frome my house.About 2 miles from the job I hear this claking sound and its getting louder.I borowed a work truck,drove to the shop 20 miles away,picked up a trailer,got my buddy(whos work truck it was) to drive me home,got home at 9pm.The next bay I jack up the car and find out that all I had to do the previouse day was tighten the ------- wheel lugs!!!

PureCRXtasy

I've done the lugnut thing. After putting in my illuminas and springs, I tightened the lugs while the car was in the air, but it started raining so I was scrambling to get my tools put away and forgot to re-tighen them when I dropped it. The next day, I was driving to work and my car is pulling to one side really hard. It took me a minute to realize what I didn't do. All 4 lugs on the driver side front were loose enough that I could turn them by hand. Luckily, I had tools in the car so it didn't become an issue.

honda_joe

I was putting on my new rims but tried to use the stock lugnuts. It was a VERY tight fit but they worked. I tightened them by hand with a torque wrench... all but the front drivers side. To this day I swear I did that one too.

ANYWAY I take it for a ride around town. Its rattling like a bitch so I immediatly head for home. About a 1/4 mile from home, I see a shiny object go flying from my car. And then another and another and then all hell broke loose when my wheel started shaking REALLY bad. I got it slowed down and pulled off into a parking lot. I got out and i had NO lugnuts left on. We only found 3. They were on the side of the road.

Needless to say, I waited till my aftermarket lugnuts came in the mail. No problems since.