Avoid an expensive "screw up" - pun ha ha!

[TwinMatch]

Folks, I have come to the conclusion that i only learn through error, not trial. :D
Close on the heels of my expensive pin punch on the fork inners debarcle, comes my latest cock up: the "shoulda checked the clearance of the caliper bolts onto the discs" mistake.

After finally completing my brake hangers and test mounting them a million times, i did a live test and bolted the calipers properly. The top bolt was fine - checked plenty of clearance, but i "ass-umed" bottom bolt is similar and met resistance about 10mm out from the hanger. Did i stop to check? NO. I thought i'll just tweak it up and in doing so pushed the bolt through to the brake center/rotor and warped the brake carrier.
After $550 dollars, abuse from the missus, and resheduling my rego test, i now am back on track.
:)
Cheers
TM

[sharky]

Take the warped disc outside and repeatedly bash yourself in the head whilst chanting 'always check first' like a buddist mantra....

[TwinMatch]

Sharky - i will also chant "when its late and you've had a few beers - do not try to bolt something on." a few dozen times...

TM

[sharky]

We've all done summat stupid at some point mate.....just most of us don't publicly admit it.....

[TwinMatch]

I reckon - bugger it! Share your cockups with everyone for a laugh.:D
I'm not an ace mechanic - just a backyarder having a bit of a go with a <s>money pit</s> project bike, so i dont really have a reputation that i have to protect!!![8D] Hopefully everyone gets a laugh.

[sharky]

Reminds of me ol' mum.....Went to the fridge one day..opened and shut the door and burst out laughing....
She admitted her first thought was "Who left the light on ?"

[Rocket]

I put the front wheel of my gixer in the wrong way around after I first had it painted. The speedo still worked but hacked fuck outta the alloy when it was spinning.
Billywhizz laughed and laughed.
I hate him.

I bet everyone has a story.

[zx12argh]

yeah we all do shit like that now and then... not mechanical error but stupid mistake...once didn't bother warming the engine in my mini once, took it for a fang, first corner I hit had massive oil surge and chewed through all the synchros on second. fuck.

[jakam04]

Hey TM... Id still have the standard arse end on Mongrel if I didnt snap the subframe mount. Id even go so far as to say it wouldnt have been air brushed either.... Things happen... move forward.

Jarrod

[Learnatic]

At least your having a go TM & by putting it on here you may have saved one of us from doing it.As for screw ups I set fire to an outboard motor at the surf club trying to fix it after the rescue boat got rolled.The waitress upstairs in the club house told me she saw a fireball come up past the window!You don't get a more public fuck up than that.[:I]

[TwinMatch]

I almost pissed myself laughing at that one Learnatic!
Yeah at least my cockups remain out of the publics eye.
But geez it hurts my wallet!

TM

[red]

Mine was I was staying over west at my brothers place and he said take his wifes cousin out fishing. So I start getting the boat ready by topping up one of his fuel tanks from a jerry can. Little did I know but the night before my bro decided to put diesel in his petrol jerry can.

So... I'm about 4 kays off shore when the motor konks out. You know when something really bad happens and you just realise what a cunt you've made of yourself? That was me right then.

No way would the bitch start, the carbs were full of diesel. Cut a long story short I had to swim to the nearest island, walk across and swim out to a boat on the other side and ask for a tow. Actually the look on that guys face was priceless! Wondering where I'd come from.

I thought my brother was gonna kill me. But we just had to strip the carbs. Anyway, it's funny now. Sorta [xx(]

[loosebruce]

Putting one of my gearbox bits in the wrong way, not checking selection, put the rest of it together.
Did a test ride and only being able to get first and neutral was a bit disappointing.
My brother did the diesel mix up, pulled up at a servo, said "filler up",went for a leak, paid and left with a tankfull of petrol in his diesel Hilux.Pretty well stuffed the engine.