I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BCOWANWHEELS · 08-30-2007, 12:13 AM

well i,ve been a mechanic since 1970 and worked on about everything except an airplane ( glad i didnt now ) anyway i had to remove a front ring & pinion from a dana 60 axle today. its like 100 degrees and i,ve already done about 6 hrs on another truck so i promissed the fella so here i went to it after work. i pulled all the brakes, p/side axle, yoke, drained the diff, removed the carrier caps, put the hsg. spreader on it and the bugger wouldnt budge..... so i looked and tryed to gently pry it. one side is loose andi got all bum fuzzled so i called on my best helper ( his name is JESUS CHRIST ) for help. just then it hit me....... you dummy you didnt pull the d/s axle shaft out. glad knowbody was there except my shop dogs and they were playing so they didnt notice what a numskul i am....... lol on me today. that ole devil sure has been pickin on me alot lately. WONT DO HIM ANY GOOD THOUGH.

Longhorn Man · 08-30-2007, 12:17 AM

pssst.... now we know too!

lol, we've all been there man!

corn · 08-30-2007, 01:11 AM

I knew it! You ARE one of us!

EAST SIDE LOW LIFE · 08-30-2007, 01:17 AM

Me too.

esll.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 08-30-2007, 02:31 AM

you mean theres easier ways to do things?

but the hard way is so fun

BurnoutNova · 08-30-2007, 02:36 AM

i do that stuff all the time... usually it envolves me walking away from a job, and then coming back after being interupted by a coworker or my service manager, but other times it just becasue im not paying attention

67ChevyRedneck · 08-30-2007, 08:51 AM

You think you feel dumb.... what the hell is a carrier cap?

Just kidding...

No seriously...

Really, I'm kidding....

**raggedjim** · 08-30-2007, 09:37 AM

Sounds like me when I couldn't figure out why the cam wouldn't come out of my old 327. Finally got fed up and looked at the old Chilton's... No help... Took another look and the fuel pump was still bolted up...

Took about an hour of head scratching before I noticed it.

Rg

mark's68 · 08-30-2007, 10:23 AM

he sure is a lot of help. and airplanes ain't so hard to work on.

grayw0lf · 08-30-2007, 02:30 PM

Welcome to my world...

Shyguy · 08-30-2007, 04:57 PM

Well, I joined the "Rookie Club" again today. I have been working on cars, truck, tractors, motorcyles and such for well over 40 years and today when I was putting the radiator back in my '92 GMC I failed to look for interferences when I put the radiator in and seated it in the mounts.

After I finished hooking up all the hoses, putting the anti-freeze in it and such I tried to find the front differential vent hose to hang in on the fan shroud and couldn't find it, after looking for a while I realized it was pinched under the radiator. I had to remove the mounts and lift the radiator up some so I could pull it out.

Boy! Some days it seems the "Senior Moments" seems to come way too often.

Danny - Southeast Missouri

BCOWANWHEELS · 08-30-2007, 06:20 PM

YEA, guess i,am gettin old, hair is grayish and gettin thin. bet my brain is shrinking too........

**special-K** · 08-31-2007, 06:42 AM

You too????And,I thought I was the only one that forgot to remember what I knew when I didn`t know in the first place until I learned it before I knew.

chevybill · 08-31-2007, 10:16 AM

Everyone is human and makes mistakes and this unbearable heat we have had in August takes its toll on a person as well.

08-30-2007, 12:13 AM	#1
BCOWANWHEELS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: KINGSPORT,TN. Posts: 3,035	I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes well i,ve been a mechanic since 1970 and worked on about everything except an airplane ( glad i didnt now ) anyway i had to remove a front ring & pinion from a dana 60 axle today. its like 100 degrees and i,ve already done about 6 hrs on another truck so i promissed the fella so here i went to it after work. i pulled all the brakes, p/side axle, yoke, drained the diff, removed the carrier caps, put the hsg. spreader on it and the bugger wouldnt budge..... so i looked and tryed to gently pry it. one side is loose andi got all bum fuzzled so i called on my best helper ( his name is JESUS CHRIST ) for help. just then it hit me....... you dummy you didnt pull the d/s axle shaft out. glad knowbody was there except my shop dogs and they were playing so they didnt notice what a numskul i am....... lol on me today. that ole devil sure has been pickin on me alot lately. WONT DO HIM ANY GOOD THOUGH. __________________ I BELIEVE IN JOHN 3:16

08-30-2007, 12:17 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes pssst.... now we know too! lol, we've all been there man!

08-30-2007, 01:11 AM	#3
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes I knew it! You ARE one of us! Last edited by corn; 08-30-2007 at 01:11 AM.

08-30-2007, 01:17 AM	#4
EAST SIDE LOW LIFE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,602	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes Me too. esll. __________________ Tomorrow is for doing today's stuff. ************************************* This truck has just the right amount of energy for me! Author: Warren Lake .... (member)

08-30-2007, 02:31 AM	#5
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes you mean theres easier ways to do things? but the hard way is so fun __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

08-30-2007, 02:36 AM	#6
BurnoutNova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,057	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes i do that stuff all the time... usually it envolves me walking away from a job, and then coming back after being interupted by a coworker or my service manager, but other times it just becasue im not paying attention

08-30-2007, 08:51 AM	#7
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes You think you feel dumb.... what the hell is a carrier cap? Just kidding... No seriously... Really, I'm kidding.... __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 08-30-2007 at 08:52 AM.

08-30-2007, 09:37 AM	#8
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,583	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes Sounds like me when I couldn't figure out why the cam wouldn't come out of my old 327. Finally got fed up and looked at the old Chilton's... No help... Took another look and the fuel pump was still bolted up... Took about an hour of head scratching before I noticed it. Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

08-30-2007, 10:23 AM	#9
mark's68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: greenville,ms. Posts: 47	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes he sure is a lot of help. and airplanes ain't so hard to work on.

08-30-2007, 02:30 PM	#10
grayw0lf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Clanton, AL Posts: 1,253	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes Welcome to my world... __________________ 85' CUCV M1009!!! The newest addition! 6.2diesel, Th400, NP208, & only 36k miles! 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside - Looking good these days! 05' Dodge Neon 88' Winner Escape Sport 1750 - 4.3v6 94' Seadoo SP 84' Honda TRX200, bare nekkid. Just a frame & tires. Always looking for another project or any good deal!

08-30-2007, 04:57 PM	#11
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes Well, I joined the "Rookie Club" again today. I have been working on cars, truck, tractors, motorcyles and such for well over 40 years and today when I was putting the radiator back in my '92 GMC I failed to look for interferences when I put the radiator in and seated it in the mounts. After I finished hooking up all the hoses, putting the anti-freeze in it and such I tried to find the front differential vent hose to hang in on the fan shroud and couldn't find it, after looking for a while I realized it was pinched under the radiator. I had to remove the mounts and lift the radiator up some so I could pull it out. Boy! Some days it seems the "Senior Moments" seems to come way too often. Danny - Southeast Missouri

08-30-2007, 06:20 PM	#12
BCOWANWHEELS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: KINGSPORT,TN. Posts: 3,035	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes YEA, guess i,am gettin old, hair is grayish and gettin thin. bet my brain is shrinking too........ __________________ I BELIEVE IN JOHN 3:16

08-31-2007, 06:42 AM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes You too????And,I thought I was the only one that forgot to remember what I knew when I didn`t know in the first place until I learned it before I knew. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-31-2007, 10:16 AM	#14
chevybill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: calhoun city ms Posts: 940	Re: I FEEL LIKE A ROOKIE and i,am so dumb sometimes Everyone is human and makes mistakes and this unbearable heat we have had in August takes its toll on a person as well. __________________ ongoing 1970 c 10 lwb 1994 z-28 few mods.-owned since new 1978 vette silver/grey 25th anniv. paint

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