Enough already!

GolfNut · 11-27-2010, 11:24 PM

Woohoo. Got the water leaks fixed yesterday. About 7pm Wife decides popcorn and a cigar would be good, so I get the pot out and get it heating. I decided Hey I don't need to go anywhere, I think I'll change into sweats too!

Walk out of the bedroom all comfy and my phone goes off. My son (delivery driver for pizza hut) just broke his key off in his ignition and is stranded at a gas station. Crap.

Go change clothes, wife takes over popcorn, I hop in my truck and head out to where he is, see the damage. We come back up to the house, he drops me off and uses the truck for his job. I gather up tools and head back in the other car. The tip of the key is so far inside the lock, it won't pick out. (BMW 325e 1986) On top of that, part of the key crumbled so we can't even use the broken off part to stick back in and make it work. So, an hour and a half of making pick tools and patient work, I get it to turn on and get the dang thing home.

This morning, we manage to get the ignition lock out. Now, this is no small feat since on this BMW you must have the key in the #1 position before you can remove the steering wheel to gain access to the lock mechanism. Finally got the thing out and had to end up dismantling it clear down to the wafers in order to free up the stuck key part. This is the point where we somehow lost a springloaded very tiny little steel rod that positioned a critical part of the lock assembly.

2 hrs later after many trials I finally had made the proper length tiny rod and got the dang thing all back together and working right. Whew.

It's 1pm and now I get to do MY chores: Invoicing and getting pipe tobacco bagged up and pipes mailed out. Get all of it done, hop in the truck to get the packages mailed off. It's starting to snow. Again. Was in too big a hurry I guess and the cold tranny hadn't fully engaged into drive, so it managed to rev up a little when it kicked in. Hard. This is a big beefy truck. Strong drivetrain front to back, so no big worries. Except for the motor mounts apparently!

Must have been stock.

So, now I get to replace the drivers side motor mount tomorrow...in the snow. What a freakin week!

I'm still having Coyote days.

11-27-2010, 11:24 PM	#1
GolfNut Back in the woodshop! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Forrest Location: Living room Posts: 1,361 Trading: (38)	Re: Enough already! Woohoo. Got the water leaks fixed yesterday. About 7pm Wife decides popcorn and a cigar would be good, so I get the pot out and get it heating. I decided Hey I don't need to go anywhere, I think I'll change into sweats too! Walk out of the bedroom all comfy and my phone goes off. My son (delivery driver for pizza hut) just broke his key off in his ignition and is stranded at a gas station. Crap. Go change clothes, wife takes over popcorn, I hop in my truck and head out to where he is, see the damage. We come back up to the house, he drops me off and uses the truck for his job. I gather up tools and head back in the other car. The tip of the key is so far inside the lock, it won't pick out. (BMW 325e 1986) On top of that, part of the key crumbled so we can't even use the broken off part to stick back in and make it work. So, an hour and a half of making pick tools and patient work, I get it to turn on and get the dang thing home. This morning, we manage to get the ignition lock out. Now, this is no small feat since on this BMW you must have the key in the #1 position before you can remove the steering wheel to gain access to the lock mechanism. Finally got the thing out and had to end up dismantling it clear down to the wafers in order to free up the stuck key part. This is the point where we somehow lost a springloaded very tiny little steel rod that positioned a critical part of the lock assembly. 2 hrs later after many trials I finally had made the proper length tiny rod and got the dang thing all back together and working right. Whew. It's 1pm and now I get to do MY chores: Invoicing and getting pipe tobacco bagged up and pipes mailed out. Get all of it done, hop in the truck to get the packages mailed off. It's starting to snow. Again. Was in too big a hurry I guess and the cold tranny hadn't fully engaged into drive, so it managed to rev up a little when it kicked in. Hard. This is a big beefy truck. Strong drivetrain front to back, so no big worries. Except for the motor mounts apparently! Must have been stock. So, now I get to replace the drivers side motor mount tomorrow...in the snow. What a freakin week! I'm still having Coyote days. __________________ www.wineadors.com