AutoMechanic
Site Donor 2024
Done a lot today. Lots of work on the Subaru vehicles lol. Last minute before I was getting ready to go the used car manager came to me saying man I need you to do something for me since you are the last tech here I said what’s that. He said I got this Jeep that they are saying the brakes are stuck on can you fix it tonight as it needs to be on the lot for the weekend sales and I said yeah I guess I can do that for you as long as it ain’t one with lug studs which is wasn’t luckily it was a 6 speed Wrangler so that wasn’t too bad and no lug studs just lug nuts lol. I think it had 87,000 on it. Caliper was stuck. Checked the pins, bone dry. So replaced that caliper and done new pads and rotors on both sides as where it was dragging it had made noticeable hotspots on the rotor. The used car manager got to set up in it on the lift while I done it so he could be the pedal guy lol. I wanted to replace the hose too but they said no so I have to do what they say as they are paying for it. One of the guys who I am training was also there but he can’t drive stick so they told him if he can’t drive one he can’t work on one lol. He was a mechanic in the military though so he knows a good bit I wanted him to help as it would of been faster but again I have to do what they tell me. I was confused when he started as I thought all military vehicles were stick shift as they were when my mom was in back in the 80s he said they changed them all to automatic sometime ago as no one can drive the others anymore lol. It was nice to get more overtime than I already get though.