Some people are smug enough to think they have done every repair and mod correctly the first time. And then there's myself, incompetent AND humble enough to admit my failures. Hehe
Let's share our mistakes made so others don't feel like they're the only ones who've failed at some of their projects....nothing long, just the short of it.
(Maybe Chris can link these posts to their corresponding threads?)
I'll start with this weekend's fail of the month....
Project: Replace Rear Drum Brakes On Dana 35
Vehicle: 1998 Wrangler Sport
The Fail: After a successful transmission and rear diff fluid change, I felt confident enough to tackle another project I've not done in decades....rear drum brakes. Well, I busted knuckles and fingertips multiple times while setting the tensioner springs and other springs in the correct order, only to forget the metal plate that holds the pads in place. Had to remove springs to put the plate on, all while busting my knuckles and fingertips all over again. Fail. (This was even after watching multiple vids and looking at the helpful picture from another thread.)
But the EPIC FAIL was realizing I should've replaced the pistons anyway at the same time, because they were slightly leaking before and now blew all over the place. I wish I had the money for a disk brake conversion.
Time to invest in Band-Aid.
Let's share our mistakes made so others don't feel like they're the only ones who've failed at some of their projects....nothing long, just the short of it.
(Maybe Chris can link these posts to their corresponding threads?)
I'll start with this weekend's fail of the month....
Project: Replace Rear Drum Brakes On Dana 35
Vehicle: 1998 Wrangler Sport
The Fail: After a successful transmission and rear diff fluid change, I felt confident enough to tackle another project I've not done in decades....rear drum brakes. Well, I busted knuckles and fingertips multiple times while setting the tensioner springs and other springs in the correct order, only to forget the metal plate that holds the pads in place. Had to remove springs to put the plate on, all while busting my knuckles and fingertips all over again. Fail. (This was even after watching multiple vids and looking at the helpful picture from another thread.)
But the EPIC FAIL was realizing I should've replaced the pistons anyway at the same time, because they were slightly leaking before and now blew all over the place. I wish I had the money for a disk brake conversion.
Time to invest in Band-Aid.