Technical My Son Still Has Me Worried (Update)

Here’s my Son in his 40’s now doing stuff that makes me cringe. I should also say that’s my garage at my house.

 

I do have to ask who taught him the right way to do this, that he is choosing to ignore?

 

The garage still stands, The axle is on it's way To a happy recovery..
Brilliant really....$

 

He called me prior and I told him to pull with slide hammer. That’s his Uncle doing’s.

 

This make perfect sense. Until you pull it over off the jack stands.

 

I’ve showed him to drum slide hammer trick. As for getting a slide hammer, there’s one at the house.

 

Strongly agree!

 

To quote the famous Greek author, Anonymous........
"I buy you books and I buy you books, but all you do is eat the covers."

 

Just to be clear, his Uncle did not advise on this one. So let’s just say family genes are real.

 

Common sense is not that common

 

Man I see what you mean! He needs another strap on the other side. Lippy

 

Inherited trait’s.

 

Sure and then nail the strap to the other side door jamb for extra strength, what could go wrong?

 

Or torx head screws with flat washers would be better.

 

How does that help door king post’s and wall stud’s from ripping away from soul plate?

 

I was kidding Johnny. All my posts were B.S. Your son will learn eventually.

 

At least he didn't attach the strap to the mini bike, rev it up, then pop the clutch...he might have hit that curb outside and had an accident.

 

You’re right Johnny,,,,that is a dangerous looking little mini bike .
Without proper supervision and training,,,,,who knows what might happen .


Oh,,,,wait a minute,,,,,you’re talking about the axle puller .
Well,,,,,,monkey sees,,,,monkey does .

Tommy

 

Funny thing is the amount of force he had to put on that ratchet strap would have been astronomical compared to a slide hammer , or drum trick or even tapping the back of the hub with a hammer .
heck I’ve even done a bastardized “slap hammer “ with a weight and a chain wrapped around the hub and just give it a couple good slaps .

Welp , coulda been worse I guess .

 

Get yourself a beer, go up on the back porch, dial 91 with your finger on the last 1 and wait for the crash. If there's no crash, go get another beer for your son and tell him, "You scared the shit out of me, you know?".

 

Necessity is the mother of invention...

it did work.

 

Mini bikes, that’s a horror story of another type with bad results and he lives with the damage done to him every day. But as you all see, there’s still mini bikes in his life.

 

Just a couple of sign ideas for your shop.


Well... these AND one of those "Days Since Last Workplace Injury" signs.

 

Sometimes it’s best to keep our genes in our jeans. I know I did

 

I'm betting he's an engineer? I've needed to move a car sideways in the shop a time or two, and this looks way easier than the rolling back and forth method.

 

He does some pretty wild modifications and up grades to street, highway and airport striping equipment for the contracting company that services nearly 2/3’s of California where he works.