yes, u heard that correct. i am the biggest moron on the face of the earth. my dad's transmission took a dump last week (week before?). i have a buddy who is a transmission guy but only does the bench work, no R&R. well, my folks have always been there for me, in every way ( i am grown and away, for the record, but am still very close with my family for a variety of reasons, of which i will not involved with at this time).

ANYWAY i told him, ill R&R it for you, i dont mind. so, i, without any aid, took it out, got it rebuilt, and tonight, put it back in. got everything bolted and wired up, filled it up with tranny fluid, fired it up and...................................it sounded like a diesel (its not) . THE TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPED OFF THE INPUT SHAFT WHEN I WAS WRESTLING IT UP THERE. so now.....i gotta pull it back out,get the pump and/or TC replaced...AGAIN, and put it in again. i was so mad when i left their house tonight (about 30 miles from mine) i couldnt even see straight. so....if u see me, please, punch me in the face, becasue i am an incompent moron with the mechanical skills of a retarded chimpanzee addicted to heroin.

thank you for listening to my ramble.

 

Let me be the first to say that it happens but I am more than willing to kick you if you so choose!!

 

I'll second that.

 

My ol man does transmissions on the side, and has for as long as I can remember. A little trick he showed me is to bolt a wrench to the bellhousing to hold the converter right up until its almost in. Hope this helps...

 

I'm sorry for your troubles but I can't help but say this...

It took me 5 minutes to start breathing again after reading that post!!!

But seriously, I know how you feel to a certain extent, going through transmission troubles on my last truck. It's not fun... but geez man, don't make me laugh like that. It hurts!

 

It's embarrassing. Just take your time and don't get distracted.

 

What an incompetent moron. You must have the mechanical skills of a retarded chimpanzee addicted to heroin.

Feel better??

 

no. im still hostile. i had dreams about transmissions with ravaged input shafts last night. im gonna go back out there tonight and pull the SOB back out.......

 

yeah my budddy that rebuilt it for me showed me that. i did it, but the problem is, when i first bolted it up the tranny binded up somehow, so when i loosened it up to retighten it, i guess it slipped off then.

 

I'll think about you while I'm lounging in my Lazy Boy with a DrPepper watching a movie with full surround sound.

And to think, my wife says I'm not very sympathetic.

 

Could be worse, I thought you were going to say you R&Red the tranny of the wrong truck.

 

Just think about how valuable this life experience has been in building your character....Why the mistake alone should make you a far far better man in the end.....

Or you may just find out that you are simply a moron with the mechanical skills of a retarded chimpanzee addicted to heroin

Thanks for allowing us to laugh at your mistakes, I never seem to find much humor in the ones I make, which by the way stack right up there with yours

 

Must be an echo in hear. Sure is a funny one

 

We should bring that old thread back where everyone posted their stupid mistakes. I wonder if it made it across with the server switch. It was pretty funny if you don't mind coffee shooting out your nose.

 

Ohhh that was great for a lunchtime laugh! My sides hurt!!


and BTW, sorry about the troubles!