kelsodeez
Active Member
so yesterday, i was leaving school in my fit when i hear a clack clack clacking noise coming from the rear passenger side. so i pull over and find that my tire is flat and there is something in it that looks like a chewed up ball bearing. i drive down to the nearest gas station to put some air into it. it was leaking pretty bad, so i peek my head into the garage and ask one of the techs if they can plug my tire. they guy says "yea pull your car up" so i do and he walks over with an impact gun and a huge jack. my car is pretty low so i knew the jack wouldnt fit. i ask him "how many ft lbs is your gun set to?" he says "oh about 150 ft lbs." WHAT!!! YOU WERE ABOUT TO TAKE MY LUGS OFF AND PUT THEM ON AGAIN WITH 150 FUCKING FOOT POUNDS!!!! he casually says "ive done it 100 times, dont worry." so i say "okay well i am worried and you need to use a ratchet wrench and a torque wrench to deal with the lugs. he says "oh well that will cost you extra". i dropped my car from the jack stand and said to him "if you are ASE certified, then im a fuckin gorilla. you shouldnt be working on cars" and i filled up my tire with about 65 psi and limped it back to my shop to plug it myself the correct way. incompetence makes me angry.
the thing in my tire was a caliper pin that was about 4 inches long and the head dug into the tread. im surprised the plug held.
the thing in my tire was a caliper pin that was about 4 inches long and the head dug into the tread. im surprised the plug held.
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