Has anyone else done this?

Richard G. · Nov 18, 2020

The "Today's Funny" below reminded me of something I did back in 77.
I rebuilt the engine in my 46 Massey Harris 101 SR.
It had a Continental F226 engine in it and when I got it back in the tractor, it would not turn over with the crank or starter.
Took me a while, but I found out I had put a wrong bolt where the bell housing bolts to the engine and it was too long.
It hit the flywheel and locked it down.
Ran great for many years pulling my sawmill after that.
Richard in NW SC

larry@stinescorner · Nov 18, 2020

I took my FORD all apart for the radiator replacement and some other work.Did a great job of taking it apart,,,but sure was glad my freind Jim offered to put it back together,,,lol

DeltaSteve · Nov 18, 2020

I took the inner door panel off my old pickup to repair the latch. Put a too long screw back into the panel and the window would not open.

teddy52food · Nov 18, 2020

Just did that on a pump shotgun. Pump would only move a little ways. 2 screws the same except for length & I got them wrong.

Russ from MN · Nov 18, 2020

There was one particular part of the paper machine that had all the bolt heads numbered, and they had to go in specific locations, and the bolts were beryllium, which is very resistant to corrosion and galling.

Bill(Wis) · Nov 18, 2020

Bruce(Va) 75 tips on the 8N forum. See Tip #1. (;>))

Texasmark1 · Nov 18, 2020

Yes I have. I had a multifunctional, small town shop working on a4 cyl, Ford 4000 SOS since at the time I didn't have the tools for a split. They did the same thing and I happened to be standing there when it was time to "roll it over" for the first time. I was lucky they didn't burn out the starter.....last time I used them for any tractor work.

Billy Shafer · Nov 18, 2020

I worked on a transfer switch. Because it would not transfer. Spent an hour checking all the systems. Looked down and the transfer motor was turned off. Turned it back on tested ok. I told the owner no charge and left. I felt like an idiot.

DeltaSteve · Nov 18, 2020

My neighbor put a scope on his .270 this fall. the screw extended into the chamber and locked up the bolt.I'd have thought that hole would have been 'blind',but no,it was open into the bolt.

Tom in TN · Nov 18, 2020

I'm a really old man now and I know my limitations. However, when I was 17 years old I thought that I knew everything there was to know about rebuilding an automobile engine. I over hauled an in-line six engine for a guy's Chevrolet sedan. I didn't know that the pistons had to be positioned a particular direction, so I just put them back in however they happened to land in my hand when I picked them up. The engine was seized and neither the starter nor towing the car would allow the engine to turn over. Fortunately, another older guy saw what I had done wrong. I repositioned the pistons and buttoned the engine back up. My ego was shattered, but fortunately, the engine wasn't.

Tom in TN

FBH44 · Nov 18, 2020

Anymore when I take something apart, first clear off the work bench, then start on the far right end with the first part I remove. I set it down on far right corner. Then I lay the parts down in sequence, going to the left. When its time to reassemble, it's simple.

miangus · Nov 18, 2020

Friend and wife bought new rifles and had scopes installed and bore sighted at dealer. Come out to my place to finish the sighting in all well. His wife took a couple of shots to used the gun. Off to right, adjusted scope. And she fired three more, resulting in a wide. I fired three,worse. Checked scope and discovered the screws all just finger tight. His too. Good thing we discovered, could have been a rough season.

Steve@Advance · Nov 18, 2020

That reminds me of another high school shop class experience.

The evening class overhauled an old Ford car, 50's era, inline 6.

Looked like they did a decent job, but the starter would not budge it. Neither would pulling it in high gear, just slide the tires.

So I was asked (told) to deal with it.

Dropped the pan, all the rods were loose, loosened the mains, didn't change anything.

Stuck a pry bar in the flywheel and with enough force it would move. Kept prying, and the more it moved, the easier it got! It finally got so the starter would turn it.

Put it all back, started it up (reluctantly).

It ran, had good oil pressure, nothing squealing or knocking...

It left alive and never saw it again. Never did figure out what was binding it up!

Goose · Nov 18, 2020

The first automatic transmission I overhauled was a GM 350 in a Chevy 4x4 pickup back in the 1980's.

I simply got an overhaul kit and an overhaul manual and did it. I fabricated a couple of special tools along the way. After I reinstalled it in the pickup and had the transfer case installed, I found I could only rotate the transmission one way, going with some one way clutches in the unit. I should have been able to rotate it both ways, but I couldn't.

I pulled it back out and went through it all over again. No change. I then talked with a transmission instructor I knew a our local community college and he said, "Yeah, that's normal. It just needs to run for a few minutes to get the fluid circulated and loosen up".

Last time I saw the pickup, the trans was still going strong.

Doug - Iowa · Nov 18, 2020

If you haven't done something like that you will eventually. Helps keep your troubleshooting skills sharp.

Last summer I bench tested and programed a VHF mobile radio for the fire department. Two days later it was back, they said they installed it but cannot get any audio out of it. Checked over, everything programmed correctly. Power in, RF power out but no audio. Then I noticed one mounting screw was different than the other. They had dropped the factory screw and lost it. They replaced it with one from the junk bin that was 1/2" longer. End of screw went in too far, broke the audio amp chip off the circuit board. New chip and shorter screw, we were back in business.

TractorTucker · Nov 18, 2020

When my Case DC transmission wouldn't shift I thought I would avoid pulling the top cover and just unbolt the things on the side, I managed to drop the reverse idler down into the transmission case and had to pull the top and rear cover to fish it out.

showcrop · Nov 18, 2020

Steve, rope seals can do that.

Dean · Nov 18, 2020

In 1968 I helped a friend of mine rebuild a Pontiac 421 engine from his 1965 Royal Bobcat GTO.

Friend was not mechanically inclined but eager to learn.

I was working part time at a local automotive parts store/machine shop at the time and bought the parts so as to get my discount.

Was working until 5:00 PM so advised friend to wait for me before starting reassembly but he did not.

He installed the mains and crankshaft before I arrived and told me that after torquing the mains the crank would no longer turn.

Turns out that the Victor gasket set had two rear rope seals so he installed both, one in the proper grove, the other in the grove where the oil slinger goes. Of course, tightening the rear main cap caused
the slinger to badly interfere with the superflous rope seal. To make matters worse, he torqued the rear main cap to spec cracking the block in the process.

Are you ready for this: It was a Super Duty 421 block. Very rare, even then.

I used my discount at the local Pontiac dealership to order a new SD 421 fitted block. Price was nearly $200 with discount, quite a sum at the time.

FWIW, friend still has the 65 Royal Bobcat 421 complete with 4:33 gear.

Dean

teddy52food · Nov 18, 2020

1st one I took apart, I was careful to watch as each part came out. Here laid a goofy looking u shaped piece. Took a while to figure out where it had to go before I took anymore out.

37 chief · Nov 18, 2020

We all make mistakes if we do enough repairs. Years ago I put a jeep transmission slider in back wards, and ended up with only foreword, and reverse. In my 78 years I'm sure there are more. Stan

SDE · Nov 18, 2020

I had a 1973, 400 Rupp Nitro that I bought used and abused. It would not always run very well. I took it apart, hoping to find a bad seal. Someone walking past said that the pistons were in wrong. To which I replied, that is the way they were when I took it apart. He walked away and I finished putting it together. I sold it and the next owner turned the pistons around and he had a nice running machine. I sure wish that I had listened to that guy.

John M · Nov 18, 2020

You mean today? Yep..........

Richard G. · Nov 18, 2020

That's funny John.

miangus · Nov 18, 2020

Anti rattle spring? I rebuilt a few 350s never replaced kick down band. Finally replaced one transmission wouldn’t work in second. Turns out the activation pin must be matched to kick down band. There are three lengths.

SVcummins · Nov 19, 2020

I put a shift fork in backwards in a dodge truck transmission once had 4 gears and fifth wouldn’t stay in took a minute to figure that one out

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