August 3, 20196 yr wife has a jeep renegade which had a battery die. took the battery to autozone, they charged, tested it, it's good. I put it back in, car starts up fine, and i take it back to autozone to test and see if the battery is getting fucked by the alternator. nope, but the starter failed so that needs replacing. normally i would youtube this shit and try to do it myself, but the starter looks buried in the engine. lady clerk at autozone recommended lugnuts on manchaca. anyone had a good experience there? anyone here turn wrenches on cars and want to help a brother out? Edited August 3, 20196 yr by hayden_horn
August 3, 20196 yr Jeremy at The Atypical Mechanic has worked on my cars (including my old Jeep) for years, and has always treated me right. He’s gotten busy these days because of it. (512) 577-5191.
August 3, 20196 yr +1 on Jeremy. He's done a bunch of work for me. Comes to your vehicle, and charges less than typical shop rate. No markup on parts. Honest guy, good mechanic.
August 3, 20196 yr Lugnuts on Manchaca is really good even if he’s aggy. Went there for the decade I lived south. Nothing but good experiences.
August 3, 20196 yr Dudes at Southwest Automotive have always treated me right. 512-892-2447. On Joe Tanner Lane by the Oak Hill Little League Ballpark.
August 3, 20196 yr "I need a shitty, dishonest mechanic" would probably get more responses, because we all know some of those.
August 4, 20196 yr Starters are actually quite easy & are buried "UNDER & to the side" for most vehicles. I replaced the starter on my Ram Cummins 2x (last one, I smacked my finger between the starter & the transmission crossmember & damn that shit still hurts 1 week later). Replaced the starter on my Chevy 350 2x as well. Similar process as the Cummins. The 3 hassles will be 1. In having the right sockets as they are a 12 point 2. Getting the snap connector off (always a hassle). 3. Getting that one bolt off from up top as you have to do this one blind & can only use a ratcheting wrench (there are 3 total). One added aggravation is the weight of the fucker & you're lifting it while on your back & in tight quarters. Considering the time, I can't see you being charged for more than 1.5 hours total & for sure less if you have the vehicle already jacked up & the part on hand. BTW, you may as well do your oil change while it's in the air.
August 4, 20196 yr Fallout from the falling starter after it smashed my finger against the transmission mount / crossmember.1 week ago.& Before anyone asks, YES... I have already rubbed dirt on it.
August 4, 20196 yr Dudes at Southwest Automotive have always treated me right. 512-892-2447. On Joe Tanner Lane by the Oak Hill Little League Ballpark.Second this. Rick is a good friend of mine and he's as straight up as they come.
August 4, 20196 yr Fallout from the falling starter after it smashed my finger against the transmission mount / crossmember.1 week ago.& Before anyone asks, YES... I have already rubbed dirt on it. Do your toenails look like fingernails then?
August 4, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: 13 hours ago, ROFL BOX said: Fallout from the falling starter after it smashed my finger against the transmission mount / crossmember. 1 week ago. & Before anyone asks, YES... I have already rubbed dirt on it. Read more Do your toenails look like fingernails then? No, however my prehensile tail does.
August 4, 20196 yr 8 hours ago, BradInATX said: I've had nothing but good experiences with Klingemanns. Not me. 290 store ripped me off on a "spider" assembly on my Chevy Vortec. Said it wasn't available for individual poppets / spider arms & only came in a full set. LIES. Edited August 4, 20196 yr by ROFL BOX 290 shop edit.
August 6, 20196 yr On 8/3/2019 at 11:23 PM, Steel Shank said: Had a starter on a 72 Nova drop on my face once. I wasn't too happy about it. Have I got a story for you. Illustrated for your pleasure. Circa 1981, young Judge Roy has a bitchin’ mullet, and is in a barn replacing a starter on one of these. The starter is unusually heavy, unbeknownst to me. I’m working out the last bolt, holding the starter with one weak, 15 year-old-boy-with-a-mullet arm. Lying on one of these deathtrap creepers. As the last bolt pops free, my baby arm fails and the starter falls on my forehead. I’m not so momentarily stunned that I can’t push hard to roll myself out from under the truck, so that I do. But alas, my beautiful party in the back gets hopelessly tangled in the metal wheel of the deathtrap creeper. At this point I try to stand but I can’t move with a creeper tied to my head by a hair knot. I’m trapped. I scream for my brother. In between laughing fits he can’t unknot my Billy Ray Cyrus tribute hair, so he gets the only implement available. Thus ended my mullet days, with a cut and bruise above my eyebrow. Edited August 6, 20196 yr by Judge Roybeanbag
August 18, 20196 yr On 8/4/2019 at 9:37 AM, BradInATX said: I've had nothing but good experiences with Klingemanns. That makes one of us.
August 18, 20196 yr Second this. Rick is a good friend of mine and he's as straight up as they come.Rick is good people and his right hand man A-A-ron is as well.
September 12, 20196 yr On 8/4/2019 at 8:17 AM, Paco said: On 8/3/2019 at 4:50 PM, Native Horn said: Dudes at Southwest Automotive have always treated me right. 512-892-2447. On Joe Tanner Lane by the Oak Hill Little League Ballpark. Second this. Rick is a good friend of mine and he's as straight up as they come. So, do I just ask for the Paco rate?
September 12, 20196 yr Had a starter on a 72 Nova drop on my face once. I wasn't too happy about it. The starter probably wasn’t too happy about it either.
September 12, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, luke duke said: The starter probably wasn’t too happy about it either. It's like in the wrasslin matches when both guys bounce off the ropes and slam into each other and knock each other out.
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