My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 49

Reddit’s Just Rolled into the Shop is a veritable cornucopia of the many wonders and oddities of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.

Gyabage!

A little effort prevents a lot of effort...

You have to remove it to get in reverse. It doesn’t fit past the steering wheel. It’s bolted on... Keeps a hex in the cup holder.

Whoa, slow down there, putty.

These don’t fix themselves either...

Where’s Tyler when you need him?

No flood. Just heavy rain, a leaky sunroof and neglect.

BE QUIET OR SO HELP ME...

Wick-ed!

(Hm, another Kinja’d video embed. Might have to click through on this one...)

Our recon dept. sprayed it, so they get the bill.

The latest in tailgater prevention

22year old Ute with 400,000kms.

What an incredible smell you’ve discovered!

96 [Ranger] 2.3 XLT

Customer put Diesel in tank

1985 GM k1500 5.0l ranch truck. Tags expired 8 years ago. Owner tows it in himself.

Catastrophic failure of transfer case on a 2011 Silverado 1500. Locked up so bad I had to remove both driveshafts in order to even tow it into the shop.

Hm, I’d say it’s due.

Final on a John Deere tracked skidsteer.

Spiral spline design!

Coming soon: organic buffer pads.

Obligatory brake post

Obligatory tire post