twitchy
03-12-2004, 01:00 AM
I had to change my alternator belt...Squuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuealing all the time. I wanted to do the PS belt too while i was in there. Both old belts were in poor shape. The alternator loosened up nicely for me and when i went to put it back in place the bolt that goes through the tensioner on the top wouldnt thread back into its place even though it was lined up perfectly. So me, 6 foot 1" 220 pounds is trying to lean into the engine compartment, wishing I had 3 more elbows and cussing like a trooper. I have a bruise across my chest from the top of the rad.
2 hours of wondering why the goddamn hell it wouldnt go back in, im like "well fuck this" and I bashed the shit out of it with a hammer and took the socket to it...Probably crossthreaded but whatever. Its fine now. Then I had a beer, i needed to (its funny, im a bartender too and i very rarely drink)
The powersteering pump comes next, i thought i could slip the belt over the pully like the last time and cheat, but of course the new belt isnt stretched out so that dont work. Its 2 am at this point so i try to tackle the goddamn tensioner bolt on the stupid piece of shit ps pump. Well. Thats in the goddamn single most retarded spot, i dont have enough flex joints and freekin extentions to get a grip on it, i keep dropping wrehcnes and shit....its like...You need to have quadruple elbows to work on the goddamn thing....What the hell, do Nissan think everyone is 4 feet tall with tentacles or something??? FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK im loosing it.. its 3 am and its still not done... I hate my car tonight.
2 hours of wondering why the goddamn hell it wouldnt go back in, im like "well fuck this" and I bashed the shit out of it with a hammer and took the socket to it...Probably crossthreaded but whatever. Its fine now. Then I had a beer, i needed to (its funny, im a bartender too and i very rarely drink)
The powersteering pump comes next, i thought i could slip the belt over the pully like the last time and cheat, but of course the new belt isnt stretched out so that dont work. Its 2 am at this point so i try to tackle the goddamn tensioner bolt on the stupid piece of shit ps pump. Well. Thats in the goddamn single most retarded spot, i dont have enough flex joints and freekin extentions to get a grip on it, i keep dropping wrehcnes and shit....its like...You need to have quadruple elbows to work on the goddamn thing....What the hell, do Nissan think everyone is 4 feet tall with tentacles or something??? FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK im loosing it.. its 3 am and its still not done... I hate my car tonight.