Another 10 minute job turns into a fretful saga

RegW · 2024-06-15 18:26:39

Another 10 minute job?
yeah right

I was moving the phone mount (circled in green) and dropped a 1/4" drive short extension and 8mm socket down behind the clocks and removed half the dash and buggered if I can find the bloody thing!
I even got the lappy out an used the USB endoscope camera to try and locate it

Sod it, I'm seriously pissed off and have better things to do and its not that special anyway
so it can damn well stay there if it wants to

AlvyLad · 2024-06-15 19:42:40

I'm sure you going to find another reason for taking apart

Eventually
wink

JohnDragonMan · 2024-06-15 20:29:49

if it dropped behind the clocks through the gaps it will be on top of the steering column support. it should rattle its way out.. take a few corners harder than you normally would. dont wear flip flops.. not fun when that lands on your toenail end on.

dont ask me how i know.

kenbw2 · 2024-06-15 20:49:51

I've definitely had things reappear when I've dropped them down there. I can't say it was always quickly though

The socket had better appreciate your effort! I'd have given up on it long before then

Casper · 2024-06-15 21:28:19

Rain. It was a hot day up here in Jockland. No parts lost while i was mounting my spare wheel on the door

RegW · 2024-06-15 22:45:21

Yeah go on, rub it in.
You with yer two vans, sunshine and all cry
us soft southern barstewards are freezin our nuts off right now
what happened to summer?

Last edited by RegW (2024-06-15 22:47:08)

Casper · 2024-06-15 23:24:35

RegW wrote:

Yeah go on, rub it in.
You with yer two vans, sunshine and all
us soft southern barstewards are freezin our nuts off right now
what happened to summer?

LOL big_smile Its no that long ago when we used to hear "Scotland yikes What do you want to go there for? Its always raining"

TBF its to be pissing doon tomorrow but you will probably have snow tongue

RegW · 2024-06-16 09:37:04

So after yesterdays ballache removing panels with torches, magnet fishing, endoscopes and struggle,
I gave up and left it in bits and this morning took the van out to fetch some bits and bobs
wires and stuff dangling all over the place.
As soon I pulled out the lane, guess what dropped on the floor?
Yep, that wee socket and extension.

Oh you F&@%£"~~ little B*&^%$£!! says I, all that sodding about and all
I had to do was drive it round the block!.
Well at least I wont be driving about wondering wtf happened to the thing

Last edited by RegW (2024-06-16 09:37:49)

kenbw2 · 2024-06-16 11:21:25

What's the thing with jam jar lids. Oh yea, you definitely must've loosened it. Would have stayed in there forever and probably jammed in a steering mechanism if you hadn't taken all the panels out.

Is what you can tell yourself

kenbw2 · 2024-06-16 11:24:35

Dismantled it myself once, I think I was trying to diagnose why one of the blower adjusters wasn't working?

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Another 10 minute job turns into a fretful saga

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