Okay first off, I used to LOVE working on cars. I used to take my disc brakes apart at least 2 times a month, clean everything, put it back together, service random crap on my car, offer to help my friends, change my oil every 2000 instead of every 3000 (with mobil 1), etc. I absolutely LOVED working on cars. Then starting about mid-year this year, it died off.
Well today is one of the days where I was glad I didn't go through being a mechanic. I know the job sucks and you put up with a lot of headache. I was working on my car, more specifically changing my driver side door handle because it snapped off last friday. So we get everything off and we're stuck at the lock cylinder (or whatever you call it so I'm gonna keep calling it that lol). We finally get the b***h of a pin off to slide the cylinder / bracket out from behind the handle. Well my friend's brother goes to grab the bracket / cylinder and guess what happens... The back of the cylinder slides out and the entire cylinder falls into all the little pieces. f**k. Now I have no idea how the f**k to put it back together (if I at least see how it was together before falling apart I could've made educated guesses). So I fiddle with the b***h for about 45 minutes, trying to figure out what went where, etc. only to figure out it wasn't going to work because I had no idea how to get it.
So now I'm stuck with my door panel off, no lock cylinder, and just the handle. I said f**k it. Let's just put the panel back on and call it quits. I'll call Honda and see if I can order a new cylinder for my car on Friday (since it was past 5pm today and they're closed tomorrow). LUCKILY, the door can still lock / unlock using the switch inside. I just can't unlock / lock my driver side door if I ever lost my keyless remote (of course I could still get in by key through the passenger door). But NOW I'm worried someone might try to pry open the handle and bust their way in if I go somewhere without a key cylinder in.
I'm so pissed at my friends brother. I couldn't even talk earlier after it happened. I wasn't laughing at anything, I wasn't replying to my friends, I was just trying to get it fixed and go home because I was so pissed. Eventually the brother went back in the house and I cooled off, laughed with my buddy's and realized s**t happens. I want to put all the blame on him but I know it's not right. I'm still pissed.
/rant
Cliffs:
- door handle broke off last friday
- went to replace it today
- my friends brother went to remove lock cylinder and it fell apart
- couldn't figure out how to put it back together properly
- got the new handle in
- now i can only get in my driver side door by keyless remote
Well today is one of the days where I was glad I didn't go through being a mechanic. I know the job sucks and you put up with a lot of headache. I was working on my car, more specifically changing my driver side door handle because it snapped off last friday. So we get everything off and we're stuck at the lock cylinder (or whatever you call it so I'm gonna keep calling it that lol). We finally get the b***h of a pin off to slide the cylinder / bracket out from behind the handle. Well my friend's brother goes to grab the bracket / cylinder and guess what happens... The back of the cylinder slides out and the entire cylinder falls into all the little pieces. f**k. Now I have no idea how the f**k to put it back together (if I at least see how it was together before falling apart I could've made educated guesses). So I fiddle with the b***h for about 45 minutes, trying to figure out what went where, etc. only to figure out it wasn't going to work because I had no idea how to get it.
So now I'm stuck with my door panel off, no lock cylinder, and just the handle. I said f**k it. Let's just put the panel back on and call it quits. I'll call Honda and see if I can order a new cylinder for my car on Friday (since it was past 5pm today and they're closed tomorrow). LUCKILY, the door can still lock / unlock using the switch inside. I just can't unlock / lock my driver side door if I ever lost my keyless remote (of course I could still get in by key through the passenger door). But NOW I'm worried someone might try to pry open the handle and bust their way in if I go somewhere without a key cylinder in.
I'm so pissed at my friends brother. I couldn't even talk earlier after it happened. I wasn't laughing at anything, I wasn't replying to my friends, I was just trying to get it fixed and go home because I was so pissed. Eventually the brother went back in the house and I cooled off, laughed with my buddy's and realized s**t happens. I want to put all the blame on him but I know it's not right. I'm still pissed.
/rant
Cliffs:
- door handle broke off last friday
- went to replace it today
- my friends brother went to remove lock cylinder and it fell apart
- couldn't figure out how to put it back together properly
- got the new handle in
- now i can only get in my driver side door by keyless remote
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haha