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gearheadsub92 t1_iyddtpv wrote

Reply to comment by brufleth in I didn’t really even want to leave my spot anyway by rootbeercaveman

Should track them down and send them the replacement bill for your poor clutch 😭

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brufleth t1_iydfk35 wrote

I think I had to use the e-brake to hold while shifting too since the second foot was already busy clutching. It was a bonkers operation and despite that being probably over 16 years ago it remains a reason I hate street parking.

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gearheadsub92 t1_iydgf0y wrote

Sounds about right, but also totally fucking miserable.

I often carry a 3’ metal pipe in my car that I use as an extension/torque multiplier for the handle on my little floor jack. I’m not sure which part of the other car I’d use it on if I found myself in the same situation, but suffice to say I am not terribly confident I’d have the self-control to leave it in the same shape I found it in.

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septagon t1_iydq6vz wrote

An automatic center punch is the size of a pen and won't be so obvious. Everyone should have one in their car for emergency egress at the least.

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gearheadsub92 t1_iydqkhj wrote

Lol sure, but that assumes I was limiting my sights to just the windows.

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septagon t1_iydqqb4 wrote

Valve core removal tool, also the size of a pen.

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gearheadsub92 t1_iydr229 wrote

Well. You’re not wrong with either of these suggestions, but…neither of them will leave the user with the same satisfaction as absolutely just beating the shit out of something with a 3’ pipe, so consider my mind unchanged lol

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