[Scottish Cleaning Service]

Everything doing well and only had one street to do and that was me complete for the month. As I left the next street, smoke began to come from my bonnet. Only doing 10 mph so pulled over and stopped, then lifted the bonnet and seen the culprit.

Idler pulley bolt had come loose and fan belt was nearly on fire. Removed belt and Googled if I could run without the fan belt. Okay for short journeys but no power steering so moved along to other street and parked in the middle so I could complete my run. Mate told me to bring it down tomorrow morning and he would have a look at it in his garage.

He said, it needs a round pulley and you have to remove the front as I'm too busy and I'll order it. 2hrs later I had the front nearly off and managed to get the pulley off. They came in with new one and it was the wrong one. Sent it back and ordered the right one again. 4pm came in with the other wrong one so sent that back and the correct one would come Friday 10am.

Back down today and they came in with the correct one (£30) and I fitted it, mate checked it and the new belt which I had and I was to put the front back on. 2pm I finished and drove out and all is well. He told me this happens all the time with parts delivery companies and that's the reason he needs a few more ramps so he can leave the car/van stripped on the ramp till the exact part comes in.

I always thought a garage was a licence to print money but have now seen the other side of things. 🤔

Mod note: I hope you don't mind - I put some paragraph breaks in for you. 

[deeege]

Wow that was difficult to read, I only got about 20 words in and had to give up 🙈

[Arnold Palmer]

Imagine if there was a way of powering a vehicle that didn't rely on belts and pulleys that can potentially catch fire? Power steering run by the power train battery, no belts or idler pulleys to worry about?

You could be trundling along with massive amounts of low end torque, fully gassed up every morning. Not a care in the world about your mate and his lack of ramp space.

Imagine.

[Spruce]

Imagine if there was a way of powering a vehicle that didn't rely on belts and pulleys that can potentially catch fire? Power steering run by the power train battery, no belts or idler pulleys to worry about?

You could be trundling along with massive amounts of low end torque, fully gassed up every morning. Not a care in the world about your mate and his lack of ramp space.

Imagine.

 

[AuRavelling79]

I say well done for showing initiative!

[Smudger]

Thanks for sharing !

[Don Kee]

Imagine if there was a way of powering a vehicle that didn't rely on belts and pulleys that can potentially catch fire? Power steering run by the power train battery, no belts or idler pulleys to worry about?

You could be trundling along with massive amounts of low end torque, fully gassed up every morning. Not a care in the world about your mate and his lack of ramp space.

Imagine.

I think the fan belt was electric…

[Stoots]

Good read that thankyou mikel

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

Just telling a real life story about how we look at other occupations and think they have it made, until we experience it. Still trying to get the nail brush to clear out oil stuff from under my finger nails. 😉

[Bungle]

Just telling a real life story about how we look at other occupations and think they have it made, until we experience it. Still trying to get the nail brush to clear out oil stuff from under my finger nails. 😉

Wear gloves 😜

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

Just telling a real life story about how we look at other occupations and think they have it made, until we experience it. Still trying to get the nail brush to clear out oil stuff from under my finger nails. 😉

Wear gloves 😜

There was me thinking real mechanics don't wear gloves.