Tool borrowing

[bcradio]

As a customer, I bought a transmission cooler from the Dodge dealership where I bought my truck. The parts guy said the installation required the use of a special tool to release the transmission fluid line from the radiator. This was a one-time deal for me. One of the mechanics at the dealership loaned me his, at the end of the day, to be returned in the morning. That was fantastic, and one of the reasons I stayed faithful to that dealership.

Sorry to go off course here, but can you tell me what tool this is? I am wanting to change out my radiator on a Dodge Ram I own and need to get the ****** lines off. I thought it was just an AC/fuel line quick disconnect tool. Is it not?

 

[Tarheelgarage]

Sorry to go off course here, but can you tell me what tool this is? I am wanting to change out my radiator on a Dodge Ram I own and need to get the ****** lines off. I thought it was just an AC/fuel line quick disconnect tool. Is it not?

jiffy tite mostly liketly

 

[bcradio]

jiffy tite mostly liketly

Ah thanks... do you know what the difference between the jiffy-tite and a regular quick disconnect tool is by chance?

like this one: http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-fuel-and-auto-trans-line-disconnect-tool-set-96834.html

 

[JDS968]

I had just the opposite one time. I went to a shop and wanted to pay them to taper ream a hole for a tie rod. The guy goes to his box, gets the ream and says here you go, just bring it back when you are done. I asked him if he wanted a deposit, or a copy of my license or something. He just says, no, you'll bring it back.
Of course I went home, used his ream, and brought it back with lunch for him.
It was pretty weird though.

Weird just reading it...where do you live?? Minnesota??

 

[Big Johnson]

Weird just reading it...where do you live?? Minnesota??

Not in my neighborhood. People in my neighborhood steal your recylables from your backyard.

 

[echoside]

Ah thanks... do you know what the difference between the jiffy-tite and a regular quick disconnect tool is by chance?

like this one: http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-fuel-and-auto-trans-line-disconnect-tool-set-96834.html

Those won't work on a jiffy tite, jiffys have a c-clip type ring holding the line in, can use a special tool to spread the clip or just pull the clip out with a pick.

 

[Crusty Nut]

Weird just reading it...where do you live?? Minnesota??

Upper half of Californication

 

[Outlander]

One year I was on an ATV trip with a couple of friends, a couple of hundred KM away from home in temperatures that dropped to -26 degrees celcius. One of the guys had problems with his ATV - no wonder at that temp, so we dropped into a local dealer on the trail asking if a mechanic could take a look. "No way, too busy" says the service guy..... "pull your ATV into the shop and do it yourself if you know what the issue is"

Adjustment was made in a few minutes, we let the ATVs thaw out a bit while we all shopped for gloves and other stuff. We figured the least we could do is drop some cash at the counter for letting us pull into the garage and avoid frostbite!

The guy who works on my truck has been servicing my vehicles for 30 years. I have asked to 'see' certain tools that I might not have (Snap-on snap ring pliers comes to mind) but I would never dream of asking to borrow his tools. Seems kind of odd to me. Heck, I would not lend him my laptop - which is the tool I use to make a living - not that he would ever ask such a thing!

 

[Steve V.]

I don't work in a shop but the only guy that can borrow my tools is my neighbor. The one that let's me use his pool/hot tub any time I want. Plus, he's the kind of guy that takes care of things and if he were to break something he would replace it.

Steve

 

[Toolman12]

Brownsfan i am installing all the equipment in police vehicles now ie:bumpers,lights,sirens,controllers, partitions,shot gun racks, the whole deal but i sub contract now so i only work when i want to and to Talas yes customers would leave a deposit but i usually would say to put down a $20 bill and bring the tool back right away most were ok with that and understood that tools cost money and time is not cheap when they want you to diagnose a problem

 

[y20dth]

Last workshop I was at, a customer I had never seen, walks in to the bay, pulls out one of the drawers, grabs a screwdriver, and walks out.
I'm standing there thinking wtf, and am about to go after him, when I notice the boss standing a bit further and not respoding at all.
Mind you, over here the boss supplies the tools. Still doesn't make it right, in my mind, but I'm not suppose to piss of a potential customer aswell.....

When the guys come back with my screwdriver, and 2 license plates in his hands, he tosses the screwdriver on top of my box. That pisses my off again.

Hate f*** "customers" like that.

 

[Ton ton]

Last workshop I was at, a customer I had never seen, walks in to the bay, pulls out one of the drawers, grabs a screwdriver, and walks out.
I'm standing there thinking wtf, and am about to go after him, when I notice the boss standing a bit further and not respoding at all.
Mind you, over here the boss supplies the tools. Still doesn't make it right, in my mind, but I'm not suppose to piss of a potential customer aswell.....

When the guys come back with my screwdriver, and 2 license plates in his hands, he tosses the screwdriver on top of my box. That pisses my off again.

Hate f*** "customers" like that.

Tell us how you really feel about it.

 

[Htscheg]

I feel the same way, I buy my tools to make a living so please dont ask to borrow them... same applies to other mechanics... if you borrow a tool once, you know you may need it.... ask a second time you better be ordering it or buying one, cause the third time, I am not loaning it to you...

 

[Lucid Moments]

Tell us how you really feel about it.

Zombie thread much? 8 year old thread and you didn't have anything new to contribute so why?

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Very seldom I loan out my stuff once I loaned a socket to someone in the shop and then they loaned it to everyone else and I had to go borrow it back and then they come to me a few days after asking where their socket was and I told them it was mine. I loan tools to my neighbor because he is a mechanic and he lives close to me and he always loans me something if I need it anything he always had lended me grease, tools, spray anything I needed when I am doing work at home even though I have most tools I don’t have all. Same when he ask to borrow something I have no problem with it and he always gets it back in a timely manner and I don’t have to worry about it going missing. He always borrows my GM oil sending unit socket because his is constantly going out lol so I keep that socket nearby because he uses it about every month which I don’t have an issue with. I’ve also had customers come in our shop and try to borrow things too or start looking in my toolbox and I have to confront them then they get upset and ask why I won’t let them use something. It gets annoying after awhile.


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[bob15]

Zombie thread much? 8 year old thread and you didn't have anything new to contribute so why?

 

[M635_Guy]

I assume the resurrection has to do with the demise of Elroy (who I never had any experience with).

As far as the (very old) topic, it wouldn't ever occur to me to ask a working shop to borrow a tool. It would shock the **** out of me to have one even offered - I'd probably decline unless it was a real emergency...

 

[Ton ton]

It does have to do with elroy. Borrowing tools can be an issue with rural people.

 

[Brownsfan]

Holy ****. A lot has changed in 8 years. Still doing automotive electrical. But doing fleet work and dealer work. A lot less overhead and WAY more profitable. Plus i don't have to deal with the entitled public who think just because they spent $100 they know are entitled to a lifetime of tech support.and tool use. I did have to ask a dealer tech not to long ago for a manual window crank clip removal tool. I was doing door lock motors and a keyless entry in a brand new GMC 3500 work truck. Was a bare bones no power window and locks truck. Completely forgot the tool. Asked one of the guys in the stall next to me and he handed right over. Funny how things can come full circle

 

[gdpolk]

Nope.

 

[Cgw1984]

It does have to do with elroy. Borrowing tools can be an issue with rural people.

What about elroy? The forum is much more pleasant without elroy telling us about elroy. Thats hardly the reason to resurrect a thread.

 

[kelpaso1]

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[elidas]

Holy ****. A lot has changed in 8 years. Still doing automotive electrical. But doing fleet work and dealer work. A lot less overhead and WAY more profitable. Plus i don't have to deal with the entitled public who think just because they spent $100 they know are entitled to a lifetime of tech support.and tool use. I did have to ask a dealer tech not to long ago for a manual window crank clip removal tool. I was doing door lock motors and a keyless entry in a brand new GMC 3500 work truck. Was a bare bones no power window and locks truck. Completely forgot the tool. Asked one of the guys in the stall next to me and he handed right over. Funny how things can come full circle

Wow! I haven't used mine for years. We used to have a problem (retired now) with the parts department asking if a customer can use a tool. Hard to say no. They also made sure it came back. The sales staff was another story. Anything they used never came back. That ended very early in my career.

 

[Ton ton]

I like elroy. But it's ok that he is gone.

 

[wafrederick]

If I know the person very well,I let them borrow the tool.I always get it back in the same condition they received it,clean.If a person borrows a tool and returns it all slimey,dirty and greasy,this is a problem called they don't borrow a tool from you again.I do borrow some of my dad's tools once in a while,wipe them clean before returning it.