Best shop practical jokes

[robc]

I was writing today about shop pranks and after typing out some of my favorites realized I can't print this. I'll get dealers and managers cancelling for giving their employees bad ideas. So here are some of my favorite memories - anyone else want to share.

1. Wait until advisor walks away from desk for a moment. Take phone handset, place tape over ear piece holes, apply generous dab of axle grease and replace handset. When advisor returns to desk have someone page him, "call line 3".

2. Get 3oz wheel weight, attach to wheel or drive axle of tech's vehicle. Ask next morning how long it took him to figure out.

3. Small balloon filled with straight acetylene. Carefully placed outside, not near any windows and ignited from a safe distance, wearing ear protection. We used a lit cigarette taped to the end of broom handle. This will scare people for blocks.

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[AKTOYPM]

Hose ran from washer pump through firewall and run down steering column pointed at seat.
Pump wired to brake on/off switch.
Porter gets in to move vehicle and everytime they step on the brake they get wet pants!

Battery acid mixed with brake shavings and put in mechanics box (Smells like a septic tank "BAD")

The old ford limited slip additive soaked on a rag and left under the parts runners seat in the parts truck.

Oh the good times!!!

[AKTOYPM]

oops tried to fix spelling and double posted.

Heres another one

New parts runner sent to another dealership with a 2x4 and an invoice for some moulding part#.
Other dealer in on it and sends runner to their bodyshop (which they do not have)
Runner walks around parts,service,sales dragging a 2x4 asking for directions to bodyshop they do not have.

[scotstrong]

Take an empty bottle of MotorVac fuel system additive and sterilize in steam cleaner. Fill with apple juice and place with stock in parts dept. (tech counterman is in on it). Send porter or apprentice tech to parts counter for bottle of MotorVac. Upon being handed it by porter or apprentice, tech uncaps and chugs it. Make sure there are plenty of people within sight distance to see look on porter or apprentice's face!

Scot Strong

[69mach1]

one of our techs feels and thinks he gods gift to women and really takes it upon himself to talk to the female cusomers, my niece is married to a guy 6'8' 320 lbs this guy is really rough looking, i had her come in with his truck and of course it had a problem loverboy tech was good at, he butterd up to her as we expected and he could probally fix in a quick minute, we planned it after it was fixed she would give him a kiss, just then walked in husband
he actully jumped into a customers vehicle and left, to top it off while he was gone we used the vise and a pry bar to bend some of tools and said the husband did that as a warning. funny thing now he stays away from the ladies

[skittlecar1]

We like to shut the lights off and throw firecrackers in the shop bathroom when someone is in there. The best one was when the service manager was in there sitting and someone let a bottle rocket go off in there. Of course his first reaction is to get up off the seat. He took it pretty good. We have alot of fun here.

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jC...

[robc]

Newbies are fun to hassle. Send them "downstairs" to get something. Usually took about a half an hour before they figured out there was no downstairs.

Sending parts runners looking for a 22mm muffler bearing - if you have some vendors to play along you can have him bouncing all over town on a slow day.

Although I'd never done it and wouldn't approve, I've heard of shops using the pneumatic grease gun left on overnight to fill a tech's tool box.

[skittlecar1]

we have used an old pneumatic grease gun to fire spray paint caps into scrap metal...it suprisingly will make a dent in a door too. LoL. another joke i did involved a fake recall involving silverado's built without emergency brakes. my service manager was running around all morning grabbing keys and calling people. it was hilarious. i have since updated this very formal "wordpad" document if anyone would like to try it....email me at skittlecar1@gmail.com

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jC...

[AKTOYPM]

"Sending parts runners looking for a 22mm muffler bearing - if you have some vendors to play along you can have him bouncing all over town on a slow day."

I have a twist on this one....
My uncle was managing a Large chain store 20-30 years ago.
A Mechanical shop sent their runner to him for a "Muffler bearing". My Uncle grabbed the biggest Heavy truck bearing they had and charged it to the shops account ($300-$400 in the 70's) and sent the runner on his way.
Shop owner calls up my uncle all upset but eventually saw the humor.

[homesleym]

I still remember how "they" taught me 33 years ago not to f*** with stuff on the parts counter. Take a condensor, (remember those?) charge it up and leave it lay. Someone sooner or later will pick it up and ZAP!!

Also rubber snake or alligator in the wash bucket.


How about the empty display battery half filled with water and dropped in front of the service manager?
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[This message has been edited by homesleym (edited 07-18-2005).]