Tried fixing a wobbly chair with a shim pack from Lowes

Picked up a 10 pack of plastic shims for $4 and shoved one under the short leg of my dining chair. Thought it would be a quick fix but the chair still rocked because the leg was twisted, not just short. Had to sand down the bottom of the leg by about 1/8 inch to get it level. Anyone else run into problems where the obvious fix doesn't work because the issue is more than one thing?

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faithg264mo ago

That "obvious fix doesn't work because it's actually something else" thing happens with everything. It's like when my car makes a weird noise, I assume it's one thing, but it always turns out to be a totally different part. Makes you wonder how many "simple" problems are really just hiding something bigger.

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tara_palmer4mo ago

Ugh yes! It's the same with phone issues too - you think you need a new battery but really the charging port is just full of pocket lint.

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