When working on brakes do one side at a time, so you can check things especially on drum brakes if you don't do them too often.
Make sure you remove the right bung so you don't drain the gearbox oil and fill the engine oil.
3tomany,
Jun 8, 11:48am
dont put diesol in a petrol even a little bit
doug207,
Jun 8, 11:50am
Do not get battery acid on that gash in your finger, it hurts while lighting your cigarette in your while taking the tank and carbs off the bike.
bigracket,
Jun 8, 11:50am
Always use stands, not just the jack, and put the wheels under the car.
bigracket,
Jun 8, 11:51am
If it has breasts or wheels .
3tomany,
Jun 8, 11:55am
is that the car and boobies fault or ours
jezz43,
Jun 8, 6:41pm
crystal tailights, neons, checker plate are NOT performance accessories!
bigfatmat1,
Jun 8, 7:14pm
Do not buy a cavilair!
tmenz,
Jun 8, 8:52pm
1) When dismantling any part of your vehicle to work on it - brake assemblies, wiring harnesses, hoses etc. - take lots of photos with your 'digital' camera before doing anything and as you proceed so you can refer back to them when reassembling! 2) If you need a particular tool (socket, torx driver etc.) to work on something - don't improvise - go and buy the right one - good tools are readily available at reasonable prices and are usually cheaper than replacing something you've ruined by using inappropriate tools. 3) If you don't know what you're doing, research it thoroughly beforehand, then don't do it! 4) Don't wear a watch with a metal strap if you're working around the battery!
toyboy3,
Jun 8, 9:05pm
the biggest problem with most carsis caused by the uptight nut holding on to the wheel
thejazzpianoma,
Jun 8, 10:57pm
Do the math on all aspects of a car before buying. Don't just focus on fuel economy or take a guess. Literally get the calculator out.
Total cost of ownership over a set period of time is what you want to assess.
* Remember excessively high and excessively low depreciation vehicles can both be excellent things, but you must be buying at the right time to take advantage of it.
* Be wary of borrowing to buy a "better car" you can get a lot of safe reliable car for very little with some research and common sense.
If you remember one thing and one thing only. "Do the Math!"
thejazzpianoma,
Jun 8, 11:02pm
* Buy 6 Tonne axle stands not the usual 3 Tonne ones, your not likely buying for the weight capacity but the extra stability of the wider base.
* A proper trade quality jack with a nice low profile is well worth the investment, even more for home use as you likely won't have a hoist.
* If you are stuck, GOOGLE and not just the local message boards. Someone somewhere has done it before, and probably made a nice guide with pictures! Plus don't forget youtube, many excellent specific guides on there too.
jrlaw,
Jun 9, 1:02am
Do not undo a bolt in the side of a manual gear box, sometimes the hinge drops off the reverse bit and then needs a big talk with the owner. The boss did it with a Fiat I think it was.
skittles93,
Jun 9, 1:33am
Before you ask what car transport company to use CHECK OUT JEFFS TRANSPORT OR CAPTAIN TRANSPORTERS!
thejazzpianoma,
Jun 9, 2:00am
* Tip number 3, if you don't want to risk ruining a perfectly good thread:
1. Screw the nut on lightly a few turns by hand first to avoid cross threading. 2. Don't mention the F word.
hotrodtodd1,
Jun 9, 2:00am
If somebody in a Chevvy Suburban is tailgating you, its my nice way of asking you to pull over and let me past. Just slowing down makes me even more late and if you are dopey enough to hit the brakes to "really learn me a lesson" , please be sure you have your seatbelt on tight & please dont have any loose items in the back of the car or they may injure you because my brakes probably arent as good as yours.
elect70,
Jun 9, 3:19am
Dont work in engine bay leaning over the gaurdwithout a cover on it . The amount of lazy buggersin garages that never botherGr
franc123,
Jun 9, 5:46am
If any of you are or want to become WOF/COF inspectors, don't EVER be surprised by what you are likely to see next.Had a 1992 Corolla wagon in today for a check and wondered why after driving a mere 200m or so the back end of the car bounced so much and was difficult to control, the LR strut unit had so much wear and play between the body and stem that I could fit my ballpoint pen down between them.Likewise last week a '90's Festiva had lost the nut that holds the front rollbar to the LH control arm allowing the arm to flop and clunk about under braking, even light braking caused it to want to put its nose into the gutter.Both steerers (can't bring myself to call them drivers) of said vehicles were blissfully unaware that anything was wrong with their cars.
richardmayes,
Jun 9, 5:52am
New Nyloc nuts cost a few cents each. Get a big jar of them.
Get one of those adjustable nut-fcuker things too, and don't be shy about using it to undo frozen old nuts!
richardmayes,
Jun 9, 5:55am
And use *555 to report drivers like hotrodtodd to the police. That sh!t isn't even slightly funny.
Anyone else who has been at an [SUV] vs [anything else] crash will agree.
zoltec45,
Jun 9, 9:05am
Dont hit the stub end of an axle with a sledge hammer, youll spend 4 hours filing it to get the bolt back on
tractor9,
Jun 10, 7:48am
Loser.
mugenb20b,
Jun 10, 8:05am
Same here, a couple of months ago. 1.6 efi Escort.
johnf_456,
Jun 10, 8:16am
Not true proof!
skin1235,
Jun 10, 8:23am
and then it all went downhill, lol
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