Post a tip for other DIY shiters

[toejam]

2 small jubilee clips can be joined make a bigger jubilee clip, but you know that already. jubilee clips are good for balancing propshafts too

[toejam]

Lidls jubilee clips are crap. Buy the real deal..

[Guest Hooli]

Ignore what the experts say, a four pot Sierra gearbox DOES fit a a V6 car. It just doesn't last very long as the input shaft doesn't reach the bearing in the flywheel.

 

This was important knowledge when a type 9 was £50 a pop.

[tooSavvy]

You *need a 'concentric slave' in YourLife

 

TS

[twosmoke300]

No one needs a bloody concentric slave !

One of the most useless inventions in automotive history . Take a 20 quid part that takes 1/2 hr to fit and easy to bleed and replace it with one that's 50 sheets plus , needs the gear box out to replace and is a twat to bleed ( single pipe versions )

And for what ? A better clutch feel ? My arse . Try the clutch on a 90s Honda . Light as a feather and lovely to use - through good engineering and quality components not useless disposable plastic crap .

Grrr

[twosmoke300]

Guess who has done a Renault trafic clutch this week ?

[rainagain]

When changing the front discs on a FWD car, once the disc is fitted start the engine with the gearbox in neutral, there should be enough drag in the components to cause the disc to rotate slowly. This makes checking for run out easy, just watch out though as the fact that one wheel is rotating but the others are stopped can bring on the ABS fault light. In some cars this might not auto reset the first time you drive it properly. 

 

Or just sellotape a pencil to the top of an axle stand, position the end of the pencil against the disc and manually turn the disc.

[twosmoke300]

A disc would need to be pretty bad to see it like that . Max allowable run out on a Honda is 0.2mm iirc

[5speedracer]

If a job looks complicated and requires skill and knowledge beyond those you possess harp on about it to those you know have them.

Hopefully their vanity or bravado means they'll do the job for you to illustrate how thick you really are

 

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[Richard]

If a brake disc isn't keen to come off the hub you can help it along by screwing bolts through the back of the caliper mounting holes. Not too hard or you can snap them off, but a little pressure will make the next clout with the hammer much more effective.

[rainagain]

A disc would need to be pretty bad to see it like that . Max allowable run out on a Honda is 0.2mm iirc

The pencil method works quite well, the 'high point' wears away the lead so you can see the gap quite easily as you rotate the disc. I find shining a torch down makes it even more obvious

[PhillipM]

A disc would need to be pretty bad to see it like that . Max allowable run out on a Honda is 0.2mm iirc

Max on mine is 0.05mm - good look seeing that!

[NorfolkNWeigh]

No one needs a bloody concentric slave !

One of the most useless inventions in automotive history . Take a 20 quid part that takes 1/2 hr to fit and easy to bleed and replace it with one that's 50 sheets plus , needs the gear box out to replace and is a twat to bleed ( single pipe versions )

And for what ? A better clutch feel ? My arse . Try the clutch on a 90s Honda . Light as a feather and lovely to use - through good engineering and quality components not useless disposable plastic crap .

Grrr

+++1200

Guess who has had 2 fail in a Gaylander 2 in the last 3 years ?

[Kiltox]

Carry a fucking jump pack and basic tool kit in your fucking car 

 

More a note to self than a tip

[RustyNuts]

If a brake disc isn't keen to come off the hub you can help it along by screwing bolts through the back of the caliper mounting holes. Not too hard or you can snap them off, but a little pressure will make the next clout with the hammer much more effective.

 

On that note if you have two small bolts going through the disk to hold it onto the hub, they'll almost certainly be seized and you won't undo them with a normal allen key or star bolt bit. Instead you need a impact screwdriver - you insert into the bolt, twist in the direction of undoing and then whack with a hammer repeatedly if needed. It has a special mechanism that will applythe hammer force in the unscrew direction to undo the bolt. Without this, you'll almost certainly round out the head of the bolt.

[Station]

If a nut or bolt looks rusty and rounded off, just fucking cut it off with an angle grinder. just cut the fucking thing off ffs.

[sierraman]

Then discover it goes into a blind casting...

[mat_the_cat]

If you're struggling to do up a track-rod end or other balljoint without it spinning, put a little grit/ dirt in the taper and push it in to position while doing up the nylock.

The dirt can be just enough to jam the taper so you can do the nut up 

 

Or use a normal nut to seat the taper, then replace with the nylock.

[wuvvum]

After all the fun I had last week, my top tip would be: Just pay a fucking garage to do it.

[toejam]

For condensation (water )in a petrol tank , just add some meths . It mixes with both petrol and water . Fuck knows if it works , i only read it somewhere 

[twosmoke300]

The old school enduroboys used to put meths in the tank for wet races for the same reason

[For Fiats Sake]

Don't buy this car:

 

 

 

[matty879]

if you need to angle tighten a head down without an angle gauge,use a tippex pen at 12 oclock on each bolt head,makes it easier to work out how far youve turned it

[wuvvum]

Mrs Blunders vid - Renners 6 and 16 together at 0:34.

[twosmoke300]

if you need to angle tighten a head down without an angle gauge,use a tippex pen at 12 oclock on each bolt head,makes it easier to work out how far youve turned it

And each flat is 60deg

[Tamworthbay]

For condensation (water )in a petrol tank , just add some meths . It mixes with both petrol and water . Fuck knows if it works , i only read it somewhere 

It does work, I have done it one motorbikes in the past but can make them run a bit lumpy. I don't know how it would affect a catalytic converter but maths burns pretty clean.

[PhillipM]

Poisons cats, if you want the same effect but without it running rough use Isopropol Alcohol instead (rubbing alcohol), you can get it from most cleaning suppliers or paint mixers.

[fordperv]

if you need to angle tighten a head down without an angle gauge,use a tippex pen at 12 oclock on each bolt head,makes it easier to work out how far youve turned it

i always put a dot at 12 and a dot at 3

[matty879]

i always put a dot at 12 and a dot at 3

i just put the other dot on the head where it needs to be ie at 180 270 90 etc and turn till they meet

[inconsistant]

If you're doing any sort of mechanical work on your car your hands are probably going to be dirtier than your winky so my tip is to wash your hands before having a pee rather than after.