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Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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12/19/09 12:25 AM
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Florida
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Do you'all have a tips and tricks section. Kinda like tricks of the trades.
And or don't do this or you'll screw it up like I did.
Tips and tricks.
Piece of paper towel in socket with nut will hold nut while you start it.
Use long rod to slide the washer and nut on a stud that is hard to get at.
Use a breaker bar on the bottom damper pully bolt and turn the key.
Disloge nut in socket by tapping it on its side with a hammer.
Take off rear brake drum and everything necessary to take out axle then replace wheel with a little slop and jerk to pop axle out.
Go out late at night pitch black open hood with car running and see if your wires are solid or is there st elmo's fire under the hood.
Use a long screwdrive to slide the springs back on drum brakes pivot points.
Idler tie rod end can be forced out by allowing the weight of the car to push against it as you let the jack down onto jackstand with board on it. POP
Pack wheel bering by using the palm of your hand and dipping motion.
use several strips of thin paper to check fit of door seals and trunk seals as well as window seals.
It's late and I can't think of anymore but there are 100's
thanks guys
gary
67 plymouth satellite
72 plymouth roadrunner
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557361
12/19/09 01:54 AM
12/19/09 01:54 AM
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Cooperstown, NY
jrlegacy23
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Actually, pack wheel bearings with a vacuum food saver, and store them like that with a dustless seal until you are ready to use it.
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557362
12/19/09 11:16 AM
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Chino Valley
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Turn the nut backwards until it drops into the threads to start. Start all bolts or screws on something before tightening. Run down the easy ones first so the part is held in place when doing the hard ones. Loosen fan bolts before loosening belt. Bag and tag small stuff if it's going to be apart for more than a week. Always twist a rubber line and break it free from a fitting before pulling. If replacing, slit the side of the hose where it's attached first. Think where your hand is going to go if it slips. There is usually a better/safer grip. Also think where that clip, nut and washer and going to go before removing. A shop towel can save you hours! One manual's exploded view is better than 10 "helpful" friends... 
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557365
12/19/09 02:09 PM
12/19/09 02:09 PM
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The right tool for the right job  And in the last few years I have really found those telescopic little mirrors, magnetic tray and telescopic magentic pick up tool to be invaluable, the magnetic pick up tool helps starting bolts or nuts where it is difficult to reach. If you are stuck and have an open end wrench that's too big for the nut or bolt, sliding a screw driver in to make up the difference helps.  
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2006 Charger Daytona GoMango
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557366
12/19/09 06:44 PM
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Good tricks! If you cant get a ratchet or socket on a stubborn bolt, only the box end of a combo wrench, put the box end of another sideways on the open end side of the wrench. put it on the side that you are putting torque against. Works like a cheater.
the top half of a floorjack handle makes for a good cheater bar.
Dont feel like leaning down to pump the floorjack? Use your feet to move the handle up and down.
If you cant break something loose with your hands and you have room, push with your feet. You generally have more lower body strength than with your arms.
- MoPar Jamie
1972 Fury III 4dr
1986 D-150 LWB Royal SE
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557368
12/19/09 11:49 PM
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Tustin, CA
pishta
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When removing cyclinder heads, instead of beating on them with a BFH to break them loose, try removing all of the head bolts except for (2), which you loosen but do not remove, then crank the motor over. The compression will pop the head loose and the two remaining bolts will keep from ruining your day.
Thats a good one.
When pushing on a wrench to loosen something, use an open handed grip. If you slip off the nut, your fingers will not get crushed by the wrench.
weld a nut onto a stuck stud, they are cheap to replace and you might even get it to come out. And PB Blaster is slightly acidic so douse those exhaust manifold studs the night before you want to remove them for best results.
slip the balancer on freezing cold. Youll get it alot farther on the snout before it hangs, maybe enough to get the original bolt to catch!
If you ever set a head on a block for mock up, hand thread 1 bolt, itll save your foot, or worse.
If an LA intake doesnt seat properly, dont force it down with the bolts, check for an alignment dowels in the front top of the block where the cork gasket goes. I split a cast iron one in half because I didnt see the old dowel and the replacement intake didnt have a hole for it.
Replacement reluctors can go on 2 ways for LA and B/RB distributors. Look for writing on the top and bottom to denote which direction it turns.
Compress your calipers using the old pads before you replace them, Makes the new ones go onto the rotor much easier.
if your torsion bars dont come out fairly easily, place your jackstands at the rear of your front subframe and use a floor jack under the K to remove any body sag. Theyll almost come out by hand.
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
[Re: pishta]
#557369
12/19/09 11:59 PM
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Pack a little grease in the back side of a lip seal before installation, to help hold the little spring in the back of the seal, when tapping the seal in.
When removing tie rod ends, hit the knuckle, on the side of the bore where the tie rod end is tapered into. If you beat on each side with a BFH, and a little load from a pry bar, and the tie rod end will pop out. No pickle forks for me!
When all else fails, get a bigger hammer.
Michael
93 W250 CTD getrag, Bosch 185 injectors, AFE air filter. Trailer puller, daily driver,
90 W250 CTD 727 with smokin 5" stacks. Off road truck
75 Dodge W200 440 4spd 4x4 locked front and rear, twin disc clutch, E85. Pulling truck
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do somethin
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#557370
12/20/09 01:50 AM
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Say your working under the hood of your vehicle and you have your wrenches sitting on the fender and one falls on the floor,or even better yet,you end up being "Mr Butterfingers" and drop that wrench your using to install an item under the hood So What..You might have to climb under the car to retrieve the wrench/socket or even a fastener youve dropped .. Just be glad its not a boat on the water your working on.  Take that into consideration the next time this scenario plays out. It will help cool your jets really quick in most cases.
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do somethin
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#557371
12/20/09 06:13 AM
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Some great tips here. This thread has potential.
A bit of electrical tape around swivel sockets. Almost like Viagara.
Don't trust 4 jack stands under the frame. One may not be loaded.
Run over some scrap 2 x 4's before you try to use your floor jack on a low vehicle.
Store your floor jack so the handle will not fall towards a car.
69 Super Bee, 93 Mustang LX, 04 Allure Super
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557372
12/20/09 07:36 AM
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slip the balancer on freezing cold. Youll get it alot farther on the snout before it hangs, maybe enough to get the original bolt to catch!
This will make it more difficult to install. Heat would be used to make it easier.
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557373
12/20/09 11:26 AM
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T-Man
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Maybe he meant that the crankshaft needs to be freezing cold. And then like you said warm up the balancer.
In fact that's a good tip keep the shaft end in the freezer overnight and warm up the "slip over end" then put the two things together.
gary
67 plymouth satellite
72 plymouth roadrunner
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
[Re: CYACOP]
#557374
12/20/09 11:32 AM
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slip the balancer on freezing cold. Youll get it alot farther on the snout before it hangs, maybe enough to get the original bolt to catch!
This will make it more difficult to install. Heat would be used to make it easier.
I wondering his this myself. 
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557375
12/20/09 05:27 PM
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Use white lithium greese to hold the fuel pump push rod in place while reattaching the fuel pump.
Spray the headliner with clean water then use a hair dryer to get the last few wrinkles out.
When installing wheel studs use several large thick washers and turn lugnut (installed backwards) slowly and wait a while to let it cool before continueing. 1/2 turn take a break 1/2 turn take a break etc.
Always put a nut on a shaft to tap it with a hammer to preserve threads.
To cut a bolt or threraded rod take two pieces of wood put rod between wood and clamp hard in vice. Prior to cutting run a nut past the cut line. Make the cut remove nut to clean up ouside threads.
On extremely hard to get at busted off studs, bolts, etc. get an explosives expert to POP it out.
To make a long run of two wires put them in drill stretch them out and run the drill the amount of twist is determined by the length of time the drill is run.
Had one guy that only liked to use one jumper cable he would touch the bumpers of the cars to be jumped then just use the positive cable.
Use a bright light in a dark garage to see leaks in floor boards, plugs, etc.
Having trouble finding a rattle drive down bumpy road with a friend driving and look for rattle.
gary
67 plymouth satellite
72 plymouth roadrunner
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557376
12/20/09 05:53 PM
12/20/09 05:53 PM
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Ontario, Canada
Stanton
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In fact that's a good tip keep the shaft end in the freezer overnight and warm up the "slip over end" then put the two things together.
I suppose if you're a butcher and own a walk-in freezer this would make sense but I can't quite figure how the average Joe is gonna keep just the shaft end in the freezer !!!
... Ya, honey, all that meat's gonna hafta come out overnight, ok !?!?
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Re: Tips and tricks or How I learned not to do something.
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#557377
12/20/09 05:58 PM
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Ontario, Canada
Stanton
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Store your floor jack so the handle will not fall towards a car.
Good one. I also use a length of foam pipe insualtion over the handle "just in case".
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