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Post by Haines Garage on May 5, 2013 17:54:15 GMT -5
Everyone has their favorite shop tip and trick...
Start the thread here so all can post and share yours here!
Let's hear it!
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Post by Haines Garage on Jun 10, 2013 20:12:23 GMT -5
My most favorite trick....is to take a BAH and smash the Crap out of it, this usually works well.
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Post by Haines Garage on Oct 11, 2013 22:12:59 GMT -5
This Thread should have way more attention, Cmon share your Tips and Tricks....
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Post by athawk11 on Oct 12, 2013 8:05:46 GMT -5
"The Works" toilet bowl cleaner. Best small parts rust remover I have ever used.
Pour into a tupper ware dish. Dump in your parts. Wait an hour. Come back to find the rust has been eaten away. Rinse with water, then blow dry. Ready for plating, painting, coating.
Tim
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Post by rudycon on Oct 17, 2013 13:35:33 GMT -5
Last weekend I found out that a spray can of QRC electronic parts cleaner makes arguably better starting fluid than starting fluid does and it works without the ether headache.
Non-chlorinated brake parts cleaner does not make a good starting fluid.
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Post by Haines Garage on Oct 26, 2013 19:22:21 GMT -5
Sir Turocy, SCFFC VP and my Friend, Not necessarily in that order...That blog is Fantastic..
You are surely the keeper of the past.....Love it!
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Post by Ryan_M on Nov 17, 2013 9:17:35 GMT -5
Picked this simple tip up on another site last month: If you don't have the right sized funnel to top off that hard-to-reach master cylinder, just use a piece of cardboard folded once to make a long "V" shape. No hassle, no mess, throw it away when you are done.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 18:44:46 GMT -5
Howcum izzit, every time there's one of these "tips & tricks" deals, I can never think of anything to tell,  then when someone else posts a good one, I say, "I knew that!"  BW |
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Post by Haines Garage on Nov 17, 2013 19:41:30 GMT -5
Its ok Bruce. I would love to know half of what you forgot...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 20:03:07 GMT -5
Well it's my turn  ,,,,,,,,I make my living as a heavy equipment mechanic and have lots of tools and gadgets but the best gasket scraper is an old wood chisel, very cheap at garage sales and have lots of room for sharpening ;D Lee  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 1:15:04 GMT -5
Its ok Bruce. I would love to know half of what you forgot... :-[so would I...... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 19:37:13 GMT -5
When driving my jeep I have been dealing with the loud "knocking" sound that comes from side-to-side play in a worn hood hinge. It seems that every little bump or irregularity in the road would cause this banging noise. This noise is extremely irritating and frustrating to locate. It took me a while to locate the source of this knocking, which sounds like it is coming from under the front end of the jeep. The gaps in my hood hinge were about the thickness of a hack saw blade. I went to the local Ace hardware store and got some of those snap rings with the three little prongs pointing to the inside of the ring. The ones I got were very close to 1/2" in outside diameter, and were the perfect thickness. With a little bit of Dremel tool work to shorten the three prongs, particularly the middle one, I got them to fit pretty well on the hinge pin. I put about 6 of them in. Some seem to fit a bit better than others, but all of them fit well enough to be either invisible or barely noticeable. This eliminated all the side-to-side play in my hinge. I did notice that when I opened and closed the hood a few times, that two of them wanted to work themselves out just a bit. I pulled those out, re-did the Dremel work on a couple of new rings, and put them back into those gaps. So far it seems to be an effective and easy fix. There might be another style of snap ring that will fit even better, but this was all my local Ace had. I gave them all a shot of oil and hopefully they will stay put. I took a test drive, and no more knocking. If the gaps in your hinge are wider than mine you might be able to slip 2 of the snap rings into the gaps. Hopefully this will help someone with this knocking problem.
George
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 20:51:02 GMT -5
George, I also have hood knocking Issues, mine are not side to side but up and down, drives me insane  , I plan to make a die to re crimp the hinge,,,,,,,someday ;D Lee |
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Post by Haines Garage on Nov 19, 2013 22:56:28 GMT -5
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then when someone else posts a good one, I say, "I knew that!" 
BW
,,,,,,,,I make my living as a heavy equipment mechanic and have lots of tools and gadgets but the best gasket scraper is an old wood chisel, very cheap at garage sales and have lots of room for sharpening ;D
, I plan to make a die to re crimp the hinge,,,,,,,someday ;D