Hey All,
This might sound silly, and definitely embarrassing to ask, but I'm wondering if any of you LC experts in the Central Texas (I'm in Austin) area would be willing to be a 'Land Cruiser Tutor' and help me with a few repair projects, and repairs and maintenance in general? I've had my cruiser (1995 80)for a couple years now and up to this point have been a 'cut a check' guy to get things fixed, which isn't cheap, especially in the long-term, and really isn't what I envisioned for myself when I got the truck.
I really want to learn to do my own maintenance and repairs, but as I've never worked on cars at all, aside from changing a few spark plugs and installing a radio, I'm afraid of mucking things up trying to go the YouTube/online tutorial route. Hand's on training suits me best.
So, that said, I thought maybe someone in the area might be willing to set aside a few hours here and there to guide me through some projects. I want to do the work myself, but under the tutelage of someone that actually knows what they're doing and can help walk me through it. I don't have a full complement of tools yet, or a decent garage setup, so your place would be preferred.
I'll be happy to provide the beer and pizza, or whatever food or beverage you prefer. I'm also willing to pay a little as well if that's needed. I just can't afford the shop rates anymore, and given that I use the truck on search and rescue missions, I think being able to fix or troubleshoot in the field would be a good idea.
Here's the current work that's needed (that I know of):
Rear wheel seal leaking on driver side
Parking brake doesn't work at all
Oil and fluids probably need changing
Sooo...anyone want to take this old grasshopper under their wing?
This might sound silly, and definitely embarrassing to ask, but I'm wondering if any of you LC experts in the Central Texas (I'm in Austin) area would be willing to be a 'Land Cruiser Tutor' and help me with a few repair projects, and repairs and maintenance in general? I've had my cruiser (1995 80)for a couple years now and up to this point have been a 'cut a check' guy to get things fixed, which isn't cheap, especially in the long-term, and really isn't what I envisioned for myself when I got the truck.
I really want to learn to do my own maintenance and repairs, but as I've never worked on cars at all, aside from changing a few spark plugs and installing a radio, I'm afraid of mucking things up trying to go the YouTube/online tutorial route. Hand's on training suits me best.
So, that said, I thought maybe someone in the area might be willing to set aside a few hours here and there to guide me through some projects. I want to do the work myself, but under the tutelage of someone that actually knows what they're doing and can help walk me through it. I don't have a full complement of tools yet, or a decent garage setup, so your place would be preferred.
I'll be happy to provide the beer and pizza, or whatever food or beverage you prefer. I'm also willing to pay a little as well if that's needed. I just can't afford the shop rates anymore, and given that I use the truck on search and rescue missions, I think being able to fix or troubleshoot in the field would be a good idea.
Here's the current work that's needed (that I know of):
Rear wheel seal leaking on driver side
Parking brake doesn't work at all
Oil and fluids probably need changing
Sooo...anyone want to take this old grasshopper under their wing?
