I know Oriellys has remanned stuff. May need to get it ordered, though.
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Glad you found them. You can still get a lot of parts through them, like rear cylinders, pads, spring kits, etc.
Take someone with you who is done something before. I think you are you are biting too big piece, it seems that you don’t have any experience of mechanical job at all.
I sorta agree with that. Pulling stuff apart is exactly how I learned, and it isn't a difficult thing to put back together.
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Mate I think your out of your depth here. You seem to have no basic understanding on what your doing and just relying on internet advice to get this done. You don't appear to have any natural mechanical understanding either.
Once this is put back together you will be driving it 60mph and if you have ****ed any of this up you could end up killing yourself or someone else.
I think you need to find someone with some mechanical experience to give you a hand and show you some basics in real time.
I have a real bad feeling about this.
Once this is put back together you will be driving it 60mph and if you have ****ed any of this up you could end up killing yourself or someone else.
I think you need to find someone with some mechanical experience to give you a hand and show you some basics in real time.
I have a real bad feeling about this.
Do you have a book yet? Orielys can get you the Haynes manual...
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I agree that is how you learn and it not being that difficult, but when you can't find where the brake fluid goes without internet helpers and how to get the rotor off when it's pretty clear the hub will need to come off, that isn't inspiring me with much confidence.
There can be pretty massive consequences when he ****s this up which looks inevitable at this stage.
Out of his depth? Probably. But if one is to get in too deep, an early 40 or VW bug would be my choice.
Natural mechanical understanding? All mine is learned.
Sure, it'd be nice to watch over an experienced person's shoulder as he does one side and then get that experienced person to watch you do the other side. Doesn't always work that way, so now we have the u-tube. And 'Mud in your pocket...
One gets experience by doing. Kid's getting a late start but it's a start.
Does one get more better experience by doing it wrong 3 times before getting it right, or by doing it right the first time? Discuss.
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I get what your saying and I do agree to an extent. But it's not like he's pulling apart lawn mower here. He's working on brakes and steering with 0 understanding of any of the basics.
If he was doing engine work, worst case scenario it doesn't work and he wrecks it.
If he was doing body work, worst case scenario it looks like s***.
If he was doing electrical work worst case scenario it burns to the ground and he watches it melt.
He is doing brake and steering work and worst case it fails and he slams into someone on the road potentially killing himself or someone else. Honestly that doesn't seem that unlikely at this stage reading where his skill sets at.
He just said then he has a cruiser club helping so that makes me feel better about it.
I agree you learn more by your mistakes, and stuffing it up 3 times before you get it right probably does teach you more. But you can't afford to stuff the brakes up 3 times!
Any other part of the car and I wouldn't give a s*** if he makes mistakes or not. This is just the part with the most consequences.
Maybe I'm just being pedantic and more risk averse now I'm older.
Or just yolo it and maybe it will work out.
send it
Well, maybe. There've been a few threads lately here about brake pedal going to the floor after a rebuild, it happens. When it does happen, you don't take it for a drive, you fix it in the driveway. When you get it working properly in the driveway you can take it around the block.
I do see your point, brakes is #1 important system. Steering too. And kid is throwing in a knuckle job. A hundred things could go wrong. Mabe more. But, kid is not taking shortcuts, longcuts yes, but not wrapping ducttape around the brake line to stop the leak.
Kid is asking simple, appropriate questions. Perhaps too simple because he doesn't have a manual, open to the brakes page, sitting on the ground next to him.
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Bench bleed the master, YouTube or ONSC has you here. This is the main part you don't want to stuff up. It's all down hill afterwards. Get your youtube ASE degree. Safety third, and physics always wins. Go forth and learn.
“now where do I put brake fluid in?”
there is a reason your identical thread in the Diesel section has lost traction.
there is a reason your identical thread in the Diesel section has lost traction.
Well, you have vicegrips and hammers, that's a good start. You'll need metric sockets and end wrenches in 10, 12, 14, 17 and 19. And a few special tools occasionally. PB Blaster, or Kroil if you can find and afford it. Old and stylish juice wrld pants did not get fifty.
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