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Some Mechanic Tips that prevent Repair Nightmares

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minimac
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2023-05-01          201587

There are many thing that we all me do that help us stay clear of problems when doing Maintenance. Here are a couple.

1)Before you drain any fluid on a vehicle make sure you can open the hood to refill.

2a) Before you drain an axle that has a drain and fill bolt make sure you cna reach the fill bolt and remove the fill bolt first before you drain it.

2b)If filling (ie. transmission ) requires a level vehicle and unable to level consider having two clean contianers like gallon milk jugs so you can measure what comes out and then match that to only replace what you removed.

2c) Make sure you have a pump to fill locations where it is not possible to pour into fill location before draining.

What other tips do you have ?

Those are two tha


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2023-05-28          201622

Replace yourTractor or Car battery on a scheduled time rather than whenit fails.

This Memorial Day was leaving on a wedding trip to the Outer Banks NC. Packed car to the roof. Then pressed the lift gate button, hmm nothing. Battery dead. Ugh I was thinking it was too old and it was. Rats! There had only been enough juice to open it ....

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2023-05-31          201627

I used another car and left the one with the dead battery home. Went to the rehearsal dinner and the replacemnt car would not start, "Move Key Fob Closer to Ignition". Dah wish I had set a reminder to replace Key Fob battery on a 2 year replacement schedule instead of when it fails. :-) ....

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2023-06-08          201662

Before you start a mechanic project be sure you have some nitrile gloves on hand ....


Link:   Grease Monkey Nitrile Gloves 100 count

 
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