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is it to hard to change a clutch on a front wheel drive car at home?
- Thread starter Icey101
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I truly hate working on my vehicles, however, they run when I'm done and I know fasteners are tight and parts won't fall off on the freeway. Just watched a friend of mine fight an oil change place over a cracked pan. Watched my boss fight a dealership because they kept throwing parts at his pickup until it finally ran.
So, try it yourself if you have the time, experience and tools or take it to a shop with warranties and huge overhead to cover. Freedom of choice is a beautiful thing.
So, try it yourself if you have the time, experience and tools or take it to a shop with warranties and huge overhead to cover. Freedom of choice is a beautiful thing.
Yup.
I know what's going on with every piece of our vehicles.
My elderly parents nearly got stranded in West Texas and almost blew their van engine all because some dimwit at an oil change place didn't tighten the filter good enough. My 70+ year old Dad noticed it in time and had to finish this idiots work on the side of the road. :scowl:
Sorry, I just don't trust mechanics. If I paid one, I'd be in my driveway checking over all their work anyway so I may as well do it myself. I especially can't stand seeing them rip off women.
I know what's going on with every piece of our vehicles.
My elderly parents nearly got stranded in West Texas and almost blew their van engine all because some dimwit at an oil change place didn't tighten the filter good enough. My 70+ year old Dad noticed it in time and had to finish this idiots work on the side of the road. :scowl:
Sorry, I just don't trust mechanics. If I paid one, I'd be in my driveway checking over all their work anyway so I may as well do it myself. I especially can't stand seeing them rip off women.
It's not just about saving cash, there's a sense of achievement when you've finished.
If we all took the why bother advice then we might as well sell our gear and let the keyboard player do it with his left hand.
Then we could waste our spare time sat at home watching TV instead.
A job well done, however humble, is noble, as someone smarter than myself once said.
If we all took the why bother advice then we might as well sell our gear and let the keyboard player do it with his left hand.
Then we could waste our spare time sat at home watching TV instead.
A job well done, however humble, is noble, as someone smarter than myself once said.
Do you guys trust your amp tech? Do you take your amp apart and make sure he did a proper fix to it when you get it back?
You know all amp techs and guitar techs are incompetent fools.
Yes, there are a lot of hacks passing themselves off as mechanics.
But there are a lot of very competent mechanics out there.
I have been a machinist/mechanic for over 45 years. I have seen more stuff F'ed up by guys trying to fix it themselves at home than messed up by other mechanics.
Do you really think you know more than someone that spends his life doing something?
Find a GOOD mechanic and trust him.
I am a engine builder. I am not going to waste my time working on my vehicles other than changing the oil.
I have a guy that I trust. Just as my customers have a guy that they trust to build them a high performance engine.
I don't have a problem with using competent mechanics. The monkey-lads at the Jiffy Lube place do NOT fall into that category.
Yes, when I do it I know it's done right. I've been doing that since 1968. But there are times when I just don't have the option, tools or time to do my own work. I always find an independent shop that can do work on my cars, and I assess their work. I've been around long enough to know what I'm doing.
For the OP - I repeat that every car is its own design. Do your homework, get a shop manual and read it, go to a forum for that model of car and research it for help. You almost certainly CAN do it, but the question is whether you should try it with your level of experience, and the tool and time available to you.
Yes, when I do it I know it's done right. I've been doing that since 1968. But there are times when I just don't have the option, tools or time to do my own work. I always find an independent shop that can do work on my cars, and I assess their work. I've been around long enough to know what I'm doing.
For the OP - I repeat that every car is its own design. Do your homework, get a shop manual and read it, go to a forum for that model of car and research it for help. You almost certainly CAN do it, but the question is whether you should try it with your level of experience, and the tool and time available to you.
Hdracer,
very true, one bad experience..... Holt does a great job doing work my shop is not set up for. I don't have an amp tech as we have electrical engineers at work that will do side jobs.
The complexity of new vehicles is also increasing very rapidly.
word is, CARB is looking to seal the hoods on cars in a few years to keep the indy shops out. We'll see.
did not intend to offend.
Mike
very true, one bad experience..... Holt does a great job doing work my shop is not set up for. I don't have an amp tech as we have electrical engineers at work that will do side jobs.
The complexity of new vehicles is also increasing very rapidly.
word is, CARB is looking to seal the hoods on cars in a few years to keep the indy shops out. We'll see.
did not intend to offend.
Mike
