Thread: Old timmer tips or tricks!!!

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when removing a stubborn nut or bolt
after waiting for the pentrating oil to soak in
tighten first then loosen

Thats a good trick,Tow'd
Kurt

I recently had to do some work on my old toyota van, put new timing chain ect ect. I was having trouble trying to undo the harmonic balancer, as i don't own a rattle gun. my old neighbour came over to see what all the swearing was about, he said move aside son. he then put a socket on a breaker bar, then put the socket and breaker bar on the harmonic balancer bolt so that the bar was resting on the chassis or ground, whichever was apropiate and told me to flick the ignition key on and off once so that the starter motor would turn the engine. just enougth so that the engine jolts the breaker bar and the nut is undone at the blink of an eye. I thought this was a great trick, as i had been trying to undo this nut for a long time with no luck at all.
barnsey

That is a great trick too.
The last time I had to pull a harmonic balancer off my old 69 caddy
I busted all my knuckels open trying to get it loose.
Thanks Kurt

Use an ice pick to align the sheet metal screw holes
when installing interior carpet or trim.

I had a neighbor in Vegas years ago that used to work at a Ford Factory.
He said a trick the old Mechanic's used to do for carbon build up.
Was to take a quart of trany fluid put it in a gallon bottle and finish filling the bottle up with water, With the car running slowly pour it in to the carb so not to let the car stall. He said it acted just like a steam cleaner cleaning all the valves off and the tops of all the pistons. Kurt

Originally Posted by bluvelle65

Yep... and remember when you used to be able to get a box of detergent at a gas station with a glass, cup or plate in it? I still have an "Automobile" glass collection that came from the detergent boxes!

If it's not to much trouble could you post some photo's ?

Ya that would be a cool blast from the past, Bluvelle.
Kurt

For a penetrant with rusty bolts I use a mix of half/half ATF and Acetone.
Wait thirty minutes and everything just pops loose.

I haven't broken an exhaust bolt in years.

Originally Posted by DeepRoots

For a penetrant with rusty bolts I use a mix of half/half ATF and Acetone.
Wait thirty minutes and everything just pops loose.

I haven't broken an exhaust bolt in years.

My dad taught me that when I was a young'un, I had forgot about it til I just read it.
Also he would use brake fluid to get dirty old tires black again.
Along the tire theme, to pop a stubborn bead off a wheel, soak the tire bead with Coca Cola.