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A long screwdriver makes an excellent "stethoscope" for pinpointing noises coming from a running engine.
Spraying water from a squirt bottle (not a hose!), or carb cleaner, is useful for tracking down vacuum leaks. Never use anything with silicone in it for this purpose. You will damage your oxygen sensor.
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Frozen brake caliper? Sticking emergency brake or collapsed brake line?
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I'm new to this site, but something I do often is use a digital camera to take pictures of how everything looks before I take anything apart. I also use it during disassembly so I have a visual record of how everything goes back together. Then I either print the photos or browse them right on the camera. It's saved me a couple of times.
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For those with pre-OBD2 cars such as my 95 E320, make a list of the error codes available from your built-in diagnostic module and keep it in your car. Better yet, make the patented Arthur Dalton code reader to read all the codes and keep that in your car with the code list.
Once on a long trip I had a car that broke down, it had the self-diagnostic capability, but I couldn't interpret the codes. I didn't like being in the dark, not knowing what was wrong with my car.
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Don't Touch it!
Be sure not to touch the glass portion on head light bulbs. With high output and very hot bulbs the simple oil residue from one's fingers can make the bulb glass crack.
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The best phillips bits
Chewed up slipping phillips? And just good phillips practice.
In the past, I have used valve lapping compound to get a better "bite" till I found these little wonders. Go to McMaster and in the search window...type in "Anti Cam-Out Phillips Insert Bit" These bits have teeth...and work fantastic. Also...do a search for "phillips" and get different types of phillips bits...like power bits, pozidriv, square recess, frearson. Here is the thing...just because it is a #2 does not mean it is the best fit. This may sound like a no brainer...but you want a bit that does not have any wiggle at all, or the one that has the least...try different bits until one fits the best...and this means you need an arsenal. They are cheap...and you will be glad to have them. Messed up the screw so no bit will grab? You can dremel or cutoff wheel (the very thin .035 wheel) a slot, and use a screwdriver..or you can use the left handed drill bit, as well as that screw remover that sears sells (mcmaster too...i should own stock i have spent so much money with them)...which is really a left handed drill bit with some extra features. If the screw that is messed up is a hex...see if you can force a Torx bit into the hex head with some light hammer taps. Some of these torx are perfect, but be warned...you will probably ruin the bit...they are cheap to replace though. You can also search mcmaster for "Socket-Screw Extractor Set" I have used these with some success as well. My personal favorite for hard to remove...rusted screws, nuts, bolts ..whatever has threads and is stuck. I cannot remember the name, and I can not find it at mcmaster, but it attaches to your rivet gun. It has a 3/8 square drive, and is hex shaped. It should come with an adapter for screwdriver bits as well. Here is one from USATCO. They call it a break loose tool..but that is not the name that rings any bells. USATCO break loose tool Image of tool You can get the idea by their picture. Here is the thing...you can NOT use an air hammer (muffler remover) with this tool. You NEED a RIVET GUN. What is the difference you ask? It is all in the trigger. Air hammers are either off...or full on. Rivet guns have a tease trigger that allows you to go tap...tap...tap..tap..tap.tap...as slow or fast as you want. You really need that tease trigger. I recommend The Yard Store as you can buy used with some kind of warranty from them. I think the yard store carries this break loose tool too, but I could not find it on their website..so ask them. Get either a 3x, 4x, 300, 400, type. The power and action are the best on these. Make sure to tell whoever you buy it from that you want it tested for a very good tease, as not all rivet guns have good tease to them. MAKE THIS A STICKY!!!!!!
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I don't buy it. Anti-seize rules!
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The reasoning behind not using anti-seize or any lubricant, and my personal belief, is that lubricants have the nasty habit of loosening the lug nut with time and vehicle use. I could be wrong, but semi-tractors don't use anti-seize or any lubricants for just that potential problem, which doesn't happen with great frequency, but it does happen.
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Still not buying. I have never known a fastener to come loose due to anti-seize.
Without lube, your threads get all chewed up from corrosion. Must be a conspiracy theory from below the snow belt. Ever had to helicoil hub threads? Not fun. Also, how even is the torque with chewed up fasteners and no lube. I would think the lube would serve to normalize the torque.
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