tricks you guys use

[xs042lol]

so, i think its time we have a little small tricks up our sleeves thread going on. help each other out maybe?

this is like small stuff you guys (and gals) do to make life a bit easier to work on our 240's

one i can think of now. old leather belt wrapped around an oil filter = easy way to get it off with nice grip

[saleaf]

my ... since im cheep. i dont have a low profile jack or low profile ramps. i built a ramp out of 2x6 pieces of wood to get my car up about 6 in. easier access..

[lflkajfj12123]

when... putting on stock shocks unbolt the rear sway bar

installing kouki wings make a cardboard cut out of the base and then tape it on the trunk to drill your holes

vice grips for removing fuel injectors on ka if flat head won't pop it out

[TheRealSy90]

Great thread idea, i'm eager to see some posts in here. Unfortunately I don't have any tricks yet.

[gerson408]

i go over a small brick so i can fit a jack under.

[The Hamsterball]

don't change your spark plugs when your engine is completely cold.. (like when your car has been sitting without a start up for a couple of hours).

i thought metal expands as temperature decreases, so i was thinking wrong when i changed mine LOL.

this might be common sense, but not for everybody!

[Renelovesnike]

floor jack bar as a breaker bar... IT DOES WONDERS!!!

[PeaceOnesxWai]

Zip ties to replace every bolt holding your Fenders, bumper and any other exterior pieces...

[Matej]

Originally Posted by Renelovesnike

floor jack bar as a breaker bar... IT DOES WONDERS!!!

Also works great for rolling/pulling fenders.

[apex]

Originally Posted by PeaceOnesxWai

Zip ties to replace every bolt holding your Fenders, bumper and any other exterior pieces...

this=stupid, zip ties get brittle in the sun esp. black ones so when ur on the freeway and a hard wind hits oh later bumper seeya fender

if u try this use the big white ones not black

[J3123MY]

Use a metal pipe to extend a breaker bar to generate more torque if you don't have a pneumatic impact wrench. My friend saved my ass with this when we used this method to remove the flywheel bolts.

[lazysk8er2]

- unbolt the battery when doing electrical work

[murda-c]

Whatever that thing is you were trying to avoid doing to get to a part (lifting the motor, taking out the dash, taking off the exhaust) just do that first.

It will save you like an hours worth of bruises and knuckle gashes.

[singlecamslam]

^^YESSS because in the end, you're going to take that shit out anyways.

[Sterlz]

if you have an s13 try not to jack it from the jack points, try a corner of a subframe or rad support

[!Zar!]

Originally Posted by Sterlz

if you have an s13 try not to jack it from the jack points, try a corner of a subframe or rad support

Don't jack a car up from the radiator support.

Jack it up from the crossmember, subframe, diff, or tow hook.

[japslapsilvia]

Originally Posted by Sterlz

if you have an s13 try not to jack it from the jack points, try a corner of a subframe or rad support

NO....do not try and lift car from the the lower Radiator support....it will bend....use cross member or tow hooks for the front....and diff for the rear.

[DALAZ_68]

if you dont have an impact gun and need to remove a flywheel (whether motor is in or out of the car)

withe trans removed and clutch press plate removed...take an upper trans bolt and re install into blockon the side..reinstall on of the press plate bolts to the FW...

jamb an extension bar or breaker bar (something long enough, strong enough, and thin enough) that can be jamb between the 2 bolts to keep the FW from freespinning...and break tension

PB blaster of WD-40 ur shit prior...

this method can work with either one person doing the work...but 2 is best...

[240sxvaj]

Have an extra person with you at all times no matter what your doing even if its under the hood only because the hood might just fall on you lol!

[94spitfire91]

Have the scissor jack that came with the car handy.. it just barely fits under the car while my other jacks do not because of how low the coilovers keep my car at.

[DJPimpFlex]

Double box end breaker....

[Psychomoongoose]

eeeewww is that a booger?

[s14unimog]

Originally Posted by DJPimpFlex

Double box end breaker....

^This is pro, I use it all the time. Just don't do it with your pretty Snap-On's. reason 101 to keep around a good set of "China" box wrenches

WD-40 for removing sticker goo... Works like a champ.

[bllabong89]

buy liquid wrench.

I used it on my suspension parts and it made a huge difference. I got it from the dollar store for 2.50 or something. just spray a little, let it soak in for a minute and start wrenching

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by bllabong89

buy liquid wrench.

I used it on my suspension parts and it made a huge difference. I got it from the dollar store for 2.50 or something. just spray a little, let it soak in for a minute and start wrenching

PB Blaster is the shit for this. break anything loose....almost

i like this thread

[murda-c]

Anti seize everything!

[japslapsilvia]

Filling/bleeding radiator……this works great…esp if it is a PITA to jack up the front of your car…

Take a water bottle like a 20oz one….cut to bottom off…remove the cap and tape up the neck..(the area wit threads on it) with electric tape..just enough so that u can put it in the radiator and make a nice tight seal (very important). Use that to fill radiator…keep bottle half full of coolant/water….as long as u keep the bottle half full it will be the highest point in the system and will allow air to come out…plus u will see the bubbles and know when there is no more air in the system.

[heavenboundkevin]

dont waste money on a spark plug removing socket. use the wire/boot. i thought i was SOL cause i didnt have one and my dad schooled me by saying that.

[E-Warrior]

Originally Posted by lazysk8er2

- unbolt the battery when doing electrical work

I laughed.

[XxCAPTAINxX]

Originally Posted by japslapsilvia

Filling/bleeding radiator……this works great…esp if it is a PITA to jack up the front of your car…

Take a water bottle like a 20oz one….cut to bottom off…remove the cap and tape up the neck..(the area wit threads on it) with electric tape..just enough so that u can put it in the radiator and make a nice tight seal (very important). Use that to fill radiator…keep bottle half full of coolant/water….as long as u keep the bottle half full it will be the highest point in the system and will allow air to come out…plus u will see the bubbles and know when there is no more air in the system.

damn thats a good one i'll remember that.
i use a nickle to cover up my antenna hole on my coupe. doesnt leak either.