Always listen to John (Walker that is)

[lonewolf]

Today I was removing the rear hubs on a 911 and decided to check the tech board for ideas.
Found a thread , removing rear hubs.
fella writes in he is having a H of a time removing them. Hammering the sh.t out of everything with no luck.
The posts start to roll in with various suggestions .
Just a few posts in John walker tells the fella to use two 3ft pry bars to remove .
Fella passes ,
More suggestions of pullers and kits come in along with of course the gorilla just hammer it out.
One idea is an elaborate kit to remove .
John writes back and politely says by the time you try the other ways or set up the kit you could have them out with his way.
The posts continue,not sure how many because I went out to the shop,opened my box and removed two 3ft prybars and had my hubs off in a few minutes with Johns method.
Not sure how the other fella made out .
So ,I'll close by saying you should always listen to John.
I have over the years and never gone wrong

Bruce

[Oh Haha]

That's what makes this such a great forum. We have members that have literally done every repair possible on a 911(and other makes).

Grady Clay is another guy whose advice should be not taken lightly.

Cheers to you fellas that have "been there and done that".

We appreciate your guidance.

[pete3799]

A lot of sage advice offered here. Also bewildering how some people fail to listen to it.

[john walker's workshop]

a big azz slide hammer works too.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

a big azz slide hammer works too.

i bent my 10 lb slide trying to get the bearings out of my BMW. finally i just took the arms off, took them to a shop and had them pressed out.

not the first time i have seen guys ignore good advice, even from JW

[NOLAsc]

+1

...on listening to John Walker (and Grady Clay, Wayne) and countless others here. Thanks for the expertise y'all.

[John W.]

I've had my car for four years and have learned a lot from this forum. Thanks guys for all the good advice.

Not the John W who knows what he's talking about

[Porsche Head]

Don't forget Bill for brakes! Also a great resource.

[roy gray]

john walker is killer,a true throwback-he knows what he's talking about and he's gracious
?like all the greats,his catalog is a lot deeper,but 911's are his bread and butter.in the seattle world of 911s,john is nthe most approachable and most knowledgable,holla emerald city!

[HawgRyder]

In my long (wow...that many?) years of working on stubborn objects of mechanical design, I have found there are many ways to solve a problem.
If one decides to figure out his own method...fine.
You can make many mistakes, trial and fail, hit it with very big hammers, and makes lots of repair work other than the original problem.
OR....you can listen to very smart people, do it right the first time, sit back, have a brew (or whatever), and congratulate yourself on an easy job.
BUT...some people have to make their own mistakes.
I'm not saying these types are dumb, but, not what I would call the top of the tree types either.
John Walker is one of the people here that offers truly great advice, there are several more, and I for one follow his advice mainly because I am very lazy and want to get to the brew sooner than later (with all my fingers not bleeding and in the correct place).....LOL
Bob

[porschenut]

John Walker, Steve Weiner, Steve Wong, Bill Verburg, Grady Clay, Wayne Dempsey....these guys live at the top of Mt. Porschelympus. When they offer advice, you'd be wise to listen closely.

[charlesbahn]

My thanks to those mentioned as well, and to all who contribute their experiences, good or bad, to help us learn.

[Superman]

I've been saying this for years. Listen to John. He is a man of few words, each one important. For something like three decades, he has been working on one type of vehicle exclusively. Aircooled 911's. (except for his project cars) Talk about BTDT!

Twice I failed to listen carefully to John. It was a mistake both times.

[Jdub]

No question - my car is there right now for a fix.

John is entering the slow period of work - this is the PERFECT time to bring your car to him. He can always use the business and you would reward his excellent work on this 'Board at the same time.

So, don't put off that project for Spring when John will be busy as a chipmunk in your upholstery. Instead, get over to Greenwood in Seattle and give him a list of fixes and a push through the colder months.

Well worth it. Story: On warranty John pulled my car back in to pull the 915 he had rebuilt for me. He was not satisfied with the quality of the parts and R&R'd those parts free of charge. He could have let it go - the trans certainly seemed to shift great to me. But he was not satisfied and made sure that my car was 100% by his standards.

There is a post up right now about a poor guy who paid almost 1K to a shop that does not appear to know what was wrong with his car. Thank God for John Walker.

[T77911S]

thanks especially to the guys with shops and trying to make money.

i went to a HVAC forum, those guys are the biggest jerks! no wonder nobody trusts them. only thing they want to talk about is which brand is better, goodman, not trane, no janitrol.
all there advise is, find a local guy and pay him $$$ to come fix it no matter how small the problem is, we wont tell harry homeowner anything.

[signature65]

Thats the beauty of boards like this.......the knowledge of those people with years of experience passed on to those of us who are like a sponge and on a quest for this knowledge.