Please share some of your mechanical tips and tricks

[sugarwood]

Yes, I only did a light tap on the pin. Instantly came out.

[Jrboulder]

Knipex pliers. I don't know how I made it this far without them.

[sugarwood]

What are some situations you've needed the Knipex?
Which kind are most applicable to 911 work?
7" or 10" ? Cobra or regular?

[Jrboulder]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

What are some situations you've needed the Knipex?
Which kind are most applicable to 911 work?
7" or 10" ? Cobra or regular?

I have 4 knipex pliers
The needlenose and the side cutters aren't anything revolutionary, just well made and precise tools.

The 180mm and 250mm alligator pliers are very helpful on cars, around the house etc.
I don't have a 911 so I can't speak to anything more particular than the shared systems with my 912E. For instance on a brake pad change once you have it jacked up and the wheel off you can use the pliers to pull the safety clips off, the pins out, the pads out, compress the Pistons and then put it back together with just the pliers.

The jaws have different sections for fine work, nuts and shafts. They only need pressure on one of the 2 handles to close as long as you're turning it in the right direction. A lot of people don't seem to understand how the pliers are meant to works and don't like them but once I figured it out I sent my old pliers to my brother.

[RDM]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

What are some situations you've needed the Knipex?
Which kind are most applicable to 911 work?
7" or 10" ? Cobra or regular?

Depends what you're trying to do, of course. The regular Knipex provides a lot of force on two parallel toothless jaws. One way I use them is as a crescent wrench replacement. Another is straightening things that should be flat. Great tool, great quality.

[Dr DIY]

All kinds of tips and tricks on my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNCaiQ2YYVJOUVHL59EmVBQ

This channel created as a way to give back to the community. This is a good chance to say many thanks to all who have given me advice when needed. Giving back is important. We all have something to contribute.

[OK-944]

A local bridge - narrow with cement/steel barrier walls which reflect sounds...is great to drive through with windows open to listen to whatever my 85.5 944 needs to tell me.

[stf996]

Originally Posted by Dr DIY

All kinds of tips and tricks on my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNCaiQ2YYVJOUVHL59EmVBQ



This channel created as a way to give back to the community. This is a good chance to say many thanks to all who have given me advice when needed. Giving back is important. We all have something to contribute.

Thank you Dr DYI!

I've been subscribed to your YouTube channel for a while and it is fabulous.

Cheers,
Sal

[sugarwood]

This weekend I was changing fluids on another car.
I was rethreading the drain plug right over the full drain bucket.
I moved the bucket.

For another situation, I held a rag under the bolt I was threading, in case I dropped it.

Slowly, I am showing hints of experience.

[DRACO A5OG]

Relax on Cam Timing, it does not have to be matching on both sides

Just within Spec like Stomski's 1.10 & 1.26

[sugarwood]

Replaced the crank sensor on my DD today.

Read a few posts where it was described as very difficult to screw back into place.
Saw a video where the guy was jamming his had down into the cavity to remove it

Minor example of experience working in my favor.

See the thread hole in the bottom of the cavity?
That’s where the sensor I am holding screws into.

For removal, I used a long extension bar snaked thru the 2 throttle cables,
instead of working down in the cavity.

See the sensor? One end is bolted down, the other has a wire harness clip.
Instinct is to first unclip a part, and then unbolt it it.
But there was no play in the wire, and it’s down in a cavity.
It would have been a PITA to unclip the harness while the sensor was still installed.
So, I removed the sensor first, fished it out,
and then unclipped the wire (with much more play, as seen in pic)

I read some post where a guy said it took him an hour to rethread the sensor.
He prob. was trying to stick his hand down in the cavity.
I used the extension bar to rethread the bolt
(and used a scrap of paper to friction hold the bolt into the socket)
Took 10 seconds to rethread the sensor.