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Title: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: Webby the Bear on 06 January 2012, 00:00:00
 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppg_70IM_qQ&feature=relmfu

Apparently, we all now know how to change a clutch after 4 minutes so I can concentrate on the 5 minute 30 second video on how to change a cambelt!  :o :o :o :o :o

What is the point in this video. If you're already a mechanic you know how to do it; if you're a novice you're just left even more confused than if you hadn't watched  ;D
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: jonny2112 on 06 January 2012, 00:03:43
Think I'll give it a miss then....  :o ;D ;D
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: Johnny English on 06 January 2012, 07:14:39
this guy seems rather a showman with his wide gests...like an italiano or a pantomime artist... ;D
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: mantahatch on 06 January 2012, 10:17:39
Fundamentally he does nothing wrong. There is a lot of missed bits like undoing all the bellhousing bolts and associated periferals to remove first. Would suggest what he has done there is ab out 2 hours work really.

But yes I think he is trying to be a showman. Must be an american  ;D

Have to watch with no sound at work so may have missed a few bits.
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: Webby the Bear on 06 January 2012, 11:37:28
haha yes he is a Texan... I can't laugh at this as my g/f is too  :-X ;D

I was bored last night so I went through and watched him replace break pads and discs (which Americans apparently call rotars  :-\)

now i'm no mechanic but Im pretty sure you are meant to grease everything... he don't do any of that  :o

just thinking this is a bit dangerous as there are some people who will follo it to the letter and not realise theres actually more to do

Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: aaronjb on 06 January 2012, 14:33:37
Doing discs and pads there's very little you 'need' to grease .. in fact, if the calipers are either dual acting or not in need of attention single acting, you can get away with no grease at all.

Brakes might squeal if the anti squeal shims need help, but nothing will explode ;)

Still, I watched his clutch video - clearly a very easy car to work on (you can't do that on the MR2, for example, as you need to drop the engine off the LHS mount or the box will only move 1/2" before it hits a chassis member) but he did cover all the steps in a somewhat wham-bam manner. Definitely not a tutorial video, you're right.
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: Webby the Bear on 06 January 2012, 17:32:02
Yes, they're always Japanese cars they work on in these American help videos for some reason  :-\

You can tell the guy is an expert but I honestly don't think these videos are helpful to anyone.

I prefer to watch the real time (or close to it) so I can see the problems that occur as opposed to this wham-bam ''clip''.
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Post by: michaelprg on 06 January 2012, 17:58:36
he throws his clutch (2:28) :o this guy is a proper cowboy haha  :y
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: aaronjb on 06 January 2012, 19:15:30
Yes, they're always Japanese cars they work on in these American help videos for some reason  :-\

Imports are surprisingly popular in the US though.. Plus a modern import with a tiny inline-4 has a lot more space to work on it than a (new) domestic with a big V8 or V6 :)
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 January 2012, 23:56:10
Yes, they're always Japanese cars they work on in these American help videos for some reason  :-\

Imports are surprisingly popular in the US though.. Plus a modern import with a tiny inline-4 has a lot more space to work on it than a (new) domestic with a big V8 or V6 :)

Not to mention that they go quicker before tuning too. ;D
Title: Re: I'm glad this dude isn't teaching me mechanics...
Post by: tidla on 07 January 2012, 00:01:55
what happened to the gm idea of the bellhousing cut out, where you changed the clutch by removing the spline from the end of the gearbox??

seamed the way forward? no