Para hindi maloko ng tie rod end modus (or even the steering rack assembly)

 Hindi maiwasan na may nagmamadaling mekaniko at ayaw mahirapan.  Si palit agad.  Kasa mentality.

Ito ang mga tips para di mamodus o mascam.

Rey Guiab, Dirt Mechanic - alis lagutok ng steering - kulang sa grasa

 Mr. Guiab shows how to DIY remove the lagutok of the rack and pinion steering.   Nothing was wrong mechanically.  Just that the interior were dry and no grease.   Easy to do removal.   Remove 4 bolts, tie rod end.   Remove 2 bolts at the top from the column. 

Remove the boot, remove the pinion and the guide.  Inspect the rack and pinion.  The difficult part are the lock ring removal and replacement

Rey Guiab, Dirt Mechanic on adjusting parking brake.

 Easyng2 pala pag adjust ng rear parking brake.  Linis lang adjust lang ng brake adjuster.  If the pads are still thick.  Otherwise, replace brake pads.  If not sandpaper pads.

Tali System in aligning wheels

 When you are in a hurry Rey Guiyab showed that you can align the wheels using tali method.  Use string from back up to the front and along side of the vehicle,  Adjust tie rod adjustment to make the wheel come nearer and or farther from the string.    Or better mark the tie rod adjustment before removal

Dirt Mechanic Rey Guiyab, repair of Vios front shock rubber mount

 Did you experience this;   lagutok of front shock when there are bumps?  All you need to check and repair are the rubber shock mounts that could be easily done diy.

1.  Remove top No. 17 nut

2.  Remove wheels

3.  Remove the mounting of abs and brakes lines

4.  Remove the two large front bolts to steering mount;

5. Remove stablizer

6.  REmove shock from mount

7.  Compress spring

8.  Remove the rubber dumper

9.  Clean shock shaft

10.  Install the rubber mount

11.  Decompress spring slowly

12. Install the shock at the mount

13.  Attach all the bolts removed

14.  Remount wheels

15.  Tighten the 17 mm mounting bolt at the strut tower. inside the engine compartment.

FINISH

Old but amazing casting for car alloy wheels

 We all thought that beautiful mag wheels are only built by modern machinery and casting technology .  But here we can see that sand casting produce alloy wheels cheaply and also beautifully.  Lot of grinding and polishing to do of course.   But it can be done

The inputs are scrap aluminum from engine blocks and other scrap aluminum parts/junk

Beatufiful.  Amazing

Emergency Front axle repair

 One of the most annoying thing for truckers is to have breakdown and you need to repair the truck immediately, lest you do not get paid.  If you have perishable goods, the goods for delivery might rot and decompose.  

The alternative to this is to buy brand new trucks (which the people here can not afford)  build your own repair facilties: with parts inventory, technicians, machine shop.

Here we can see that numerous technicians and machine shop make emergency repairs possible...

Let us see how quickly and how cheaply were they able to complete the repair

Here we have to tow the truck and buy the parts.  Perhaps, they cant afford to do that.  They have to make do with the resource they have:   resourceful technicians and craftsman and machine shops (they build their own lathe machines).    How useful they are to their economy  and society at large.

Repairing stiff clutch pedal

 Most mechanics would recommend a P40K transmission take down and repair.  But it would cost not more than P1,000 to repair this.   All you need is understanding the mechanical principles, having some tools and common sense.

The cause of the hard pedal would be worn out slave piston assembly, dirty hydraulic (brake fluid) stuck up spring.  

You can remove the piston and the attachment to the clutch fork lever.  Then remove the piston from the assembly.  Its either you replace the rubber, the piston (or sand paper the piston and the cylinder.  Then bleed.  With these procedures, the clutch pedal should work all right afterwards.  

This is a difficult and expensive repair mostly electrical work here you can do it yourself

For a long2 time our SUVs intermittent wiper did not work; and only the fast mode worked.  It was quite irritating.  The casa would not want to touch it.  If it does, the price goes up the roof. 

This post did not realize how easy to do this.  (If you are patient enought) 

Lady vulcanizing workers

 It is amazing.  I a male could not do what she is doing.   Wow

However her work is easier because she has complete tools and machinery:    pneumatic bolt remover, jack, automatic tire remover installer.  

We should have this kind of service - delivering tires to distant location especially to those with flat tires

 This is amazing.    Do we have this kind of service in the PHL.  We should have this one.  Like in Northern Luzon and Mindanao.  (Will this be expensive)

We should have these air driven jacks so that the workers would work faster and easier.  

Mahal yata ang BN headlight set mga P40,000 - pag aralang gawin ito.

 

Yong intermittent sa wiper madaling masira; ayaw gawin sa mga repair shop

How I wish I could do this: Toyota 1FZ 6 cylinder engine rebuild

Winalat ng mga tauhan, hindi maipagawa

TLC Diesel Engine repair 

TLC Series 80 TPM

 

TLC common problems and how to deal with them

Our HAMP people need this

Quick and efficient midtraffic truck front suspension repair

 They make it look so easy.   Just welding, the end of the leaf spring, replacing the shaft.  

The day passed and the repair was over.  AMAZING

Repair of gear shafts by Pakistani craftsmen using thread. Amazing only at $10.00!

 Here we see the repair of gear shaft.   They bore holes in the steel good shaft, put thread and insert a metal siffener with thread  and then weld.  Strong eh.  Good for next 5 years?

Spark plug replacement of Subaru Forester

They say this is next to impossible, one of the most difficult repair job in a Subaru.  Some say you need to remove the engine.  But some say it is easy.   

At the driver side, remove the battery.  At the battery side, remove the air intake.

Then remove the coil, and then insert the 14 mm spark plug removal tool.  The spark plug should go with  the spark plug socket removal tool.

I hope it is easy.  I have not replaced the spark plug of the subaru.   (There is a subaru spark plug and aftermarket) 

NGK SILFR6A    P6,915  6 pcs

Genuine Subaru parts @ $14.00 (cheaper)

More learning on machine shop

 Until this year, a machine shop was a mystery to me:   what are the machines there, what is being done there, why they charge so much

1.  Machinery:

     1.  Drilll machine

     2.   Lathe machine (more of a rotary cutting tool for me)

     3.  Sander grinder

     4.  Mechanical saw

     5.  Welding machine

     Hoist,winch jacks for lifting,   Bending machines

   It may or many not have a foundry

2.  What do they do there:

    1.  Fabriication of new part that cant be had in stores

    2  Repair of gears, shafts, welding jobs

    3.  Overhaul

There were plenty of Machine Shops before by Balingit,, Yuson, in Angono Lirio  and Santos.  Now that the old men have died, no one replaced, no one is running the machine shop anymore.  Jesuitas used to have lathe machine and tools for a machine shop.

Will 3d printers replace parts factories, machine shops

Complete repair/rebuild of 6 cylinder Nissan Diesel Engine

 This is admireable.  With limited machinerry repair and measuring equipment.  But judging from the way the engine purrs they must have done an admireable job.

If we compare the Western repairs:

1.   Proper use of measuring tools:    torque wrench, roundness gauge, calipers

2.  Clean workplace

3.  Proper lubrication

4.  Plenty of helpers in Pakistan

5.  Westerners would always go fornew complete assemblies which undboutedly are more expensive

With limited knowhow and equipment these workersk/craftsmen have done a wonderful job

Roadside repair of jammed truck transmission

 It could be misleading because the transmission unit was removed and repaired at a machine shop.  This was probably in Pakistan.

However it was a superb job.  No need to tow the heavy disabled truck.   Only a tricycle was used to transport the damaged transmission.   We should admire the mechanic who know excatly the sequence of the gears.

Flat tire repair rescue by girl

 Do we find this in the Philippines?  Or in USA.  This is probably somewhere in Asia, say Pakistan or Cambodia?

This is a wonderful service and admireable for fair sex

The lady should however do some more weights to handle the heavy work.

Replacing brake and fuel lines of Toyota

 To prevent rusting, use 3/16 nickel copper lines.    Do not use compression junctions.  They may produce catastrophic spilling and failure.   

Do not position lines near torsion suspension parts or near hot exhaust.  

Locate them near the body   For Toyota, flare the lines....

Replacing Subaru lens, lens removal and assembly

 These parts are pricey.   The lens alone would set you back by P3,000+ and the whole assembly by P40,000.   

I got interested in this because water entered the headlight assembly of the subaru forester we had.   You have to find the tabs, remove the front grille and bumper, then you can remove the headlight assembly.

To remove the lens from the plastic body you can do:   1.   use a blowtorch (or hair blower) to soften the plastic   2   invent an oven (a box where you blow in the hot air for 15-30 minutes.

Carefully remove the plastic, clean the interior and polish.   You should watch the Pakistani craftsmen do this the lens cleaning

Subaru Forester rear bearing assembly removal

 This would seem to be a favorite topic, being one of the most difficult task for the said vehicle.   You may need a hammer removal tool, and fabricate a pusher type of tool to remove the assembly from the hub.  More power

We happen to own a Subaru Forester, that is why this is an interesting repair topic

Converting electric fans from bushing (the old system) into bearings

 We usually use bushings for electric fan shafts.  However they are prone to early breakage and overheating when the sponge dries of oil.  The sealed bearing using 688zzz (metal seals)  last longer However they tend to be noisy.

Those remarkable Pakistani craftsmen capable of doing almost any repairs

 One cant help but admire the remarkable skills of Pakistani craftsmen in metal repairs:

1.  Broken trucks repair

2.  Upgrade of trucks from short body to long body;

3.  Repair of broken gears

4.  Die casting of parts, like alum wheels;

5.  Even making of lathe machine

6.  Mass production of nails, rebars, and other metal products from scrap metal.

Am sure from this repair will rise manufacturing and fabrication prowess

and they are so cheap.   One job would cost say $10.00.  How we wish we could access their cheap but quality repairs.  They weld well and make sure that the finishes are smooth and clean    They constantly use lathe machines to make their work appear A1.   Remarkable.  

In our town and next town, there were many such shops but they died down with next generation.  Yuson, Santos, etc.    All other manufacturing shops vanished and even factories.    Say the C5 is all but 100% residential.   

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