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>requires very fine motor control and you are still just soldering tiny components I thought the key fob for my used Impreza just needed a new battery but the

by mikrl 4y ago

>requires very fine motor control and you are still just soldering tiny components I thought the key fob for my used Impreza just needed a new battery but the relay had actually fallen off the board. I had to buy a soldering iron and fine point tips but the rush I got when it finally settled in place and I could lock my car remotely was intense. Or maybe that was the lack of ventilation. My wheel hub and brakes on the other hand… I’d need various grinders, pullers and oxyacetylene to get through 12y of Ontarian corrosion. Not even a 4lb hammer on a breaker bar shifted my axle nut or caliper bracket bolts. With rounds of bolt blaster and blowtorch. Luckily my local garage charges reasonable rates and lets me supply my own parts. From here on out maintenance is gonna be a breeze!

AngryData 4y ago
If you work on older rusted vehicles, a high quality impact gun and air hammer are worth every penny. A shitty impact gun will take off like 60% of things, a high quality one will take off 90% of things. And for the final 10%, (likely in combination with torches and large breaker bars and impact gun) you can air hammer the living fuck out of the bolt or part for 15 minutes and it should help break apart some of the rust. And for future self, a tube of anti-seize. I questioned the need for my heavy equipment "fuck-you" sized impact gun when I bought it, but ive helped out more than a couple people remove old rusted on shit with it that their cheaper consumer impact gun simply couldn't handle.
- mrguyorama 4y ago
  I have plenty of money for these tools but what I can't afford in modern day America is a shed to put the tools in, a garage to work on my car in, and an alternative means of transportation to get me to the parts shop while I take 3 days in my off hours trying to figure things out because I'm inexperienced.
  - mikrl 4y ago
    I’ve always lived in places with crap driveways but this one is nice, paved and level. Unfortunately no room for a garage or shed so yea, I spend about 20 minutes hauling various tools out of the basement (and hoping they don’t get stolen) before I can even loosen my lug nuts.

by mikrl 4y ago

AngryData 4y ago

If you work on older rusted vehicles, a high quality impact gun and air hammer are worth every penny. A shitty impact gun will take off like 60% of things, a high quality one will take off 90% of things. And for the final 10%, (likely in combination with torches and large breaker bars and impact gun) you can air hammer the living fuck out of the bolt or part for 15 minutes and it should help break apart some of the rust. And for future self, a tube of anti-seize. I questioned the need for my heavy equipment "fuck-you" sized impact gun when I bought it, but ive helped out more than a couple people remove old rusted on shit with it that their cheaper consumer impact gun simply couldn't handle.

mrguyorama 4y ago
I have plenty of money for these tools but what I can't afford in modern day America is a shed to put the tools in, a garage to work on my car in, and an alternative means of transportation to get me to the parts shop while I take 3 days in my off hours trying to figure things out because I'm inexperienced.
- mikrl 4y ago
  I’ve always lived in places with crap driveways but this one is nice, paved and level. Unfortunately no room for a garage or shed so yea, I spend about 20 minutes hauling various tools out of the basement (and hoping they don’t get stolen) before I can even loosen my lug nuts.