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Originally Posted by Pokes
Hey everyone names Pete and I was wondering what advice you guys have about learning on how to work on cars. Based in n Melbourne and keen just to be able to chop someone out and learn a few things hands on
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I got a few handbooks for my cars and motorbikes - either paper or electronic versions and referenced them often.
I watched people at work. My Festiva constantly cooked rear bearings. The 2nd or 3rd time I took it in to get done I watched them like a hawk and went home straight away and stripped them out and re-installed them.
Never needed to pay for those to be installed again.
Same with front pads, taught myself on YouTube how to replace them.
Most basic servicing is straight forward and you can actually do much of the non technical stuff yourself - replacing filters, changing oil, coolant, plugs, leads, wiper blades etc.
Rotating your tyres, replacing blown globes etc.
I plug my own tyres as well - kits are cheap to buy and easy to use.
You can set yourself up for a few hundred dollars spent at Supercheap - tools, jack, axle stands etc
It starts to get harder when certain processes need specific tools.