Subject	Please reply and tell us how much money you can spend on
Posted by	Zuberman on March 15, 2015 at 8:25 AM
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In Reply To	Learn How to do Maintenance? posted by hcaulfield57 on March 15, 2015 at 01:41 AM
Message	tools? If you're really serious about doing your own vehicle maintenance, repair and upgrades, don't buy cheap tools. Example of myself: bought a jack from 'China' Freight and it turned into a piece of ____ way too quickly. Bought one of those low-saddle, aluminum jobs from Sears/Craftsman and it lost pressure almost immediately. Bought one from NAPA, works great and did cost more money. I don't know what I would do without my air-compressor and air-tools, but then I'm older and not a big guy. Research your car, read about it, research your car, read about it...................TO INFINITY! If you're not willing to sit down and research and read, just hang it up now, dude. Learn to R&R (remove & replace) your wheels. Learn to change your oil & oil-filter. Be careful that the old oil-filter gasket doesn't stay stuck to the oil-filter mount. Have a pal or your mom around just in case the car falls on you. Learn the tricks, like using your foot on the breaker-bar to loosen that stubborn lug-nut, or putting the breaker-bar at the 5 o'clock position of the wheel, handle to the ground, and gently rolling the car back to break the lug-nut loose. DON'T over-tighten things! Believe me, I know :( And get a nice torque-wrench or two depending on their ranges. Always torque your lug-nuts to the factory spec to avoid warping your brake-rotors. Start here: [ http://www.twinturbo.net/nissan/300zx/tech/tech.aspx ] Truly love your Z, and she will love you :)
Follow Ups	Learn How to do Maintenance? - hcaulfield57 01:41:04 03/15/15 Seriously Grant, what have you been doing the last - ttz'in (norcal) 01:51:16 03/15/15 What do you mean by what have I been doing the last X number - hcaulfield57 02:03:39 03/15/15 Re: What do you mean by what have I been doing the last X number - ttz'in (norcal) 06:23:57 03/15/15 Oh okay, well I don't know a whole lot about cars really. - hcaulfield57 16:08:00 03/15/15 Get a nice floor jack and some jack stands - Polish 02:10:43 03/15/15 I figured that I would need to purchase some of those items - hcaulfield57 16:09:38 03/15/15 My ramps skitter on the concrete sometimes from the wheels - Zuberman 22:34:21 03/15/15 Thanks for the comments, yea I'll probably end up going with - hcaulfield57 22:56:51 03/17/15 Those family members you mentioned? - BlackholeZ 02:22:58 03/15/15 take your time and ask us questions - Stanky 02:25:01 03/15/15 1 jack, 4 stands, basic tool kit, 27mm socket, 4&6 allen, - NUTTZ(EPTmotorsports) 03:47:22 03/15/15 2nd! Even though I have an actual F.S.M, I search here and - Zuberman 08:02:57 03/15/15 Please reply and tell us how much money you can spend on - Zuberman 08:25:06 03/15/15 I'm willing to spend money on quality tools, although to be - hcaulfield57 16:18:50 03/15/15 the best way is to help someone that knows what - The Devils Z 09:25:26 03/15/15 absolutely (n/m) - LJZTT 12:08:44 03/15/15 Yup. Make some new friends (n/m) - spicyZ 08:15:43 03/16/15 as well as reading FAQs section of this site for Z32 - gt300zxtt(SoMD) 19:20:07 03/16/15 Buy your own tools. - z-u-later 17:20:59 03/15/15 Yeh, my tools and my car are like my woman: don't touch! (n/m) - Zuberman 22:49:34 03/15/15 If I have to borrow it more than once... (n/m) - Dallas DamonZ 09:05:05 03/16/15 ^^ Agree ^^ (n/m) - ttz'in (norcal) 13:41:21 03/16/15 Best Floor Jack and Jack Stands - OverZealous (CT) 22:26:14 03/15/15 Don't use those jack-stands on the factory scissor-jack - Zuberman 22:47:29 03/15/15 Great, thanks for the thread about jackstands! So far, my Z - hcaulfield57 22:55:30 03/17/15 start with basic fluid changes. - KA8 08:42:14 03/16/15 start reading everything on this site - L£AÐZX 01:13:10 03/18/15
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