So, Should I Replace This Part or Not? - Page 5

tboneheller · #1 (**permalink**) 10-24-2010, 07:29 AM

Mine leaks enough oil to keep surface rust at bay.

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 10-24-2010, 10:22 AM

Well Chas, you'll love this. I took a tool inventory and was missing a 7mm box end wrench. Couldn't find it anywhere... until, yep, I looked a on the slave bleeder screw. It was still there, pointing straight up at 12 o'clock, even had the black cap over the tip and everything.

Oh well, there goes my head mechanic's job....

ERA Chas · #3 (**permalink**) 10-24-2010, 12:30 PM

Take heart - at least you have the finest legal mind since Curly Howard!

ACademic · #4 (**permalink**) 10-24-2010, 12:55 PM

Studying this particular thread, one can see how easy it is to accumulate nearly 13,000 posts in this forum. Maybe I should get fired from my job, invest in a decent digital camera and buy a car that I don't drive? j/k

I am curious what cleaner Patrick uses to wipe down the various components? No streaks and no dust residue. Meticulous cubed.

patrickt · #5 (**permalink**) 10-24-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ACademic

Maybe I should get fired from my job, invest in a decent digital camera and buy a car that I don't drive?

I'm probably in the minority, but I actually enjoy working on my car just as much as I do driving it -- no doubt about it. Now, honestly, that job was really only an hour's worth of labor (15 minutes to pull the MC, 15 minutes to cut and grind the fork, 15 minutes to reinstall the MC with the new inlet on it, and 15 minutes to bleed the system). I probably spent four or five. You know, taking pics, staring at the fork thinking "what the f***", getting the top bolt back in on the MC took forever because there is absolutely no room for your fingers, I wasted a half hour looking for a nut that had dropped in to my shirt pocket instead of landing on the garage floor, and so on, and so on....

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Originally Posted by ACademic

I am curious what cleaner Patrick uses to wipe down the various components? No streaks and no dust residue. Meticulous cubed.

I use 409 in the spray bottle. I also found that it does a remarkable job at removing burnt skin and tissue from my sidepipes without leaving any stains, etc. Seriously, it's great at that.