Originally Posted by
bassplayinbiker
When doing a repair job layout all the tools you expect to use beforehand, so you dont have to waste time looking and you wont loose things in your own mess.
Or keep all of your tools organized in a logical fashion rather than dumped somewhere. Remove what you need as you need it and return it to its place when you're done. This way you don't clean up piles of tools strewn all over the place when you're done and you can always find what you need.
Originally Posted by
bassplayinbiker
Depending on job, its not always lefty loosey righty tighty
More specifically, if you forget which way to turn the wrench to remove pedals try this: Move the crank to the three o'clock position. Apply the wrench to the flats on the pedal spindle so the wrench extends above the crank arm at an acute angle then squeeze the wrench and the crank together. It works on both sides.
Originally Posted by
bassplayinbiker
Keep a long steel "fixin pipe" around, you can put it on the ends of wrenches and get tons more leverage
And don't use it until you have asked yourself whether you really need it. See previous for reasons why you might not.
Originally Posted by
bassplayinbiker
If it dosent work after trying to fix it for several hours, cuss at it.
Then rethink what you're doing and why you're doing it. Don't just get a bigger hammer.