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When tubeless tires were introduced, at least one carmaker (Packard) recommended jacking the front of the car up with the jack on the tire to break the bead.
But then they also recommended:
– checking idle rpm for the cars with the new 1950 Ultramatic transmission in drive with the front bumper against a brick wall or sturdy barrier;
And
– checking valve rod clearance with the engine warm and idling with a feeler gauge (there are panel on the side of the inline 8 that can be removed to do it). Top up the oil afterwards.
Packard's slogan: Ask The Man Who Owns One
Edit: missing words
I ran a machine shop and i always had ppl coming in for me to drill holes in rotors especially if they keep warping from heat it works
Personal opinion, never use deodorant, it lines the belt and causes more slippage, use carpenter chalk
Technically work but reputation as a hack for doing them
Hold up, if the battery on the first "hack" was dead. The starter wouldn't be able to even attempt to turn the motor over… and applying what I assume is an 18watt drill battery to it would apply enough charge immediatly to start it up perfectly within less than 2 seconds.
Playing with springs is to shake hands with danger
You can tell the guy drilling the brake rotor is cleaning the brake dust out of the holes that were originally drilled in the rotor.
Why does he have a magnet in his hand?
My electronics repair screw driver kit has a tightly wound metal spring that's the same idea as the glue stick. It actually worked surprisingly well for the application. You could feel the give in higher torque situations, but it would still tighten things pretty well.
Angelina can fix my sticky shifter anytime.