6 Tip's to Make You a Faster Mechanic!
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2020
- I keep seeing Mechanics doing things as slow as possible. I know you can move faster. Do you know it? Today We're going to be talking about things that can help make you not only faster, but more efficient as a mechanic. I want your thought's on things that make you faster that I did not mention. Down below are some Amazon Affiliate links to tool's that I either own or recommend in order to help you stay a little more organized or make you a little more faster and efficient. Cheers and thanks for watching.
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It sounds counterproductive but take your time with things you aren’t comfortable with. You can gain a lot more speed remembering and doing things efficiently than rushing and making mistakes
I Always tell the customer, we’ll get it done as fast as possible, no matter how long it takes” 😂
So the List is as follows?
1. Stay Organized 4:40
2. Airtools and Cordless Tools 5:30
3. Diversity in jobs. or just experience in general with other jobs 8:17
4. Know the product Line. 9:09 ie, Performing jobs on one model of a specific brand, helps with that job on a different model of the same brand.
5. Cardboard cut-outs for bolts with torque ratings. Service data 10:23
6. Don't be afraid to buy a special tool to get a job done right. 11:58
Work smarter not harder. I’m a HVAC mechanic (28 years ) and I work out of a service utility van. I also tell the young mechanics “Don’t walk back and forth from the truck empty handed “ it’s amazing how much faster you become.
Amen to that!!
I roadraced bikes for a decade and in that time I learned one important lesson: You have to go as fast as possible in the fast sections so you can afford to go slower in the slow sections. Applying this to our trade, I do simple teardown operations quickly so I can take my time during assembly and make sure everything goes back together correctly - and once. There's nothing I HATE more than having to backtrack. I don't know if everyone feels this way but even doing personal projects that require multiple assembling and disassembling of the same components really bugs me ( like breaking something down again for paint or whatnot). I agree cordless tools rock, however if you have to fart around finding three different extensions and a swivel to use a cordless ( or air) tool on one or two fasteners- while your ratchet and socket are staring you in the face -then it's probably better to just whip it off by hand.
@Tyler Pranger Thats the thing though, Im never going and reaching for my cordless. Its always in my hand with my most used sockets within reach. Its the default. The only time I ever grab the hand tools is if something is either really tight and needs broken loose with it, I am in a very tight spot the cordless cant reach or the angle requires. Your mentality has you holding the hand tool as the default.
Nothing beats powertools. An old mechanic told me he suffers with terrible arthritis and Carpal tunnel from all that wrenching. I've always been a believer in using minimal physical effort in any physical job you do. Get a stool rather than kneel, get a comfortable creeper, the lift is adjustable so adjust it to the most comfortable height. Not wearing yourself out is the key to staying fast and happy. Working tired never goes well.
This is great advice Justin! I will tell you this, the same goes for electical, diagnosing, and pretty much all problem solving.
At first we fight for what we are trying to achieve and overtime we get better at looking at the complaint, developing a plan, and testing to confirm it.
The hardest thing is when we are bouncing from heavy line, to small repairs, then switching gears to intermittent driveability complaints.
Great time on Rob's live stream last night...TGIF brother!
I’ve never seen a fan clutch but broken loose so easy before, but I’m also in Illinois where everything is rusted out 😂
They work just as fast in Wisconsin
You da man Justin. I’m so slow it takes me half a day to do an oil change and 1 day to a valve cover job. Then again I’m not a pro and can only dedicate 2 or 3 hours at a time w other commitments.
Thanks for the video Justin, excellent subject. There is one thing I noticed that you demonstrated in the video that you didn't really mention. It is being NEAT and ORGANIZED! You used a tool. then put it away, took out another, then put it away. On a bigger job, I see guys take out every tool for that job as they use it, then be tripping over and working around piles of tools and thus slowing them down as they hunt for things by sifting through tools and parts. My philosophy, stay neat, put away the specialty tools after use and get them out of the way, keep parts and fasteners organized as you go, and when you put things back together it will go easier, complete and therefore quicker. I am actually going to show this video of yours to my guys so that they can see what staying neat as you go looks like!
Thanks brotherman. I'm glad it helped. There are some jobs when your using a tool so often it can be set on or near where your working, but more times then not tossing back where it goes and keeping your tool cart in arms reach makes things some much easier & faster. Cheers!
You’re talking more to working mechanics, which is understandable. But for me, the biggest thing that slows me down is that 9/10 times whatever I’m doing I’m literally doing for the first time. I work on my own vehicles and fix stuff that fails. So if something hasn’t failed on me before, I’ve never done it. And even that 10th time when I might have done something before, since it was on my own vehicle, it was probably years ago when whatever it is last failed. So every time I have to replace a part I basically have to learn how to do it as I go. So everything takes 10 times longer for me than it would take you.
@Cody White Thanks man!
Yeah, i mean even if your a new trained mechanic, takes time, the difference i suppose is that a shop will give you access to manuals, Wich makes it a way less puzzling, but after several cars, you might get the hang of certain facts, like torque patterns, normal sequence of diagnostics, etc.
good points applied to other lines of works.
Cheers again 🍻, great video 👍
You don't fully appreciate air or cordless tools until you do it the old fashioned way. ... that being said I've seen guys break and strip fasteners because they were in a hurry with air tools. Great video !
Love to here you advice. Thanks again Justin. Time for a red and white
Any time! Cheers!
Good video Justin.
I have multiple cordless tools so I can keep different sockets on each one, instead of changing sockets on the same tool. Hand tools are for Amish people.
lol
Go team red
Well said 🍻
I really appreciate your advice and opinions,we can all be better or faster Thank u sir
You're most welcome. Cheers Brotha!
Hi Justin! Nice Vid! Man, you are a fast worker.
I try. Cheers!
Conversation for your wrenches and sockets can come in handy as well but its not a substitute for the right tool for the job. The makia ratchet is rated at 800 rpms and has interchangeable anvils its on there 12volt platform thing is fast as hell I primarily use it for allen bolts.changing shafts and hubs on dynos motors
Stay organized. My toolbox looks how my room should look.
Awesome, you put away your tools back after using them unlike other people who leave them all over the place then start grabber other people's tools cause they can't find them
Hey Justin whats your favorite electric ratchet?
Disassemble to support reassemble. Experience helps of course. Set yourself up to reinstall as you remove so the reassemble is smoother. Ie, faster!
EDIT: Someone else commented that it was a fan clutch. That makes sense with the size of the wrench. Never seen a crank bolt that big.
1:01 I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS A THING YOU COULD DO WITH AN AIR HAMMER! AWESOME!!! :D :D :D I'm guessing you were popping a crank bolt loose. Regardless, a large bolt or nut. I want a set like that at some point. Got the air hammer already.
Another great video Justin! Could you ask and see if you could possibly do a quick run down of that 5 drawer Craftsman? I have one like it and just curious on how he as it setup, tia!
Great suggestion! I'll ask Tommy Tomorrow. Cheers!
@@JustinDowDIYcentralhighway thank you so much man, I appreciate that. Huge inspiration to my channel! Keep it up Brother, cheers!
Cheers
Hi, I’ve been working on cars for a bit now, and I’m a huge Milwaukee fan. One issue I’ve had is the tools either don’t fit, or don’t have the torque. I have recently tried breaking nuts free first, and it work well. One issue I have now is trusting that the bolt I put it is tight enough, or not too tight. For example, I use my m12 3/8” drive impact on breaks. It’s easily enough to break the caliper bolts off, but struggles with the bracket bolts. Along with that, I sometimes can’t get the gun in there. When tightening, it’s usually strong enough to tighten the bracket bolts, but can sometimes be too strong for the caliper bolts, and snaps them. I know I can adjust the torque setting, but then I feel it’s not tough enough. Any solution? I wanna trust my tools, I’m just afraid of something catastrophic happening.
Glad I could help with the roloc stuff at HFT, Dow.
Thanks very Much Brotha Drew! Cheers!
CHEERS 🍻
How do you like the Matco 16v tools? I currently have Milwaukee for my ratchet and stubby impact and I can't decide if I want to invest in the Matco extended reach ratchet or just stick with Milwaukee.
stick with Milwaukee. Tommy's Long reach 3/8 broke within a month's time & it's still out for repair 3 weeks in
@@JustinDowDIYcentralhighway I was leaning that way, I could buy both the 1/4 and 3/8 for the cost of the 3/8 Matco. Only reason I was considering the Matco was for the smaller head. Thanks for the help.
I'm a DIYer, I do major repairs but take forever. Problem is a tiny garage and my tools are spralled out on the floor. Working on the F150, have to walk ALL round it to get to my tool box.
I have nearly the same power tools you have, on orange
Hey Justin
I'm curious as to why you left a MOPAR dealership. I'm transferring to one soon for my school program. I'm struggling with building up speed in simple jobs that shouldn't take as long as they do with me even after 7 months of experience. That is why I'm here. Anyways, why leave the dealership?
Justin what’s up my wrenching wrangler Cowboy 🤠 !!! First off digging your videos .!!! Doug here, I thought 💭 you were going to say, if you have any idea 💡 what makes you fast at what you do “ leave a comment down below “ so what I try and do is wile I’m doing one thing think 🤔 about your next move . I’m just a old Ironworker 377 . I have a ranger,Corolla 95 , 96 , custom C 10 69 , xj 96 ,Suzuki boulevard 1500 , crf 450 Honda , that’s about it , so I have lots to 🔧 wrench on the weekend .
Good Luck Brothaman and happy wrenching. Cheers & Many thanks!
Justin, I always thought that Shane was the owner of your shop. Just curious since I have been following your channel for a while, could you tell the viewers how your shop is set up? How many employees? Who does what etc. If the employees can co-op together to buy the business. Seems like you guys all work together well. Any chance of you guys getting together and buying this joint?
Shane is our steering, suspension & brakes guy, Tommy does light & heavyline, Joey does all the Diagnostic work & will soon be the New owner of the shop, & I mostly all heavy line & a few light line jobs. Very rare that I'll get to pull a code let alone dig into it much farther. I'm hoping that will change in due time.
@@JustinDowDIYcentralhighway Thanks Justin. Here is hoping that this may be the opportunity for you to get into more diagnostic work with Joey transitioning over to the administrative side of the business. Looking forward to some diagnostic videos from you. Have a happy Halloween brother. 👍
What kind of attachment do you have to put on the air hammer to take the fan off
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@@mctigmctiggy1475 I always just use the air hammer bits but I’m scared I’m gonna hit the water pump
Oh I see someone’s got themselves a long axis 1/2or 3/8” ratchet from MAC. I love mine. How do you like it and what are your thoughts.
What do you prefer 6 point or 12 point ?
Some bolts prefer 6 some bolts 12. Some will round if you use a 6 point. The best sockets are always impact 6 points because they grip anything… but impact sockets are too thick for thin spaces where the chrome will come in handy!
I don't know about you Justin bit when I was in school they only allowed us to use hand tools in the shop
It wasn't until a shadowed a mechanic that I saw how little he used hand ratchets compared to some battery powered gun of some kind
Any covers or pans I have to take off underneath a car. Im using my cordless. I mess up my shoulders at my last job and can't hold up my arms above my head for that long. Also. I thought it was stupid. Audi use triple squares to fasten a cover so you can do a oil change. Just grab my allen heads and took them off. But still stupid.
engineering at it's finest.
German cars are designed to drain with fluid evacuator.
@@zoticus1 what's the drain plug for ?
@@jesselyons2002 draining.
It's not the official service procedure, though.
You don't even need to get under those cars or lift them anymore.
Tips and recommendations are great, could of done without the 4-5 min of wasted time but overall very good info for the learning/ younger technicians. I remember when snap on came out with battery air ratchet and remember saying "who the hell would buy that" well needless to say it's one of the best time saving tools I have and use, I'm the same in I'd rather break something free then run it out with air/cordless. Also not trying to sound like a know it all dick but when tightening bolts on aluminum like that water pump, you should never run and tighten on bolt without snugging opposite or opposing side bolt first, had to learn that hard way.
I like air tools over battery
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Yea but plenty of fasteners that can get got by powerbtools
Here's a couple tips to make you a more efficient technician. Stop drinking alcohol all together, work out and eat healthy.
Good advise.
how much does that matco tool cart cost?
1 million dollars!
Probably around a few thousand
$2,500
@@JustinDowDIYcentralhighway thats an expensive cart
that is almost 2×s the amount of my 46x24 combo toolbox with the side drawer cabinet by materforce.
Small complaint.
Tips. Not tip's. Tip's is possessive. Something belongs to the tip, not multiple tips.
Lol what are the odds. 4.7 ?
Silver bullet!
Ummm Da, da, and da,
Justin all your Matco stuff you’re buying It’s made by Gearwrench. I don’t know who makes their electricals. But you are way over spending on those tools that Matco. Also Milwaukee electricals are way better and less expensive.
#7 don't make UA-cam videos while working on the job
Being a auto mechanic sucks. After moving on i cant believe i did it for so long 🤦
I don't know about you Justin bit when I was in school they only allowed us to use hand tools in the shop
It wasn't until a shadowed a mechanic that I saw how little he used hand ratchets compared to some battery powered gun of some kind
When I was in school we we're allowed to use air tool's, cordless didn't exist yet. Now day's I use a mix of cordless & air tool's, but there is always a time and a place that you have to do it by hand because there simply is not enough room to run either.