05-17-2018, 10:31 AM
(05-17-2018, 04:49 AM)PowerDubs_imp Wrote: Quoteave said this was very difficult in practice? Have you actually done this?
No offense to Dave- but he somehow thought using pliers and a screwdriver was the right thing to try on a plastic clip assembly holding pressurized fuel. So I wouldn't trust him to work on my bike.
And no offense to you- but given you are asking many questions about this and seem unsure / uneasy- I am going to go ahead and say don't do it yourself. Pay a shop to do it right.
Typically the people best suited to do repairs are the ones that are comfortable / confident enough that they don't need to ask. The people asking too many questions should probably know their limitations and leave stuff alone.
That is not to say that a person can't learn if they want to- but start on more basic mechanical, bolt in, bolt out type of stuff and if you see you are screwing up on that type of thing, stripping oil plugs or snapping shock bolts- stop doing repairs yourself.
No offense to Dave- but he somehow thought using pliers and a screwdriver was the right thing to try on a plastic clip assembly holding pressurized fuel. So I wouldn't trust him to work on my bike.
And no offense to you- but given you are asking many questions about this and seem unsure / uneasy- I am going to go ahead and say don't do it yourself. Pay a shop to do it right.
Typically the people best suited to do repairs are the ones that are comfortable / confident enough that they don't need to ask. The people asking too many questions should probably know their limitations and leave stuff alone.
That is not to say that a person can't learn if they want to- but start on more basic mechanical, bolt in, bolt out type of stuff and if you see you are screwing up on that type of thing, stripping oil plugs or snapping shock bolts- stop doing repairs yourself.
Wooo there Josh, go easy mate ... we all have our preferred ways of learning. It ain't bad to ask lots of questions before having a go, and it ain't necessarily bad to have a go first then ask questions later - but tell me how you would prefer your doctor or surgeon to act if you presented a new challenge.
Keep on trying Dave, no one was born a master mechanic. Nothing better than the feeling of accomplishment when you get the job done right.