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Troubleshooting car problems(7 Basic tools and procedures)

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What do we need as a tools and a basic procedures before we go further on troubleshooting car problems?There are a few basic procedures to follow and a tools needed for basic treatment of your car.

Procedures

1)Make sure you have the right place to do repair (workshop or home garage).
2)Make sure you have basic knowledge to do the troubleshooting.
3)Make sure you have a guidance(Books,knowledgeable person or mechanical guide script)
4)Make sure you have the basic tools.
5)Make sure you have the safety(first aid for any injuries)
6)Make sure workshop have protection for any emergency or explosion(fire extinguisher)
7)Make sure you use the right tool at the right place(security for any injuries)

To do a basic troubleshooting car problems is not easy as anyone could imagine.For expertise took years to master such car problems.A basic tools are needed as well as the procedures to follow before taking any job risk.

Tools

1)A socket wrench (complete sizes)
2)A hammer or straight steel(for loosen any hard nut or screws)
3)A floor jack
4)A wire cutter(scissors or small knife)
5)Grease and adhesive
6)Gasket
7)Spare parts

With 7 procedure and 7 tools above you are partially done to do any basic troubleshooting of any car problems .In fact some of those guidance led to do major car problems too.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2010 at 2:30 PM

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