Required reading for an aspiring mechanic?
12-29-2006, 10:57 AM
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Required reading for an aspiring mechanic?
Anyone know of a good book full of tricks of the trade that goes beyond what I would find in "Auto Repair for Dummies" or something similiar?
I'm looking for some reading for the 4-day weekend that will help me work on my 944 without screwing things up!
Thanks!
Jeff
I'm looking for some reading for the 4-day weekend that will help me work on my 944 without screwing things up!
Thanks!
Jeff
12-29-2006, 01:38 PM
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have a trusted mechanic completely disassemble the entire car and send it to you in boxes. Then take the next 2-3 years and rebuild it and you will be a 944 master. 
or just read the shop manuals.
or just read the shop manuals.
12-29-2006, 01:40 PM
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yeah the factory shop manual is MUCH better than any chiltons manual you could ever get. Best thing for me was just experience- it breaks and you have to figure it out yourself. When you figure it out on your own you never forget how it works. I think ive finally got into just about every piece of one of these cars-besides taking a trans apart.
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Originally Posted by ubercooper
have a trusted mechanic completely disassemble the entire car and send it to you in boxes. Then take the next 2-3 years and rebuild it and you will be a 944 master.
or just read the shop manuals.
or just read the shop manuals.
Hahaha....
Sounds like a scene from Karate Kid 5: The 944 Years....
12-29-2006, 02:45 PM
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I picked up some automotive trade school textbooks from HalfPrice used bookstore. They don't apply so well for some specifics of the 944 engine, but for stuff like the brakes/steering/suspension they're a good source of general wrenching information.
12-29-2006, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by xsboost90
yeah the factory shop manual is MUCH better than any chiltons manual you could ever get. Best thing for me was just experience- it breaks and you have to figure it out yourself. When you figure it out on your own you never forget how it works. I think ive finally got into just about every piece of one of these cars-besides taking a trans apart.
12-29-2006, 05:05 PM
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Choose a particular project and read the manual about it over and over and study the diagrams/pictures over and over. You always have rennlist to back you up!
12-29-2006, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BADBERRY68
Choose a particular project and read the manual about it over and over and study the diagrams/pictures over and over. You always have rennlist to back you up!
I was just looking for something like this to fill in the gaps a little:
http://www.amazon.com/Total-Automoti...e=UTF8&s=books
I think I'm gonna keep an eye out for used textbooks on eBay...Kinda like Austin944 mentioned...
12-29-2006, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MPD47
Start taking things apart. You'll quickly figure out which screw ups were "That sucks, oh well" and "@!#*(" screw ups. 
12-29-2006, 05:37 PM
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12-29-2006, 06:52 PM
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The Haynes 944 manual is surprisingly good for what it is. At $20, it's a good place to start. Lot's of B&W pictures, decent descriptions and more step by step than the FSM (which I also have). For electrical/wiring though there is no substitute for the FSM...