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Mine was a 94 Ford Crown Victoria LX that I bought from my aunt for 300 bucks. She couldn’t get it started so she sold it to me after it sat for like six months. 30 mins and a quick battery charge later she fired right up and I drove it home. Needless to say she was a little mad. Still have that car and its in the final stages of a complete Drivetrain rebuild.
Just to clarify I always keep in mind cost/availability of parts and with Toyota dropping the Scion brand and phasing out the tC, I’d think twice before buying one. That said I will agree that Toyota makes some good stuff. Although I’ll always remember my Mom’s old Toyota pickup getting into a very minor fender bender and the whole front header panel assembly basically fell off the truck. She tied it back on with baling twine LOL
I guess it all depends on how hard you want to work. Unless you’re used to hard physical labor and being on your feet all day, that shop job will eat you alive the first week or two. But it wouldn’t be as boring as the Advance job. Just starting out in the shop you’ll most likely get stuck doing oil and tire stuff.
+1000 for nightflyr. Words to live by. Never ever buy cheap jack stands. I also agree that they need to be at least 3 ton. Anything smaller makes me uncomfortable. Same reason why I hate those little 2 ton trolley jacks. Those are good for changing tires/brakes but that’s about it.
Just a shot in the dark but maybe the bracket got stretched a little from the old rack? I’d take the bracket and bend it a little to get the rubber snug. Either that or take a little bit of 1/2 hose and cut a spacer to fit between bushing and bracket. Just my .02.
I hear ya on that one man. I used a bunch of 2×4’s and made up a ghetto trans stand that I set on the floor jack. Made life a little easier but still a pain. A nice set of 3 ton jack stands makes life easier as well.
Hey guys, My name is Nick and I’m just getting started as a tech.
I’ve worked in a few different shops as a GS Tech but quit to go to school as I felt it would be better to expand my knowledge base so I can pursue better opportunities work-wise. That and personal circumstances including me moving halfway across the state kinda short circuited the whole process. I can remember growing up my Mom always drove old beaters that always required some kind of fixing. So I learned a lot by watching her. She was no master tech but she knew how to turn a wrench lol.
Eventually I hope to become a certified Master Tech and open up my own shop. I’m not cut out to sit behind a desk all day and I truly enjoy this line of work and the satisfaction of helping people. That feeling of fixing things is also pretty awesome too.
To Eric: Keep doing what you do brother, I for one have learned a lot from you and your videos and look forward to whatever you’ve got cooking for the next one.
+1 for the Manuals. I can’t tell you how many times my Haynes manual has made life easier while working on my car.
I use Progressive since they seem to be the cheapest for minimum coverage. And I always pay for a full six months in advance so I avoid interest charges. Never had a claim with them so I have no idea how good or bad they are.
You can do it it’s just a PITA. I did a rebuild on my 94 Crown Vic’s AODE trans and re-used the old TC. Took a solid week to drain that thing. If I had to do it over again I’d just buy a new one.