5 Essential Tips & Tricks For Any Mechanic!

These 5 mechanics tips will save you time, money and frustration when repairing and rebuilding your engines! Everyone from motorcycle mechanics, car mechanics and even the home hobbyist will benefit from knowing and using them!

Engine repair is hard enough as it is, but using the information I share here today, you’ll be able to implement these incredibly useful tips. It’s the DIY hacks you pick up on over the years in the workshop from other mechanics that really help you get that repair fixed with less frustration and more efficiency.

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00:00 Engine repair tips and tricks for any mechanics
00:24 Fill side cutters and other tools with silicone for safety
01:48 Throttle cable repair when fraying
03:04 Superglue tip for a stronger bond!
04:04 A fix for universal joints that become loose
05:00 Engine leak down test using incense
06:03 Cable tie trick for engine rebuilds and repairs

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[mnemonicrulez]

What kind of sorcery was that with retwisting the cable 😂😂

[WECB]

Throttle cable repair was absolute magic!

[dibiase]

Actually not click bait. Legit video. Won’t use it as often as some of the others, but the zip tie on the multi strand wire came out too perfect not to give it the win. Good job. 👍

[chriskennedy]

I like the cable tie tips, especially the rewinding multi strand cables, now I look forward to finding a splayed end

[Rslibertyturbo]

The zip tie for multi strand cable was my favourite, I have being a light and heavy vehicle mechanic, I used to tape uni joint with electrical tape so it’s not so floppy

[beingthere]

Tom, you continue to amaze me with these little pearls of wisdom. I can't think of another channel where I've seen so many valuable tips that I've never seen anywhere else. Now, if I can only remember them all when the application presents itself!

[kevinw]

You're an absolute genius and saint for sharing!! Retwisting cables with a zip tie is genius. Love this channel!

[gearhead]

Re-twisting cables with a cable tie is, BY FAR, my favorite. I thought it would work, and that it was a cool idea, but it worked WAY better than I expected.

[MylesAlfred]

All of them were good ideas. That universal joint with the o-ring is going to be the game changer for me 👍🏾

[robcole]

Well let’s see. Going to my Oring box, getting some sodium bicarbonate, finding me a frayed cable, cleaning a pair of wire cutters and still wanting to buy a RTV tube top from you. I think that covers my favorite lol

[michaelguerin]

Thank you. The bicarbonate trick will be extremely useful. I actually use the same brand of CA glue and this may help me with my second go at repairing the battery housing of a heat pump remote control. The zip-tie trick on the wire cable is also a nice touch.

[VitorMadeira]

I love this type of videos! As a DIY guy, I really need those tiny little tricks that nobody ever told me before, as I did not had the opportunity to have some older fellows to teach me.
Thank you and greetings from Portugal.

[Dorado]

All your tips and tricks are helpful. I’ll pick the ‘O’ ring on the universal joint as my favorite from this video.

[eyman]

Twisting cable with cable tie. Why am I only learning this at the age of

[clintstevenson]

I have used the "O" ring for the universal joint before. I Loved the cable tie for the twisted cable though. A definite winner for me! Thanks Tom

[mikesbarn]

For stranded cable ends I like to lightly solder the end.

[unclecordite]

To cut cable, first heat with a bic lighter or mini torch to take the temper out of the wires, and twist in the direction of the lay. Wire will snap without using a wire cutter, and not untwist. Melt a small dab of solder to “fix” the end.

[rolls_]

wouldn't have guessed you were australian to begin with - i was thinking more british - but there's little hints all through the video like the supercheap auto zip ties and dawn vice

love the content

[captainofiron]

Oring on the universal joint was new to me, great tip!

[shauncooper]

I was completely gobsmacked with your teachings mate!! Especially how to reuse silicone 😮. You are amazing man, thanks a heap!