Greetings,
I've been trying to do more of my own regular maintenance - tired of being ripped off for shoddy work and I'd appreciate your expertise. (please note that where I live a 'mechanic' is not someone who has received any sort of training, or even done anything remotely mechanical before, but simply someone who has figured out how to crawl under a car without getting stuck under a wheel.)
1. What's a good way to clean (scrape?) off years of hardened road grime from under the car, without a pressure washer or fancy gizmo? There's no rust at all, it's just covered in dry hard caked black guck.
2. Any clever trick to unblock a stuck upper yoke-to-steering knuckle balljoint, which refuses to accept fresh grease? (I'm using proper grease gun and hose attachment)
Thanks - I sometimes feel as though I'm a million miles from home, but boy am I glad there's the Internet and Jeepforum :thumbsup:
I've been trying to do more of my own regular maintenance - tired of being ripped off for shoddy work and I'd appreciate your expertise. (please note that where I live a 'mechanic' is not someone who has received any sort of training, or even done anything remotely mechanical before, but simply someone who has figured out how to crawl under a car without getting stuck under a wheel.)
1. What's a good way to clean (scrape?) off years of hardened road grime from under the car, without a pressure washer or fancy gizmo? There's no rust at all, it's just covered in dry hard caked black guck.
2. Any clever trick to unblock a stuck upper yoke-to-steering knuckle balljoint, which refuses to accept fresh grease? (I'm using proper grease gun and hose attachment)
Thanks - I sometimes feel as though I'm a million miles from home, but boy am I glad there's the Internet and Jeepforum :thumbsup: