ghoffman

Lets start a thread of tough lessons that we all have learned the hard way. Feel free to add.

1) Always open the fill plug, before opening the drain plug.
2) Never tighten any fastener until all fasteners are in and snugged up.
3) ...

Z06Fix

Could not agree more with the two statments above.

Ohh and from an experience last season with a newbie...... The brake grease goes on the back of the pad, not the friction side

Aardwolf

Really LOOK at how something is assembled BEFORE you take it apart.

TedDBere

Be sure to release the parking brake before trying to remove the rear rotors.

froggy47

Make sure you have enough threads started BEFORE you put an air/elec gun on it.

ErnieN85

never trust some one else to torque your wheels!

WNeal

If the specs say torque something to XX ftlbs, then torque it to that.

The thinking "Tight is good so Tighter must be better" DOES NOT work.

johninar

When you change the oil filter. Check to make sure the old filter ring didn't stick to the engine. The cleanup takes hours depending upon how many seconds the motor runs before you realize what a boneheaded thing you've done.

Kanmer

Check your gas gauge BEFORE heading for grid!!!

Bob

John Shiels

can we say digital camera?

mgarfias

Purge the accusump BEFORE pulling the oil filter.

Oops.

OCCOMSRAZOR

Close the door before tightening the harness.

StealthLT4

Be careful when jacking up your car using the factory jack points. Don't have the jack slip off and do $1,000 of damage to your door...

drivinhard

Get jacking pucks that DON'T lock into the frame, at some point you WILL forget them after lowering and deposit them later on your favorite backroad, and/or turn 5 at VIR.

Make sure your hood pins are in before you roll off.

wallyman424

1. Make sure you dont leave wooden ramps in your trunk
2. Do not use your only ignition key to try and fix a jammed lock... it WILL bend
3. To prevent 1 and 2, do not bring a hot piece of *** to the track with you.

waddisme

I am down to 3 pucks now. Also, make sure to remove the extra rotor from trunk well before starting track session. And finally, when people tell you a supercharger does not make a good track car, LISTEN!

flink

Surely nobody could be that stupid.



oops.

Wicked Weasel

Work on one side of your car at a time. This way if you forget how something goes back together you can use the other side as a reference.

ghoffman

When changing your brake fluid or calipers, etc, never let the brake system go dry. Bleeding the ABS is a royal PINA.

beerkat

Having a shop manual for your car is a great help.