Just a "Thank you!" to Articles/Technical Knowledge

[Ryan_B]

I suspect I am not alone in utilizing all of the articles for general maintenance, or searching for a problem that is a head scratcher for me, but has been covered extremely well. I just wanted to say a big "Thank you!" to everyone that has contributed and to the site and Admin for making everything so easily accessible. I don't post very often, but that is not because I am not active. Most questions I would ask have already been answered and I just have to find it.

In the last month I have utilized the articles to:
Replace the secondary master cylinder, bleed the brakes (thank you @jfheath for the articles and everyone that contributed).
Bleed the clutch
Oil Change
Rear Drive Oil

Also just used the forum for a "gas smell" that I experienced yesterday, found an answer in about 10 minutes (charcoal canister vent) - which is amazing.

I have a factory repair manual, but it so handy to search "what torque value for x" or what oil filter options are there available. I rarely pick up the service manual unless I don't have my cell phone handy to search the site.

Anyway, just a thank you to the unsung heroes who have done all the work and for those who keep it updated for me to search and find.

Ryan

 

[Sadlsor]

I'll second that, Ryan.
Even IF I had something worthy to contribute mechanics-wise, it's already been covered by minds more clever than mine, by far.

 

[SMSW]

It's our pleasure (I'm speaking for all of us who post here). Glad you found it useful.

 

[jfheath]

The facebook culture of putting fingers to keyboard before engaging brain is a weird and worrying phenomenon. It's refreshing to see people on here doing the research for themselves.

Asking questions or making comments on here keeps the topics 'alive', and we like to read what people are doing, especially if they have pictures. Especially nice for people to come back with success stories, or do what you have done, simply to say thank you. It is much appreciated.

Writing a post, even if you have the answer, is a way of checking things out and ensuring that the information that you have obtained does not reproduce the errors and omissions that are scattered through the workshop manuals.

Hmm. Can you scatter an omission ?

I'm sure Terry Pratchett would have invented such a character. Tippek - a shady character that goes around with a shoulder bag full of omissions which he scatters around randomly. I know that he visits my garage - frequently putting an omission in the very location that I had placed something just two minutes ago.
When he speaks in the books, every third character is a space.

I certainly know of a similar character who makes sure that every article meets the required quota of unintentional errors. His name is Spelchek.

But I digress a little.

 

[MaxPete]

...for the ST1300 Clutch Slave Cylinder R&R article - you are most welcome.

Though I no longer own an ST1300, it gives me a little boost every time someone uses the article and benefits from it.

Cheers and thank you for your thoughtful post,

Pete