justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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I use cardboard for keeping up with bolts.I still have the ones Ive needed sp far. If you pull one side of the engine off, draw to general shape of the case & mark along the line where each bolt goes, some have special rubberized washers, others dont.( gotchyaz!), poke a slot with your knife & put each bolt in its place, makes going back together a breeze. When the cardboard thing isnt practical, I put bolts back in holes they came out of, or at least with whatever they held on the bike. No nuts or bolts are just left laying around, they WILL be associated with something to help me remember hopw it goes together.
Meticulous disassembly, using notes if necessary to help remember what parts go where, & a clean workspace, will pay back the extra time spent in disassembly by making it so much less stressful going back together.
Someone wrecked our CamCorder, I took it apart, ordered the parts & waited, parts came about 6 weeks later, but I didnt have time to mess with it. I got around to it about a year & 1/2 after taking it apart. I had put screws with their associated parts, & had set subassemblies together. It took about 2 hours & it works, still. Its all about clues, leaving ourselves clues. I write myself notes & tape them onto things under the hood of a car, Just in case something takes longer than expected..I use wide tape, so the notes are safe from grease & stuff, too. People may laugh at the anal way I do things, BUT, those who would laugh AT the way I keep from shafting mysel;f couldnt come help me if I couldnt remember. Do it the way that YOu KNow you can find the parts & put them where they belong.
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