When you fix something...bucket or lineup?

[crash]

So when it comes time to fix something either on you LR or any thing for a matter of fact do you throw everthing in a bucket and work it out when it comes time to put it back together or do you lay it all out in a nice orderly manner so you know the correct order of assembly?
Majority of the time it all ends up in a bucket at my place and hope that I do not have any bits left over. This was how my father taught me.
As a related story a friend of mine was in the bucket category and was doing some night schooling in some sort of mechanics. They had to take something apart and according to all of the literature and instruction manuals you should lay everthing out as you take it apart - so going against his bucket technique, he lays everthing out in order. His instructor comes along looks at the line of parts and pieces and looks at my mate and says " That is a nice looking line of parts" with that he then sweeps all the parts into a bucket and says "now you will learn something".

[austastar]

Hi,
Bucket if I'm confident.
Line-up, label, sketch, photograph etc if I'm nervous.

cheers

[Blknight.aus]

bucket?

theres a reason the tops of the guards on a landy are flat and theres no lip on the floor where the door closes.

[subasurf]

bucket?

theres a reason the tops of the guards on a landy are flat

exactly.

[Landy Smurf]

depends what it is but normally a bucket

[VladTepes]

I;d say bucket but more realsitically..

guard tops
side steps
centre console (front bit)
centre console (back bit)
dash


pretty much anywhere.

[JDNSW]

Depends what it is, but generally a bucket, although the term bucket may refer to something much smaller if the bits are small. Some are always laid out, for example when you remove pushrods, valves, pistons etc that need to go back in the same place.

John

[El Duderino]

It really depends what it is. I tend to group things together, not so much 'lay them out', as in keep screws or bolts together with the items as I go. I use several 5lt containers which is how I was taught during my apprenticeship.

if doing something major with heaps of small parts (ie engine rebuild), I sometimes take pics as a safety measure as I go, and will use labelled sandwich bags. Idiot-proof way just in case I have to break the job up over a few days. ;)

[Redback]

Bucket, guard, floor, what ever is closest, I'm always relieved when there is nuts and bolts left over:D

[El Duderino]

I'm always relieved when there is nuts and bolts left over:D

:eek: :wasntme:

[drifter]

Depends what it is, but generally a bucket, although the term bucket may refer to something much smaller if the bits are small. Some are always laid out, for example when you remove pushrods, valves, pistons etc that need to go back in the same place.

John

Pushrods and valves - I have a offcut of plywood with holes drilled in it and the number 1 at one end

stick 'em in the holes and woe betide anyone who mucks around with it.

For the other stuff, I have a series of containers (camping set deserrt bowls, old cleaned out chinese food containers, tins from the kitchen that are saved after the food is consumed) that I use.

[Blknight.aus]

Paint marking pens.... mark it as you go. and dummy mount the bolts when you have the item off.

[John W]

Mostly where they drop. But occasional photo or a corner of the tool box or ash tray or floor mat. I was stupid enough when I changed over the D2 SLS compressor not to mark the air lines. Think I have worked them out but would be interesting if the sensor is responsible for the wrong side won't it! I'm just not one of those organised types.

[Slunnie]

If its a relatively quick operation then either a bucket or in grouped piles under which ever vehicle I'm working on. If its the project I usually just put them into a bucket, later have no idea so either buy new bolts or just find something that fits in one of the multiple buckets that I now have.

What I am tending to do more and more is undo nuts/bolts, remove the part and then stick the nut/bolt back into the hole that it came out of. That has been a really good method for me.

[trobbo]

What I am tending to do more and more is undo nuts/bolts, remove the part and then stick the nut/bolt back into the hole that it came out of. That has been a really good method for me.

I tend to do this as well cause otherwise I always seem to run short of bolts.

but will also group things together from a general section. Not layed out but not quite a bucker either

[JDNSW]

When I stripped the 2a to repaint it, I used about half a dozen bread tins (three loaf size dishes in each) with the end painted white and the area the bits were from pencilled on the end. In other words, a number of "buckets".

John

[George130]

Containers for most things. Last engine pull down I did I had seperate labled bags for each valve and it's relating bits.

[Blknight.aus]

george, I've seen your garage.

you cant back that up..

[Pedro_The_Swift]

gee's you guys lead interesting lives,,
in 14 years of V8 disco's the biggest thing I've had to do is change front rotors,,

not many bolts there:p:p

and its nearly impossible to lose Disco wheel nuts;)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

george, I've seen your garage.

you cant back that up..

:Rolling:

[George130]

george, I've seen your garage.

you cant back that up..

:D:D
That's why the engine rebuild didn't happen in the garage!

It's worse right now as I have masses of heating ducting piled in there.

[Blknight.aus]

:D:D
That's why the engine rebuild didn't happen in the garage!

Kitchen bench top special huh?



It's worse right now as I have masses of heating ducting piled in there.

Dont believe you, Prove it and I still wont believe it.

[George130]

Kitchen bench top special huh?



Dont believe you, Prove it and I still wont believe it.
:p
I'm not allowed to fix the cars in the house anymore.:D

Friend tried it and got busted twice using the dish washer to clean an engine head. Cost him a new machine each time:eek:.