Bush Mechanics PE 19 Nov and free recovery course 20 Nov @ Brakkeduine
I will run a Bush Mechanics course again here in PE on the 19th November 2011. The course content is structured to get you to the first repairer and an easy step by step guide to get your vehicle running again.

The venue would be at LA Sport , Main street, Walmer Please book here on this thread. We will start 8H00 and finish by around 16H00.
We will supply coffee, rusks, drinks, and light lunch [Fish and Slaptjips]. Please bring your own chair and drinks for afterwards.
The course will be very hands on

Course material
Component identification and what various components do in your vehicle.
4x4 operations
Drive terrain
Electrical
Vehicle examination and pre trip inspection
Is there contamination of oil, wheel bearing shot? pipes ok?

Brakes
*brake pads
*repair brake lines/ blank off
*bleed brakes

Clutch
*slipping?
*Bleed hydraulics

Electrical
*atrernator bearings / belt /voltage regulator
*wiring repair
*spotlight wiring
*replacing fuses
*starter issues

Fan belts
*how to tension
*check for damage
*how to replace

Cooling
*overheating
*pipe repair and replacement
*Thermostat
*Radiator repair

Fuel system
*remove water
*replace filters
*Bleed diesel
*fuel tank repair
*fuel line blockages

Exhaust repair
*closing holes

Tyres
*debead
*repair

Oils
*check for contamination on diff and fill up

Steel
*how to weld using batteries, grind and prepare the job
*identify material

Suspension
*repair leaf spring

Fault finding
*car not starting, why?

Towing
*prepare broken vehicle for towing
*prepare damaged vehicle for driving

Emergency!
*You have rolled your car!!...WHAT NOW
*How to revive a drowned vehicle!
.......by now we are running out of daylight

The cost will be R750/ person . I will supply all the basic material, welding rods etc.
Please indicate here who wants to come or send me a mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Angel Offroad cc
Banking FNB Woodbridge
bc 205609
Acc 62255784665
Please use your forum name and real name on booking
Space will be limited to 30 entrants.

Free basic recovery course @ brakkeduine 20 Nov 2011. We will leave after bushmechanics and sleep over on the brakkenduine venue.

We will cover the following.
How to safely use a Pofadder kinetic rope
Winching single, double and tripple lines.
How to reverse winch [going backwards but winching forewards]
Recover a vehicle on a slope.
Rebead a debeaded tire!