Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi to all and Happy new year. What kind of mechanical course would be needed before heading to the real outback offroad and where to do it?

The best way is to service your own truck and change a few tyres so your doing it on your own vehicle. This lets you learn about your own rig and gives you an insight into how things work. If you don't have parts left over your not a real bush mechanic.... Check your local tafe cause they usually have courses you can take or there may be a 4x4 training centre near by or even your local 4x4 club can offer heaps of advice.

Im interested in the same sort of thing.

Am in the early stages of looking at buying some kind of 4WD but would like to know the basics of mechanics from how to tune an engine through to welding, spray painting and other kinds of body work.

I dont want to do a 3 year TAFE course - I just want to be a dodgy backyard mechanic able to work on my own mishaps

Anyone seen anything like a 12 week or less crash course ?

Most tafe run a variety of "short course" that cover the basics of welding and mechanics..

Spock

Any TAFE has mechanic short courses, do search on google. Can do panel beating too at TAFE, then can fix the dings in the panel work too!!!!

Am in the early stages of looking at buying some kind of 4WD but would like to know the basics of mechanics from how to tune an engine through to welding, spray painting and other kinds of body work.

most of the things you want to do can be done in a short course...

BOGAN wrote:

Am in the early stages of looking at buying some kind of 4WD but would like to know the basics of mechanics from how to tune an engine through to welding, spray painting and other kinds of body work.

most of the things you want to do can be done in a short course...

Im still yet to find one :(

Where bout are you located

In the City in Sydney. Ultimo is the nearest large TAFE, but Crows Nest / Mosman / Bondi etc are all close as well.

Ive done various online searches, but anything beyond learning how to change a tire seems to require that you are currently working as an apprentice and each course that seems releveant is 3 years ...

eg http://www.sit.nsw.edu.au/

I might try and call them and see what alternatives exist.

Okay - I have rung TAFE Australia, Community Colleges Sydney, WEA Sydney, and none of them offer any short term pull em apart and put them back together type courses :(

i know when i was lookin at doing one of those courses there were not very many (it was 6 years ago) so i ended up doing a full apprentship which was 3 yrs...........

i know the tafe at Chullora does welding 1 yr course just finsished it last yr

it doesnt give you a certificate but if gives you a bit of knowledge on the subject ( i learnt alot from it)

Angus wrote:Okay - I have rung TAFE Australia, Community Colleges Sydney, WEA Sydney, and none of them offer any short term pull em apart and put them back together type courses :(

Try wetheril park and hornsby ie western syd areas, not many people in ultimo embark onhigh powered careers as mechenics nor have any interest in dealing with the slightes car probs like changing brake light globes

go se a mechanic shop and ask to do some work experiance training
wont cost a cent
i do it at my shop for some people who are keen to do some work
but im on the northside of brisbane

v8zuki wrote:go se a mechanic shop and ask to do some work experiance training
wont cost a cent
i do it at my shop for some people who are keen to do some work
but im on the northside of brisbane

Yep - thats my next step. Id like to work on 4x4's somewhere in the Sydney city region, but am more interested in mods than simply servicing standard vehicles.

thats what i do all 4x4 mods to basic servicing