I wouldnt say It would cost hundred of thousands for the tools but with the building then yes I could see what your saying. When gorn said to watch youtube videos etc I thought to myself when I read a paragraph It goes In one ear and out the other. If I was assigned to read a paragraph then after that explain what I read I probably couldnt tell ya what I read even though yes I read It but I for some reason didnt get the Information through my head. I am a visual learner but even when someone shows me how to do something or I watch a video I have to ask a bunch of questions and watch the video multiple times. Like for example I watched a video on how to change a transmission mount and It was a decent video then I watched more after that to get the general Idea of how to replace a part. But now I would have to re watch the video because then I could remember. Idk If It Is Just me but when I read etc It goes In one ear out the other and I dont really remember much at all. Even If people describes It In easy terms. Last night I was looking up how a piston works and I read It a couple times and looked at the diagram and It hasnt been twenty four hours all I can really remember Is It goes up and down and something about compression then the spark plug explodes something Idk but that goes to show you how much I suck at learning. I dont get why I cant learn stuff. How could I not remember not even twenty fours hours ago what I read multiple times and even saw a anitmated version of what the piston does. Idk If others are like this way. But Its annoying that I cant remember much and when I read to learn things I cant remember anything then.

 

We all learn differently. You have figure out what works for you. Leaning something completely new is tuff. Those us that have been working on cars for decades tend to forget that. If you brought me a sub to work on and shows me a video on how to do something I would be in the same boat you are. I have to memorize everything from scratch. Once you understand the basics how everything works it is much easier to learn the nuts and bolts part.

 

Yep thats true. I will be cleaning the carbs on our push mower for a little thing to keep me busy for a day or a few days of the week. It will be my first working on something type of work. But I have watched plenty of youtube videos and I know how. Then.

 

No, you don't. You don't know how until you do it.

 

I know how to clean them and It Isnt different If I am doing them or If I am watching a video of a carb being cleaned I am applying the same skills that I learned either way so technically I do know how. Then.

 

uggh

lifts don't install themselves in multi bay shops

3 phase power doesn't miraculously appear

alignment racks, tire mounting gear, balncing tools, lathes, tuube benders, presses all don't just appear.

there is a lot of "behind the scenes" to every single business that unless you've walked a mile in those shoes, you can't understand or appreciate.

with respect to fixing things, it's more than just seeing something. Some folks are just mechanically inclided while others are not. There is an analytical thought process which must be natural to you as a person in order to be successful. Those who are good mechanically tend to be terrible artistically

I can frame a house, run the wiring, put up the sheetrock but can't paint well at all.

 

I know I didnt think about how much It cost as far as paying employees etc what Is three phase power. Then.

 

it is the type of power feed that is brought into a shop and then "split" by an electrician. High HP or high torque electric powered devices do not run on your average 120 vac.

 

I didnt know that cool lol.

 

Each trade or profession has its own jargon or special language, so it hard for an outsider to learn about their work unless he understands their jargon. This is not a plot to keep outsiders out, but an exact way to say something without having to go through a detailed recitation. The best way to learn how to do something is to first learn the basics. So if you want to learn how to fix a car problem, you first need to learn how the various parts of a car fit together, and how they work. Just learning the basics, such as how engines, transmissions, brakes, or differential work, let alone such things as electronic fuel injection, requires one to absorb a tremendous amount of information. Once you know the basics, and the name of things, then learning how to fix the various things becomes much easier. Accurately diagnosing a problem is probably the hardest and most important part of being an automobile technician. This requires knowledge of how a car works, analytical thinking, working with repair information, and listening to what the customer is trying to say. Fixing the actual problem, may be a lot of physical work, but one has to know what needs to be fixed first. Just looking at a YouTube video to see how to fix a particular item is OK, but doesn't explain how the problem was identified.
If you are really serious on learning about cars, you need to get educated, ideally by taking auto related courses, or at least reading books such as "Today's Technician: Automotive Engine Repair & Rebuilding" or the FSM (Factory Repair Manual) for your particular model.
You mentioned you are having problems remembering things you read, this does not mean that you are not capable of learning, but it could be a common medical problems such as dyslexia, which can be worked around once identified. Ask your doctor or school counselor.