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Planning for a zombie invasion, you never know
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Planning for a zombie invasion, you never know
Moose McAlpine
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8ob
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Our TM has been banging on about getting a calibrated torque wrench for a long time, went to munch up some hub nuts with it today and that one is 350nm short of where it needs to be. May need to get the multiplier out tomorrow, that one is only rated at 1000nm.
Bob
lotus_esprit_s1
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Mine is even worse, only 760nm… in its defence it is a work of art as far as torque wrenches go, machined from one piece solid billet. It was given to me recently by someone who retired and wouldn’t be needing it.
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those (even the cheap ones like that) are a life saver for big wheel nuts, I bought a cheap one to test it out and it's saved my **** a few times - especially twin wheelers where it's hard to get decent leverage without nocking the socket off to an angle
once had a 6 wheel check done, garage said it needed new shoes on the back - (it didn't really but I said fair enough do them for me)
next day just about to load at a slaughterhouse in the middle of nowhere.... 3 flat tyres on the back - mechanic had managed to crush 3 of the valve extenders between the rims as he put the tyres back on - and they way overtighten the nuts :-(
had a 10ton bottle jack in the van, it was supposed to be decent one but it was junk, ended up doing press-ups on the bar to push it down with my back up against the truck body to hold me down, wheels off and wheel them 400 yards up hill to get to a compressor, was knackered by the time I was done!
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Watch out for the instructions regarding subsequent coats. I got a nice crackle finish when I applied another coat after 5 days.
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Recently purchased a Jeep ZJ Grand Cherokee so am working through it sorting out previous work and/or lack of it
Have discovered Rock Auto in the US and how easy it is to get stuff for what is a relatively rare car in the UK as long as you don't have the 2.5TD
So I gained some fridge magnets that were freebies
And some front and rear spring seats
Been trying to find an exhaust, local factors say no can do, shipping was a bit speedy from the USA but stumbled across a tailpipe on eBay for a tad over £30
Have discovered Rock Auto in the US and how easy it is to get stuff for what is a relatively rare car in the UK as long as you don't have the 2.5TD
So I gained some fridge magnets that were freebies
And some front and rear spring seats
Been trying to find an exhaust, local factors say no can do, shipping was a bit speedy from the USA but stumbled across a tailpipe on eBay for a tad over £30
Protect the sheep at all cost!
lotus_esprit_s1
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Years ago I purchased rear wheel bearings for my old 1950 80” Land Rover from Rock Autos in the states, they were peculiar but cross referenced with bearings used on some Yank pickup and were half the price from Rock Auto than they were in the UK even after taxes. I still have the fridge magnet on the fridge, 80” is long gone.
Moose McAlpine
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Our TM has been banging on about getting a calibrated torque wrench for a long time, went to munch up some hub nuts with it today and that one is 350nm short of where it needs to be. May need to get the multiplier out tomorrow, that one is only rated at 1000nm.
Bob
Those break-backs are good, but nt much fun to use. My Britool's even worse as it's a fixed head and not a ratchet. Doesn't see much use, thankfully. I don't thin any of them are long enough for their torque spec. It's a damn workout on each nut.
Ah, 1,350nm 105mm nuts. Lovely..
Only 760? Doorstop, that..
They are beautifully made.
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those (even the cheap ones like that) are a life saver for big wheel nuts, I bought a cheap one to test it out and it's saved my **** a few times - especially twin wheelers where it's hard to get decent leverage without nocking the socket off to an angle
I was curious about the cheap ones. Good to know they do work.
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I know where there are tanks & stuff with the Zombie's Z on them is that any good?
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I like a simple socket ended straight bar that you can put a 3 foot long 1& 1/2 " bar through at the other end .. raise the jack under the socketed bar so it is parallel then insert the bar and stand on it and if needed drop a sledge on the end of the bar whilst you stood on it . I've never had nuts not loosen with this method save for one time time on and Antar when some darling put a LH threaded wheel stud & nut on a RHS hub .. I sheared it after using a six footlong scaffolding pudlock pole as a power bar , under a12 stone over 6 foot pressure , getting a mate to " firmly tap " the bar with a sledge whilst I was hanging on itHardcastle HCA362 Torque Wrench Set for sale online | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Hardcastle HCA362 Torque Wrench Set at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!www.ebay.co.uk
those (even the cheap ones like that) are a life saver for big wheel nuts, I bought a cheap one to test it out and it's saved my **** a few times - especially twin wheelers where it's hard to get decent leverage without nocking the socket off to an angle
once had a 6 wheel check done, garage said it needed new shoes on the back - (it didn't really but I said fair enough do them for me)
next day just about to load at a slaughterhouse in the middle of nowhere.... 3 flat tyres on the back - mechanic had managed to crush 3 of the valve extenders between the rims as he put the tyres back on - and they way overtighten the nuts :-(
had a 10ton bottle jack in the van, it was supposed to be decent one but it was junk, ended up doing press-ups on the bar to push it down with my back up against the truck body to hold me down, wheels off and wheel them 400 yards up hill to get to a compressor, was knackered by the time I was done!
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I have got a couple, but finding the time to do it is the hard bit. Thanks for the offer though
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1st order I placed with them last year was for a set of brake hoses for an XJ, expedited delivery from Rock Auto was cheaper and quicker than buying in the UK, ordered 7pm Monday, arrived 2pm Wednesday
I've found a few things from them are cheaper than buying the same thing over here - eg Vauxhall VX220 pump connector - over 20 quid, used. Rockauto - 8 quid, delivered. For two. From a Chevy Astro.
Their packaging isn't always the best - left in the cardboard boxes stuff gets shipped domestically in, so by the time a propshaft made it to me, it had tried various escape routes from the box.
Once you've ordered, they tend to send you discount codes - if not, do a search, normally find one that gets a good few percent off.
I've found US Dodge (and be default, Jeep) dealerships are quite often happy to help via email and phone - Steve Wight autos and East Coast Mopar for two. And will ship international. Very well packaged from both. Their websites make it easy to find the right parts from the VIN.
I have a reasonably local UK Jeep dealer - and a new inlet valve from them was surprisingly cheap at 3 quid compared to 15 from Rockauto - but by the time they discovered they didn't actually have on, I could have got and fitted the Rockauto one a few times . . . 3 days from Arizona to Yorkshire . . .
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@8ob , you need one of these !
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Kram
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Someone elses post. If it were a one-off, fair enough.
I have told our postie repeatedly. A few days ago I caught him and gave the item back. His excuse is both streets are on the same round and he only looks at the numbers
How much post am I missing that the other house just bins? they were quite rude when it happened often, 10 years ago, and I delivered the post to them, asked if we had any.
I have told our postie repeatedly. A few days ago I caught him and gave the item back. His excuse is both streets are on the same round and he only looks at the numbers
How much post am I missing that the other house just bins? they were quite rude when it happened often, 10 years ago, and I delivered the post to them, asked if we had any.
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It wasn't planned at all and I don't even know how to set it up yet, but please tell me yourself:
Should I have let this opportunity pass me by?!?
But one thing after the other:
A smorgasbord of turning chisels and material for making more - clearly more on the large side.
Then the subject of QCTP thought of in a completely new way: If you have a buddy with a milling machine and build several of them, why not change the whole basic holder?
A box with various tools, some of which already point in the right direction ....
Here, by the way, we have arrived at the root of the Gedore tool brand:
The name is a compound of GEbrüder DOwidat REmscheid, which roughly means "Dowidat Brothers from/in Remscheid".
Slowly it is becoming clearer where the journey is going ....
I wasn't looking for a "Super 7", but I was looking for a gearbox.
On the classified ads portal here, where I pull most of my stuff from, you can set alerts for terms that interest you.
However, since the system has different response times and, on top of that, I don't use a smartphone, there are sometimes delays before I see an interesting offer.
So I see this offer (at a price of less than two-thirds of my ML7
) and immediately start writing to the offerer after seeing only one photo.Then I look at the timestamp of the offer and realise that there is no way I can be the first.
These are the pictures from the offer:
So I search the ad again for clues about the offerer and find enough to start looking for a phone number.
I find a phone number, call, actually get the offerer on the phone and while he is talking to me he opens his ad page ... he's completely blown away by the sheer volume of enquiries he's received on this offer and just says, "Oh, I must have offered that machine too cheap!".
But he is a man of his word, the next day I go there, the machine is connected and running.
I put down a deposit for a third of the asking price and arrange a collection date.
Now I've picked it up with my big son and I'm wondering how to set it up and what to do with the little ML7 ....
Have a wonderful day everybody
Carsten
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