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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
6 Dec 2014 15:40
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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:O
Pervert!
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
6 Dec 2014 16:43
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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:-@
I didn't realize what I typed could be taken that way! I hope you have a tight muffler! (yj)
:-$
From: johngti_mk-ii
6 Dec 2014 17:34
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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They don't come any tighter, ken.
From: Dave!!
6 Dec 2014 17:56
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Must admit I've not used a Haynes manual on a car before, but I've fixed several motorbikes with them. I agree that they are useful, but not a complete source of knowledge. Various times I've looked at an oily photograph in one, scratched my head, then looked at my completely different looking bike in confusion. But they do have some useful bits and pieces in.
I also second getting a decent socket set and a torque wrench. It's not just for ensuring stuff is nice and tight either. Some bolts go into softer aluminium casings and if you over-tighten them, you can shear the threads and then you're into a world of expensive pain. If you torque up according to the manual though, you're pretty safe.
Oh, and get some good torches/lamps as well. They sell battery powered LED floodlights on eBay that are surprisingly bright and very portable too. Ideal for lighting up the underside of a vehicle so you can see what you're doing.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
6 Dec 2014 19:36
To: johngti_mk-ii
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There needs to be a emot guy who has his head under a car tire.
From: fixrman
6 Dec 2014 20:52
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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Let me torque your nuts for you. I have the wrench for it.
EDITED: 6 Dec 2014 20:54 by FIXRMAN
From: fixrman
6 Dec 2014 20:53
To: koswix
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Quote:
Good quality and won't brake the bank too much.
Oh, good pun!
From: JonCooper
7 Dec 2014 12:46
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP)
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good tools are better than cheap tools
if you have a problem, chances are someone else already has had the same problem and there will be something online about it, quite often a youtube video
if you have a scrapyard anywhere near you that still lets people take parts off themselves, go there and see how stuff works etc without messing up your own stuff
take photos of everything before you start, then you'll know where it all goes back later on
most colleges will have a basic car maintenance course as a evening class if you're interested
almost all of it is much easier than people think it will be
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
7 Dec 2014 15:04
To: JonCooper
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Amen on the tools! Having the right tool for the job is the biggest hurdle in getting the job done! It's taken me ~30 years but I have a pretty excellent set of tools, and I'm not even a TV repairman!
From: fixrman
7 Dec 2014 15:09
To: JonCooper
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I thought you guys over there liked King Dick™ tools...