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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 27 January 2021, 10:18:42 »

Cat piss

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General Car Chat / Re: Nipples!!!!!

« on: 27 January 2021, 10:17:46 »

Any way bleed nipples.  The corrosion in the threads might not be prevented by the rubber cover which is mainly there to prevent dirt ingress during the bleeding process.

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You have to remove the cover to use the bleed nipple.


If you look at my photo again, you'll see that the exposed part of this nipple, and the top thread are both reasonably clean and rot free. As was the hex before I tried undoing it, but you'll just have to accept that. The other end, which is at the bottom of the hole is a different matter; the plain part and edge of the seat(as is the seat in the calliper) are in very poor condition and the whole cavity packed with grot, some of which was dragged up the thread when I eventually managed to loosen the thing. The rest of the calliper internals, right back to the hose were all spotless. This was last used  about 18months ago when I replaced the calliper on the other side, due to a seized handbrake lever, and bled the whole system. I have seen this before, although usually the nipple snaps off inside the calliper, and the evidence is removed by attempts to extract the part.


I find it hard to explain how this stuff ended up where it did any other way.


As for standards, this has the same M10x1 threads as any other metric brake fitting. From what I've seen there seem to be two sizes in common use, this one and another that has a thread about twice as long. It's used on a 2002 Hyundai, yet I bought the new one from a truck factor who had a box of each size, including the imperial equivalents. These are parts I replace as soon as they show signs of damage, as it's cheap insurance. I was surprised to find I didn't have any in stock.

What I'm saying is that the cover won't prevent corrosion in the thread. Maybe coating the whole nipple on high temp grease, and not using a pressure jet to clean cars (That was a development test Lucas Added in the mid 80s when they started seeing problems due to seals being damaged)
Or maybe If the manufacturer understood the science behind corrosion and selected materials better and not cheaper.  It's not like they don't have a 500 hour salt humidity spray test in the design validation tests.  So maybe they need suppliers who can make to the design intent. ?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 27 January 2021, 08:39:37 »

Load-bearing.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Newbie

« on: 27 January 2021, 08:38:40 »

Arsenal197474
Arse nal197474


Just want to test the swear filter.

Are you from SLady bitshorpe ?

Welcome

Well we have a winner.  ARSE AND NOT Lady bits

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Newbie

« on: 27 January 2021, 08:37:59 »

Arsenal197474
Arse nal197474


Just want to test the swear filter.

Are you from SLady bitshorpe ?

Welcome
 

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General Car Chat / Re: Nipples!!!!!

« on: 27 January 2021, 08:33:42 »

Any way bleed nipples.  The corrosion in the threads might not be prevented by the rubber cover which is mainly there to prevent dirt ingress during the bleeding process.
When i worked for Lucas Industries in the 90s I did a corporate project with Lucas Car Braking on reducing variety. 
I can't remember the exact figures, but how many different bleed nipples do we think they have, and how many different excuses why they can't standardise down to one design.
And also, it's only there to allow servicing, because in the factory, the car plants use vacume fill technology. They could save 4p by not having the central hole and using a bolt with the correct angle for the seat, and forcing the first customer who needs new fluid to buy 4 new nipples.
Reasons like
The dealer mechanics have a standard spanner for our size.
It's another part number in our stock system and it would make the others we have obsolete.
We are dealing with 5 brake suppliers and we have an interchangeable nipple.
Give us £3 off and we will maybe think about it.
No.
That makes perfect sense, but it's not my job to ask.
Why would it be better? You still have to hold stock of the others.
We haven't got time to test it sufficiently.
We haven't got time to do a full supply chain analysis.
Look, Just make this new car stop. The project is late already.
No.
Would you rather us buy off......name of German tyre maker who also makes Turbos.

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General Discussion Area / Re: The divide between the North and the South.

« on: 27 January 2021, 04:56:21 »

I didn't have you pegged as coming from Mancchester... but now that you mention it

My wife likes to suggest that's why I'm a idiot.
Parents first house was in Moss Side.
Both Lancashire born. 54 years later they live in Anglesey and Dad speaks Welsh better than most Welsh. Funny old world.

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General Discussion Area / Re: The divide between the North and the South.

« on: 26 January 2021, 21:41:41 »

As a generic Northerner, - Born in Manchester. Raised in Cheshire and Miseryside, studied in Coventry, lived adult life in Brum, Yorkshire and Liverpool, I find that mostly people are the same all over the world.  They worry about similar things. 
I'm about to start negotiations on converting from.Freelance to Permie, at my Current contract, and my boss was until recently paying £2k a month rent in London. My aspirations on pay are probably lower than he will expect because he has no northern calibration.

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General Discussion Area / Re: CV 19 vaccination

« on: 24 January 2021, 13:07:50 »

Politicians  have been right royally f**king things up at No 10 for ages if that's who you mean 

Fixed that for you.
Boris is just one in a long line of inexperienced entitled idiots from both sides who wouldnt get a job running a small corner shop, but somehow mange to convince people they are capable of running a multi trillion pound organisation that is the UK.
Neither would any of them win at poker, without cheating.
My adult life, since 1985 has not seen much competence AND humanity from any of those in charge.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 24 January 2021, 12:55:52 »

I haven't used the omega since Christmas due to wife having a car and the fact that we use that for local trips.
And lockdown.
Actually I used it Once, 3 weeks ago, and it only just fired into life.  Should have put it on charge then.


Obviously the battery is flat.  So jump leads off the Astra and it started fine. Reversed it onto the shared drive so i can put my battery charger on it. 

Which is in the boot. The ignition needs to be off to open the boot.

Then The boot won't open due to low battery.

So I try to start it. No. 4 mins of idling is not enough to get enough charge.

So I have to use the Astra to get it open, with jump leads, and then I can start it again.

Only now it won't rev above 1500 RPM and is throwing up ignition fault codes and the traction control light is on.

Get my new fault code reader.  Thank you farther christmess.

Fault codes erased.

So now I go to turn the ignition off so i can put the charger on.  No the charger won't work below 9v, so i have to put the jump leads on, get it started again. Connect the charger with the engine running (I was questioning the wisdom, but thought ah opps it)

Once the charger is working, the engine off, and back indoors for a cup of tea.

I'll give it until lights out.

 

And then I'll put it on again tomorrow morning. 

Last time. I found I needed 3 sessions of about 4 hours to get the battery holding full charge. 

Of course the battery may be oppsed but hey.

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General Discussion Area / Re: No more mortgage payments on this property.

« on: 19 January 2021, 12:15:01 »

Well, I call it the unacceptable face of Capitalism. 

The irony is utterly wasted

I feel like getting wasted.

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General Discussion Area / Re: No more mortgage payments on this property.

« on: 18 January 2021, 23:00:44 »

A number of people got into 'buy to rent' back in the day. Not so lucrative now.

It's not real wealth when a property has a mortgage on it. It looks good on paper but .........

Pretty sure that Tigger fella owns houses in darkest 'Darzett'

For me it's all about return on investment. 5 years in. 
We invested 42k and pay tax on £6k profit
Which appears to be 14%.  However, the value has risen so if we were to get out now, after fees and tax etc would end up with an extra 25k which I think we can call £5k a year
So over 5 years 26% return on that 42k per year.

Mortgage is reduced by the profit every year so in reality the return on equity is decreasing as our equity increases and the profit is fairly straight. 

But yes BTL not as lucrative as you think.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What do believe in most?

« on: 18 January 2021, 22:50:07 »

Newpod:

What if you win all £49million on tonight's lottery...

Would you be happy to redistribute all of it equally to everyone on benefits?

If you work hard and get to a point where you have six figures in savings, would you be happy to be reset so that someone who couldn't be bothered was given most of it so that you each had the same?

Or be forced to give up any rental properties leaving you with the smallest property for your needs ie a studio/1 bed if there's only two of you?

I ask because that's fundamentally what you are advocating...

And where does it stop? Cars? Bicycles? Food? Water? Medication?

No they can.all opps right off and get a job. 

£49 million you say?
My aspirations could not consume that much, and after I've distributed it wisely to family and friends, there will be about 15 million for redistribution.  Homelessness, as in rough sleeping and debt Due to mental.health issues are where i.would start my focus.  Obviously I'd be looking for paid advisors and I'd definately start at OFF because I feel sure we've got the brightest and yet most kind and understanding demographic.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What do believe in most?

« on: 15 January 2021, 19:51:42 »

The silly bint states that if we all start from the same place then we all end up at the same place.

Only a 6 year old would believe this.

Imagine, that you have a twin brother.  He's not as bright as you, but he works harder. But circumstances and life means that he ends up on the breadline, and you end up pretty well off.  You'd share it with him right ?   What if he wasn't hard working and the circumstances were due to his own selfish dishonesty.  What if he stole from you ? What if your wife was a bit scared of him. What if ? Would you help him then ? What if he was sleeping on the streets? You'd help him.then ? Or maybe not.  If you knew he would die if he didn't come in from.the cold?
Society is like a big family.  Unfortunately we are not equal, but surely we'd share some of what we've got, with people who have nothing.
Or should we.?  It's not our fault. 

And this is the dilemma.  The richest 5% have 95% of the e wealth. Surely some redistribution is only human? 

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General Discussion Area / Re: School food parcels

« on: 15 January 2021, 19:40:59 »

 

Why the hell are they paying a company to box up and deliver food to parents?    The taxpayer is paying £10.50 for £5.22 worth of food! 

Why can't they give them Tesco* vouchers that can only be redeemed against food and let them go out and get their own FFS!   



* Other supermarkets are available.

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