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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: bigegg on 27 June 2013, 15:41:28
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Decided to spend the day doing the advisorys (discs, pads, ball joint)on my tranny, prior to lining out and converting to a dayvan.
Up and out at 7am, so I can spend afternoon in my shed woodworking :)
Jack up the front end, and the scissor jack thread strips >:(
So off to the scrappy to buy another scissor jack (only 1/4 mile away)
Jack up, and take off calipers. undo ball joint.
SNAP the ball joint splitter >:(
Out comes sammy, and change pads, disk, and ball joint
Bolt everything back together.
Other side.
wheel off. caliper off.
come to remove the caliper mount , and the bolt is rounded off >:(
put eveything back together, and down to dealers for new bolt (£1.68)
Get back, jack up again.
Wheel off.
Used the wrong size torx driver, and round off the caliper slide bolt >:(
Back to scrap yard for new bolt (free)
Order new ball joint and track rod end (£40) - didn't need them, but doubt I can sammy them off without damage, and need to remove them to get hub assembly off for access to remove rounded off bolts.
Bit of oil on my glasses, so take them off to wipe, and snapped the frame >:(
So now I'm off to vision express - on the bus, cos van is in bits, and I can't drive without glasses any way.
And now it's p'ing it down. >:(
Some days, it's just not worth getting out of bed.
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And its not over yet ::)
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And its not over yet ::)
thanks for that. :y
I'd buy myself a bottle of rum, and drink myself into oblivion, but I'd probably drop the f@@@ing thing
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And its not over yet ::)
thanks for that. :y
I'd buy myself a bottle of rum, and drink myself into oblivion, but I'd probably drop the f@@@ing thing
Sorry mate - too far for me to come to hold the bottle for you ;D ;D ;D ;)
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My daughter has just reinded me I have a Tommy Tippee cup :y
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/ciu/3c/d7/a484017b42a0068ad2fe1210.L.jpg)
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;D ;D ;D
That's cheered me up no end. :y
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Look on the bright side, if it wasn't for bad luck you wouldn't be getting any luck at all. :o :o :o :o
Unfortunately, Murphy and his law is forever vigilant! ::) :(
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My daughter has just reinded me I have a Tommy Tippee cup :y
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/ciu/3c/d7/a484017b42a0068ad2fe1210.L.jpg)
;D
I get days like that , other week i slammed my bonnet down on me specs >:(
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My daughter has just reinded me I have a Tommy Tippee cup :y
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/ciu/3c/d7/a484017b42a0068ad2fe1210.L.jpg)
;D
I get days like that , other week i slammed my bonnet down on me specs >:(
Were you wearing them at the time Steve? :) :) :) ;)
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My daughter has just reinded me I have a Tommy Tippee cup :y
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/ciu/3c/d7/a484017b42a0068ad2fe1210.L.jpg)
;D
I get days like that , other week i slammed my bonnet down on me specs >:(
Were you wearing them at the time Steve? :) :) :) ;)
No mate , cant remember why but was stamping my feet for a while after ::) :-[
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Vision Express. Tell them the day you have had and ask for a spare pair to be thrown in 8). Then you will always be able to drive
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;D ;D ;D
That's cheered me up no end. :y
Lol me too, at least someones luck is similar to mine ;D
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managed to survive the White Rose centre, and bought a nice cheap pair of £30 glasses to use in the shed.
second pair on order for delivery next week.
bottle of rum on order - sent MrsEgg, cos I'm not risking it!
Feet up, bottle of peppermint next to me.
Zombieland ready to watch, then early night ready to start again on the f@!#ing van again tomorrow
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managed to survive the White Rose centre, and bought a nice cheap pair of £30 glasses to use in the shed.
second pair on order for delivery next week.
bottle of rum on order - sent MrsEgg, cos I'm not risking it!
Feet up, bottle of peppermint next to me.
Zombieland ready to watch, then early night ready to start again on the f@!#ing van again tomorrow
Don't forget to post if it all goes horribly wrong :)
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nah you dont want to stay in bed just look at the fun you will have missed ;D ;D ;D
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Just in case GLASSES (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=glasses%20poundland%20&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.poundland.co.uk%2Fproduct-range%2Fa-z%2Fessential-style-reading-glasses%2F&ei=MojMUaTmHamu7AanxYGwAw&usg=AFQjCNEO_hjTPmEK851lz1xTQ3hcDux1hA&bvm=bv.48572450,d.ZGU)
Thats where im going tomorrow :(
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managed to survive the White Rose centre, and bought a nice cheap pair of £30 glasses to use in the shed.
second pair on order for delivery next week.
bottle of rum on order - sent MrsEgg, cos I'm not risking it!
Feet up, bottle of peppermint next to me.
Zombieland ready to watch, then early night ready to start again on the f@!#ing van again tomorrow
Don't forget to post if it all goes horribly wrong :)
Of course - I wouldn't want you to miss out on any amusement at my expense.
:D :D :D :y
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Ah! I thought that my day went remarkably well :-\ , Murphy was looking your way today!! :)
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Hah ! you too..............Went my day badly.
I arrived back at a job I'm doing refurbishing a load of Gym machines . Painted one on tuesday and I leave the synthetic paint to cure for two days. Lifted part of the machine to find the paint soft, Mmmm? Looked at the last batch delivered to find the idiot had sent me 2K and I had mixed as synthetic ie without hardner. >:(
Tried to remove using a 9" grinder with twist knot brush , it snagged jumped out of my hand bounced off the ground and into my shin :o
Sat down to relieve the pain at the back of the van and broke my glasses too :'(
Was advised to try a coat of 2K over the soft paint so mixed up a little but as my air fed mask was at home thought i'd try a little section with just an ordinary mask ...........migraine followed 10 minutes later :(
Came home to find parts from Germany for my BMW had been taken back to depot because no one available to sign for . Driver could have called me on mobile which is on the address label but .......I then wanted to remove a petrol tank from my E24 BMW to allow welding to start . 2 bolts holding it , first came off easily second rounded head ......By this time I had had enough shut everything down and walked away........
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Tried to remove using a 9" grinder with twist knot brush , it snagged jumped out of my hand bounced off the ground and into my shin :o
Ow!! :o :'(
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In the end, took just over 4 hours.
:)
Hammered in Torx bit managed to get the caliper off, so didn't have to disconnect the brake hose :)
Got the hub assembly on the bench, and welded a nut onto the rounded off bolt head DIDN'T burn myself :)
Disks and pads fitted
Everything back together :)
Nearly new tyre (Continental) from scrappy (maybe new -was a spare, and looks very clean and unworn). £20 !!! including wheel.
Now to make a start on the dayvan conversion
MrsEgg looked at me daft when I said I was carpeting the walls ;D ;D ;D