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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: ClarCE on 11 April 2007, 16:03:01
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Any good, looks the same to me and £100 less than the sealey rip off..
Here (http://www.toolsinstock.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=13295)
Think I'll get one at the end of the month..
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This will be a much better buy. :)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sykes-Pickavant-Engine-Setting-Locking-Tool-Kit-GM-V6_W0QQitemZ160102632034QQihZ006QQcategoryZ30922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Yeah, I already saw that, searched ebay first - now I've got the Sykes catalogue downloaded too!
It ain't gonna still be on there by they time I've got some ready's too hand - that kit I found looks pretty identical though doesn't it?
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Yeah, I already saw that, searched ebay first - now I've got the Sykes catalogue downloaded too!
It ain't gonna still be on there by they time I've got some ready's too hand - that kit I found looks pretty identical though doesn't it?
Yeah, the one you found looks pretty good!
I find that bidding on eBay is just a form of procrastination. Everything rockets up in the last 15 minutes (or less!) and you end up nowhere. If you really want/need something then you are better off buying elsewhere.
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Chris, you can use the same approach to buying the kit as you did to getting my cams. ;)
SP is excellent quality. They normally sell on ebay for around £50-£60 (retail is £150).
At that money, there is no comparison...
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There will always be kits on ebay. Just keep bidding, but don't bid too high. Mine cost me £50, or there abouts... ...but it took a few weeks of bidding.
Then again, hopefully mine will be back soon, and you are welcome to borrow of course :)
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Couple of other bits you need in addition, are E20 1/2" drive to turn over crank (3/8" drive probably a bit small?), and a 30mm offset ring spanner.
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....... and a 30mm offset ring spanner.
and that is where I went wrong by buying a combination spanner that was only cranked. :'(
Fortunately work has since donated a suitable spanner for if/when i do it next. ::)
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....... and a 30mm offset ring spanner.
and that is where I went wrong by buying a combination spanner that was only cranked. :'(
I can see it would be challenging with one of those ;D
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Chris, you can use the same approach to buying the kit as you did to getting my cams. ;)
SP is excellent quality. They normally sell on ebay for around £50-£60 (retail is £150).
At that money, there is no comparison...
I'll get taken down to the wood shed and shot for sure if I do that again, you should have seen / heard the fallout when she found out about the cams (note to self, do not leave self logged into email)
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There will always be kits on ebay. Just keep bidding, but don't bid too high. Mine cost me £50, or there abouts... ...but it took a few weeks of bidding.
Then again, hopefully mine will be back soon, and you are welcome to borrow of course :)
Cheers TB, if the end of the month comes and goes, or I grow the gonads to attempt it myself beforehand I'll give you a shout!
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There will always be kits on ebay. Just keep bidding, but don't bid too high. Mine cost me £50, or there abouts... ...but it took a few weeks of bidding.
Then again, hopefully mine will be back soon, and you are welcome to borrow of course :)
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and that is where I went wrong by buying a combination spanner that was only cranked. cry
Forgive me for being dumb but but does anyone have a picture of such a spanner. I'm having problems visualising a cranked, offset spanner. This is to adjust the idler pullies while you have an allen key on the locking bolt, I assume?
Kevin
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and that is where I went wrong by buying a combination spanner that was only cranked. cry
Forgive me for being dumb but but does anyone have a picture of such a spanner. I'm having problems visualising a cranked, offset spanner. This is to adjust the idler pullies while you have an allen key on the locking bolt, I assume?
Kevin
It's just a deep offset ring spanner. The ring is parallel to the handle, but offset 3-4cm.
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and that is where I went wrong by buying a combination spanner that was only cranked. cry
Forgive me for being dumb but but does anyone have a picture of such a spanner. I'm having problems visualising a cranked, offset spanner. This is to adjust the idler pullies while you have an allen key on the locking bolt, I assume?
Kevin
Like this: http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/Product.asp?iProductID=28363
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Ahh, OK. Thanks.
I was thinking that the shaft had to be offset at a tangent (not 90 degrees) to the ring IYSWIM. ::)
Kevin