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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 30 December 2010, 18:26:26
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It still isn't endearing itself to me ;D
I gave it a charge most of the day, then blasted it down the tip (seeing as the bloody council are as much use as a used johnny). During that 20 mile round trip, it clocked over 500 miles since last oil change (that MDTM did a few months ago), so as it was due another. No problem there, all went to plan. Oil was black as the ace of spades though - thats full Vauxhall service history for you! So I guess I'll have to do another in 500 miles.
As the passenger side was jacked up, I though I'd sort out the bodged (just cut) brake wear sensor. Could I get the rather wheel off? Could I tosh! Must have taken an hour and a half to get the little bastard off >:(
S'pose I should take the others off now. Well, tomorrow, anyway.
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C'mon TB................bigger sammy? or weedy muscules?
You know you can do it...........................LOL!
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Presumably it had 'corroded' itself to the disc / hub?
Had that before so I cleaned up the mating surfaces and smeared some copper ease on.
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Presumably it had 'corroded' itself to the disc / hub?
Had that before so I cleaned up the mating surfaces and smeared some copper ease on.
Don't say that Andy, you'll make Mr Gixer cry. ;D ;D
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Yup, now copperslipped up. I'm gonna wait until chrisgixer comes around, then make him take it off, just to see his face ;D
But I get a distinct feeling he is gorging his face on a ruby murray as we speak, greedy git ;D
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Must have taken an hour and a half to get the little blank off >:( .......
As My Haynes often says ..... ''judicious use'' of a soft faced hammer can help, but I've released siezed on wheels by slackening the bolts off, then move the car by a couple of feet then slam on the brakes. It will make a hell of a bang, but the wheel will come loose. Obviously don't drive down the street to do this but as said just a couple of feet on your/Tunnie's drive! :y :y :y
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Must have taken an hour and a half to get the little blank off >:( .......
As My Haynes often says ..... ''judicious use'' of a soft faced hammer can help, but I've released siezed on wheels by slackening the bolts off, then move the car by a couple of feet then slam on the brakes. It will make a hell of a bang, but the wheel will come loose. Obviously don't drive down the street to do this but as said just a couple of feet on your/Tunnie's drive! :y :y :y
Neither of those tricks worked in this case :( - the driving with loose bolts has never failed me before.
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.... the driving with loose bolts has never failed me before.
Must've been really tight then :o
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Yup, now copperslipped up. I'm gonna wait until chrisgixer comes around, then make him take it off, just to see his face ;D
But I get a distinct feeling he is gorging his face on a ruby murray as we speak, greedy git ;D
...now sat farting on the sofa ;D
My wheels where similar, even when loose there was so much gooped up copperslip on the hub it still wouldn't come off completey, and when it did finally come free it wacked me on the knee.
Good clean up with a wire brush and yes a light smear of Andyb's personally supplied tin of copper slip ready to get the other knee next time. ;)
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... and yes a light smear of Andyb's personally supplied tin of copper slip ......
:y :y :y
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I tend to use wd40 on every wheel/tire change..
but sometimes excess use of wd40 effects the brakes somehow ;D ;D :-X
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I tend to use wd40 on every wheel/tire change..
but sometimes excess use of wd40 effects the brakes somehow ;D ;D :-X
Reminds me of someone I know who changed a set of front discs, but didn't degrease them first ;D
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in weather like this, you need someones garage ::) ;D
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in weather like this, you need someones garage ::) ;D
Indeed - but you're always in Stinksville now... ...and once I get inside the M25, the normally Mr Calm becomes Mr Angry, and my bogies turn black...
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When first purchased meg and found bolts could'nt be undone regadless of effort :(, took it round to ATS, and used their free check service.
Needless to say part of it was also to check brakes and therefore would have to remove wheels. hint hint ;) ;)
If ATS not near you KWIK FIT do free brake test or someone else do something similar ;)
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I bought myself a cheapo £70 air tools set just before Christmas. You get half a dozen or tools including an impact driver. I only have a small compressor so it has to work hard to keep the tools up to 90psi but I really like the impact driver especially not only coz it frees up anything I've used it on, but also it makes a great noise when you use it!
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My issue wasn't undoing the wheel nuts. They came off nice and easy. It was the rather wheel stuck on the hub.
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Today, refit the radio. Simples. NOT! Designed by a rather retard, and built by retards.
Got it in, but its not talking to screen, so guess the top connector has popped off, so it all has to come out. Job for tomorrow/next week, as I've hurt my foot :'(, and sat here under 2 blankets, with wet cloth wrapped around my foot :-[
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...a wet cloth? (He said warily).... now what ya done? Or how?
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...a wet cloth? (He said warily).... now what ya done? Or how?
We've run out of frozen peas :-[
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...a wet cloth? (He said warily).... now what ya done? Or how?
We've run out of frozen peas :-[
Ah, twisted...?
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...a wet cloth? (He said warily).... now what ya done? Or how?
We've run out of frozen peas :-[
Ah, twisted...?
It has been said previously! ;D ;D
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That bloody Elite..... needs an LPG kit! And sharpish! £76 rather quid to fill the bugger up! >:(
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...... £76 rather quid to fill the bugger up! >:(
Where's it only that much? It's been £80-something the last few times I've filled mine from empty. :'( :'(
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...... £76 rather quid to fill the bugger up! >:(
Where's it only that much? It's been £80-something the last few times I've filled mine from empty. :'( :'(
It had 20 odd miles left, thinking about it.
What happened to "ban the pump" at £1 a litre ???? ::)
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That bloody Elite..... needs an LPG kit! And sharpish! £76 rather quid to fill the bugger up! >:(
I concur!
Not that I use it that much, but it hurts when I do!
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That bloody Elite..... needs an LPG kit! And sharpish! £76 rather quid to fill the bugger up! >:(
I concur!
Not that I use it that much, but it hurts when I do!
Hurts more than the Lag issue by some distance. :(
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Hurts more than the Lag issue by some distance. :(
Power lag/loss when converted to LPG?
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Hurts more than the Lag issue by some distance. :(
Power lag/loss when converted to LPG?
The kits that chrisgixer and I use have a nasty intermittent lag at certain rpms under certain circumstances...
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Thanks for the info ;)
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Hurts more than the Lag issue by some distance. :(
Power lag/loss when converted to LPG?
The kits that chrisgixer and I use have a nasty intermittent lag at certain rpms under certain circumstances...
Minor power loss to be expected afaik. Occasional lag on some gear changes, and in my case lift off from Wot, should be possible to tune out, but we can't quite eradicate it on a tune up run, and it tends to leak back in over a period of a couple of months.
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Did you get this issue when running on petrol too?
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Did you get this issue when running on petrol too?
No, ran perfect on petrol.
.....although..... My current 3.2 had a slight lift off issue on petrol.(it has no LPG fitted currently) I have since found water in the plug wells on 2,4,6 bank after a missfire episode. I must check if the lift off lag is still there having replaced the plugs and cleaned out the wells. Hmmmm, I wonder?
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Had same problem with mine when I first bought it - large wooden fence pole worked for me TB :y