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Moving a car
« on: 25 February 2008, 14:52:25 »
That doesnt drive  ::)

I am unsure if this is feasable.

Its an oil cooler failure omega that doesnt start ( i havent tried it or seen it for that matter but have bought it) due to having a dodgy battery. Lets assume therefore it wont start.

It has front brakes possibly siezed.

Now i am getting it lifted - thats fine as it will winch on to the truck and wheels will drag - possibly even freeing themselves.

Now - what happens when it gets to me IF it doesnt start to run it off the truck - i cant winch it off at my end.....

Only thing i can think of if it doesnt start is to try and tow it off the truck with a tow rope with the cherokee.

Feasable ? :-/
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #1 on: 25 February 2008, 14:53:11 »
Of course it is ;)

BTW, I will reply to your PM... :)
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #2 on: 25 February 2008, 14:55:03 »
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Of course it is ;)

BTW, I will reply to your PM... :)


Ive just had one `mare after another this weekend so it wouldnt surprise me if it isnt feasable - car was meant to be here yesterday  :(

Btw James ( seperate subject) im afraid it sold this morning for £185 !!!!!!! and that included 10 months tax  :-X
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #3 on: 25 February 2008, 14:56:38 »
Might be worth a squirt of plus gas on the front disks to help them free up (assuming it's all going to get replaced?).

Can you not rope it to something solid and get the truck driver to drive off?  :y

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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #4 on: 25 February 2008, 14:56:50 »
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Of course it is ;)

BTW, I will reply to your PM... :)


Ive just had one `mare after another this weekend so it wouldnt surprise me if it isnt feasable - car was meant to be here yesterday  :(

Btw James ( seperate subject) im afraid it sold this morning for £185 !!!!!!! and that included 10 months tax  :-X

Ah well.. I'm after something newer anyway :y
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #5 on: 25 February 2008, 14:57:19 »
Apply one well charged battery and crank it off on the starter in second....assuming it has a proper gearbox of course!

How do front brakes seize anyway.....its not like the handbrake where they are applied when sat.....
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #6 on: 25 February 2008, 15:19:41 »
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Apply one well charged battery and crank it off on the starter in second....assuming it has a proper gearbox of course!

How do front brakes seize anyway.....its not like the handbrake where they are applied when sat.....


It is a manual Mark  ;D  :y

Kevin - That something solid may well be the 4litre Grand Cherokee - i`ll just drag its a$$ off with a towrope.

Im thinking that if it winches onn the truck it will toe off - cant be much more power in a winch than there is in that Jeep.

Just scared it arrives (eventually) and I/we cant get it off  :-X
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #7 on: 25 February 2008, 15:24:44 »
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Kevin - That something solid may well be the 4litre Grand Cherokee - i`ll just drag its a$$ off with a towrope.

I can see this getting expensive.... :-X

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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #8 on: 25 February 2008, 15:33:55 »
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Kevin - That something solid may well be the 4litre Grand Cherokee - i`ll just drag its a$$ off with a towrope.

I can see this getting expensive.... :-X

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What makes you say that - tell me  :-[ cos i am thinking about walking away from this as i just have a bad feeling  :-/
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #9 on: 25 February 2008, 15:35:35 »
Give us more details mate.
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #10 on: 25 February 2008, 15:38:13 »
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What makes you say that - tell me  :-[ cos i am thinking about walking away from this as i just have a bad feeling  :-/

Only joking. ;)

I'm sure it'll be fine. As Mark says, there's very little chance of the fronts siezing too badly anyway so I'd wager they'll have freed up then.

I'd be a little concerned about trying to drag it off the transporter with another car in case it suddenly gives, hence tie the Omega to something fixed and move the transporter. I'll be very surprised if the fronts haven't freed up anyway.

Go for it. :y

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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #11 on: 25 February 2008, 15:44:33 »
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Give us more details mate.


Okay

The Omega has oil cooler failure.

Seller has told me that its stood for 8 months and despite attempting to jump it wont start although it turns over a little. Presumes battery obviously.

He and a mate have been unable to move, ot wont budge,  it and think the from brakes are siezed. Has tried to jump it from his other car which is only a 1.4 Citreon - surprisingly it doesnt start with that power ;D

Now due to my own commitments i cant get to him to evaluate his diagnosis or replace battery to see if it works or to remove the wheels and free calipers/pads/ as appropriate.

Now this car is "free to a good home" and i though nothing of getting someone to pick ip up and bringing it to me. "Seller" is moving on Friday so i dont/ cant create the time to get there.

Now today i am panicking that if it cant and wont move and we drag it onto a truck how do we get it off at my end.

I think i may have to cut my losses with this one  :'( as i have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that after getting it delivered at 930pm in the dark and rain that it wont move with a new battery and 8 months of siezed brakes and possibly lost alloy locking wheel nut may be too much to overcome...particulary with some cowboy truck driver standing like a spare at a wedding worrying about his next job  :-/
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #12 on: 25 February 2008, 15:50:32 »
I think it'll be OK. My guess is that the wheels will unsieze as soon as he starts dragging it with the winch. Have a can of plus gas ready in case. I could imagine the handbrake siezing, but not the front disks.

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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #13 on: 25 February 2008, 16:13:30 »
reverse winch it is the easiest way (put a pulley block at the bottom of the bed and run the winch cable round that and then back to the front of the car)
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Re: Moving a car
« Reply #14 on: 25 February 2008, 16:45:40 »
Just make sure if you pull it off with the Jeep that it don't catch you up when it comes off the lorry and ends up in the back of the Jeep  :-/
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