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Dec 2022
9:05am, 25 Dec 2022
25,847 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
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Dec 2022
9:08am, 25 Dec 2022
25,848 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
On the plus side, I finally get to use my spring compressors which were bought years ago and weren’t needed (rear springs, dropped out by lowering the axle).
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Dec 2022
9:11am, 25 Dec 2022
1,263 posts
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Sam Jelfs
Spring compressors - evil things determined to launch large pieces of metal across the workshop
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Dec 2022
9:11am, 25 Dec 2022
25,849 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
🤣
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Dec 2022
10:20am, 25 Dec 2022
9,356 posts
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Northern Exile
Ha, I've got spring compressors, also never used!
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Dec 2022
11:53am, 25 Dec 2022
25,851 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
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Jan 2023
5:14pm, 21 Jan 2023
26,070 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
And now the front offside brake has bound on and necessitated a recovery truck form Dundee this afternoon. I hadn't budgeted either time or cash for car stuff this month.
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Jan 2023
5:33pm, 21 Jan 2023
9,402 posts
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Northern Exile
😕
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May 2023
9:17pm, 5 May 2023
26,431 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
So, I fixed the brakes on the Astra. Easy job in the end. The bleed nipple had been rounded off (presumably by by some ham-fisted eejit at the dealership) which effectively deep-sixed my plans to replace the piston. However, a new pattern part for the caliper cost ~£50 and came complete so all I had to do was plug it in and bleed the system. Sorted!
The most recent tale of woe/fortunate escape happened this week with the Landrover. On my way home from work Wed evening, made it a dozen miles through a 20 mile journey when loss of power and weird whirring noise become apparent. Nursed it home, checked coolant (low) and oil (non-existent). Cursed self for not having checked oil for a couple of weeks (OK, maybe a month), topped up all levels and took it for a run. Huge clouds of blue smoke so turned off quick and left for Mrs C to ring the garage on Thu. Topped off the oil and took it to the garage where, by Friday when they inspected it, there was again no oil. Fortunate not to have seized it, I think...
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May 2023
8:13am, 6 May 2023
7,359 posts
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um
I put a new rear wiper blade on my Espace !
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