20 years - horrific abuse - RIP - NSFW
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About 20 years ago - I bought a Sealey Breaker Bar - approx 3 ft and I read on the package that the knuckle end was a consumable and designed to break first I thought well when I break it I'll buy an replacement......
I've abused it way more that any other tool I own - when I couldn't get the leverage needed I've assisted it with a GPZ600 fork leg and if that wasn't enough occasionally a scaffold pole.
It never gets to work on nice new stuff just rusty Opels, Mercs and BMW's
It's split my head open on a few occasions and it's cracked it's fair share of sockets.
But yesterday it was defeated (shattered) by a hub nut
On a 6 year old Renault.............. (I said it was NSFW)
I think it was the shame of it [/joke]
RIP knuckle - you've been a good friend and companion
Any recomendation for decent replacement knuckles that aren't made of cheese - guessing most are????
I've abused it way more that any other tool I own - when I couldn't get the leverage needed I've assisted it with a GPZ600 fork leg and if that wasn't enough occasionally a scaffold pole.
It never gets to work on nice new stuff just rusty Opels, Mercs and BMW's
It's split my head open on a few occasions and it's cracked it's fair share of sockets.
But yesterday it was defeated (shattered) by a hub nut
On a 6 year old Renault.............. (I said it was NSFW)
I think it was the shame of it [/joke]
RIP knuckle - you've been a good friend and companion
Any recomendation for decent replacement knuckles that aren't made of cheese - guessing most are????
B'stard Child said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Halfords Professional?
Remarkably serious reply to a TIC thread - thank youI'm holding a minute silence tomorrow in memory of all the broken tools
NiceCupOfTea said:
B'stard Child said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Halfords Professional?
Remarkably serious reply to a TIC thread - thank youI'm holding a minute silence tomorrow in memory of all the broken tools
Broken tools with usable ends go in one drawer - eventually they get customised to be specific application tools
Getrag 265 to bell housing bolts - cut down ring spanner - to just two inches long (just enough to get another ring spanner on it
welded 10mm ring spanner - silly cranked angle - LC throttle body bolts
Broken tools don't really die - they just get recycled
(caveat to the above - changing the oil on a getrag box on my track car was a faff and a half but was made easier by driling a hole in the right place in the transmission tunnel - rubber grommet all good.......)
Jam Spavlin said:
My sincere condolences to you b.c. R.I.P little breaker bar knuckle.
Thank you - sir - it's almost like using a pet - quite distressing reallyHalfords said:
Replacement knuckle joint for ak730 & ak7302 1/2""sq drive breaker bar. *note: knuckle joints are not covered by lifetime warranty and are treated as consumable items.
Well I'm not planning in working on a Renault again so will one last another 20 years.................My money is on no..........
Will update when the inevitable happens.
B'stard Child said:
ch427 said:
I think those style knuckles are readily available, may be worth checking a sealey stockist online as its lasted so long.
I'm sure they are - however I'd put money on the fact that they aren't the same quality they were 20 years ago..... Like most things!Great thread, I remember the sad feeling when I obliterated my first Halfords 1/4 inch ratchet that I'd been using for several years.
It was no where near as bad as the pain caused when another ratchet snapped trying to undo a gearbox bolt. That required a trip to hospital as I managed to rip the nail off an split the top of my finger in half.
Has there been a "post pics of your broken/modified tools" topic?
It was no where near as bad as the pain caused when another ratchet snapped trying to undo a gearbox bolt. That required a trip to hospital as I managed to rip the nail off an split the top of my finger in half.
Has there been a "post pics of your broken/modified tools" topic?
aka_kerrly said:
Great thread,
Err not sure about that but it was a slow news day when I started the thread aka_kerrly said:
I remember the sad feeling when I obliterated my first Halfords 1/4 inch ratchet that I'd been using for several years.
It was no where near as bad as the pain caused when another ratchet snapped trying to undo a gearbox bolt. That required a trip to hospital as I managed to rip the nail off an split the top of my finger in half.
Ouch..............It was no where near as bad as the pain caused when another ratchet snapped trying to undo a gearbox bolt. That required a trip to hospital as I managed to rip the nail off an split the top of my finger in half.
aka_kerrly said:
Has there been a "post pics of your broken/modified tools" topic?
I think there was a while back - In fact I think I contributed to it but it's not in my bookmarks.....Start a new one
You've probably chucked it by now but if I were you I'd stick a hole in it and make a key-ring out of it! I've got a similar breaker bar and like you have developed something of a bond with it. There are a handful of tools that have been really good buys (including a massive trolley jack that I picked up off eBay some years ago) and it would be a shame to just throw it in the bin.
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