20 years - horrific abuse - RIP - NSFW

20 years - horrific abuse - RIP - NSFW

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B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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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 wink [/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????

NiceCupOfTea

25,280 posts

250 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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Halfords Professional?

B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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NiceCupOfTea said:
Halfords Professional?
Remarkably serious reply to a TIC thread - thank you

I'm holding a minute silence tomorrow in memory of all the broken tools biggrin

B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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Actualy - the 750mm breaker bar in halfords is a Sealey one and it's only 17.99.......

But I think I'd rather repair my friend - especially as it fits in my toolbox


NiceCupOfTea

25,280 posts

250 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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B'stard Child said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Halfords Professional?
Remarkably serious reply to a TIC thread - thank you

I'm holding a minute silence tomorrow in memory of all the broken tools biggrin
wink Is it just me who can't throw out broken old tools? I have a broken ratchet spanner and a smashed thin walled socket in my tool box! rolleyes

Jam Spavlin

909 posts

184 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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My sincere condolences to you b.c. R.I.P little breaker bar knuckle.

B'stard Child

Original Poster:

28,320 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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NiceCupOfTea said:
B'stard Child said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Halfords Professional?
Remarkably serious reply to a TIC thread - thank you

I'm holding a minute silence tomorrow in memory of all the broken tools biggrin
wink Is it just me who can't throw out broken old tools? I have a broken ratchet spanner and a smashed thin walled socket in my tool box! rolleyes
Smashed sockets - they get binned - they normally have resulted in some pain when they broke

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.......)


B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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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 really

Halfords 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.

ch427

8,854 posts

232 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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I think those style knuckles are readily available, may be worth checking a sealey stockist online as its lasted so long.

blade7

11,311 posts

215 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Weld it back together.

B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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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!

B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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blade7 said:
Weld it back together.
Considered it

blade7

11,311 posts

215 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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B'stard Child said:
blade7 said:
Weld it back together.
Considered it
Good prep, plenty of amps, don't have body parts in harms way in case it breaks again.

geeks

9,119 posts

138 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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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!
You can buy a halfords pro knuckle only, highly recomended and will probably last another 20 years!

aka_kerrly

12,415 posts

209 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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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?

B'stard Child

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28,320 posts

245 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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aka_kerrly said:
Great thread,
Err not sure about that but it was a slow news day when I started the thread biggrin

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..............

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 biggrin

aka_kerrly

12,415 posts

209 months

Monday 2nd November 2015
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I quite like a bit of tool talk & mechanics tales, maybe today I was easily pleased biggrin



SiH

1,822 posts

246 months

Friday 6th November 2015
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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. smile

nitrodave

1,262 posts

137 months

Friday 6th November 2015
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RIP 'ol trusty tool.

My halfords pro breaker bar has got me out of a lot of grief - particularly seized manifold and turbo nuts. I dread the day it breaks. By far the most trusty tool in the shed.

vanordinaire

3,701 posts

161 months

Friday 6th November 2015
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Smashed sockets - they get binned - they normally have resulted in some pain when they broke






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I've got a few with Jubilee clips round them