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I usually do this, especially as a car gets older and therefore the locking thing wears. However I've had places cross thread normal wheel bolts too.
It does mean that a local place that actually hand starts the bolts/nuts and uses a proper torque wrench to finish is the place that gets my business these days.
It does mean that a local place that actually hand starts the bolts/nuts and uses a proper torque wrench to finish is the place that gets my business these days.
WrekinCrew said:
I was changing my air filter yesterday and the T4 Torx bit fell out its magnetic holder and is sitting somewhere on the plastic tray at the bottom of the engine bay. Can't see it, so will have to drop the tray, but that needs a T4 bit and I only had the one.
Do you ever think if it weren't for BAD LUCK, you wouldn't have any LUCK at all?I feel your pain.
In the late 1980's being skint, I converted my 850cc Renault 4 TL to Renault 5 Gordini power by bolting in a 1400cc Gordini engine.
When I started it up in front of my friends for the first time, they thought it hilarious how I had 4 reverse gears and only one going one going forward.
When I eventually figured it out, it went like the clappers on its 135x13 remoulds.
When I started it up in front of my friends for the first time, they thought it hilarious how I had 4 reverse gears and only one going one going forward.
When I eventually figured it out, it went like the clappers on its 135x13 remoulds.
Got lots!
Servicing my wife's pug 106. decided to do it at the stables where she kept her horse. I followed her to the stables in my Audi, gave her my keys...and said "I will let you know when it's done".
She drove off in my car.
I couldn't remove the old oil filter.....so smacked a screwdriver through it......worked a treat. Now where is the new filter? s
t...it's in my car, with my phone and wallet.
I had to walk 14 miles home and then go back the next day....well miffed at that one!
Servicing my wife's pug 106. decided to do it at the stables where she kept her horse. I followed her to the stables in my Audi, gave her my keys...and said "I will let you know when it's done".
She drove off in my car.
I couldn't remove the old oil filter.....so smacked a screwdriver through it......worked a treat. Now where is the new filter? s
t...it's in my car, with my phone and wallet.I had to walk 14 miles home and then go back the next day....well miffed at that one!
WrekinCrew said:
I was changing my air filter yesterday and the T4 Torx bit fell out its magnetic holder and is sitting somewhere on the plastic tray at the bottom of the engine bay. Can't see it, so will have to drop the tray, but that needs a T4 bit and I only had the one.
Can you use a magnet under the tray to drag the bit to an edge and retrieve it?Fastpedeller said:
WrekinCrew said:
I was changing my air filter yesterday and the T4 Torx bit fell out its magnetic holder and is sitting somewhere on the plastic tray at the bottom of the engine bay. Can't see it, so will have to drop the tray, but that needs a T4 bit and I only had the one.
Can you use a magnet under the tray to drag the bit to an edge and retrieve it?WrekinCrew said:
I was changing my air filter yesterday and the T4 Torx bit fell out its magnetic holder and is sitting somewhere on the plastic tray at the bottom of the engine bay. Can't see it, so will have to drop the tray, but that needs a T4 bit and I only had the one.
Isn't T4 a bit microscopic for a car fitting? Google tells me it's 1.35mm across the points.Gassing Station | Home Mechanics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff