thks again, cancelled the order
now for the search again ,
pleased i came on here now
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thks again, cancelled the order
now for the search again ,
pleased i came on here now
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ive one of these but there will be similar 3/8 guns available, it does most of my work,unlike my bigger guns its easy to hold and get in places with one hand
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that looks a nice bit of kit , if i can’t get a small enough impact gun , i will indeed have to resort to a bloody great long bar , lol
i can see me cutting the bolts off as reading other threads the bolts can rust solid inside the bushes
have u ever heard ATF and acetone is supposed to be a great penetrating oil ??
just quickly are the telescopic breaker bars any good please
or something like a 2 x foot fixed length bar
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-Break...epid=0&hash=item3d551e4dd7:g:blQAAOSwZfNaT3Kf
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/750mm-Br...061213?hash=item3d551e685d:g:blQAAOSwZfNaT3Kf
many thks
or something like a 2 x foot fixed length bar
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-Break...epid=0&hash=item3d551e4dd7:g:blQAAOSwZfNaT3Kf
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/750mm-Br...061213?hash=item3d551e685d:g:blQAAOSwZfNaT3Kf
many thks
You wont need air or power tools for diy, they make it faster yes but there so many fiddly buggers to get to the guns wont fit.
Elcheapo spanners from argos/aldi/lidl will do to start with then when you can afford better the cheap gear can stay in the car as breakdown kit.
I would say the 2 top specilaist tools to get are
1, the 3/8 drive prop socket tool
2. the proper 6 sided 52mm socket for the hub nuts as the box ones are just utter carp
You will be surprised just how few tools you need to fix a defender, even stuff like head gaskets/cam belts is all simple hand tools apart from the torque wrench and some feeler gauges.
Elcheapo spanners from argos/aldi/lidl will do to start with then when you can afford better the cheap gear can stay in the car as breakdown kit.
I would say the 2 top specilaist tools to get are
1, the 3/8 drive prop socket tool
2. the proper 6 sided 52mm socket for the hub nuts as the box ones are just utter carp
You will be surprised just how few tools you need to fix a defender, even stuff like head gaskets/cam belts is all simple hand tools apart from the torque wrench and some feeler gauges.
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Agree with th man simple to fix.
re air or battery wrench lovely but not cheap by one later or put it on your xmas list.
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id get as god as 2ft bar as you can and a tube to go over it for the odd extreme job
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Hi Bud,
They can bend, so if you have a really tight bolt, then put a scaffold tube over the outside for the entire length.
Mine bent so I got a 1.2m 3/4 breaker bar for the extra tight things in life. D2 hub nuts for example.
Cheers
hi mate
blimey thats a serious bar, lol ,
understand where ur coming from , will be easier for wheel nuts and top of air struts etc , if the rear wishbone bolts prove to much for it will be able to borrow some bigger bars etc
many thks as always
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odd colour but looks fine as a tool, has relaceable knuckles which is a good thing
didn’t think it was bad for the money , that’s one of the reasons i went for that as it has the replaceable knuckle joints
plus will be a lot better that the other one i’ve got which is at least half the length
also thks again for giving me a heads up ref that angled power wrench instead of me mistaking it for an impact one , they cancelled the order no problems
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Gary listen to neilly. I have broken the end where that swivel pin is when I used a length of pipe on the bar. So what I am saying is I agree 100% with neilly
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no problem ,i wouldnt get a smaller gun like mine unless your using it everyday like i do,in fact its my most used tool by a long way but a ratchet and socket does similar just a lot slower, a large gun is very handy though
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thats why having replaceable knuckles is handy ,1/2 is enough for most ,though a 3/4 socket set is nice it wouldnt be a first on a tool to get list
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Uhhmm, radio? You're gonna be there a while..
Also, Ultimate storage bench come storage (Australian) silly money in Homebase. Liked it so much I put another one in the kitchen
Also, Ultimate storage bench come storage (Australian) silly money in Homebase. Liked it so much I put another one in the kitchen
don’t worry i’ve snapped a few bars, sockets etc etc in my time and indeed see where nelly was coming from
another reason i got one with the knuckle joint so could replace just that if it broke
