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Hey Adam,
If I wasn't busy with the opening of our new range tomorrow with several local dignitaries attending and as the Chairman I have to attend, make a speech blah blah...., I'd pop over and put some 24 stone weight behind it with you, and I am sure I may have a length of pole somewhere (although not sure where it is at the moment!).
If I wasn't busy with the opening of our new range tomorrow with several local dignitaries attending and as the Chairman I have to attend, make a speech blah blah...., I'd pop over and put some 24 stone weight behind it with you, and I am sure I may have a length of pole somewhere (although not sure where it is at the moment!).
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Close - although I am not green, unless I have had a kebab from the dodgy geezers up the hill..!!
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Big Guns !!!! Obviously undone a few wheel nuts in his time
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Damn..
did ya get those arms from workin' on landrovers?
Hub nuts, Head Bolts and Until 2 years ago, the company I worked for built Aircraft support equipment - and I used to spend 50% of my time in the design office and 50% i nthe workshop helping lug structural steel beams and columns around for some of the docking and shoring equipment we built.
(In case you haven't guessed I am the younger less good looking one - the older chap is the guy who sadly passed away earlier this year and the range we are opening tomorrow has be named in his honour as he left the club a huge lagacy in his will, God rest his soul, a true gentleman and friend)
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I was thinking today when giving it some welly, the nut would just give up with saint at it.
Cheers saint I appreciate the thought. a friend of the wife's has a length of scaffold in his garage from him and his working on cars... but he's in Cornwall fishing.
I'll give the impact gun a shot tomorrow but I suspect that it won't push enough bar to give enough torque
Cheers saint I appreciate the thought. a friend of the wife's has a length of scaffold in his garage from him and his working on cars... but he's in Cornwall fishing.
I'll give the impact gun a shot tomorrow but I suspect that it won't push enough bar to give enough torque
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How urgent??
I may be able to do next Sunday if you haven't budged it by then.... or during one day in the week - evenings are difficult with two rug rats.
Oh and sorry to have missed your call and Whatsapp msg, the other day - life is manic - new job, kids, Summer starting school, graduation do's to go to for finishing nursery etc etc - you have all this to come!
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Hows about sticking a spanner on there and giving it a good whack with 'ammer?
That usually works for me, mainly because i don't have biceps like tree trunks
That usually works for me, mainly because i don't have biceps like tree trunks
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Are you using a 6 sided socket?
Get a scaffold pole over your 1/2 or better still go and get a 3/4 breaker bar plus the scaffold tube.
Put some weight on it.
When tightening do not over do it.
Cheers
Get a scaffold pole over your 1/2 or better still go and get a 3/4 breaker bar plus the scaffold tube.
Put some weight on it.
When tightening do not over do it.
Cheers
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The P38A hub nut sits in a reccess in the hub, has to be a socket, a spanner wouldn't fit on unfortunately.Hows about sticking a spanner on there and giving it a good whack with 'ammer?
That usually works for me, mainly because i don't have biceps like tree trunks
@ukadamwest have you tried heating up the nut with a torch?
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What about putting breaker bar on it behind wheel and while someone holds it in place with his boot gently reverse car to break hold
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How about some heat?
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Cheers fella. Hopefully it will be done by Wednesday as wife will need the car as my new job sees me away one night a week and I'm not doing a 4 hour round trip in her MX5. I have to open the door to get the key on the ignition.
No worries on the call/whatsapp I know what it's like our little one is 20 months old a non sleeper, climber and energy like a red Bull addict.. getting even time to look at the car takes weeks of juggling
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That's an option but not oxy-a so I don't know if it will get hot enough.
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Difficult to do with a hub nut!
Wheel nut yes, hub nut - the car tends to fall over
