What have you done to your Landie today.
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cool :-D dont get it snagged in your clothes, it will suck you in!!!! 
cool :-D dont get it snagged in your clothes, it will suck you in!!!!
LOL, I wouldn't care but he is nearly 90, I wouldn't let him use it either
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Off to work out how an angle grinder works to finally finish my bumper
How hard can it be
indeed !!
used angle grinders for years,
and I`ve got the scars litrally, on my body to prove it.
hat plus good safety glasses go on first, gloves if you can use them too,
but, an angry angle grinder dont care whats in its path, metal, plastics, body skin & flesh is easy for it - trust me !!
indeed !!
used angle grinders for years,
and I`ve got the scars litrally, on my body to prove it.
hat plus good safety glasses go on first, gloves if you can use them too,
but, an angry angle grinder dont care whats in its path, metal, plastics, body skin & flesh is easy for it - trust me !!
Dont scare me, I have worked myself up to believing I can do this job 
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I found the real problem was the handbrake actuator plate getting stuck to the shoe and not working as a proper lever. The handbrake was working, but very poorly. After taking it apart, cleaning crud, the plate moves opposite to the shoe and works aa a lever again, thus giving a good hanbrake feel and power ..
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Gonna be doing a decent bit after brekky
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I found the real problem was the handbrake actuator plate getting stuck to the shoe and not working as a proper lever. The handbrake was working, but very poorly. After taking it apart, cleaning crud, the plate moves opposite to the shoe and works aa a lever again, thus giving a good hanbrake feel and power ..
That's the norm, mine does that after a bit of mud
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This was the first time I'd had it apart in over a year .. even though I've been 'mudding' at least once a fortnight ... and it had been stood for about 3 weeks directly after the last mud bath!
Actually, there wasn't a lot of mud in there, surprisingly, but there was a lot of surface rust and it was this that was locking the plates together. Once that cleaned off they moved very nicely!
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I take it you didn't see that recent thread on here about them that had a link to a medical journal case thingy on their use and mishaps. Certainly opened my eyes
I take a lot more care now than I previously did, and even then I still used to wear gloves and safety specs. Some right bad injuries on it. Someone may have the link to handI take it you didn't see that recent thread on here about them that had a link to a medical journal case thingy on their use and mishaps. Certainly opened my eyes
Well I used it successfully, well at least I ground the bit I wanted to.
However the bumper still doesn't fit on, I cant line the holes up
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Stick a photo or two up
I would but I'm fed up now. I want to put an MOT on it early while I have some time.
Just going to put the old bumper back, will do the winch bumper some day.
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sue,dont be beaten by the bumper,post a pic or two and lets see if anyone can help/offer advice.
sue,dont be beaten by the bumper,post a pic or two and lets see if anyone can help/offer advice.
I'm sure they could, I just don't want to do it anymore
Its too heavy and I probably don't have the right tools and I'm having a strop cause I'm useless
Off for some cake and coffee
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Off for some cake and coffee
I hope you've got enough of that go around
Thats the good thing about only living with my fitness freak daughter. She doesn't want to share the cake
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I'm sure they could, I just don't want to do it anymore
Its too heavy and I probably don't have the right tools and I'm having a strop cause I'm useless
Off for some cake and coffee
oh dear,miss feeling sorry for herself.lol.dont be a defeatist,you have shown you are not useless,i think.lol.just post a pic or two and lets see if anyone can help.go on you know you wan t too.
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oh dear,miss feeling sorry for herself.lol.dont be a defeatist,you have shown you are not useless,i think.lol.just post a pic or two and lets see if anyone can help.go on you know you wan t too.
Think you're losing this one GD. coffee and cake or photos of a bumper? Hm, that's a hard one
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the bumper may need 'fitting' with a big hammer......
