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You can't beat that feelin! Tom

I did mech eng at uni, and the one module I really struggled with was electronics - I hated it!! Like the OP, I'm just not confident with it, but find like anything, you need to 'have a go', and in some cases, learn the hard way. To the OP Obviously ensure you stay away from moving...

I agree the extension bar is storing energy, just like any flex in the torque wrench itself will do so too, but you're wrong that the torque will differ from one end of the extension to the other. Look at it this way, if you hang a 5kg weight on the end of a 1m lever bar you have the same...

James is right - unless the torque was applied for a very brief moment (such as an impact driver would exert), then the full force (torque) would be applied. Losses in drivetrain are down to friction of moving parts, and energy is lost through heat and sound as we know, but in this example...

Correct. Tom

I bought one of these after reading a few posts on here and around the net, and I must say I'm very pleased! 2.5 TON HYDRAULIK BOTTLE JACKS,BRAND NEW OFF MERC SPRINTER VANS,100 IN STOCK. | eBay I love the fact that when compressed it just fits nicely under the axle, and within a matter of...

It had to be a women! :rolleyes: Tom

My bucket seats in my track car are bolted to 1" x 1" box which is welded to the chassis and that passes MOT's with no adjustment. HTH Tom

Sounds like our old 110. When you hit the wipers off they stopped dead in the position they were in - be that, at the bottom or the middle of the screen. We never had a MOT fail, or as much as an advisory in 9+ years. Is this what yours do, or is the auto-stop making them stop in the...

What about are you based? I wish I bought one of your HD bumpers ;( Tom

Thanks for the heads up! Tom

Thanks for the link. I had a phone call last night and it transpires hes go out and bought a freelander with an l series on a w reg - and the broken one will be kept for spares!

Thanks for your replies guys. We've had a look at both suppliers, and I think the old man is going to fit a 2wd conversion from bell, or buy a recon ird from The Gentlemen of Salvage, as I can't find anything to put me us off them, and they seem to know what they're doing. Cheers Tom

C'mon chaps, you can't all of just handed over the reddies to replace the VCU/IRD units without be a bit curious - can you?? Tom

?? That's a bit fecking close for my liking!! Tom

I can be more specific, as we've got a freelander with the prop off, and the shaft out of the IRD with signs of damage. The teeth look like they've been chewing on something, but it isn't obvious what just yet, and I wondered if folk have opened them up and actually found out what has bust...

Years ago now we changed from a 200tdi disco to a 300tdi disco, and we'll never forget how gutless the 300 tdi was in comparison! Whether that had anything to do with the individual engine, and a fault/worn part somewhere we'll never know, but we found it necessary to use 2nd gear towing two...

Fair play - i see the appeal. To be honest I'm not a massive mk4 fan, but when I discovered a 55mpg+ GTI it was a no-brainer! Tom

You might appreciate my 25th Anniversary 1.9tdi with just a remap that makes 190bhp and 320ft/lbs then? This has to make way for the defender... 15thaug 042 by Ann1derv, on Flickr Tom

It is a long while since I've been in a disco 2, but I'm amazed how well it handled - you seemed to even gain in some corners! I could search, but what bhp/ftlb's is it now making? Cheers Tom