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[Bumpa]

Good work Stephen, and outdoors too - still, it was obviously high summer in Glasgow and not raining. The three big bolts that fix the bottom of the strut seemed to be 18 mm across the flats, a size not commonly found in socket sets. Or am I wrong. I had to hunt through my tools to find a socket that fitted well, and boy are they tight! My two foot breaker bar was needed.

 

[t-tony]

A decent socket set should have an 18mm socket, they’ve been using them on cars since Z3s were made And yes, they’re sometimes FT.

Tony.

 

[Stevo7682]

Like Tony says 18mm now a common use size across a good number of car manufacturers.
And yes it was a nice summer day which always lessons the hardship of working outside not so much the weather for that at the moment .
Stephen .

 

[mrscalex]

Most of us need breaker bars on those bolts. No shame there. Better that than hurting yourself when a regular wrench slips. Or rounding the nut.

 

[t-tony]

That's exactly why you have breaker bars, to break the bond. You should never use a ratchet to break something free and in general spanners don't have the length to give sufficient leverage or even have the comfort of a round bar to apply full pressure without damaging your fingers.

Tony.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Go on, ask him how he knows. As do many of us.

 

[Redsheep]

 

[Stevo7682]

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Obviously no sleeping policemen when that car lives

 

[Redsheep]

Imagine that on the Scottish run Steve!

 

[Stevo7682]

Would be fine Dave

MOST of it would make it back.

 

[Redsheep]

Won’t mention the word.....ferry ramp!

 

[Stevo7682]

Won’t mention the word.....ferry ramp!

That was my first thought Dave .
and quickly on that thought I was on the corran ferry twice as storm Ciara was coming in wasn't too bad.
Looked at the Lochaline ferry approach looking good .
Oban to Craignure ferry was off due to weather so we decided not to go over to Mull but we will be up for film recce beginning of April hope to get on all the ferry crossings .
Stephen.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

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Pop-riveted arches. My, that takes me back.