Melvyn Best
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Isn’t there someone on this forum that repairs ABS modules? I can’t remember who it is
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@premmington maybe ?
droopsnoot
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My nibbler went blunt today, so I took it to bits and replaced the blunt bit. That was much better, but I think I've stupidly got it too hot and blunted it again. I've left it to cool down overnight and I'll see if I've wasted one of the spare bits.
Beeezer
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Big nibbling….frowned upon in some circles….
Wallace
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See if it's a standard bearing and give Simply Bearings a bit of Googlefoo?
yesterday, think i killed the batt in my fzr motorbike.
i didn't have all my own stuff with me when trying to start it and foolishly connected one of those big booster-charger things.
it certainly started up alright but then the top errupted and spat god knows what all over my face.
subsequent start ups and the batt is bubbling up excessively. will get a new batt today, test properly with a meter while praying i haven't killed the regulator.
should have just waited!
phil
i didn't have all my own stuff with me when trying to start it and foolishly connected one of those big booster-charger things.
it certainly started up alright but then the top errupted and spat god knows what all over my face.
subsequent start ups and the batt is bubbling up excessively. will get a new batt today, test properly with a meter while praying i haven't killed the regulator.
should have just waited!
phil
droopsnoot
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My Katsu die grinder might not actually be broken. I switched to a different carbide burr and it's a lot smoother, in as much as it doesn't feel as if it will disintegrate in my hands when I use it. So maybe that burr has a problem, or maybe it had just shifted in the collet a little. That shouldn't happen, but the vibration when I'm taking the top off welds is such that it will gradually work it's way out of the collet, and I regularly have to undo it and push the burr back in.
I have blunted the spare tip for my nibbler, so I resorted to finishing the cut with an angle grinder and cutting disc. I don't like that because of the noise and sparks going everywhere, but I need to get some jobs done and will consider what to do about the nibbler soon. There are more spare bits in the box, and I need to remember to not try to do four 1.25m cuts in rapid succession - I just wanted to get all the pieces cut off the full sheets before I went home.
I have blunted the spare tip for my nibbler, so I resorted to finishing the cut with an angle grinder and cutting disc. I don't like that because of the noise and sparks going everywhere, but I need to get some jobs done and will consider what to do about the nibbler soon. There are more spare bits in the box, and I need to remember to not try to do four 1.25m cuts in rapid succession - I just wanted to get all the pieces cut off the full sheets before I went home.
sako243
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Last night, luckily without the lathe on the trailer behind me. Was just about to turn into a mates road where I was having a BBQ last night when my foot went straight to the floor. Cue not pleasant feelings and trying to avoid hitting the car infront waiting to turn into the same road.
Thankfully it turned, a few frantic pumps of the brakes and the LR came to a stop. Waited till it was clear and then pulled up outside aforementioned friends house. One stomp on the pedal by him showed the problem. Burst hardline by the T hence spraying fluid everywhere.
One mole grip later and the flexi was clamped off and I was able to get it back to @8ob's yard that evening. This morning up early and got the broken pipe off, little bit of cutting off pipe with a grinder and hammering on a 10mm socket over the fitting as it was rounded off.
The man, the legend, the Bob himself started making replacement lines and it was all bled and sorted out for the journey home.
The remnants of the brake line after Bob had had his way with them in the workshop
Thankfully it turned, a few frantic pumps of the brakes and the LR came to a stop. Waited till it was clear and then pulled up outside aforementioned friends house. One stomp on the pedal by him showed the problem. Burst hardline by the T hence spraying fluid everywhere.
One mole grip later and the flexi was clamped off and I was able to get it back to @8ob's yard that evening. This morning up early and got the broken pipe off, little bit of cutting off pipe with a grinder and hammering on a 10mm socket over the fitting as it was rounded off.
The man, the legend, the Bob himself started making replacement lines and it was all bled and sorted out for the journey home.
The remnants of the brake line after Bob had had his way with them in the workshop
Farside
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I had exact same on a Renault 16 coming to a halt at a zebra crossing. Luckily didn't hit anyone.
I was utterly sure up to that point that the dual-circuit brakes fitted to the thing would have prevented a tragedy. They didn't fecking work!
redlig
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A few years ago my ,then 19 year old daughter and three mates set off for an evening "fun" in one of the girls oldish mini. 10 mins later they were back with a " Dad the brakes don't seem very good" I pointed to the oil soaked rear wheel and said that they were not going any further . My daughter then proceeded to tell me that it would be OK as they would take it easy. I took the keys out of the car just to be sure. Kids !
Jelly_Sheffield
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I am feeling much better about my decision to replace all the brake lines on mine now...
They seemed fine, but given they were attached to a failed master and 6 failed wheel cylinders...
sako243
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They've held up pretty well given they're the original lines from 1994.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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But.............
Oh well, we can get a new stone.
Oh.......
This can be fixed.
(Bottom, just of centre)
Main shaft is broken, it was the old grease holding it together.
Sad end, but not worth the cost to fix it.
Could still be repaired, weld a thicker piece onto the spline, spline in lathe chuck and shape same as old piece, then thread the end. It's only a hand powered grinder.
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Parkside chainsaw, the side adjuster bevel gears are just held in place by the thin wear plate.
Its been a good saw, a lot of pro use cutting low stumps in the dirt with a blunt chain, roots and a lot far too big for it.
Still in warranty but its a minor fail, easily repairable if I cant find a replacement wear plate.
Its been a good saw, a lot of pro use cutting low stumps in the dirt with a blunt chain, roots and a lot far too big for it.
Still in warranty but its a minor fail, easily repairable if I cant find a replacement wear plate.
