bstardchild
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Sept 1, 2015 21:58:39 GMT
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About 20 years ago - I bought a Sealey Breaker Bar - approx 3 ft and I read on the package that the knuckle end was a consumable and designed to break first I thought well when I break it I'll buy an replacement...... I've abused it way more that any other tool I own - when I couldn't get the leverage needed I've assisted it with a GPZ600 fork leg and if that wasn't enough occasionally a scaffold pole. It never gets to work on nice new stuff just rusty Opels, Mercs and BMW's It's split my head open on a few occasions and it's cracked it's fair share of sockets. But yesterday it was defeated (shattered) by a hub nut On a 6 year old Renault.............. I think it was the shame of it  [/joke] RIP knuckle - you've been a good friend and companion  Any recomendation for decent replacement knuckles that aren't made of cheese - guessing most are?  |
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Sept 1, 2015 22:04:07 GMT
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I've yet to defeat my snap on one which is a good 25 years old now, and believe me I can put some weight behind it! Lol
However, anything bigger than 15/16“a/f / 9/16“ bsw (24mm) and I get the 3/4" drive set on it ;-)
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bstardchild
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Sept 1, 2015 22:17:41 GMT
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I've yet to defeat my snap on one which is a good 25 years old now, and believe me I can put some weight behind it! Lol Oi..... What I lack in weight I make up for in cunning (oh and leverage ) However, anything bigger than 15/16“a/f / 9/16“ bsw (24mm) and I get the 3/4" drive set on it ;-) I has 3/4 inch drive from 18mm to 37mm and a sliding bar in 3/4 - it's my weapon of choice for anything big but....... I wasn't at home........ It was a bloody Renault  |
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Chap next door to me at work services courrier vans. Mercs, Peugots and Renaults. I've seen him struggle before with front hub nuts on them French shitters, and I have a 5 ft length of 1" water pipe he often uses to 'persuade' them. I'm sure they don't need to be 'that' tight.
I'll find out what brand his is, cos it takes some abuse! lol
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 71
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Chap next door to me at work services courrier vans. Mercs, Peugots and Renaults. I've seen him struggle before with front hub nuts on them French shitters, and I have a 5 ft length of 1" water pipe he often uses to 'persuade' them. I'm sure they don't need to be 'that' tight. Hub nuts on "cartridge" wheel bearings on Carltons and Monzas are 360 NM - just saying like....... Normally I borrow this from work   I'll find out what brand his is, cos it takes some abuse! lol Find out how many knuckles it's had first |
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Sept 2, 2015 10:21:17 GMT
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Many years ago I struggled to undo the flywheel glandnut off an aircooled VW engine. Turned out torqued to 250lbft.
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bortaf
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Sept 2, 2015 13:54:52 GMT
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When i first bought my sealy bar (18 years ago) the nuckle was chrome but 5 heads later it's a black drapier one, just tpop into a decent car spares and get a drapier one, they're as good as the origional IME, sometimes somone hides my 3/4 drive T bar and i have to use the breaker bar hense the many broken heads |
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R.I.P photobucket
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Sept 2, 2015 20:20:37 GMT
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My Halfords professional one has had some abuse, me bouncing on the end of a 4ft scaff bar slid onto the very end of it made it flex but against my expectations it didn't snap the knuckle
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Sept 2, 2015 20:33:10 GMT
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Ive got a snap on one but I'm betting a halfords one would be as good .
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tdipd
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Sept 2, 2015 21:25:05 GMT
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certain it wasn't an anticlockwise thread?
I too have been jumping on my 3ft breaker with 3ft scaff attached in order to loosen the crankbolt on an xud9, it was looking pretty dodgey for a while before you hear that awesome CRACK, and think you've broken something, only to realise the nut has loosened :-)
Of course I now use only the crank of a starter to undo them bolts... if only I knew then!
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bstardchild
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Sept 2, 2015 21:28:41 GMT
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certain it wasn't an anticlockwise thread? Not sure if that's directed to me but I was sure and a length of scaff and an alternative bar on the socket got it removed I too have been jumping on my 3ft breaker with 3ft scaff attached in order to loosen the crankbolt on an xud9, it was looking pretty dodgey for a while before you hear that awesome CRACK, and think you've broken something, only to realise the nut has loosened :-) Of course I now use only the crank of a starter to undo them bolts... if only I knew then! I've done that myself but you have to be damn sure which way the thread goes |
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omegod
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Sept 2, 2015 21:45:07 GMT
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I managed to snap my halfords one while bouncing on a scaff bar, took it back as it's guaranteed for life . Guy looked at me a bit bewildered and said "you must have been giving this some serious force" "it's a f*ckin breaker bar,what do you expect" I replied. He replaced it without a quibble
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Sept 2, 2015 22:09:12 GMT
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I managed to snap my halfords one while bouncing on a scaff bar, took it back as it's guaranteed for life . Guy looked at me a bit bewildered and said "you must have been giving this some serious force" "it's a f*ckin breaker bar,what do you expect" I replied. He replaced it without a quibble To be honest Halfords are pretty good on that - except rachets in ring spanners...... |
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