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Offline GMC

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2015, 10:26:22 pm »
TORQUE WRENCH
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It's the first question I ask any Mechanic or so called Mechanic who walks in with a Resume
What's the torque setting on the sump plug of a 450 Motocrosser ?
What brand ? doesn't matter ?
Make a guess ?
What's your guess ?
Or a 250 2 smoke?

Reminds me of a bike shop owner that was telling me a few years back that he knew his new mechanic was going to be a dud when he saw him using a torque wrench as a breaker bar to undo an axle nut
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2015, 07:23:17 am »
They were calibrated vice grips.

Doh! Silly me.

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2015, 07:42:41 am »
WD40, Duct Tape, large hammer. 
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2015, 09:04:24 am »
Essential things for your shed.

1. Stocked beer fridge.
2. Good stero or radio.
3. Bed in case you get locked out of the house.
4. Maybe a big flat screen TV with Foxtel connection.
5. And some tools.
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2015, 10:05:23 am »
Essential things for your shed.

1. Stocked beer fridge.
2. Good stero or radio.
3. Bed in case you get locked out of the house.
4. Maybe a big flat screen TV with Foxtel connection.
5. And some tools.

1. Check
2. Check
3. Futon couch that folds into bed with doonas but have a spare key to the house stashed in shed
4.Got the TV with DVD built in , surround sound , no Foxtel though it is hooked to the internet through a computer to watch catchup episodes and YouTube videos
5.Check
6. Row of bikes to look at when nothing is on Television (hoarder/collector whole other thread)
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2015, 10:38:42 am »
TORQUE WRENCH

All that effort and then he sticks a pair of vice grips on the end  :o


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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #21 on: May 25, 2015, 02:26:17 pm »



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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2015, 03:37:14 pm »
A Mid seventies KX



Everyone should own one once  ;)
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2015, 05:48:12 pm »
A Mid seventies KX



Everyone should own one once  ;)
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2015, 06:05:15 pm »
Yes A4 125
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2015, 08:29:50 pm »

TORQUE WRENCH
Lozza wins!
It's the first question I ask any Mechanic or so called Mechanic who walks in with a Resume
What's the torque setting on the sump plug of a 450 Motocrosser ?
What brand ? doesn't matter ?
Make a guess ?
What's your guess ?
Or a 250 2 smoke?

I might be missing the joke here, but I'd suggest that any "mechanic" that needs to use a torque wrench on a sump plug isn't worth employing.
The good thing about telling the truth is that you don't have to remember what you said.

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2015, 09:59:35 pm »
Yep a Torque Multiplier is Number 1, you can put 500ft/lbs on with an 1/2inch drive(just don't use your inch rattle gun on it),and a couple or 3 leathermen on your belt,especially the "Crunch" which has its own mini vice grip,great for undoing stubborn Phillips head screws.

You don't need a torque wrench on the sump plug,just belt the spanner a couple of times with a copper hammer(don't want to hurt the spanner),and if it leaks plug it with Quick Metal epoxy,easy.
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #27 on: May 28, 2015, 04:47:21 am »
Pack of sooks,
Not one guess,
And Nathan no joke estimate the cost of a replacement of a set of crank cases on a M109 at 900klms?
Just a little over $5k??
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #28 on: May 28, 2015, 08:24:57 am »
Having half a f$&king clue: priceless.
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #29 on: May 28, 2015, 10:22:39 am »
Having half a f$&king clue: priceless.

^^^^Priceless ^^^^  ;D
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