OK , Mantara started with a tip from his Mum (Bless!) and I added the spray the silicon oil (tyre shine or black plastic stuff) on before you wash your car so it penetrates before the water does (dont want any H2O in these NoH2O ve-hicles)
add your 'top tip' to aid your Aussie VeeDubber buddies in keeping on keeping on
Kool Karma to you
kkk
tonyg ·
don't use force, use a longer spanner, or a bigger hammer!!
baybuscamperkid ·
longer spanner not a good idea - tried to remove my wheel nuts that way. added 1m pipe to the end of my spanner. snapped the spanner, snapped 2 extenders for my adjustable wrench, then the wrench itself.
type82e ·
one of my teachers always told me use the proper tool for the job
dont use shifters unless youre stuck and cant borrow the right tool
marcel
Peter Leonard ·
buy the best, or the cheapest until you can afford the best. then bury the cheapest ones in a lead lined chest in your neighbour's garden. actually keep the weird ring/open ended spanners, sometimes they have just the right angle in the head to get you out of tight spots. 😀
and CHANGE YOUR OIL 😉
Craig Torrens ·
always wear a condom 😉
Peter Leonard ·
or ten to keep your fingernails clean.
KOM123 ·
For mechanical novices like me, anything I pull apart I place in order on a bench (or similar) at least 2 metres away from where I'm working in the order I disassemble it in. Makes it easier for simpletons like me to put back together. Also if it's any closer to where I'm working invariably I will knock it over, step on it or spill something on it!!
vwtyp2 ·
Don't eat the yellow snow.
fish ·
Never hit small kids or drunks. small kids grow up and drunks sober up.!!! cheers, fish
tonyg ·
Joke joyce
Robo ·
If you are restoring a car and the missus is a little jelouse of the money you spend, get a stash happening. I have a sealed money box (can) I have hidden in the shed, I put loose gold coins in this, between swap meets. The night before a swap I get the can opener, and a minute later, instant wealth.
When I get home and she hits me with the old, "how much did you spend" I can say, "only a couple of bucks" and she is none the wiser, and if she checks the bank account, theres buggar all gone.
Rob....
mnsKmobi ·
Robo wrote:If you are restoring a car and the missus is a little jelouse of the money you spend, get a stash happening. I have a sealed money box (can) I have hidden in the shed, I put loose gold coins in this, between swap meets. The night before a swap I get the can opener, and a minute later, instant wealth.
When I get home and she hits me with the old, "how much did you spend" I can say, "only a couple of bucks" and she is none the wiser, and if she checks the bank account, theres buggar all gone.
Rob....
Excellent idea! I go one better - separate bank accounts!
As for the practical stuff - get a small gas blow torch and heat your wheel nuts. Then when hot, apply a bit of wd40 or similar to the thread. Do this a few times and you will be able to undo them. Still hard but at least they come undone!
squizy ·
After the war my Mum used to use the boiled potato starch to iron shirts with. Thank goodness for fabulon now.
Squiz.....
Andy ·
REPLACE FUEL LINES regularly.
:o
GREASE threads always, copper based anti sieze or graphite based grease.
:P
USE brass nuts on exhausts 😀
CHECK for rust regularly and use rust proventative liberally. 😎
Be good to your mum (on ya dougie)
:thumb
Stay true to the breed :kiss
56astro ·
Do un to others as you would have others do un to you.
Eat your vegies.
Be good to your Mum.
Starbug ·
dont change your spark plugs when you are drunk.:thumb
actually, dont change anything when you are drunk!😀
decked dubby ·
You rule Robbo!!!:thumb:thumb:thumb
You always have to modify the price for saftey reasons.😉
kombi_76er ·
THe brave dont live forever but the cautious dont live at all.
so get out there and enjoy life
breville ·
breville ·
cut to bit bigger than cord diameter and then feed cord through the nozzel into the seal - magic!!
breville ·
Oasis ·
Don't stand up in a rowboat
baybuscamperkid ·
couldnt have said it better kombi_76er.
every day we awake to a new world. whatever happens, no regrets.
kombi_76er ·
yeah thanx mate this philosophy shit is kool ay
Alcohol the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems
vassy66T1 ·
If your car can't go fast, then it needs a decent stereo:alien
BiX ·
" the only constant in the universe is change"
"a car is meant to be driven" not just for show.
sooty ·
Don't be a silent watcher
If someone needs your help, give it
And NEVER perpertrate and act of evil by watching silently, sometimes all it takes is a single word.
KruizinKombi ·
Be nice to your mum, at least until you move out of home.