Next time, it is faster to just drill the head off the screw. You dont even need to bother pulling out the shaft.
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What did you do in your garage today..?
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I have spent more time on those stupid little screws than I have on actually replacing the rotors and pads.
Stupid Honda with their stupid little useless screw.
I just drill bit the head off as @GreyGhost mentioned. So much faster.
48Connor
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Pulled the top deck off the Seadoo last night. Had to do it to install a depth finder, but also did an oil change and added quick connects to the battery for a trickle charger while it was opened up. Its all back together now and winterized.
The depth finder will be sweet for next year. Should be well worth the money
The depth finder will be sweet for next year. Should be well worth the money
Relax
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I was just going to post how the set I bought has been sitting unused for almost 35 years, but finally came in useful last night to remove the completely stripped Roberts screws holding the rubber bumpers onto my tire changer. At first I though they were Philips heads and used a chisel to try reforming the cross, but one of them was worn right down with only a pinhole, so I used the one side to open up the hole, and the spiral side to SLOWLY back it out. Worked great, and no wear on the tool like your pic, but not a lot of torque or rust holding it in like a brake rotor retainer.
Relax
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They're only there to hold the rotor in place while you get the brake calipers and pads back on. So use very little torque when installing and anti-seize if you want. I used to have this problem with my BMW's which need them even more since there's no studs to hang the rotor on, but not any more after taking it easy on them during installation.
Relax
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I inherited a bench-mounted drill press from one of my best friends @RC-31, but it's been collecting dust for the last 4 years while I continue to procrastinate on converting my cold cellar into a workshop, and no room for a work bench in my garage. I recently bought a heavy duty grinder pedestal from Princess Auto on clearance for $135, and had an epiphany:
Swapped tires to winters on both cars. No back pain thanks to my handy dandy stool I bought from a great local GTAMer.
Relax
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Good idea, but sadly not possible between the reinforcement webbing under the platform and the pedestal tube itself. Also it seems less than ideal to have the wheels spinning "upward" instead of "downward" and possibly throwing the grindings towards my face.
I dont have a pimp stool, I use a milk crate.
Snows on both cars. Rear brakes on mine (absolute prick to get old discs off and reset calipers). Tear apart rear of wifes to try diagnose strange issue (drives like a welded diff but obviously isnt). Diagnosis not easy to come by.
You're one day ahead of me for the same thing. Snows on both my vehicles and diagnose a weird noise on the front of our SUV. Possible wheel bearing but instead of the usual "hum" when turning to one side that gets louder the harder you turn this one is more of a "knock-knock-knock" when turning to the left but doesn't get worse and sometimes goes away when turning sharper or isn't there at all. Mechanic friend said to also check swaybar just in case (both front wheel bearings were done 3yrs ago and not much mileage since).
I checked the rotors and pads on both and they look good enough to leave alone. I bought a full set front and back and will replace them in the spring tire change.
No need to rush and hurry in the cold and then screw it up.
But I did notice my Husky 3T Jack is starting to lose pressure as the car lowered slight to the Jack stand during each tire swap.
CV joint? Does adding power through the corner make things worse?
Mine is not looking good. We are up to 90% probability of needing a rear diff. Will do a fluid change to confirm ugliness. Wrecker diff is $2800.
I was also going to chime in. I had a set of them I never used and then 2 days ago used them to pull out a bunch of bolts I'd drilled the heads off of. They worked great but that was after I had drilled a holes into the studs.
The feeling of holding onto something for many years and finally using it for that 1 specific project is greater than purchasing said tool the day before for 1 time use, even an inexpensive tool.
I've been driving around with a regular size battery pack/charger for about 2-3 years. Finally used it on a strangers car a few weeks back. Felt like a hero even though it's been annoying me in the van ever since I put in it.
Got Mr lube to mount the snows on the van rims 2 hr wait but everyone else is booked into late December. A bit expensive but it is done they charge extra for mounting 10 ply tires. Now that they are on the rims I will put summers on the new alloys I bought.
Sent from the future
Sent from the future
Swapped snowies on my Civic this weekend but my Jack won’t lift the Tiguan high enough. Taking it in for swap tomorrow. Might invest in a taller trolley jack for next year.
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