bestbooties:
Hiya…ian you’ve got no lights on your unit is that safe■■? you should walk to that phonebox in the
next country. ring for a van to fix it for you… what will vosa say■■? … not to mention no mudguard.
you bad boy.i know many who would’t drive that they’re paid by the hour and would wait for a repair.
They never worked for ronnie did they…when’s your book out, iam a waiting.
John
It was halfway down the tapline that my last blowout took off my rear wing and lights.
Just getting mobile again was the important thing.
If I’d waited for ATS I’d probably still be there!
No danger of any Vosa down thay way 40 years ago!
Had enough time clearing customs at destination to fix up some rear lights to get home with.
Last did it on a Bedford MK years ago.
A couple of spades and my head against the tyre to guide it on soon got it done.
I was about 8 stone wet through but managed and was under way.
I remember a H & S bod nearly fainting as we blew a tyre up without using the cage.
We knew about split rims but were holding the tyre up against the wall with our boots against it.
Shocked at the amount of car drivers you see sitting with a puncture or with the AA man in attendance.
Should be part of the test to change a wheel.
Mind you how hard is it to get to a set of lights these days
My car headlight went the other week
Practically had to dismantle the whole front end to get at the bulb.
The main reason a wheel is “torqued” is not to make sure its on tight its to make sure that it is pulled on to the studs evenly to stop distortion of the rim.
Should be part of the oh so wonderful “CPC” to explain to drivers the idea of “torque” its bloody simple enough.
A 1 meter bar and a driver of 80 kg stood on the end of it gives 800 newton meters of torque (approx) ok 784 n/mtrs.
The main thing is that all 10 nuts are at the same “torque”.The hub spigot takes the load not the wheel studs they just hold it onto the spigot.Thats why wheel bars come in two pieces.When put together they are used to undo the nuts but only one should be used to tighten them.The length is based on average driver weight (80 kg) x length to give approx 650 n/mtrs.
Bking:
The main reason a wheel is “torqued” is not to make sure its on tight its to make sure that it is pulled on to the studs evenly to stop distortion of the rim.
Should be part of the oh so wonderful “CPC” to explain to drivers the idea of “torque” its bloody simple enough.
A 1 meter bar and a driver of 80 kg stood on the end of it gives 800 newton meters of torque (approx) ok 784 n/mtrs.
The main thing is that all 10 nuts are at the same “torque”.The hub spigot takes the load not the wheel studs they just hold it onto the spigot.Thats why wheel bars come in two pieces.When put together they are used to undo the nuts but only one should be used to tighten them.The length is based on average driver weight (80 kg) x length to give approx 650 n/mtrs.
Earlier on in the thread France was mentioned, the reason the police coned off the Rocade was because it is maintained by the local department. The peage is maintained by SANEF or ASR and they have marauding mechanics who will charge you an arm and a leg to either recover you or change the wheel for you
Bking:
The main reason a wheel is “torqued” is not to make sure its on tight its to make sure that it is pulled on to the studs evenly to stop distortion of the rim.
Should be part of the oh so wonderful “CPC” to explain to drivers the idea of “torque” its bloody simple enough.
A 1 meter bar and a driver of 80 kg stood on the end of it gives 800 newton meters of torque (approx) ok 784 n/mtrs.
The main thing is that all 10 nuts are at the same “torque”.The hub spigot takes the load not the wheel studs they just hold it onto the spigot.Thats why wheel bars come in two pieces.When put together they are used to undo the nuts but only one should be used to tighten them.The length is based on average driver weight (80 kg) x length to give approx 650 n/mtrs.
