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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #15 on: 27 August 2012, 13:40:56 »
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #16 on: 27 August 2012, 14:08:21 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 27 August 2012, 10:39:49
What a team.  :y

Always a problem working on zorsts, the parts grow to love each other and don't like to be separated.  ;D

That's why you don't see exhaust fitters without oxy-acetylene.

Got a stuck slip joint? Get the whole thing red hot and give it a belt with a hammer. A bit of jiggling and you'll have it apart. Same thing applies to bolts; the hot spanner will make you think that Plus Gas is as useful as WD40. I must get some full cylinders for mine.

I hate paying other people to do jobs that I'm capable of, but spending the whole day under the car for a job that an experienced pro will do in an hour is not for me.
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #17 on: 27 August 2012, 14:22:22 »
Quote from: Albitz on 27 August 2012, 13:40:56
Tunnie. Use Cobalt drill bits. :y

http://www.amazon.co.uk/13pc-COBALT-HSS-DRILL-BIT/dp/725370066X

That's much better price  :)

Poor reviews though  :-\
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #18 on: 27 August 2012, 14:25:19 »
Maybe that particular type isnt great then Im not sure tbh. I went to my local building suppliers and bought whatever cobalt hss bits they had and they did the job fine. Iirc it was advised by AndyB.
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #19 on: 27 August 2012, 18:29:04 »
And another thanks to that Gixer bloke, for getting me out of a hole after discovering 3 splits on the inner sidewall of a 2yr old Nexen 6000 tyre. Thanks Mr Gixer, for your hospitality today, and for discovering yet more crap wrong with my inferior facelift model :P
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« Reply #20 on: 27 August 2012, 19:27:27 »
Don't you blame that poor car you nasty man.

Poor thing has stood up well all things considered. Just needs sorting a few long standing issues and your there.


Oh, and I still say go elsewhere for your mot's, that guys got his head up his backside.
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #21 on: 27 August 2012, 19:33:49 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 27 August 2012, 19:27:27
Oh, and I still say go elsewhere for your mot's, that guys got his head up his backside.
As I keep repeating, an MOT is no sign that acar is roadworthy or even safe, whatever others may think.

Trouble is around here, there are 2 places, one that fails everything in the hope to get the work, or monkey nuts who does mine. Other options, such as MOT by post ::), do not appeal to me.


I did look over the tyres about 3 weeks ago, and missed that (if it was there), although it was a dingy day. I did pressure wash the inner side of the rim and the tyre whilst they were off. I assume a pressure washer couldn't have done that to a 2yr old tyre?
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #22 on: 27 August 2012, 19:49:08 »
We did have a really cold spell this winter gone - could that be the culprit? I had something similar on my tyres and guessed that was a possible cause?
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #23 on: 27 August 2012, 19:54:19 »
Quote from: Radar on 27 August 2012, 19:49:08
We did have a really cold spell this winter gone - could that be the culprit? I had something similar on my tyres and guessed that was a possible cause?
No matter how cold - and it wasn't that cold this winter (IIRC, I only had frozen pipes once) - a 2yr old tyre should not split its sidewall.

I'll admit to occasionally being a bit boisterous with the car, but even so, no matter how much of a idiot I am in it, it simply should not happen. IMHO.

If it was the outside wall, could argue its rubbed against a curb - although I know it hasn't - but its inside wall.
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #24 on: 27 August 2012, 20:02:49 »
Agreed it should not happen, but i remember it went down to -20 in buckinghamshire and my rationale for my car at least was that the crap quality tyre (autoguard) wasn't up to it. Last Christmas Chris Gixer commented that the rubber was very hard on them.

Sorry you don't live in bucks, (but close enough if you know what i mean)
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« Reply #25 on: 27 August 2012, 20:05:53 »
Cause is one thing, but for an Mot inspector to miss 3 deep splits(2 about 3 inches long and 1 about an inch long 180 degrees further round all about 5 mill deep) in the inner sidewall is unforgivable for a tester IMO.

It's not inconceivable that he'll be the only person to see the inner sidewall throughout a cars/tyres life.

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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #26 on: 27 August 2012, 20:54:25 »
When was the mot done? Is there a chance it wasn't there when it was "checked"
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #27 on: 27 August 2012, 21:29:57 »
Quote from: Radar on 27 August 2012, 20:54:25
When was the mot done? Is there a chance it wasn't there when it was "checked"
Friday
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« Reply #28 on: 27 August 2012, 21:38:14 »
Anyway, we've fitted another set of wheels now, so the offending article(s) will be in the skip shortly. :y

But what tyres to replace them with ...?

Having varified the mileage on mine to some extent, going by the fitters records. I vote sc3's given TB's ... enthusiasm.
« Last Edit: 27 August 2012, 21:41:06 by chrisgixer »
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Re: Thanks to that Gixer fella
« Reply #29 on: 27 August 2012, 21:42:40 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 27 August 2012, 21:38:14
Anyway, we've fitted another set of wheels now, so the offending article(s) will be in the skip shortly. :y

But what tyres to fit...?
Thats a good question ::)

Although, I'm disturbed about these splits, as I'm pretty certain they were not there last year, and fairly certain they were not there 3 weeks ago  :-\

Are the Nexen 6000's prone to this type of failure?
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