RAIN

[firebobby]

So we've had snow and cold, now rain, I have been trying to do the radius arm bearings on a Saxo VTR but every time I go out to do it, the bloody heavens open up, it's supposed to be a pig to get the radius arm off, so when it stops raining I may get to find out these joys

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Those weather people are Lying $£*£$(, they said it was going to be a great weekend, 20 plus degrees, blah blah... her it has barely got to 10, and half the roads are flooded... If ever there were a bunch of people who are a waste of time, effort, space and money, it has to be them....

 

[firebobby]

Yep, that's what I heard sunny and hot Saturday, now their saying possibly Sunday :nenau

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Yep, that's what I heard sunny and hot Saturday, now their saying possibly Sunday :nenau

Quicker and safer just to look out he window and decide your self...

We used to have a really old guy in the village, who could tell you the weather for the next 2 or 3 days, and was 100% right and could tell you the time of rain to within 15 mins... I remember one really hot sunny day, the weather forecast was for sun for the rest of the week. On the way to work about 8am, I met up with him, and greeted him with "Morning Ern, lovely day, and a great weekend is promised too". He says, "Nice now, but rain by 3, will be OK again for the weekend though..." I could not believe it when it clouded over and we had this massive thunderstorm at 10 past 3...

Now that was a Guy who should have been paid to do the weather....

 

[spinna]

I heard 20+ degrees and all we've got is pissin down and freezing wind. Complete set of b;&@ards they are these weather men

 

[makeitfit]

It's plenty warm enough , it's just I hate a luke warm shower
Far rather be working on the truck at 1 degree and 2 jumpers

 

[firebobby]

Bloody typical, I have to work today and the sun is out:doh:doh

 

[clivvy]

well, I heard it was sunny from today onwards...outside right now, its gale force almost, but VERY warm. Personally, im glad, because I just laid new turf, so the weather is perfect.:lol

 

[larson]

i like rain it stops the kids playing out on my street:lol the harder it rains the better and a big wind with it is always welcome

 

[stinka]

Raining and windy here ffs

Really need to do my oil and filter :/

 

[firebobby]

Well, nice and sunny whilst at work, then cloudy when I got home...but dry :bow
So I have removed all I can and now.. hopefully I can borrow a puller from my local garage, to remove the torsion bar from the rear radius arm on this Saxo, it's stuck like sh1t, will see tomorrow..as long as it stays dry that is :augie

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

We had a good day today, got up late, went to a Boot Fair and got 6 heavy duty casters for a fiver, then got back home, and Suz polished the Bull bar on her T1, while I fitted the air, and fuel filter... Then did the thermostat, which took me over an hour to get the old gasket off, as it was set solid. First time since we have had it, that the temp gauge has moved above cold. Then discovered that the Tacho sticks, It moves up every time you increase the revs, so when you start it, it goes up to 800 (ish), then when you pull away, it moves up and up, and only sometimes drops back down a bit, only returning to zero when you turn the ignition off... yet another job to add to the list

Then I spent another 2 hours trying to get the silicon glue off of the passenger side door, that was holding the silver trim panel on. That stuff is awful, I have tried the heat gun, acetone, Methylated spirits, White spirit, I got some plastic razor blades, but they won't touch it. Tried silicon remover, but that only works when there is a thin bit left, not on the thick stuff. I tried a proper razor blade, but that scratches the paint...:doh

 

[firebobby]

Won't the glue chip off, I had the same thing on a car and was able to chip it off, I then bought a roll of double sided tape off ebay, it's the sort they use on vehicles, give the area a good clean and then it stick like sh1t.

Still can't remove the radius arm from this bloody Saxo, I think I will end up cutting the bloody thing off and getting a new arm:nenau

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Won't the glue chip off, I had the same thing on a car and was able to chip it off, I then bought a roll of double sided tape off ebay, it's the sort they use on vehicles, give the area a good clean and then it stick like sh1t.

Still can't remove the radius arm from this bloody Saxo, I think I will end up cutting the bloody thing off and getting a new arm:nenau

second hand axle :thumb2

 

[firebobby]

second hand axle :thumb2

That may be my plan E

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Won't the glue chip off, I had the same thing on a car and was able to chip it off, I then bought a roll of double sided tape off ebay, it's the sort they use on vehicles, give the area a good clean and then it stick like sh1t.

Still can't remove the radius arm from this bloody Saxo, I think I will end up cutting the bloody thing off and getting a new arm:nenau

Cheers, I got the tape, and am just waiting on getting this stuff off. There was just a couple of bits of the hard stuff, shiny black, and rock had. That pealed off really easy with the heat gun, and a plastic ice scrapper. The other stuff which I reckon they used a whole tube of, is soft and rubbery and stuck like you would not believe to the paint. Even trying to use a knife on it, is hard, as it grips to the blade and rips it out the knife handle. They actually used it instead of the tape, so it is where the tape would sit, therefore I have to get it off, before I can use the tape to put it back on....
:doh

I hate bodge merchants...

 

[Banshee]

:doh

It's plenty warm enough , it's just I hate a luke warm shower
Far rather be working on the truck at 1 degree and 2 jumpers

Proper bloke!!!!