Ohdearme Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Squeaky bum time approaches... djoptix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 £95Peugeot!!! Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Fucksake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I is disappoint, no Saabness for second time... Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 A mixture of 'oh fuck' and 'oh........ fuck'. Well done £95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Woo and sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Blimey. That was unexpected.Looks like a trip up north. Old duffers railcard dusting. purplebargeken, CortinaDave, clayts450 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Blimey. That was unexpected.Looks like a trip up north. Old duffers railcard dusting. Congratulations - I'll be sorry to see it go, despite my short tenure. In keeping with previous owners I will see if I can't find some random component to take off the car and throw in the boot for you to marvel at I'm close the A1 so at least your run home towards your neck of the woods (if Cambridge-ish) is pretty straight forward and if you're in a position to collect fairly sharpish, there might be enough juice left in it to get you home... Just drop me a pm when you know you might be thinking of grabbing it. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Was hoping* to return to three Saab status but alas, it wasn’t to be. Sad face. Jim Bell and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Assembled a photo of my chod before the SAAB goes. Apologies to £95Pug for the inevitable covering of birdshit that comes with parking under the pictured tree. Pigeons, no less and they don’t hold back. rantingYoof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Dealer plate screw rusted through, couldn’t cope with a boot slam. I am now wonk, pending new screws Also, excellent* brake fluid reservoir location - warning light on so checking that first. Looks easy enough to whip off air filter hoses and poke through but not exactly designed for a casual visual check is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 £95Peugeot needs to change his name to £4.50Saab 95 quid Peugeot, Ohdearme, The Moog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 £95Peugeot needs to change his name to £4.50SaabTechnically he paid £13...makes the £40 of roffle tickets I put in to get it last time seem expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Ah. But if I used the logic I've kept from Mrs 95 regarding all the failed roffles. I reckon the saab has stood me in at many many pounds Ohdearme and richardthestag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Ordered a load of bits from GSF to give the Galuxury Express a service before its trip to the other side of the border...it will be driving up to Aberdeen, via Grangemouth but my considerably more discerning mate has somewhat excessively hired a Range Rover to take us into deepest whisky land on the mistaken belief it will be more reliable. Plugs, filters, oil and rocket gasket. As is the way with GSF, maximum discount found by typing GSF followed by ever increasing numbers until it said no such voucher. 60%* off. Who ever buys at ther RRP? richardthestag and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 You fitted a rocket with gasket failure? Colour me impressed. Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Buggerations. Perhaps the wheel bearing on the Mondeo has not been fixed by anyone yet because the locking wheel nut does not exist! Any ideas on how to (cheaply) get if off before I send it to the garage with instructions to destroy the bolt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 You are luxobarges are us and I claim my five pounds *Hammer a smaller socket over it. Does noone use the search function anymore? The Moog, wuvvum, garethj and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The generally accepted solution is to hammer a tightly fitting socket over it. Unless it has a spinning collar, they're more tricky. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Buggerations. Perhaps the wheel bearing on the Mondeo has not been fixed by anyone yet because the locking wheel nut does not exist! Any ideas on how to (cheaply) get if off before I send it to the garage with instructions to destroy the bolt? In my experience taking it to a local tyre place is the cheapest way. Try it yourself & you ruin the alloy after hours of effort & the wheel still isn't off... Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 As above or buy one of the nut removal tools that bite like a Great White into the thing and off they come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Hammer a socket over it. Use a big hammer. Use a 12 point socket that will crush the loose outer ring of the locking nut. Bash it on until that ring is completely inside the socket. Undo two handed with a T bar and not with a long breaker bar. The balanced force is MUCH less likely to twist the socket off. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Undo two handed with a T bar and not with a long breaker bar. The balanced force is MUCH less likely to twist the socket off. On a similar note. If you can't get wheel nuts undone then a wheel spider with t'other end on an axle stand allows you to stamp on it without rounding the nut off. djimbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thanks all, I do think it’s one of those spinny collar shite ones. I was in a rush this morning and only fingered it briefly before jumping in the SAAB and buggering off to work. Might give it a try tonight, I love working in the pissing rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Ok, that is a very easy* to get to brake reservoir if you have built in night vision and hands with twice the normal articulation and that are 5 year old sized. Wow, what a pain in the arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I was in a rush this morning and only fingered it briefly before jumping in the SAAB and buggering off to work. wuvvum, Ohdearme, D Spares & Tyres and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Readiness for tomorrows collection Saabnut, Jim Bell, DeeJay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Thanks all, I do think it’s one of those spinny collar shite ones. I was in a rush this morning and only fingered it briefly before jumping in the SAAB and buggering off to work. Might give it a try tonight, I love working in the pissing rain Blob of weld to stop it spinning then use the reverse thread impact sockets. You need a gun for that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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