Weird, mine varied from no sound to really loud depending on what was you went.
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Do wonder if it got contaminated at one point.
That point being when the entire front suspension was to bits as my wife had pounded the top mounts to powder over speed bumps. As a result Citroën repaired under warranty supplying full struts both sides.
But the subsequent CV boot issues and this bearing makes me wonder how much care was taken during this process.
It’s a 5/6 year old car now, and if it’s had the crap knocked out of it by speed bumps a wheel bearing failure is probably to be expected
It's a little bit older than that to be fair being a 2017, and given the life it leads breakages are to be expected. As long as it's not every month something it'll be alreet.
When we had a Micra she managed to break that with similar gusto...touch wood we've not had a spring snap and drop down round the strut yet.
Consumables for some reason just don't last that long
When we had a Micra she managed to break that with similar gusto...touch wood we've not had a spring snap and drop down round the strut yet.
Consumables for some reason just don't last that long
It has taken 54 years since I first stood in front of a lathe in the Wilmot high school Freshman shop class to get a lathe of my own. This followed me home today.
It's not pretty but it has been very well maintained.
It's not pretty but it has been very well maintained.
Given my interests in mechanical things from a young age I would have loved to have had been taught metalwork and the use of lathes etc. Indeed my Dad was a tool engineer and at one point had a small workshop, sadly he died when I was eight so no guidance passed on down.It has taken 54 years since I first stood in front of a lathe in the Wilmot high school Freshman shop class to get a lathe of my own. This followed me home today.
It's not pretty but it has been very well maintained.
At the Secondary Modern School on induction I was asked if I was left handed or right, then told I would be doing woodwork as metal workers can use a file with either hand!!! That was how poor the school was and not just on that occasion! It was real eye opener when I got to Motor engineering at College for my apprenticeship, having Lecturers who had come from industry and really wanted to teach and pass on what they knew.
Sorry to hear that. I was lucky as I tagged along with my grandfathers in their respective shops as a kid. My Dad, better at carpentry, can repair things. The lathe would scare him. The metal and wood shops in my old high school rivaled some businesses. What they didn't have, sadly, were courses in electronics. Unfortunately, all that went away in the stupidity of the 80s and 90s and it shows in the new hires.
Today's project will be to get the lathe out of the back of the truck and up on the bench.
Nice and easy does it eh! @Cheest .
Working on my own I often found was safer, only one person, pulling in one direction.
Mind you a 1.5 tonne engine crane, a 1. tonne high lift pallet handller, several crow bars and at one time I had machinery skates, (both caterpillar and the ones with thick nylon rollers) also a 5 foot long crow bar on wheels that I should never had sold on.
Working on my own I often found was safer, only one person, pulling in one direction.
Mind you a 1.5 tonne engine crane, a 1. tonne high lift pallet handller, several crow bars and at one time I had machinery skates, (both caterpillar and the ones with thick nylon rollers) also a 5 foot long crow bar on wheels that I should never had sold on.
Oh yes, never trust that another person is going to do what you think they are. One of our apprentices got run over because he assumed his pal, another apprentice, was going to go forward so he stood behind the car - which would have been the logical thing to do in the circumstances - but instead went backwards as he thought he needed more room in front to maneuver. Luckily, if you can call him lucky, the lad was knocked sideways so only his foot got run over, but it could have been much more nasty. To this day I feel very anxious if I have to stand in front, or behind, a car with anyone behind the wheel, particularly if the engine is running and more especially if it's an automatic.Working on my own I often found was safer, only one person, pulling in one direction.
I bet we've all sold/passed on tools we now regret doing? When I finally made the move permanently away from the workshop floor and took up the instructional roll one of the younger chaps pestered me to death to let him buy some of my tools - I had mostly Britool stuff then (the proper good old Britool) which I'd bought over many years. I thought I'd be stepping back from the practical "greasy" stuff to some degree. But as the years have gone by and I've continued to involve myself with the "family fleet" and increasingly with elderly horticultural machinery and repairs on more modern stuff belonging to family, friends and neighbours, I wish I'd kept them as I've had to buy replacements for a lot of the stuff I sold him.also a 5 foot long crow bar on wheels that I should never had sold on.
Especially with automatics that someone else starts up, I always make a point of standing to one side.
As an apprentice another mechanic started a Mk 9 Jaguar automatic and revved it, it leapt forward smashing a Mk1 Ford Cortina sales car (shows how long ago it was) ramming the Ford under a ramp and writing it off, strangely the only damage to the customer's Jaguar was a broken indicator lens and some paint transferred to it's bumper, something that made me want to own one of those strong vehicles
.Re the tool side, when times were hard I sold some large equipment, namely a Kemppi three phase 350 Amp Master Tig and a Cebora three phase plasma cutter, only to find at the end of the Tax year it had been a bad mistake, so I would have been better off keeping the tools.
I did that with an X19, jumped into it, checked it was out of gear, started it up, hit the workshop wall…it was in for electrical work (headlamp wiring caught in lift mechanism)…from that day forward all work went on single job sheet as…was also in for a gearbox fault, stuck in first gear!
Luckily it only sustained ‘brick rash’ to bumper
Luckily it only sustained ‘brick rash’ to bumper
Watching this:
Food for thought eh?
Sorry folks, i didn't start it from the beginning. Please take the time to rewind it and watch from the start.
Food for thought eh?
Sorry folks, i didn't start it from the beginning. Please take the time to rewind it and watch from the start.
Lot of common sense there, trouble is as soon as you point these things out the eco zealots jump on you.
I did think it amusing when he was quoting monthly payments after putting twenty grand down, just the monthly figure is more than most of my cars cost in total. My thoughts are what ever vehicle you buy the value is only going one way.
Yup Mike, insane prices just now. I'm smarting over what the Scala has cost me even though I got it for substantially under the £20,000 and just under £6,000 trade in on the Ibiza. Still and awful lot of money in my book.Lot of common sense there, trouble is as soon as you point these things out the eco zealots jump on you.
I did think it amusing when he was quoting monthly payments after putting twenty grand down, just the monthly figure is more than most of my cars cost in total. My thoughts are what ever vehicle you buy the value is only going one way.
Buying electric just wasn't a consideration.
Totally agree. Last one I worked on was my older boy's 1.6 CR in his Skoda Fabia Scout. I've not been near a diesel since and don't intend to - unless it's something like a classic series Landy etc.
I would happily buy another diesel, but try? No one is selling them anymore (I’ve not got the budget for a range rover sport) so me, my wife and I suspect many other people are hanging on to their diesel cars because they fit the purpose for what they were bought. Can’t buy a new one.
I know there are plenty of people who hate a diesel but there are equally plenty of people who want them.
Combined with the explosion in car prices, a £10k Fiat 500 is now more like £20k I remember during the first lock down walking past the Fiat dealer and they had a new dolcevita 500c in the window for well over £20k even then.
I think the video goes to show that the vast majority of people have finite finances and paying £30k+ for something like a Ford focus or vw golf just isn’t feasible.
The early adopters and eco people who were quick to go electric reach the end of their lease and give the car back, there are far fewer people looking to go electric with a second hand car. Not helped by worries about battery life, poor fit and finish on some models rushed to market or just Tesla in general.
I looked last night on the vw online configurator and priced up a Arteon R shooting brake, which starts at £60k !!! By the time you’ve picked your colour wheels, interior and other options that becomes £70k, that’s an insane amount of money for a fancy passat estate !!
I know there are plenty of people who hate a diesel but there are equally plenty of people who want them.
Combined with the explosion in car prices, a £10k Fiat 500 is now more like £20k I remember during the first lock down walking past the Fiat dealer and they had a new dolcevita 500c in the window for well over £20k even then.
I think the video goes to show that the vast majority of people have finite finances and paying £30k+ for something like a Ford focus or vw golf just isn’t feasible.
The early adopters and eco people who were quick to go electric reach the end of their lease and give the car back, there are far fewer people looking to go electric with a second hand car. Not helped by worries about battery life, poor fit and finish on some models rushed to market or just Tesla in general.
I looked last night on the vw online configurator and priced up a Arteon R shooting brake, which starts at £60k !!! By the time you’ve picked your colour wheels, interior and other options that becomes £70k, that’s an insane amount of money for a fancy passat estate !!
My "un fancy" 57 plate Skoda Scout 4x4 Estate cost £700 . Diesel and approx 40mpg @ 2000rpm in 6th 70mph.
Mind you I freely admit not something you would want to be dropped off at the Ritz in your best suit.
Mind you I freely admit not something you would want to be dropped off at the Ritz in your best suit.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
My Noop is quite possibly still worth more today than I paid for him new 5 years ago. PANDAS ON THE TOP!Lot of common sense there, trouble is as soon as you point these things out the eco zealots jump on you.
I did think it amusing when he was quoting monthly payments after putting twenty grand down, just the monthly figure is more than most of my cars cost in total. My thoughts are what ever vehicle you buy the value is only going one way.
