The Toolaholics thread

[Call the midlife!]

Be very wary with those wheel chocks, I've got the same ones and one folded up during use because I'd not fully opened it past the little nub that stops it.

Yeah ditto, that happened to me too - Car started slipping as I was jacking  s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

I've got the same low profile jack too, it won't fit under since I lowered the car [emoji23] if I leave the nappies on I have to just pre lift it a little with my other trolley jack on the sill. I hate jacking it up on the "proper" rear point, it's too unstable and the jack creeps in all the time. The buggers fallen off the jack twice!


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[Carolyn]

If you're having trouble getting the jack under, get two 2 foot lengths of 2x4.  Lay them lengthwise in front of the wheels you want to lift.  Drive car onto 2x4s.  You can even go mad and chamfer one end on the wood.

[Call the midlife!]

If you're having trouble getting the jack under, get two 2 foot lengths of 2x4.  Lay them lengthwise in front of the wheels you want to lift.  Drive car onto 2x4s.  You can even go mad and chamfer one end on the wood.

Yeah, cheers Carolyn, I'm on with fettling some form of ramps/jacking pads to support it on the subframe rather than sills etc. The biggest issue is the length of my garage, if I'm working on the rear it's usually a case of closing the garage door then just pushing it up to it again so I need to spend some time marking out where to put ramps etc.


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[Carolyn]

Tight spaces are not fun.  You can put jack stands under the mounting point where the suspension link goes from the chassis to the hub.  That way, you have clear space to work without the stands being in the way.  I stay well away from the sills...
I don't run with nappies, so I can jack the rear using the subframe to gearbox mount.  I thought, perhaps a judicious hole in the nappy, so you can jack from there??

[Markb]

AUGCWD60.....15% off At Cromwell Tools for orders over £60 if any use to anyone.....takes the Dewalt impact wrench I bought down to £243.

[Call the midlife!]

Tight spaces are not fun.  You can put jack stands under the mounting point where the suspension link goes from the chassis to the hub.  That way, you have clear space to work without the stands being in the way.  I stay well away from the sills...
I don't run with nappies, so I can jack the rear using the subframe to gearbox mount.  I thought, perhaps a judicious hole in the nappy, so you can jack from there??

I'm struggling to visualise where you mean as regards chassis to hub but I took note of another member's design for some wooden blocks that go under the subframe at the point where the arms locate.
I'm going to knock some of those up with some hockey pucks to cushion the bolt heads etc. The jack goes under the engine mount point ok it's the main body of it that fouls the rearmost nappy.
I'm not at all happy jacking from the engine mount at the rear, always seems unstable and off balance.
Appreciate your input though as always [emoji1303]


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[Carolyn]

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oops did it twice...

[Call the midlife!]

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oops did it twice...

That it does Britney, cheers! I've got some front and rear end work to do this weekend, camber bolts, exhaust manifold and UJ so I'll be experimenting as I go.


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[Carolyn]

You must have a very narrow jack for things to be so wobbly...

[Call the midlife!]

You must have a very narrow jack for things to be so wobbly...

You're not the first young lady to say that...
But seriously it's a standard one, the same as in Del's photo up there somewhere, I shaped a hockey puck to sit in the cup in the hope the engine mount would nestle in it better but I think it made it worse. It's probably more down to my technique than anything mechanical, I noticed on one occasion that I'd not got the front wheels fully straight so probably a bit of swing out there.
It's all a learning curve isn't it? [emoji2]


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[Carolyn]

I'm spoilt....

[Call the midlife!]

I'm spoilt....

Hahahaa! I wouldn't be able to use that inside, I'd not get the strokes in! Unless I had the garage door open but my workbench is at the other end, obviously [emoji23]


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[delhusband]

hope this helps

Aologies Carolyn, I should have given midlife a link to the excellent advice you gave me here:
http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=62832

[Call the midlife!]

hope this helps

Aologies Carolyn, I should have given midlife a link to the excellent advice you gave me here:
http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=62832

Yeah, you should have! That's the last time I'm not drinking in the bar with you! (Although I'd already seen it all when it was first posted, don't worry [emoji2])


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[Call the midlife!]

If anyone is in the market for something like this they're currently £100 delivered from SGS, decent bit of kit for the money. I bought my lad one at full price a couple of years ago so thought I'd treat myself!


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[K T M Rider]

If there was ever one reason I would try to avoid jacking my car it was to avoid using this wretched thing:



So, another £80 and the ebay fairy has just been again   s:) s:)  







plenty of branded jacks on the 'bay that look suspiciously similar apart from the colour of anodising and the price

[jvanzyl]

I'd like to get an air compressor second hand off eBay. Does anyone know of specs that I should look out for?

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[shnazzle]

I'd like to get an air compressor second hand off eBay. Does anyone know of specs that I should look out for?

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I second that info request.
It needs to be good enough for anything from inflating tyres to spray painting.
What specs are we looking at?
What capacity? What horsepower? What hose type and length?

[Carolyn]

For little jobs a 20 ltr is enough.  For spay painting, or running air tools, you need a pretty big receiver, minimum of 150 ltrs.  The bigger the receiver, he bigger the horsepower.  For a big one, a minimum of 1 hp.  Watch out that you don't buy a three phase one.
A 10 metre hose reel is adequate for most workshops.

[The Other Stu]

If you want a 20 litre one, surely the one in Aldi would do the job?
2.5HP. 24 litres. Good reviews apparently too and it's standard fitment. £80

Plus you can get a 10m hose for £20

Oh and paint sprayer / tyre pump? Yes they have that all for £15


Can all be bought online too
https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/specialbuys/diy?q=%3Apopular&page=0

I've bought a fair bit of the Workzone stuff - it's always been fine for me. Have a 1.8kw suitcase generator which is ace for camping (not to mention miles quieter than the 2 stroke one it replaced)

[jvanzyl]

Thanks Carolyn and Stu!
I think I'd "like" to be able to try and spray paint something one day.. which kind of means that the Aldi one (very nice as it is and probably terrific value - I do like the work zone stuff) does not have sufficient capacity according to Carolyn's 150L recommendation..
Curious that it comes with spray tools though...


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[Carolyn]

If you want a 20 litre one, surely the one in Aldi would do the job?
2.5HP. 24 litres. Good reviews apparently too and it's standard fitment. £80

Plus you can get a 10m hose for £20

Oh and paint sprayer / tyre pump? Yes they have that all for £15


Can all be bought online too
https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/specialbuys/diy?q=%3Apopular&page=0

I've bought a fair bit of the Workzone stuff - it's always been fine for me. Have a 1.8kw suitcase generator which is ace for camping (not to mention miles quieter than the 2 stroke one it replaced)

I think you'll find that's .25 hp.

[Carolyn]

Sorry to be a killjoy.  The little compressor is probably fine,  The toolkit is such poor quality, it's a waste of money.  Yes there's a spray gun in the kit, but the pressure would be so 'up and down' on a little compressor that I couldn't recommend it for spray painting.  The bigger the volume of the receiver, the steadier the pressure.  We have a blasting cabinet that's so air hungry that the receiver is 500 ltrs on top of the big compressor, which is 200 and 1.5 hp.

[jvanzyl]

I'd rather people be killjoys than not give good advice!

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[Essex2Visuvesi]

That compressor looks the same as one I used to have only a different brand
TBH its pretty hopeless, cant supply enough pressure or flow rate to run any air tools effectively
And it's biblically loud
Mine has been relegated to running my modelling airbrushes
It now resides in one of these:-

Which I lined with 2" thick polystyrene sheets to help dull the noise and a couple of PC fans to supply some airflow