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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #45 on: July 05, 2010, 12:36:29 PM »
Turns out to be two buckled wheels (two buckled ALLOY wheels) and associated tyre wear. About £400  cussing:

Assuming, of course, I can find the locking wheel nut thingy which has vanished  Banghead


That'll be the pot holes along Growlers least favourite road then.


As for the locking nut thingy ~ most RAC/AA men have a selection of them in their tool box as do most garages that deal with emergency call out breakdowns etc. That's how I have solved the problem of missing nut "cracker" on several occasions. There are only something like 10 combinations for each make of car.

I now await those with greater knowledge to argue about that.

That'll no doubt make it my fault then? ::)


http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7968.msg216041#msg216041

http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7613.msg203627#msg203627

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #46 on: July 05, 2010, 01:25:07 PM »
Turns out to be two buckled wheels (two buckled ALLOY wheels) and associated tyre wear. About £400  cussing:

Assuming, of course, I can find the locking wheel nut thingy which has vanished  Banghead


That'll be the pot holes along Growlers least favourite road then.


As for the locking nut thingy ~ most RAC/AA men have a selection of them in their tool box as do most garages that deal with emergency call out breakdowns etc. That's how I have solved the problem of missing nut "cracker" on several occasions. There are only something like 10 combinations for each make of car.

I now await those with greater knowledge to argue about that.

That'll no doubt make it my fault then? ::)


http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7968.msg216041#msg216041

http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7613.msg203627#msg203627

I assume your complaints failed to reach the right ears.

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #47 on: July 05, 2010, 01:28:32 PM »
Turns out to be two buckled wheels (two buckled ALLOY wheels) and associated tyre wear. About £400  cussing:

Assuming, of course, I can find the locking wheel nut thingy which has vanished  Banghead


That'll be the pot holes along Growlers least favourite road then.


As for the locking nut thingy ~ most RAC/AA men have a selection of them in their tool box as do most garages that deal with emergency call out breakdowns etc. That's how I have solved the problem of missing nut "cracker" on several occasions. There are only something like 10 combinations for each make of car.

I now await those with greater knowledge to argue about that.

That'll no doubt make it my fault then? ::)


http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7968.msg216041#msg216041

http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7613.msg203627#msg203627

I assume your complaints failed to reach the right ears.

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #48 on: July 05, 2010, 01:44:20 PM »
Turns out to be two buckled wheels (two buckled ALLOY wheels) and associated tyre wear. About £400  cussing:

Assuming, of course, I can find the locking wheel nut thingy which has vanished  Banghead


That'll be the pot holes along Growlers least favourite road then.


As for the locking nut thingy ~ most RAC/AA men have a selection of them in their tool box as do most garages that deal with emergency call out breakdowns etc. That's how I have solved the problem of missing nut "cracker" on several occasions. There are only something like 10 combinations for each make of car.

I now await those with greater knowledge to argue about that.

That'll no doubt make it my fault then? ::)


http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7968.msg216041#msg216041

http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7613.msg203627#msg203627

I assume your complaints failed to reach the right ears.

Snoopy has been possessed by The Affs.  scared2:

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #49 on: July 05, 2010, 01:45:29 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D
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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #50 on: July 05, 2010, 01:47:27 PM »
You "fail to be amazed"?  rubschin:
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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #51 on: July 05, 2010, 01:48:16 PM »


I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

We try to forget it too  noooo:
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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #52 on: July 05, 2010, 01:48:57 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:
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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #53 on: July 05, 2010, 02:11:07 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:

I thought that was to be used if a member went missing.
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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #54 on: July 05, 2010, 02:11:51 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:

I thought that was to be used if a member went missing.

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #55 on: July 05, 2010, 02:16:20 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:

I thought that was to be used if a member went missing.

Tried that but it didn't work  redface:


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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #56 on: July 05, 2010, 02:54:32 PM »


I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

We try to forget it too  noooo:

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #57 on: July 05, 2010, 05:07:11 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:

Just had a look at that 'help' page for the first time.  eeek:

Is there another 'help' page to help you understand it all like?

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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #58 on: July 05, 2010, 05:09:34 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:

Just had a look at that 'help' page for the first time.  eeek:

Is there another 'help' page to help you understand it all like?

The only bit you need take action on is the button at the very bottom that says "DONATE"
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Re: Wobbly wheels
« Reply #59 on: July 05, 2010, 05:13:24 PM »
I fail to be amazed by the memory capacity of you lot  redface:

I can't remember what I posted last week  ;D

I'll let you in on the secret ....... Near the top of the page between "Help" and "Admin" there is a little button marked "Search" ......... but don't tell anyone. cool14:

Just had a look at that 'help' page for the first time.  eeek:

Is there another 'help' page to help you understand it all like?

The only bit you need take action on is the button at the very bottom that says "DONATE"

Well if you send me a nice white plastic sack, I'll put you in the que for all my crap with all the others.  cloud9: