Simon Davey Posted March 5 Posted March 5 @bonio Sorry to hear that matey, hope the fix isn't too troublesome. Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted March 5 Posted March 5 21 minutes ago, bonio said: Oh no! So stupid! Why I am sooo stuuupid? It was meant to be an easy job - replacing the front brake pads. It was an easy job until I set the torque wrench to 25 Nm out to tighten up the caliper bolts. But I never got that cl---unk feel it's meant to do, it just made a little click, so I tightened a bit more until it could feel it do something. Both bolts.... sheared off in the caliper. I am so cross with myself. Speechless. Ouch! What's the fix? Drill a hole then screw remover? Quote
bonio Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I'm thinking I could easily make matters worse and wreck the caliper. Probably will get the shop to pick it up. 2 Quote
Fender1515 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Bonio, with the bolts sheared, are you able to take the callipers apart, if you can, perhaps find a a local metal worker shop, and ask them if they can Mig Argon/Co2 weld onto the sheared bolts, if the bolts are alloy, a bolt would do the trick, really important to let the weld to properly cool before you try to remove, as the heat will cause the sheared bolt to expand. I have had some thing similar done on a restro project, where it would have been difficult to find a replacement part, in my case, it was the cylinder head, manifold bolts that sheared. Just a thought! 2 Quote
bonio Posted March 6 Posted March 6 The bloke picked the bike up at half nine and phoned an hour later to say it's fixed. 4 2 Quote
Fender1515 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 2 hours ago, bonio said: The bloke picked the bike up at half nine and phoned an hour later to say it's fixed. Bonio, did he explain how they got the sheared bolts out, might be useful for all of us who will be in this dilemma in the future 1 Quote
bonio Posted March 6 Posted March 6 @Fender1515. Yup, he said he started to drill them, and they just came out on their own. For that to work, it meant he was using a left-handed drill bit. 2 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted March 7 Posted March 7 I bought a set of screw removers for the bolts holding the mudguards on. They work surprisingly well, although you do need the hole for them to go into. https://amzn.eu/d/f9cZ0T0 2 Quote
husoi Posted March 16 Posted March 16 The moronic idiotic brainless tw@t trying to haggle an item on facecrap. It cost me £79 selling for 10 and that "thing" wants it cheaper. I would rather throw it in the phoking bin 2 2 Quote
S-Westerly Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Some people seem to think everything is ono when it definitely is not. Twats. 2 Quote
Simon Davey Posted March 16 Posted March 16 What were you actually selling for a tenner @husoi? Quote
husoi Posted March 16 Posted March 16 3 minutes ago, Simon Davey said: What were you actually selling for a tenner @husoi? A TV box. Bought at argos. cant take it with me 1 Quote
daveinlim Posted March 17 Posted March 17 I think whoever parked this should reassess their parking skills. So he's legally parked but he's taking up space where someone else could have also fit in. Parking in town is difficult as it's always busy so he should have made it easier for others or gone across the road where there is designated and free motorcycle parking. The carpark is normally full but I've never seen the bike spaces full, usually it's empty. *I didn't see the rider, assumed it's a he. 1 2 Quote
Simon Davey Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Bikesure... Called for a quote on a new steed. Was told to buy it, and to replace my current bike with it. "But what happens at renewal when I learn I can't afford my insurance?" I ask... "It'll be alright, you will have already owned for six months, then you'll also have two years NCD." Says she. So I still have no idea what it'll cost. I'll have to to the bloody Meerkat thing. 1 Quote
RAYK47 Posted March 25 Posted March 25 On 16/03/2025 at 08:46, husoi said: The moronic idiotic brainless tw@t trying to haggle an item on facecrap. It cost me £79 selling for 10 and that "thing" wants it cheaper. I would rather throw it in the phoking bin I had a similar thing when selling a table and chairs. Everyone wants something for free so i said bollox to them and game to the the British heart foundation instead. 1 Quote
onesea Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Presently selling my Trophy, my phone exploded with interest. Usual offers and about 5 potential buyers. Agreed viewing last night - mid day phone still going so marked as pending... Cannot decide if it was that he wasn't going to be able to haggle or making as pending that did it... Plus standard sheet no not breaking for parts, you buy complete or not at all... Oh well .. next viewing still pending. Quote
husoi Posted March 25 Posted March 25 43 minutes ago, onesea said: Presently selling my Trophy, my phone exploded with interest. Usual offers and about 5 potential buyers. Agreed viewing last night - mid day phone still going so marked as pending... Cannot decide if it was that he wasn't going to be able to haggle or making as pending that did it... Plus standard sheet no not breaking for parts, you buy complete or not at all... Oh well .. next viewing still pending. I would never do that. Who ever comes with the money first will take it unless I get a deposit on the condition they will pick it up by a set number of days. Did that with the shadow. The guy who bought it was right on time, otherwise would have sold to the second guy enquiring about it. 1 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted March 26 Posted March 26 I'm not going to nominate the daft woman who pulled out on me on the way home. Nor the kid on L plates just round the corner who did the same then stopped in the middle of the road. Nor the lady in a Nissan Quashai who decided to emerge from yet another side road without checking it was clear. All easily anticipated and dealt with. The mere buzzing of a gnat, young grasshopper. No, tonight's prize goes to "Mubashar" from DPD who delivered my fork oil on time. And signed for. And with confirmation photo. TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S RUDDY HOUSE!!! 1 2 5 Quote
Mawsley Posted March 29 Posted March 29 On 26/03/2025 at 21:06, Fiddlesticks said: No, tonight's prize goes to "Mubashar" from DPD who delivered my fork oil on time. And signed for. And with confirmation photo. TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S RUDDY HOUSE!!! Wife's birthday on Monday, she's away for the weekend. Someone DPD'd her a box of chocolates. I got back to the house to find the driver had done his best to ram the package into our letter box...thereby destroying the box. No words. 1 4 Quote
daveinlim Posted April 8 Posted April 8 (edited) So many nominations in a very short period today. These were all within the space of one junction. On the M1 commuting home, took the car today. Turned to take the motorway and just as it becomes too late to change my mind I see 20mph speed limit in force. Nob 1. Girl in a new mini driving the wrong way up the hard shoulder trying to go back where she came from after travelling a 1/4 mile up the M1. Nob 2. The Mondeo that cut up the hard shoulder and cut hard into m me in lane 1. I'd to slam my brakes to not go in the back of him. Nob 3. The land cruiser that must have been doing 50 mph up the hard shoulder. Nob 4. The guy in the honda jazz driving with his exhaust hanging 4 foot behind his car. Nob 5. The one that caused the issue. A mini that's rear ended a S4 a rush hour. Anyway, lesson learned. I'm on the bike for the rest of the week. Edited April 8 by daveinlim 4 1 Quote
bud Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) Well that sucks. It looks like silly season has started. Edited April 10 by bud 1 Quote
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