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A mate of mine reckoned the inner shaft has popped out the engine. I shall get underneath today and have a better look I had a tooth out yesterday so had a lazy day and lots of soup

Hi all, I swapped out a knackered shock yesterday. All was going well until I put the new shock in and noticed I can't get get hub up enough to put the second strut to hub nut/bolt in place. I have a feeling the shaft at the engine end may of come out a bit. I've tried a few different...

Thanks. The dpc is 6 course above ground level, is that uncommon?

Thanks for the reply

Hi all, I'm building a single skin garage wall and am wondering whether I need to put the wall starter kit below the dpc? I understand I might not put a fixing below dpc. I have quite a high dpc. 5 or 6 courses up from ground level. Also anything special I need to do when joining the new dpc...

3330mm is what the plans are for...

Sorry my bad... total width of garage is 3330mm

Thanks for the replies all. I've decided to go with an 8ft door which is 244cm. 244 + 44 + 44 = 332 I'm guessing 2 cm over won't be an issue with the planners? Some garage doors hang off the backside of the piers so with that in mind 8ft opening would be fine. We've decided on a brand called...

Thanks for the reply Charlie. I'm hoping I can build the opening to a standard size to keep the cost of the door down. Are doors readily available in 2420mm?

Hello, I'm building a single garage and wanting to know what the standard opening size is for the brickwork. I've measured another single garage and that is 228cm inside of the opening brick to brick. I have been granted permission for a 3.3m wide garage. I was going to build piers that are 47cm...

The normal chain puller works for most applications but there's a couple of odd jobs where the gap is bigger and the opening width of the chain tensioner isn't enough.

We are meant to drop the drive shaft to release tension from the chains but doing it this way saves alot of time. The boss doesn't mind but he just has to turn a blind eye to the modified tools for insurance and liability reasons.

Thanks for the replies. Yes I forgot to say a car spring compressor tool would work great but id have to modify it then hide it when it comes to tool checks by my boss. Other than that it would be perfect. Thanks for the links. I have some fuel filter pliers on the way which are similar. As...

Ok managed to shift a fair amount of the brake dust. The wonder wheels wasn't much better than the CIF. The colour changing additive wonder wheels uses seems to be a bit of a gimmick. The thing that shifted most of it was a dishwasher pad and me scrubbing hard. All brushes and sponges seemed to...

I have to join some fairly tight chains at work (10B2 style). I was discussing with my collegue if a hook to hook turnbuckle would to pull the chains together so I can get the master link in place. He seemed to think it would work but then giving it some further thought i'm not so sure. I think...

Thankyou for the replies. I have read mixed reviews about wonder wheels. Halford do it for 8quid so I shall give it a whirl. I also hear cif works and also cheap disinfectant with a nylon brush

Hi all, I recently bought a new car with baked on brake dust on the alloy wheels. Anyone know any handy tips for removing this? Thanks

That CAT phone looks like it will do the job and a few extra features also. The CAT s42 seems to have a flir cam also. Whats the air quality tester like on the CAT phone? I was also interested in the UNI-T red FLIR cam. Its a make i've used before for digital clamp meters etc. Anyone got any...

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a FLIR camera. Can anyone recommend any? I just need it for general residential use not commercial stuff. Cheers

Hi all, I have some grout lines that are cracking in the shower. I have raked them out and added more grout but still I have some water going through the wall. I notice there are sealers available for showers, can anyone recommend a product for this? I'm guessing the installers didn't use an...