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Offline Bellend

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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #20 on: 25 March 2013, 23:09 »
They aren't small Torx.

T50 totally twisted with a SMALL bar, same length as the ratchet by hand and I'm no Superman.

Had to get a cheapy Laser small set for a tenner at a local bike shop today as was right next to a job. Did the job perfect.

Definitely need a BIG tool spend up very soon!

NEED some 3/4 or inch drive stuff. Any advantage over either or is it a price thing? Just wondering if there's any point in going 3/4" or straight to inch.

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Offline scarr89

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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #21 on: 26 March 2013, 09:48 »
Why would you need inch drives? Or Even 3/4? Half does me fine, can fit large enough sockets on it for a car...
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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #22 on: 26 March 2013, 11:31 »
Been using 1" 1/2 drive impact guns here on 85mm nuts which need to be torqued to 10000NMs!!! Thankfully not by hand
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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #23 on: 26 March 2013, 11:37 »
Quote from: scarr89 on 26 March 2013, 09:48
Why would you need inch drives? Or Even 3/4? Half does me fine, can fit large enough sockets on it for a car...

Vans and small trucks.

1/2" just doesn't cut it. Bars snapping etc.

10,000? Flipping heck. What's that on, rigs?
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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #24 on: 26 March 2013, 11:39 »
^^ 1/2 will do me then, don't think I'll ever work on a small truck!  :smiley:

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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #25 on: 26 March 2013, 12:04 »
Mining equipment. Using a hydraulic rachet and take the pressure to 14000psi.
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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #26 on: 26 March 2013, 12:11 »
Quote from: scarr89 on 26 March 2013, 11:39
^^ 1/2 will do me then, don't think I'll ever work on a small truck!  :smiley:



Should do. Although saying that sometimes on big hubs etc we needed 3/4" at the garage....

Wow that's insane! I'd imagine that sort of pressure would go through a lot of things aimed at a small point!
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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #27 on: 26 March 2013, 18:36 »
One torx showed up in the post today. Will give it til Friday to see where the other one an the box are.
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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #28 on: 27 March 2013, 11:54 »
i have a set of the hafords ratchet spanners, they work really well but i lost the 13mm one so i went and bought a beta one to replace it.

its got the little handle to swap directions and its crap i mean really crap.

keeps seizing up needs freeing constantly, the halfords ones never have an issue, they seem to be pretty bullet proof, and they are 5 years old now.

the halfords set 10mm to 19mm was £36ish on sale and the beta on its own was £17.

i wouldnt buy another beta. :smiley:

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Re: The tool thread
« Reply #29 on: 10 April 2013, 21:24 »
Got these.

They're tall and 6 tonne a pair.

Never used ratchet type. I won't update if they're crap and a 2.5 tonne van lands on me. :grin:
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