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there is literally nothing snap-on on craiglist with an asking price less than 1800 dollars here I did however find 
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Geoj posted:Finished the clutch in my Focus tonight. This is how my original 160k mile clutch is. ... I think it's more because either air in the lines or the master cylinder though. Pedal goes halfway down before meeting any kind of resistance. I can't even use floormats if I want the clutch to fully disengage.
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Nov 21, 2016 02:48
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I originally thought that my clutch was dying because it would wait until about 60% of the way up to have any real bite, but that was 20k miles ago and it's still at about the same place. I tried my friend's 6th gen that had just had its clutch replaced and its bite point was at about 30-40%, so I'm of the mind that Civics have real lovely feeling clutches out of the factory that only have the benefit of being able to take abuse E: I still remember the smell and the awful sound from when I was teaching my girlfriend to drive stick. She wasn't just resting her foot on the pedal, she wouldn't let pressure off of it and always had it slightly depressed. I was kind and supportive almost the entire time, but when I realized what was going on, I may have raised my voice a bit... The Door Frame fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Nov 21, 2016 |
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Nov 21, 2016 03:03
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Scrambles posted:Should I buy this chinesium 56" tool cabinet on sale for seven hundred dollars for my new garage? I have poo poo for storage currently and I like the long drawers. Whatever you do, never pay full price for anything from HF. I -hate- mailing lists, but theirs is worth it for the (quarterly?) giant coupon book. Also, the above mentioned 44" cabinet goes on sale this weekend for $339. Friday, Saturday, Sunday no coupon needed.
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Nov 21, 2016 03:09
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I would go with the 2x44's if you have room. I'm satisfied with them.
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Nov 21, 2016 03:14
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Scrambles posted:there is literally nothing snap-on on craiglist with an asking price less than 1800 dollars here That's how it goes sometimes. I'd also give Kennedy a look. And imagine the Bush on those snap on models 
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Nov 21, 2016 03:15
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clam ache posted:That's how it goes sometimes. I'd also give Kennedy a look. And imagine the Bush on those snap on models Or Busch
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Nov 21, 2016 03:17
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Nov 21, 2016 03:55
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The Door Frame posted:I originally thought that my clutch was dying because it would wait until about 60% of the way up to have any real bite, but that was 20k miles ago and it's still at about the same place. That's how my clutch was when I got the car around 60k. Now that I'm at 160k, it starts biting a hair off of the firewall. Someday (probably when I can't easily get it into gear at a stop anymore) I'll look into it. Anyone who drives my car immediately says "WTF IS WRONG WITH YOUR CLUTCH?!". You can press the pedal halfway down with your pinky finger with zero resistance (hell you could probably blow on it and it'd drop down that far). Once you get used to having to mash it completely against the firewall, it drives fine. What's kinda funny is the starter interlock switch has gotten equally bitchy, it won't let the starter engage unless the pedal is mashed to the firewall now (and even then it occasionally decides to say nope). It used to let the starter engage about 3/4 down. I mean.. I've always been in the habit of pushing the clutch pedal down as far as physically possible when shifting anyway, and the change in the bite point was so gradual that I didn't really notice it until I drove someone else's car about a year ago and realized his pedal had resistance the moment you touched it. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Nov 21, 2016 |
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Nov 21, 2016 04:01
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Intern was left in charge of creating the weather forecast? "gently caress, I have no idea what I'm doing. Uhhh, it's like mid November so it should be cold but it's been pretty nice lately. 33-70* should cover it. Also, I saw a bunch of pictures of snow on reddit so maybe that's going to happen around here?"
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Nov 21, 2016 04:58
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That pulls the high/low from TWC so u should yell at boomers for the climate
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Nov 21, 2016 05:37
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Galler posted:Intern was left in charge of creating the weather forecast? "gently caress, I have no idea what I'm doing. Uhhh, it's like mid November so it should be cold but it's been pretty nice lately. 33-70* should cover it. Also, I saw a bunch of pictures of snow on reddit so maybe that's going to happen around here?" No, it was really 70 yesterday afternoon, then it got nutty windy, dropped 25 degrees in about an hour and now, 24 hours later we're under 5 or so inches of snow. That actually WAS the forecast.
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Nov 21, 2016 05:50
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I just put the winter wheels on my car, and had a look at the summer tires now that they're off. They're seriously cracked, between every tread block and in the lengthwise grooves, all the way around, thankfully not really any cracking on the sidewalls. They're ~4yo Hankook Kinergy Eco K425s, and I definitely won't be saving ~$70 on a set compared to a set of Michelins this time. It's no good having great fuel economy and an awesome treadwear rating when the rubber dry rots halfway through. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 10:41 on Nov 21, 2016 |
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Nov 21, 2016 10:38
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The solution is a heavier right foot. On the Volvo T5 I had, front tyres was a yearly wear item. The Michelin Energys on the eco-diesel V50 lasted all four years I had it...
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Nov 21, 2016 11:07
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:That's how my clutch was when I got the car around 60k. Now that I'm at 160k, it starts biting a hair off of the firewall. Huh, mine started out almost where yours is, only mine hasn't had problems with the interlock not recognizing input. When I was going to be test driving it, I couldn't get the drat thing to start even though I was pushing the pedal 95% of the way to the floor. I learned that I basically have to hear the pedal contact the switch on the firewall before attempting to turn the engine over. Besides a short primer from my grandpa and years of listening to him talk about his old Semi trucks that had like 12 gears, I learned everything about manual driving from my Civic. I have gotten chances to drive cars with more responsive clutches, including Toyota and Ford economy cars, so that's why I went out of my way to get into my friend's newly replaced 6th gen and see if it was a Civic problem or a problem with my car. Seems to be a bit of both, but I'm not far off of the general Civic mushy-ness, so no worries yet. And mashing the clutch pedal every time and slamming the shifter into place is like half the reason to own a Honda. If they weren't meant for abuse, they shouldn't be so durable or so cheap. Except for the Reverse gear on my 5 speed... I think I damaged the forks or something because sometimes it does not like completely engaging. Now I occaisonally have to double clutch and while slowly letting off the clutch for a second time, hold the shifter in place until it decides to catch and go into reverse. Otherwise I'm just grinding gears with my reverse lights on like an rear end in a top hat
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Nov 21, 2016 11:23
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Nidhg00670000 posted:The solution is a heavier right foot. On the Volvo T5 I had, front tyres was a yearly wear item. The Michelin Energys on the eco-diesel V50 lasted all four years I had it... I've actually been told that I should brake harder, it's better for the disc brakes, especially the rear brakes. Of course, that would also suggest that I should accelerate harder  The main problem seems to be that traffic doesn't want to accelerate as quickly as I want to. When you out-accelerate 95% of traffic at half throttle, shifting at 3K RPM, it's actually kinda depressing.
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Nov 21, 2016 11:29
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KozmoNaut posted:I've actually been told that I should brake harder, it's better for the disc brakes, especially the rear brakes. Common early V70 problem is the rear brakes seizing up with lack of use. The solution is to put weight in the back and romp on it. I'm expecting the same with the teacup-sized drums in the rear of my panda so I drove that like I stole it whenever curves are likely. Unfortunately this now means I want to trade it in for the 100hp model, which defies the point of getting it in the first place.
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Nov 21, 2016 12:11
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KozmoNaut posted:Of course, that would also suggest that I should accelerate harder ...why would you not do this? It never gets old.
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Nov 21, 2016 12:26
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cakesmith handyman posted:Common early V70 problem is the rear brakes seizing up with lack of use. The solution is to put weight in the back and romp on it. I have that problem with the rear drums-in-discs for the handbrake. I just drag it hard for ~10 seconds once a month or so, just to get some heat and wear into the drums and shoes. And yeah, Pandas are hilarious to drive above 8/10ths, because you're not really going very fast in objective terms. Have you driven a 100HP? The ride gives "uncompromisingly hard" a whole new meaning. Olympic Mathlete posted:...why would you not do this? It never gets old. Because traffic 
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Nov 21, 2016 13:27
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KozmoNaut posted:Because traffic Good point.
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Nov 21, 2016 13:27
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Especially since "traffic" around here generally means "60HP hatchbacks driven by middle-aged ladies with a terminal fear of engine noise".
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Nov 21, 2016 13:29
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My school just posted their graduate level course schedule for the next two years (finally) and I got the exciting news that I'll be able to graduate a year earlier than I originally thought. I'm stoked  December 2018 is gonna be here before I know it. 
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Nov 21, 2016 16:41
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Is anybody else using a vehicle tracker like the Chinese TK102 or TK103's? Are there any decent tracking websites to use it with that either cost nothing or cost very little? Don't really want to have to host my own server for it!
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Nov 21, 2016 18:11
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KozmoNaut posted:I've actually been told that I should brake harder, it's better for the disc brakes, especially the rear brakes. We just did the brakes all around on my wife's XC70. Fronts were definitely more worn.  I wish we had the Turbodiesel Volvos here 
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Nov 21, 2016 18:51
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Adiabatic posted:
Congrats 2018 graduation buddy! The last time I'll ever have to take classes is June.
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Tomarse posted:Is anybody else using a vehicle tracker like the Chinese TK102 or TK103's? Are there any decent tracking websites to use it with that either cost nothing or cost very little? I bought one of these, got ready to set it up, got distracted by squirrels, and it's sat in the office since. GPSWox looks promising, but I have no experience with them. A halfway tolerable middle ground is to just get a super cheap VPS. You can find them at lowendbox.com - and there are guaranteed to be specials on Friday/Saturday this week.
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Nov 21, 2016 19:22
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Just finished watching the premier of Oh, poo poo - I forgot I need to watch that. Good thing it's on demand, eh? CommieGIR posted:Rotella is the right answer for every engine. 'S what I use in my old junk with flat-tappet cams, anyway. I use whatever 20W-50 is cheapest in my RX-7, because it leaks/burns it all anyway. The Crown Vic gets oil. Occasionally. Hmm. Better check that - it's been a while. (I know, I'm bad.) CommieGIR posted:Apex seal says: I'm Out. Only if Boost says: I'm in. (Usually) funny Star Wars parody posted:
DESIRE TO KNOW MORE INTENSIFIES. Seriously, you almost got a new Doge meme there. e:f,b: Somewhat Heroic posted:With another audience this picture has every opportunity for becoming a viral meme. Geoj posted:Finished the clutch in my Focus tonight. I just did the clutch in my Wife's Kia Spectra5. took me nearly all god damned weekend, but if I had to do it, it was a good weekend to do it. Nothing else going, and the temps were high 40's to high 50's here in N.TX. Everything went back together fairly well. I didn't spend near as much time cussing out the thing while trying to mate it up as last time. Had a better transmission jack this time, and located some long bolts to use as guide pins. Then, there was this fucker:  Where the gently caress do you go?! It's got to be a trans-to-engine bolt, but I've got no vacancies (that I can see.) Will look again when I'm not tired and frustrated already. Seriously, almost chucked a number of tools and supplies across the yard by the time I was done, but I need those tools. So I threw stuff that was tough and easy to find later. BraveUlysses posted:I have the 44" one and it's great Or a 44" with top box. The HF stuff is actually pretty well rated for the price. I was considering them, but Costco put a 48" box, top and bottom together, on clearance for $400. I'm overjoyed to finally have enough space for all the tools, between that, my pegboard, and a cabinet for the larger stuff like air and power tools. Sold my previous lovely little Craftsman 18" "rollaway" for like $25 just to get rid of it.
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The Door Frame posted:I originally thought that my clutch was dying because it would wait until about 60% of the way up to have any real bite, but that was 20k miles ago and it's still at about the same place. I tried my friend's 6th gen that had just had its clutch replaced and its bite point was at about 30-40%, so I'm of the mind that Civics have real lovely feeling clutches out of the factory that only have the benefit of being able to take abuse Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:That's how my clutch was when I got the car around 60k. Now that I'm at 160k, it starts biting a hair off of the firewall. You guys should probably learn to adjust the clutch pedal and free-play thereof?
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Nov 21, 2016 19:37
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Somewhat Heroic posted:With another audience this picture has every opportunity for becoming a viral meme. http://imgur.com/gallery/jjyf1?lr=1479748328 SO FAR SO GOOD BOYS
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New CARS 3 teaser - trailer from PIXAR is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4K7JgPJ8-s It is a good time to be a dad with a kid obsessed Lightning McQueen!
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Nov 21, 2016 19:43
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KozmoNaut posted:I have that problem with the rear drums-in-discs for the handbrake. I just drag it hard for ~10 seconds once a month or so, just to get some heat and wear into the drums and shoes. This is why I really love buying manual transmission cars now, of the 5 I've bought, 3 (maybe 4! the engine is seized and I don't even know where the lever is yet) have had working e-brakes, while none of the automatics I've bought have had one. Daily parking with the e-brake on has kept their ebrake linkages working nicely apparently. Darchangel posted:You guys should probably learn to adjust the clutch pedal and free-play thereof? Took the words right out of my mouth... if it's properly adjusted, bled, and maintained, I thought the clutch engagement should be right at the top of the pedal. That's how my Justy, both Foresters, white MJ, red XJ, and 5-ton have all been. I've been training myself to only use as much of the clutch pedal travel as I need to to get the starter to work or the clutch to disengage, because eventually the 5 ton is getting a clutch brake (since it's a $20 part and can only be done when the trans is out, and I haven't put the new trans with clutch brake support in yet) and I don't want to accidentally engage it all the time when driving.
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keykey posted:Congrats 2018 graduation buddy! The last time I'll ever have to take classes is June. Thanks, and congrats yourself! I really wanna keep going. There was a year or two period where I wasn't in school between this and the bachelors. I just like the structure and the concrete goals too much. PhD would be cool, but they generally won't let you hold a full time job while you do it. Any doctors in here?
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Somewhat Heroic posted:New CARS 3 teaser - trailer from PIXAR is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4K7JgPJ8-s It is a good time to be a dad with a kid obsessed Lightning McQueen! Surely you meant "Lightning McQueen obsessed kid", but I refuse to accept that because the mental picture is too good this way.
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Nov 21, 2016 19:51
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arent clutch pedals only adjustable for non-hydraulic systems?
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Adiabatic posted:Surely you meant "Lightning McQueen obsessed kid", but I refuse to accept that because the mental picture is too good this way.  yeah a kid obsessed WITH Lightning McQueen. Either way I AM VERY EXCITE
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Somewhat Heroic posted:New CARS 3 teaser - trailer from PIXAR is up: Wait.. is this that same franchise with the goofy eyeballs in the windshield instead of the headlamps (where they belong, drat it)!?
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BraveUlysses posted:arent clutch pedals only adjustable for non-hydraulic systems? I'm not used to having to adjust a hydraulic one, since jeeps don't have an adjustment, but there is most definitely an adjustment in the pushrod on my Forester. It was a pain in the dick getting it right... if you don't, the piston in the master may never come back far enough to open the port from the reservoir into the back of the master and it won't bleed right.
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kastein posted:I'm not used to having to adjust a hydraulic one, since jeeps don't have an adjustment, but there is most definitely an adjustment in the pushrod on my Forester. It was a pain in the dick getting it right... if you don't, the piston in the master may never come back far enough to open the port from the reservoir into the back of the master and it won't bleed right. Yeah, it's mainly to adjust pedal engagement height, and ensure just a little free-play (your service manual will tell you how much, and how to adjust.) But for STR's for example, it sounds like he needs to lengthen the actuator rod (heh).
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Darchangel posted:You guys should probably learn to adjust the clutch pedal and free-play thereof? Probably, but I'd also have to move the interlock switch on a car that is not going to be mine by the new year, so I'll just live with a mushy clutch
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