subbyrs

LOL. That's stupid crazy! Not cheapy tools either... strange! hahah.

I am starting to really realise that some jobs, are just better off left for the professionals who are paid for the dirty work.

yeah, as much as I enjoy working on my car, and have a good tool selection (for most jobs!!), I'm happy to pay a professional when things start going pear-shaped in my garage

anyone know the best way to "claim" broken tools with Sidchrome?? I understand they'll replace them, as long as they were being used properly of course!!

Just to add my $0.02..... I'm mechanically minded, have an excellent tool selection and am quite capable of tackling just about anything on the car.........until yesterday that is...... My LF inner CV boot recently ripped and started spewing grease (as they do!), and doing a few slow circles both ways in 1st/2nd gear revealed no clicking or other noises so I presume the joint is still ok. I decided I'd change the boot myself, it's a straightforward job and you can save $$$. The boot kit was going to be around $20 from local driveline store and replacement axle nut around $10 from Subaru. So I got down to it....removed wheel centre cap, punched out lock indent (what's its proper name??) on the 32mm axle nut, soaked nut in WD40 & left it for an hour or so, applied 32mm socket to Sidchrome 1/2 inch breaker bar, stuck 1m pipe onto said breaker bar, adjusted bar so it was vertical, stood facing rear of car and started gently pulling the bar towards me (lefty loosie!!), put some more grunt in, then more and SNAP! completely sheared off the head off the breaker bar. Hmmm, not good I thought.....tried the same trick using my 1/2 inch Sidchrome ratchet, and promptly smashed 3 teeth (luckily it still works ok), meanwhile the nut has not moved one skerrick (sp??) and I'm sweating more than a fat chick on speed (33deg in garage), so I gave up before I decided to break more tools....... One phone call later and the car is booked into "Driveline services" (opposite SubiEvolution in Brendale) on Friday morning, $120 all up for supply/fit replacement CV boot kit. /end mini-rant, I really love my Sooby - honest!!

........EZ N/A's are about power everywhere and there never being a wrong gear to be in. This is where they show there worth over a turbo.

Hey Al, this is why I contemplated it before you offered some wise council.....along the lines of "leave your RS alone!!"

I've had one for 3.5 years, very very very useful and worth every cent......especially if you get the nippled version, you can stick a length of clear hose on the end, open the tap and voila! direct your stream of hot oil into the appropriate container.......no oily, messy hands FTW. However, beware of speed humps and driveways if your car's dumped on it's a$$.......it stick out below the sump.....

I voted YES. Why should taxpayers have to foot the bill for decades of incarceration for a recidivist criminal with no possible hope of rehabilitation? Gather tons of evidence/convict quickly and overwhelmingly/pronounce sentence/rush appeals through/carry out sentence.......nice bit of closure for the worst affected victims, it means they can pick themselves back up and start again without constantly thinking about the murderer languishing in a prison cell.....possibly suffering, but still alive and more than likely totally remorseless.