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Dad - the car is making a funny noise
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<blockquote data-quote="TheTallGuy" data-source="post: 7258650" data-attributes="member: 9121"><p>Not long after passing my test I was out driving one evening & came across an elderly couple struggling to change a wheel on something like a Corsa. Feeling generous I stopped to lend a hand - the old boy was struggling to undo the wheel nuts, so advised him to let my younger arms have a go. As soon as I tried... "Young man, don't you know that the wheel nuts are a left hand thread to stop them unravelling whilst the wheels are turning" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite44" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite44" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> </p><p></p><p>I diplomatically tried explaining that it's not the case on modern vehicles, but that provoked a diatribe about him having driven for 50 years & thus knowing what he was talking about. He wrested the wheel brace from my hand & proceeded to carry on bouncing up and down further tightening up the nuts. By this point a police car had pulled up, plod agreed with me, but the old boy refused to believe the copper who got quite exasperated. In a flash of inspiration I suggested that maybe if we "turned them the wrong way a bit it might free them up by compression". Eventually managed to free them off & proved that we were right about which way the nuts tighten... old boy got really narky & criticised everything we did - jack placement, not lifting high enough, then too-high - "you'll damage the suspension", taking too long, not tightening the nuts enough, nuts too tight.... "They need to teach you youngsters about showing respect to your elders & betters...."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheTallGuy, post: 7258650, member: 9121"] Not long after passing my test I was out driving one evening & came across an elderly couple struggling to change a wheel on something like a Corsa. Feeling generous I stopped to lend a hand - the old boy was struggling to undo the wheel nuts, so advised him to let my younger arms have a go. As soon as I tried... "Young man, don't you know that the wheel nuts are a left hand thread to stop them unravelling whilst the wheels are turning" :banghead: :banghead: I diplomatically tried explaining that it's not the case on modern vehicles, but that provoked a diatribe about him having driven for 50 years & thus knowing what he was talking about. He wrested the wheel brace from my hand & proceeded to carry on bouncing up and down further tightening up the nuts. By this point a police car had pulled up, plod agreed with me, but the old boy refused to believe the copper who got quite exasperated. In a flash of inspiration I suggested that maybe if we "turned them the wrong way a bit it might free them up by compression". Eventually managed to free them off & proved that we were right about which way the nuts tighten... old boy got really narky & criticised everything we did - jack placement, not lifting high enough, then too-high - "you'll damage the suspension", taking too long, not tightening the nuts enough, nuts too tight.... "They need to teach you youngsters about showing respect to your elders & betters...." [/QUOTE]
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