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JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:24 am

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:21 amMy wheel nuts need tightening to 350lb/ft so I'm quite well equipped in that department

Sorry - YOU WHAT?!!

That's insane!

Piaa silicone.

Pricey but good.

you need a really big torque wrench to tighten the hub nut afterwards. How can that be anything other than a good thing? Big torque wrenches are GREAT. My wheel nuts need tightening to 350lb/ft so I'm quite well equipped in that department 😉 And no, BMW rear wheel bearings are not something you do ...

Handy as the oval head forum ones are horrible

Half decent weather also meant I managed to give the e46 its first proper wash in months. Even treated the tyres, blacked the trims and gave it a coat of wax.

Turns out what I thought was a knackered propshaft support bearing was actually the collapse of the bodge I did to fix the collapsed handbrake mechanism a couple of years back. Usual backplate corroding and pins pulling through, so I replaced with a small nut and bolt with a washer on the back, whic...

The highlights didn't make it clear, would the ferraris / mercs have been able to pit when the safety car was announced or were they already past the pit entrance? Although track position probably meant they would be more inclined to stay on their planned strategies anyway while redbull rolled the d...

I use imgur which works fine for posting stuff then and there, but from the mobile app at least I can't see a way to add photos to an existing album.

John wrote: ↑Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:22 pm Has the bay had any attention lately?

The camper is not to be spoken of

I built a garage around it so at least it's not getting any worse, but still haven't actually done anything to it for years....

Roughly this

Needed to take the prop out to check the centre bearing which I suspected had collapsed and was making nasty noises. This involves taking the exhaust off which is the original and one piece from the flange by the front wheel to the tailpipes and weighs a lot! While it was off I thought I'd have a go...

Compact passed it's not on Thursday despite not getting time to change the front wishbones I put new joints in at the weekend, so that's a job still to do. Yesterday on the way home the e46 started making a horrible vibration from the middle of the propshaft area somewhere. Nursed it a couple of mil...

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:19 pm I still haven’t watched any of these.

I avoided them for years, then binge watched the lot over a couple of days, now get upset when there isn't an episode every week

Looks like a playschool my first forum for dummies

Chrome on iPhone is the same. Does nothing if you request desktop version, Cuts everything down way too much, on the forum list you can't see what topic was last posted to, in a forum you can't see who started a thread, only the last poster. It's annoying it stacks the username on top of the post ra...

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As of now, all is still ok and I'm slowly growing confidence with it. This has been helped by a return trip to Paris this week - 750 miles without issue. I'm always amused that people post things like that as if it is a sign of a decent car. It's not the 1930s! Heck, my old sheds will often go seve...

I wasn't suggesting disable it for everyone, but a user selectable option would be nice.

Safari on iPhone - request desktop, just reloads the page exactly the same.

Steady 60 in the gear of your choice and floor it.

Must try the new compact. Will still be near the bottom but if hope for a significant improvement over the last one.

Smilies with round heads please...