Wobba
18-04-2010, 13:40
So, there I was marvelling at how shagged the front dampers are on Leighannes Willy 1 and I thought I should change them on this lovely April day. Of course, as with most of the fixtures on old cars that have not been worked on, the top mounts are not wanting to come off, so off I go all over the place trying to find a long offset 21mm spanner...no one has one.
My last port of call is Halfords. I ask if they have one. They have a 22mm: 'will this do?' 'No, it's TWENTY ONE I need'. I give up and leave.
Over the road is a tyre place. 'Ahh wonderful, they can impact it off for free probably!' I think, but then pause as that will mean someone unknown who works in a garage touching a Williams...SURELY they can't **** this up?
So anyway, over I go, I have a chat about what I need and why and they oblige, guy takes the car in and I can hear impact gun going off. 'All done' he announces, though I knew he must have had quite a time of it as it took him a whole 5 minutes.
Foolishly, I didn't check. So home I go.
Bonnet up, I use full force trying to get the tops off. He's tightened them up with the same impact gun or not got them off at all.
Motto of this story? You can figure it out yourselves.
My last port of call is Halfords. I ask if they have one. They have a 22mm: 'will this do?' 'No, it's TWENTY ONE I need'. I give up and leave.
Over the road is a tyre place. 'Ahh wonderful, they can impact it off for free probably!' I think, but then pause as that will mean someone unknown who works in a garage touching a Williams...SURELY they can't **** this up?
So anyway, over I go, I have a chat about what I need and why and they oblige, guy takes the car in and I can hear impact gun going off. 'All done' he announces, though I knew he must have had quite a time of it as it took him a whole 5 minutes.
Foolishly, I didn't check. So home I go.
Bonnet up, I use full force trying to get the tops off. He's tightened them up with the same impact gun or not got them off at all.
Motto of this story? You can figure it out yourselves.