Recent content by v7john

Changed the brake pads on my old Citroen XM which has hydraulic suspension. Lowered the trolly jack under the front and the car settled right down so the jack wouldn't come out. No problem. Started the car and stood back watching the car rise up. It then ran off the jack, down the hill and into...

A life time of muppetry. Many years ago I needed to move a 4 x 4 foot piece of sheet steel I had bought for car body repairs. I picked it up in both hands, carried it across the garage to the new spot, then dropped it to the ground the last 6 inches through my hands! My brother knocked a wood...

Almost everything's metric here in the UK so I know what they are talking about. It's a standard M6 (6mm) thread bolt equal to or less than 12mm in thread length. Probably will take a 10mm spanner.