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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2021, 06:34:51 PM »
Probably the hardest/worst job I ever did was changing the clutch on a friends Vitesse on our backs under his car without the clutch alignment tool - outdoors whist it was raining. He lived near Ilkley in a rented cottage. No trolly jacks just chunks of wood, a scissor jack & bottle jack. He had assembled the clutch before I arrived all we had to do was slide the bell housing/gearbox into position and nip up the housing he said - easy as you could reach stuff from inside the car.

We struggled for almost an hour before I insisted we removed his new clutch & checked it against the old one - yep wrong one.
Trip into Bradford to change the unit for a genuine part at double the money - it went on first lift when we had the right clutch - there was a lot of swearing then smiling when it was done. We both had skinned elbows & bleeding knuckles when we went for a pint afterwards.

Happy days though.
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Offline Nurse Julie

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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2021, 09:29:31 PM »
Just seen this Dennis and thought of you 😊😊😊

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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2021, 09:43:44 AM »
Just seen this Dennis and thought of you 😊😊😊

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Sadly you are right Jullie I do still think that I can do stuff that I have always done but the body is increasingly letting me down, so a middle path is required, don't shy away from doing stuff but admit to myself that there are things that are now beyong me. Like lifting out a CB750 engine out of the frame by myself, can't do it nowadays.

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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2021, 12:14:03 PM »
Can I get in the “ You are only as old as the women you feel” first please.

Apologies to those who follow the micro aggression and equality faith. :)

Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2021, 12:37:35 PM »


ypu dio come out with some stuff that makes me chuckle......... ;D ;D ;D

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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2021, 03:24:29 PM »
Sesman i ought to be ok as my wife is 26 years younger than me, shame the arthritis dont understand that!

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Re: I'm geting old
« Reply #21 on: October 14, 2021, 07:37:47 AM »
 ;D ;D

 

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