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May 2002
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 Sidchrome spanners eh
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Sat, 28 August 2004 01:31
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The other day I broke my cheap crappy (you all know the type  ) ring spanner getting the turbo manifold off the M-TEU, so I decided I'd bit the bullet and get a 'proper' set of ring spanners.
Did some looking (and some price hunting) and the Sidchrome 14pce roll looked the goods 
Bah, sure the 14mm ring didn't snap getting the rest of the manifold bolts off so that was a good start......but when it came time to take the turbo apart (in particular the exhaust housing bolts), there were 2 that I couldn't get the 12mm ring end onto. I thought 'no worries, I've got a brand new set of great spanners, hell the best in the world even  ', so I proceeded to use the open end..........with interesting results.
The pics don't really show it very well (ignore the dent about 2/3 of the way to the end, thats Sidchrome's 'anti slip design'), but the 12mm OE (open end) isn't in real good shape now, the ends are no longer parallel and even the chrome has ripples in it  Also I tried the 14mm on one nut, and it distorted as well.
I've since taken them back (couldn't do an exchange as they didn't have anther set), and now have to decide what to get to replace them, and I thought Sidchrome was a pretty decent brand, more than good enough for a pretend home mechanic like me anyway
Just thought some ppl might be interested to know of my experience, in all likeliness I've just managed to get the only set in the world that had a problem, but hey, who knows. Has anyone heard/seen of similar problems with Sidchrome gear?
Cheers
Wilbo
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wilbo666 | Sat, 28 August 2004 01:31 |
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Chris Davey | Sat, 28 August 2004 01:54 |
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fade-e | Sat, 28 August 2004 02:30 |
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wilbo666 | Sat, 28 August 2004 07:26 |
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Cyber-punk | Sat, 28 August 2004 07:29 |
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fade-e | Sat, 28 August 2004 07:30 |
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wilbo666 | Sat, 28 August 2004 07:42 |
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7mgte83 | Sat, 28 August 2004 12:37 |
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fade-e | Sat, 28 August 2004 13:49 |
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towe_001 | Sat, 28 August 2004 13:53 |
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V8_MA61 | Sat, 28 August 2004 16:42 |
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wilbo666 | Sun, 29 August 2004 00:30 |
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Greg. | Sat, 28 August 2004 23:28 |
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fade-e | Sat, 28 August 2004 23:49 |
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Toobs | Sun, 29 August 2004 02:44 |
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toof | Sun, 29 August 2004 05:37 |
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MR 1JZ | Sun, 29 August 2004 06:13 |
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fade-e | Sun, 29 August 2004 02:58 |
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V8_MA61 | Sun, 29 August 2004 05:39 |
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chrisss | Sun, 29 August 2004 06:31 |
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7mgte83 | Sun, 29 August 2004 09:45 |
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FLY PSI | Sun, 29 August 2004 13:02 |
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V8_MA61 | Sun, 29 August 2004 13:03 |
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SIMDOG | Mon, 30 August 2004 02:24 |
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Ben Wilson | Mon, 30 August 2004 02:37 |
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V8_MA61 | Mon, 30 August 2004 02:46 |
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Les | Mon, 30 August 2004 03:05 |
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V8_MA61 | Mon, 30 August 2004 03:47 |
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rick_o | Mon, 30 August 2004 03:18 |
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SIMDOG | Mon, 30 August 2004 03:49 |
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dylusion | Mon, 30 August 2004 03:59 |
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7mgte83 | Mon, 30 August 2004 05:17 |
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Toobs | Tue, 31 August 2004 03:32 |
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7mgte83 | Tue, 31 August 2004 07:56 |
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