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Ronnie
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Re: my nemesis

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Hi Rich! You appear to have the makings of quite a good ENGINEER :!: ;)
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bmcman.ie
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Re: my nemesis

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is that royal? :lol: :lol:
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tedmcedd
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Re: my nemesis

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guru_1071 wrote:
a rude 30 quids worth of bits from one of the 'specalists' (four little felt seals, of which two where the wrong size (they had clearly just sent me four of the same size), a nut which was the wrong size (5 quid - bastards) despite having the correct part number on the bag, and 8 quid postage for a parcel that cost a quid to post) - grrr :shock: ,
Pandora wrote:Ah, Bentley and Rolls specialists: not so much "if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it" as "if you have to ask the price, you might find we are at it, and ripping you off like a goodun'!"
Yep... Just did a King pin on a Cloud 1 at work... £400 odd for the pin, £13odd for the felt seals, £20 odd for the washers... plus all the labour... ouch!! hahaa!

I changed a calistat on a Wraith... half way through, my boss says, oh, be careful... £500 there.... :o and they had the cheak to not give you a new gasket!!

the joy of Rolls and Bentley!

Ed
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guru_1071
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Re: my nemesis

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tedmcedd wrote:Yep... Just did a King pin on a Cloud 1 at work... £400 odd for the pin, £13odd for the felt seals, £20 odd for the washers... plus all the labour... ouch!! hahaa!

I changed a calistat on a Wraith... half way through, my boss says, oh, be careful... £500 there.... :o and they had the cheak to not give you a new gasket!!

the joy of Rolls and Bentley!

Ed
ed

getting the kingpin out of the stub is, er, an interesting job isnt it?

i nearly broke the press at work :?
please note, these are my own, individual sales, nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, minispares
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tedmcedd
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Re: my nemesis

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guru_1071 wrote:
tedmcedd wrote:Yep... Just did a King pin on a Cloud 1 at work... £400 odd for the pin, £13odd for the felt seals, £20 odd for the washers... plus all the labour... ouch!! hahaa!

I changed a calistat on a Wraith... half way through, my boss says, oh, be careful... £500 there.... :o and they had the cheak to not give you a new gasket!!

the joy of Rolls and Bentley!

Ed
ed

getting the kingpin out of the stub is, er, an interesting job isnt it?

i nearly broke the press at work :?
yer, interesting is the right word!

our fly press wouldnt shift it, even with the oxy torch on it! lol

I forget how we got it out in the end!
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