In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joy Beeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > he arranged the wrench so that the >handle was horizontal and *stepped* on it!
I gave up on any attempt at driving years ago - I prefer trains!!!!! (it was probably my 21-point turn, on test number three, that did it); but whilst doing my secretarial training at college in my teens, I did learn the basics of how to change a wheel, check oil and water, etc - our senior tutor's husband was head of the mechanical engineering dept, so she made arrangements for him to teach us the basics in a couple of lessons. He taught us to stand on the wrench to ensure that the wheel nuts were tightened enough (I can't remember whether we were using an ordinary wrench or a torque wrench) - so the technique would be fairly obvious if the nuts were too hard to undo. It is, of course, just as important that the nuts are not *over* tightened as it is that they are not under tightened. Out of interest, does anyone know if Renault still use copper bolts on their solenoids? Beware, if they do - DH had a Renault 5 in 1980, and the solenoid on the starter motor failed. So he ordered a new one - took a week to come (meanwhile we had to push start it every time it was parked somewhere flat, like the car park at work, and chose which supermarket to shop at according to the slope of its car park!), and whilst fitting it one of the bolts snapped. So he had to order another one - another week of pushing the car every evening before being able to leave work! Fortunately he had learned his lesson, and didn't overtighten that one! (And yes, this was before we were married and I still married him!) -- Jane Partridge His other woman is a computer - what chance have I got! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
