Would you be able to jump start a car or change a tyre?

[Usher]

Your talking about changing a wheel and not a tyre presumably as two old spoons won't prize a car tyre off

Have you ever tried to get a wheel off and found the original fitter had used an air tool with the wrong torque setting? so you end up standing & jumping on the nut wrench in an attempt to loosen it ( or use a convenient scaffold pole for extra leverage)

 

[233]

yes to both, wonder how many could set the gap and dwell on a set of points though


used to spend my weekends ripping rotten hot hatches apart as a teenager and built many a 16v nova back in the days

 

[233]

Your talking about changing a wheel and not a tyre presumably as two old spoons won't prize a car tyre off

Have you ever tried to get a wheel off and found the original fitter had used an air tool with the wrong torque setting? so you end up standing & jumping on the nut wrench in an attempt to loosen it ( or use a convenient scaffold pole for extra leverage)

you do have to check their not left handed threads first . either that or buy a bigger bar

 

[robfosters]

Nope, wouldnt have a clue. That’s what the RAC are for.

 

[Andy__C]

Was my first car also.

Nice! Two tone as well. Is that the actual car? It's in amazing nic if so and to be proud of.

Mine was single tone burgundy and by the end was in dire shape. I had to purposefully drill holes in the bottom of the chassis to drain the leaking water from the footwells. If it rained then went below zero the ice in the driverside footwell made it u safe to drive

 

[jsmoke]

Nice! Two tone as well. Is that the actual car? It's in amazing nic if so and to be proud of.

Mine was single tone burgundy and by the end was in dire shape. I had to purposefully drill holes in the bottom of the chassis to drain the leaking water from the footwells. If it rained then went below zero the ice in the driverside footwell made it u safe to drive

Nope just nicked that form google, mine was a greeny colour. Bit more tatty than that one. Certainly an experience driving it. Really felt every bump.

 

[hux]

I've stripped and rebuilt whole cars so yeah course.
These days is more do i have the energy to do it.

 

[shadow_boxer]

Yes to both and have done them. Would like to check wires before hand however as not something I would do regularly.

 

[moon man]

i did an apprenticeship at a ford main dealers to higher technician level so yes

 

[Maundie]

Yep in fact had to do both recently (changed tyre on the M40 and jump started my mothers car because she 'only nips to the shops' in it and the battery dies a miserable death), in fact used to mess about quite a bit with cars when I was younger, changed clutches, gearboxes, replaced headgaskets etc. on my drive for years, in fact most of my mates came to my house for things to be fixed.

Guess I've always been good a fixing things. I am 45 though so when I started driving it was Mk2 Escorts and Fiestas I was always working on.

 

[Vexr]

Change a tyre on the side of a road? Nope. Can easily change a wheel with the spare one though

Changed a wheel and jump started a car before. You learn as it happens.

 

[dymetrie]

Yes can do both.

Have helped others jump start (and bump start) their cars, haven't had to do mine (other than using a battery pack to get it running again after it was sat for a fortnight in the cold).

Haven't had to change a wheel for a spare, but @kaiowas taught me how to change the brake pads/discs on my mk1 Focus, and then I did the brake pads/discs on my Mazda 6 a few years later. Both required removing/refitting the wheels (obviously)

I'm game for doing most repair jobs on my cars (have done header tanks, fitted stereos/hands free, boot struts, taken apart filter housings and resealed scuttle panels, minor service stuff) but will generally google/youtube things beforehand or ask an experienced friend and up until now haven't had all the tools/space available to do as much as I'd like to But now I have a garage and so can stockpile all the awesome extra tools

 

[Semple]

Yep to both, brothers a mechanic so helped out with a few things when servicing/maintaining my own car.

The misses old car also had a knackered battery and winter before last would barely hold a charge. So had to bump start that a few times. Even bought myself a jump start kit with the small portable batteries you get these days.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Yes to both, and have done a couple of times.

Same.

 

[Arsonist]

yes to both, wonder how many could set the gap and dwell on a set of points though


used to spend my weekends ripping rotten hot hatches apart as a teenager and built many a 16v nova back in the days

Most people won't even know what points are, never mind have them in their car. At 26 I couldn't change a tyre. So I got myself a classic car and tinkered. At 30 I can do most things now: gapping points, sparks etc is one of the far simpler jobs to do!

 

[cainer]

yes as have done both,

btw thread reported and requested OP be banned as this should *of/have* been posted in Motors

*dont know which to use so was covering my ass from gamur natseys

 

[The_Abyss]

I'm generally rubbish at maintenance, but yes, can do both of us and have done both of these.

 

[Brizzles]

Is this before Brexit or after ?

yes as have done both,

btw thread reported and requested OP be banned as this should *of/have* been posted in Motors

*dont know which to use so was covering my ass from gamur natseys

There you go it should belong in Speakers Corner now

 

[sigma]

I once pumped up a tyre using my pen0r.

 

[Thecaferacer]

Yes to both. I would also be able to swap an engine despite not being a mechanic.

I have been shocked at how many people cannot do even the most basic of diy or engineering tasks. I was talking to someone last week who had no idea how to change a plug socket which I thought was the very bottom rung of technical knowledge for being an adult.