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by J_Eden
02 Jul 2007, 08:33
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Creepy goings' on!!
Replies: 10
Views: 2373

Our workshop has got a bay especially for our tyre changing duties. One day in August last year I went upstairs at about 6.00pm to get a old case down for someone who just needed to get home. We keep our tyres at about a 2nd story level and need to throw them up and throw them down to get to them. I...
by J_Eden
13 Apr 2007, 11:28
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Toyota knowledge?
Replies: 24
Views: 5116

Offers always open mate :lol: Got to be a lot better than what we are having over here. Freezing cold wind and rain. Not a great thing when you are working on cars fresh from the rain :-#

James
by J_Eden
13 Apr 2007, 07:56
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Toyota knowledge?
Replies: 24
Views: 5116

The important thing to remember when doing brake pads is to remember that anytime you push the piston back you need to do it SLOWLY. This is so that the brake fluid in the pipes are not doing to be forcing the brake seals hard enough so they pop out and you end up with brake fluid running down the i...
by J_Eden
06 Apr 2007, 02:33
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Oooops
Replies: 11
Views: 2546

right unless they had Backards threads Like the wheel nuts/studs of trucks and some Ford's - Left hand thread on left hand side, right hand thread on right (in NZ anyway!) :lol: Funny to watch a new tyre tech struggle and wonder why he can't get the nuts off....usually step in before he stretches t...
by J_Eden
07 Mar 2007, 07:45
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Pink Floyd "Amused to Death"
Replies: 1
Views: 913

Yep, I agree 100%. I was lucky enough to go see Roger Waters about a month ago when he was here and played the entire album of Dark Side of the Moon. Incredible!

-James
by J_Eden
18 Jan 2007, 06:38
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Real World Flight Planning - Help Wanted
Replies: 10
Views: 2497

NZ is a definite North/South split :wink:

James
by J_Eden
08 Jan 2007, 07:10
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Save the Royal Navy
Replies: 22
Views: 4488

Sorry Simtrac...I have friends in NZ that say taxation there has increased along with bureaucracy to unacceptable levels. Garry NZ - The land of the long white cloud and the voice of the little man never gets listened to except if he's a minority (shhhhh....its not said so, but it's beyond a laughi...
by J_Eden
07 Dec 2006, 05:51
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: OT UK Veterans
Replies: 17
Views: 4098

The Aussies will be the ones we are throwing the stones at :wink:
by J_Eden
06 Dec 2006, 05:31
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: OT UK Veterans
Replies: 17
Views: 4098

About all the A-4K's are good for now. Standing on the shoreline throwing rocks is probably our best defence at the moment :-)

James
by J_Eden
05 Dec 2006, 06:52
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: OT UK Veterans
Replies: 17
Views: 4098

Chris: The occasional one goes over, they're based at Whenuapai, Auckland comrade. Always nicer to hear with that whistle than the herc, funny how a different mount changes things. Yep, always a nice sight when our attack force takes off or lands from down this end of the North Island when picking ...