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I don't see why people think this hub will be immune ot skipping! all hubs skip! if you catch it where the pawls are just on the edge of the ratchet teeth, and put power throuhg it, they will go bang and move round until they reingage (profiles and pro II have an advantage with 2 sets of pawls so will pick up straight away on the next set). I think the pro II did skip though, no damage done apart from scaring ash and exploding a badly built (wrong spokes) wheel.

The can of bike spray ive got looks/smells exacty like GT85 to me. I personally think something thincker is needed as GT8 or similar evaporates quickly. 5wt shock oil is better than nothing, but early kings (before CK made ringdrive lube) ran on 10/40 motor oil- so thatl work.

Right! just thought i'd do this, its been suggested a few times but no ones bothered! Lets get all you VW guys out of the mini thread for a start . Also there have been a few diff Vebub threads around, so should keep chit chat tidier. Last reason- off to pick up my new daily driver tommorrow . Mk2 1.6 Golf driver P.s. Admins- any chance of stickying this and the mini threads?

I would at least put finishline in. My method: *take apart as you have done (with bearings in place) *blast out old oil/any dirt with gt85, soak up excess GT85 with clean rag *remove shields from bearings *relube bearings with King ring drive/bearing lube. (if looking particularly dirty, will blast bearings with gt85 first) *replace bearing shields *lube up ringdrive teeth with plenty of ringdrive lube (stick your finger in the small bearing side, and pull the driverings apart, then lube from the other side) * clean the helical splines on the axel and lube up with finish line, a few drops of finish line in the hub to allow drive rings to move *reassemble Much better!

just find out what is wrong with the brake- working from lever to slaves, take the brake apart, clean it, and put it back together lubing as you go, replace any parts that need replacing, and re bleed- should be good as new!

My van will have a ps2 (or similar) in it when finished, but its also a very cool A-team style van, and the plans for the interior include full leather sofa, limo style, 20inch plus screen, and mini bar! so its slightly differrent lol! i agreee its a bit pointless in a daily driver!

I was thinking of marshalling, but it meant getting up at 5am (sign on to marshall at 7 ) plus i have no car to get there, and i want to ride pompey tomrorrow. If i had a car i would be in bournemouth right now marshalling the special stage, as i was asked to do that, but wasnt sure what i was doing tonight, and now i know i can't get there! grrr.

I still prefer the 04 version, and if you can find an old lever blade (pre 2001 i think, not sure) they are flat (like a hope lever) rather than curved, so even more comfy, although thats personal preference. Also todge should have his fresh products lever out soon, which will fit into the 04 body, and be a bit like the RB lever- but even better!

If you get hold of the service kit it will be much easier- that comes with spare hose, lots of connectors and fittings, a bleed kit, and the blocks to help put fittings onto hose. The easiest way is to get the two plastic hose clamp blocks, a new length of hose, and 2 new fittings. Clamp the hose with the blocks in a vice, with about 10mm sticking up past the blocks. get a hammer, and tap the barbed fitting into the hose, repeat for other end. Screw new hose into brake, bleed as usual.

Cool cool! cheers freddo!

Indeed. anyone got a weather forcast? been a bit variable lately snowing last night, sunny now! Hope it warms up a bit and stays dry.

You need to undo the bolt from the slave cylinder, and the mastercylinder in the lever. Its much less hassle to acieve a clean bleed using a syringe and fittings IMO. Make sure you have the tpa adjusted all the way out before hand. If you are going to do it in the bath, cover the hole in the lever when pumping, and cover the hole in the slave cylinder when releasing, this pushes fluid through the system. Replace the allen bolts in the slave and master cylinder while the brake is still submerged. Use antifreeze to prevent freexing brakes! (also helps prevent corrosion of bits in the brake)

You will prob get bored of cars quite quickly in some respects, and modding something like a corsa is IMO a waste of money- you will look like a chav and have a slow car that looks hilarious. Now i know there are those show cars that have a lot of effort time and money put into them, and if you really are going to do something like that, and go to all the shows, then fine i would respect you, but if your chosing a cheaper car so you can afford a body kit and a sub to go 'cruzin' with your mates then your an idiot. keep a trials bike, once its there its not too expensive to maintain, and you can come back to it as and when you please. there are lots of us on here who ride and are into our cars!

If your having problems removing anodising- use a cuastic soda solution. takes it off easily, but don't leave it on too long!

Speed of the plane, if it was the speed of the wheels you get a paradoxical situation- read snappels link.

Kris- the plane is not being stopped from going anywhere! read the Q and my previous answers carefully.

you still dont seem to understand the relation ship between the plane and the conveyor properly. the thrust has NOTHING to do with the wheels and the conveyor will only move as fast as the plane is moving, and since a plane will take off at less then 200mph the conveyor wont go over 200mph, the max speed the wheels will turn is 400mph. Sorry, that was directed at andyroo- not krisboats

But andyroo- the force required to hold your self stationary, or pull yourself forward is actually quite small, so it wouldnt be a problem.

exactly, you can't just assume the plane stays stationary, you have to think about it. this is by no means a hard riddle, it TELLS YOU the plane moves, its just most people seem to assume it doesnt. i have had to work much harder to work out other riddles/trick questions whatever you wanna call them.

Dont just leave it at adjusting the spring tension as has been said. make sure everything is clean- clean the rim and the pads, and if the pads have uneven wear on them, either replace them or cut them back to a flat surface using a sharp stanley knife. grease the pivot points on the brake arms, and the leverl. lube up the cable with GT85 or similar- this will make the whole thing feel smoother. make sure the pads hit the rim square on (best for trials) or slightly toed in, ie the front of the pad hits the rim just before the back, this makes brakes quieter, and bettter for XC/normal riding. make sure your rim is straight, to prevent rubbing, and set the pads up as close to the rim as possible. all of that should make your Vs much nicer!

At last! another person with common sense!

If a propellor plane was standing on the ground, braked and chocked so it couldnt go anywhere and it was spun up to full throttle, it would not lift, the props do not move enough air over the plane. to lift, a plane needs to have all the air around it moving relative to it, so the plane needs to be moving, or in a headwind. this is due to the length of the wings. In this riddle, the plane would take off if it is proppellor, jet, rocket powered! it makes nooo difference.

Friction has a lot to do with it. think about this problem simply, and read my posts again- ive already said this. THE PLANE DOES MOVE. if the plane is stationary, so is the conveyor- but for the conveyor to move, the plane MUST move, as the speed of the conveyor is controlled by the speed of the plane NOT the speed of the engines. The wheels of a plane hold it off the ground and spin freely, therefore a conveyor will not move a plane. In reality, a plane on aconveyor belt will move due to friction in the wheels- however, as soon as the force from the trust equals the frictional force inthe wheels, the plane will become stationary with the conveyor moving underneath it- but that doesnt relate to this problem as in this problem if the plane was stationary, the belt would stop.

Jet engines suck air in, and push it out the back. this creates thrust which moves the plane forward, and the friction between the ground and the plane is small in comparison to the force of the trust applied. this conveyor situation effectively doubles the friction, but this is not enough to make a difference. So, the plane moves forward, air moves over the wings and creates lift, the plane takes off. The enignes themsleves will not draw enough air over the wings to make the plane take off- the engine hangs below the wings, and air travels through them. no one said the conveyor measures the speed of the wheel, but it doesnt measure the speed of the engines either- it measures the speed of the plane, which coincedentally is directly proportional to the speed of the wheels (but not proportional to the speed of the engines, as they supply thrust, so its a very differnt propulsion method to a car)

NO ITS NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read my above post.