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Old 22-02-2008, 10:20 AM   #1
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Two weekends back I poped the bonnet of the XR and noticed some green oily stuff in the left hand rear of the engin bay. I guessed it was the die that they put in the aircon system so I went to an aircon guy I know who quickly confirmed by prognosis. $278 dollars from Ford for the leaky bit of aluminium pipe(rip off) and $100 to fit and regas i am off and running again. While I was watching the aircon guy do his stuff I saw he was using an air ratchet. I thought how easy it made his job. Then last weekend I helped a mate build some shelves and he had one as well. Guess what I am buying this weekend. Anyone know any traps I need to look for when buying one ?

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Old 22-02-2008, 10:31 AM   #2
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you can also now get a battery powered rattle gun that might be worth looking at. my mechanic had one till the apprentice droped it from a great height . he loved it and is getting another soon
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Old 22-02-2008, 01:35 PM   #3
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Make sure you get the right Lubrication Oil and use it often. You can get Pneanumatic screw drivers and rattles guns for all sorts of things, they are brilliant.
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Old 22-02-2008, 03:03 PM   #4
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I have an air compressor and rattle gun i bought to do the brakes but didn't bother to see if it would fit in the space. I stuffed around with it for a few minutes to hear the cool noise and it's just been sitting in the garage since.

Cool sound though :
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Old 22-02-2008, 04:06 PM   #5
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When i saw the aircon guy get into this really akward space and squeese the trigger and out popped the bolt I thought wow. If I were to do that at home it would have taken 15 minutes and a lot of swearing. Then he put it back and it took all of 3 seconds. Then when I was helping my mate build the shelves I recon it took about 1/3 of the time because if the air rachet. Supercheap have a compressor and hose for $129 at the moment so I might check that out this weekend. 1/4 drive rachets are $40. thats what my mate had and it seemed ok.
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Old 22-02-2008, 04:07 PM   #6
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I am going to get a compressor, 10 Meter hose, 1/4 drive ratchet and a screwdriver. All up less than $250. Bargain.
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Old 22-02-2008, 06:14 PM   #7
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They're brilliant little tools, but a little advice when you put the nuts on always turn it with your finger for the first 3-4 turns otherwise you have stripped bolts all over your car.

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Old 23-02-2008, 10:45 PM   #8
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a very handy tool but a bit noisier than a rattle gun i think, and will get places a rattle gun wont but doesnt have the torque of a rattle gun.
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Old 25-02-2008, 02:47 PM   #9
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Got the compressor from Kmart $96. 15 M hose in retractable drum $79 from bunnings. Ratchet 3/8 and 1/2 rattle gun from supercheap for $40 and $69. A pressure gauge for $19 from bunnings and an air kit for $35 with lots of fittings from supercheap. All up and running and I used it to change the thermastat cover gasket. Its works like a dream.
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Old 25-02-2008, 04:22 PM   #10
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Whoosha has one of the Cordless Rattle Guns , Kingchrome , Comes to Every Race meet , Dropped , Kicked and Thrown and Still undoes and ReFits about 100 Wheel Nuts with room for another 400 mre !
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