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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: classicjeep on May 15, 2012, 07:30:49 PM

Title: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: classicjeep on May 15, 2012, 07:30:49 PM: [attachment=1]

I expect it was a 'beech' to fit.........just it worked 'oak'ay !!
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: Panic mechanic! on May 15, 2012, 07:35:32 PM: how many people said it wooden work?
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: willo on May 15, 2012, 07:43:35 PM: I saw that just recently somewhere, I reckon its a good get you home fix
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: MOCAJ on May 15, 2012, 07:59:24 PM: anything that gets you home is a good fix :greggmo:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: ShayneJ on May 15, 2012, 08:01:30 PM: Yep nowt wrong with that as a get you home bodge :003:

The wood is likely to be as strong as the bit of tube its replacing in the directions the normal
forces are being applied the only bit that matters is getting adequate clamping force on the
threads of the ball joints.

never had to fix a jeep tie rod or draglink the ones on my WJ look up to the job
but i have had several fail on lardies they are made of cheese
and normally binned for solid bars asap for anything remotely strenuous off road
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: MOCAJ on May 15, 2012, 08:04:15 PM: i have so far bent 2 TJ tie rods, they are very thin walled :icon_winkle:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: Panic mechanic! on May 15, 2012, 08:06:23 PM: I bent an xj one......but greggmo helped sort it out so i could get home
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: MOCAJ on May 15, 2012, 08:07:52 PM: i got a heavy duty one now, thanks Willo
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: willo on May 15, 2012, 08:39:17 PM: That stick looks like a broom handle :017:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: chrisjones on May 15, 2012, 08:49:39 PM: Quote from: Panic mechanic! on May 15, 2012, 08:06:23 PM
I bent an xj one......but greggmo helped sort it out so i could get home

What did he do; sit on it? :003:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: Mike Pavelin on May 15, 2012, 10:10:53 PM: :violence:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: willo on May 15, 2012, 10:23:28 PM: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: Bulldog67 on May 15, 2012, 10:25:47 PM: :017: I cant work out if its banter or bitchfest
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: dtooth on May 15, 2012, 10:42:43 PM: couldn't find any wood so i replaced my xj steering with v8 zj stuff nice and beefy

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Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: greggmo on May 15, 2012, 11:00:34 PM: Quote from: chrisjones on May 15, 2012, 08:49:39 PM
Quote from: Panic mechanic! on May 15, 2012, 08:06:23 PM
I bent an xj one......but greggmo helped sort it out so i could get home

What did he do; sit on it? :003:

think i did actualy. :greggmo:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: Bishops Finger on May 15, 2012, 11:39:27 PM: You could always ask Chris jones to post an answer......then get Gregg to mod it.....Fredom of speech and allthat... :098:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: dieselj20 on May 16, 2012, 08:20:21 AM: Beats walking home :icon_super:
Title: Re: Ultimate 'field repair' or a 'bodge'. You decide !!
Post by: greggmo on May 16, 2012, 10:07:26 AM: Quote from: Bishops Finger on May 15, 2012, 11:39:27 PM
You could always ask Chris jones to post an answer......then get Gregg to mod it.....Fredom of speech and allthat... :098:

or even better just behave like an arse and get your antagonistic posts removed. That easy. I wont sit by and see another slangin match take off. Ya want that do it on another forum not this one.