"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/02/2014 at 12:38 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/02/2014 at 12:38 • Filed to: None | 3
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This "I mended something" story seems particularly ironic, since my !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was about WD40. My '01 Golf is dying the death of a thousand stings. Just about everything in the car is going or has gone to shit, but it keeps running and we can't afford to replace it right now. Today, I got in after my wife had been driving and had to adjust the seat. It slid all the way back, and wouldn't lock. So I had to run my Very Important Errand with the seat fully slid back, careful not to hit the brakes too hard, lest the seat slam forward and impale me on the steering wheel. Dangerous, yes, but I had to run the errand. So when I got home, I googled the problem, thinking that surely I would have to remove the seat or sell the car. But what I have discovered in the Internet Age is that if you are having a problem with something, it's almost certain that somebody else has had the exact same problem. Sure enough, I found a thread on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! about a non-locking seat in a 2000 Jetta. It turns out that all that was happening was that the locking pin at the end of the cable was stuck. A liberal application of WD40 freed it up, and now it works beautifully. Now, if I could just use WD40 to fix all the other problems on the car....
For Sweden
> ttyymmnn
12/02/2014 at 12:45 |
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It can't beat Kroil.
Trunk Impaired 318
> ttyymmnn
12/02/2014 at 12:47 |
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If it can't be fixed with WD40, duct tape or a craftsman wrench it can't be fixed.
CalzoneGolem
> ttyymmnn
12/02/2014 at 12:49 |
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Lubricate.
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ttyymmnn
> CalzoneGolem
12/02/2014 at 12:57 |
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Would you recommend that I follow up with a more substantial lubricant?
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CalzoneGolem
> ttyymmnn
12/02/2014 at 12:59 |
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Yeah. WD 40 will just make crap stick to it and it'll get all gummed up again. I learned this lesson on some bike chains
I use 3 in 1 oil for everything.
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ttyymmnn
> CalzoneGolem
12/02/2014 at 13:02 |
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You're image got nibbled, so I didn't see what your were referring to. I can definitely get some 3 in 1. I've got some Liquid Wrench Super Oil. Would that do the trick?
Mattbob
> For Sweden
12/02/2014 at 13:02 |
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WD-40 is for water displacement and very light lubrication. Kroil is for penetrating. They aren't even comparable.
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Mattbob
> CalzoneGolem
12/02/2014 at 13:04 |
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3 in 1 is my jam. I use a bit of wd-40 to clean out stuff and get it moving, then wipe it off and apply 3 in 1 to keep it working for a long time. Works great on locks and hinges and everything else.
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CalzoneGolem
> ttyymmnn
12/02/2014 at 13:05 |
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Yeah I think it is similar to 3 in 1
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CalzoneGolem
> Mattbob
12/02/2014 at 13:06 |
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I love the way it smells. I could bathe in it. Is that weird?
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Mattbob
> CalzoneGolem
12/02/2014 at 13:09 |
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it smells like fixing things, and fixing things is the best thing. Totally understandable.
Tapas
> ttyymmnn
12/02/2014 at 14:26 |
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It cant have a fulfilling relationship with me :(
#foreveralone :D