Another Month - Another Breakage

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randomsquid · #1 Post by **randomsquid** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:31 pm

This time a pillion peg broke as I was hitting it with a big hammer. I'm sure they make them out of cream cheese and brake dust.

Falcorob · #2 Post by **Falcorob** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:26 pm

Ooh. The big hammer method of mechanicking. My own personal favourite.

randomsquid · #3 Post by **randomsquid** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:43 pm

I also had the biggest ring spanner and screwdriver I could find. So I was at least prepared to try finesse.

flatlander · #4 Post by **flatlander** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:17 pm

Daft question but were you just randomly hitting it or was there a sense of purpose to it? ;)

MartDude · #5 Post by **MartDude** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:53 pm

They like hitting things with hammers in Wednesbury; it's traditional

randomsquid · #6 Post by **randomsquid** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:56 pm

flatlander wrote:Daft question but were you just randomly hitting it or was there a sense of purpose to it? ;)

Was trying to make it work. Why else hit it with a hammer?

randomsquid · #7 Post by **randomsquid** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:01 pm

MartDude wrote:They like hitting things with hammers in Wednesbury; it's traditional

It is too, we're highly skilled at hammering. Although the gas man was slightly taken aback by the ally headed mallet by the side of my bed.

The people in Netherton though haven't got a clue. According to one of our works procedures big bolts can be undone using a large pair of stiltons.

HowardQ · #8 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:14 pm

Just wondering what the gas man was doing in the bedroom, or was he actually in the bed when he noticed the ally mallet.

Up in Yorkshire we also love our hammers, but they do tend to be more of a last/second resort.
Does the pillion peg work better now it's been "moved"?

I would try penetrating oil before the hammer next time, then give it hell!

randomsquid · #9 Post by **randomsquid** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:37 pm

The gas man was checking the rads 'cause he'd just serviced the boiler...

The peg works better in an up and down way, worse in a split right through the mounting hole sort of way. Ebay has supplied a replacement. Oiling has had no effect on it before - either the pin or ball/detent was bent or broke. It got an advisory on the last mot.

But a mate at work needed a lift to get his bike back. We're good with hammers.