Lake Annecy
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T50 Torx |
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Shiny new disk |
Let Louis know at nine that I wouldn't be taking up his kind offer for a sail in his boat as I realised that I really needed to tackle the Disco's brakes while I had the borrowed tools. Removed the front left wheel and dismantled so that I could crack the large twenty one millimetre bolts that secure the calliper carrier. I did this with his sliding ⅜ t-bar drive and my jack handles on the end of it for extra leverage and I still was only just able to crack the bolts. had to unknot my neck as each one undid. I do not yet posses the necessary T50 Torx to release the brake disk. Realised once I had the wheel back on and off the jacks that I had, yet again, failed to reconnect the brake wear sensor. Very tedious, particularly as the wheels are very heavy and a real pain to centre on the studs. Luckily the right front disk, damaged by running out of pad is lacking the locating T50 Torx bolt so I was able to change it and replace the damaged replacement pads, bought at great expense, earlier in the month. The disk had got so hot sitting in the sun that I could barely lift it into place.
After degunging in the shower I went for a swim, rigged Teasel and, as there were no other takers, went for a sail in the light five knot breeze, right across the lake and back again. Lois watched me leave and arrive and was very complimentary which was nice of him.
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Jeff's is pretty much identical to this |
Returning the borrowed socket set to Jeff, Roman and I were shown around his Winnebago powered by a V10 ford engine, now running LPG. Very nice but then as they say there is always a bigger boat.
Received a very apologetic WhatsApp message from Amo saying that I had incurred a speeding ticket in the borrowed workshop car - very embarrassing. It had been so late in the day when I got the call to collect the Disco that I had needed to travel at the speed limit but must of exceeded at some point. Looks like a ninety euro hit which is silly of me.
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