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  1. Darren

    Tips/Techniques Making the Square Drive hole in a custom socket.

    chunk of pipe, a bit extra long, drill a hole clear through near the 'socket' end for a tommy bar As McGyver says, drill round hole and file it square. Five mins max, done. if you must have a precision square hole, a chunk of flat bar. mill a 1/2" wide by 1/2" deep slot in from the side. you...
  2. Darren

    Car Rust

    We had a service truck that carried diesel fuel, engine/hydraulic oil and grease to service our forestry machines in the bush. It was an 85 chevy 4x4 that was beaten pretty badly. From the cab forward was rotten, from the cab back it was like new. It was the funniest thing to see. I guess 20...
  3. Darren

    Darren's projects

    Those slots are actually oil transfer ports. Oil pressure is supplied through the camshaft to control the variable valve timing. it has solenoids to control the oil flow.
  4. Darren

    Darren's projects

    Hyundai/kia definitely know that this is a problem. They are usually very good about implementing fixes quickly, so I'm sure it has been addressed via recall or at least a TSB. I'm just not personally aware of it, havingleft the dealer 3 years ago. The cars I fixed at the dealership would...
  5. Darren

    Tips/Techniques looking to identify lathe

    https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/the-beast-of-syracuse-mulliner-enlund-lathe.62545/ http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=3912 https://www.lathes.co.uk/portercable/page3.html This should get you started
  6. Darren

    Darren's projects

    Another interesting project tonight. Working on a Hyun dai 1.8L engine. It came to me as a no start. Found that the exhaust camshaft was not turning. The timing chain was intact, so I pulled the cover and the timing gear/cam phaser. The pin that aligns and drives the cam had walked deeper...
  7. Darren

    Hello all!

    You're always welcome John
  8. Darren

    Hello all!

    Never an imposition to meet a fellow addict, especially a new addict.. Looks like we already have a collaboration set up. The little Atlas hacksaw seems have had an unscheduled disassembly of some sort upon first use. We will get it sorted though.
  9. Darren

    Hello all!

    Larry just left my place with a nice Atlas power hacksaw to match his lathe. Welcome aboard Larry.
  10. Darren

    Vertex BS-2 Universal Dividing head. Brand new, unopened.

    Final bump. Prices are only going up, buy now and save! My loss is your gain! This is a premium Vertex unit..not Vevor. A bargain at twice the price! write for more info!
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