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Does anyone know if spacers made out of nylon are strong enough to retain their spacing gap under high bolt compression? I have a bunch of 0.5mm and 1mm nylon spacers and I was hoping to use these as spindle spacers to maintain a 51mm chainline on my bicycle. I am wondering if nylon spacers...

I wanted to degrease some threads on my bike before using the torque wrench since the torque specs are for dry threads. I'm curious - what is a safe way to degrease aluminum and steel threads? I thought about using a speed degreaser and then it occurred to me it might be harmful to aluminum...

So I had a bolt on my bike snap even though I was under-torquing it by about 0.7nm (max is 5.2nm and torque wrench was at 4.5nm). This was one of two stem pinch bolts. I usually tighten gradually since I try to balance the torque across the two opposing bolts. Usually, I have no problems getting...

So I am going to drive from the St. Louis to Southern California in late June. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips about "must see" destinations on the way out there. I'm thinking Colorado must have some cool places and I'm interested in specific recommendations. Will probably hit the Grand...

So after a hard rain, we got some minor flooding in various parts of our basement. I am about to use a portable sump pump with a hose attached and am wondering if I can direct the water into our permanent sump pump pit. Or should I attach a super long hose and try to direct it out of the house...

Honestly, bike clothing style is the worst thing about being a biker. Being decked in in lycra is not something I can ever do, which is good because I don't ever plan on racing road bikes. I mostly do mountain bikes which is slightly better fashion but even then, it's hard to find a jersey that...

I love the sport and am in awe of what the top guys can do. I used to race when I was younger but not at the pro level so I have an idea of how hard it is to do what the professionals do. And now the tracks are so fast with so many crazy double and triple jumps it's just amazing the watch. It's...

Not just any teenager but an 18 year old that seems to be sleep walking through life even though she is not on drugs. Basically, she is not really paying attention as she chugs through the day. Example 1: went to fill up her mom's car. Grabbed the diesel pump (car is not a diesel) and...

So I am in the process of replacing my cam follower in my Passat and figured I'd check the air filter while I have the engine cover off. Turns out, the filter is in the engine cover hidden behind 8 screws and a bunch of latches that require jigsaw puzzle skills to solve. When I finally get in...

So I have two sets of wheels for my Passat. One set has been stored in my basement (dry and cool) with a 9 year old set of Falken 912s on them. The treads are barely worn and I've probably put a total of less than 10k miles on the tires. The tires look good and haven't been exposed to the sun...

at my local Meijer of all places. No other bottles of the 0w-40. The rest were 5w-40. Wondering if it was a stocking mistake.

I noticed the latest Sienna uses 235/60/17 tires as compared to 215/65/16 in the previous generation. Why? We are talking about a minivan here so carving corners through mountain roads is not exactly a priority. Plus you give up ride comfort, better winter traction, better MPG, and cheaper tire...

Is 5w-30 actually better for longevity? I ask because I noticed that the recommendations for the 3.5L 2GR-FE V6 used to be 5w-30 in prior years and now it is 0w-20. I also noticed that in Australia, the current recommendation is still 5w-30. So does anyone have an opinion about whether 5w-30...

My cousin is looking into purchasing a used one. She saw a 2013 advertised at a good price. I also saw that Honda lost a class action lawsuit on their V6 engines for oil burning. Does anybody here know if this is an isolated issue or widespread? Thanks

My mother in-law is in need of a new computer. She currently has an old pos running Vista. She is very non-tech saavy and has not even upgraded to a smart phone yet. However, she does do basic things on her computer like email, logging into a couple of work sites (she still dabbles in real...

Now the 8gb and 16gb are selling for a crazy $199 and $249, respectively, UNLOCKED AND NO CONTRACT! This is a a Nexus device meaning it gets the latest Android updates as soon as Google pushes them out (as opposed to the Galaxy S4 or HTC One which have manufacturer and carrier delayed updates)...

high end Windows phones Would you switch from Android or iOS for one of these bad boys?

...because it is very expensive relative to competitors. This is the price of not making it in China - $300 price tag. Google's Andy Rubin said "Why don't we try it and see what happens." Curious, would anybody pay the made in USA premium over competing products that do just as much (and...

My contract is ending soon so I've begun to research phones. Currently have a iPhone 4. Pretty good device, and easy to use. But I don't like that it doesn't have 4g or flash support like my android wielding friends. But just as bad, the Apple fanboy phenomenon is really turning me off to Apple...

I'm going to Toronto in a month on business and my family is coming with me. Anyone have any recommendations for family oriented fun in Toronto? I'll be working on Thursday and Friday and my wife will have our 5 year old on those days. Then we will all be together on the weekends. Thanks.