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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    I've noticed a lot of stuff on amazon is noted as China for COO, even for things that are known to be made elsewhere. Maybe Amazon just assumes everything is
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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    Originally Posted By: goodtimes Check ebay for new Armstrong. I got a lot of them a couple years ago very reasonably, all new. Snap on of course is another. For Taiwan made, not China, and well made, the Lowes tools look good to me. I have bought a number of clearance sets in the store for very...
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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    Then I bet a Pittsburgh wrench from Hazard Fraught can be had for a song in Guangzhou.
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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    Originally Posted By: Trav I would look at these.. http://www.toolup.com/Proto-J1200F-MASD-15-Pc-Metric-Combination-ASD-Wrench-Set-12-Point If you could spend just a bit more these from Hazet are IMO better than all the others you listed and Amazon Germany will ship them to the USA. The Hazets...
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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    Originally Posted By: drtyler The Armstrong brand has been discontinued. Any of the brands you mentioned, Armstrong included, are quality tools. Another set to keep in mind is the Hazet 600N series. I have seen the 600SPC/16 set available for under $200 shipped. They are high quality as...
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    Driver Side Axle seal replacement

    Can't speak to the accord specifically, but I've swapped axle seals on other FWD vehicles and they're replaced from the outside. I would put a little lube on the seal to help it seal better. Shouldn't need to drive it in, may damage it that way.
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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    I've got an okay set of SAE combo wrenches but I find myself needing metric a LOT more now that I've got different vehicles than I did a year ago. I usually just borrowed my dad's since I would always work in his garage, now that I live in a different city it means borrowing my father in laws...
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    Buying some new combination wrenches soon

    I'm going to be in the market for some metric combination wrenches very shortly. I've been looking at a few different sets and I'm pretty much settled for why could be considered 'mid tier' I suppose. I've looked at Wright, Armstrong, SK, and Williams; they're all almost identical in price at...
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    AC pressure, compressor not running

    Originally Posted By: Trav Originally Posted By: slowdime Originally Posted By: Trav VW? Yup. A 2004 Jetta. Yep been there done that the readings are correct. Bad Sanden compressor, get one from Hella/Behr # HELLA 351125751 (best compressor for the money). You can sometimes replace the...
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    AC pressure, compressor not running

    Originally Posted By: Trav VW? Yup. A 2004 Jetta.
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    AC pressure, compressor not running

    I normally don't touch AC systems, but long story short, shop wanted $1000 to replace compressor and condenser when the only part that had failed was the compressor clutch. I replaced it myself and it's working great. My wife's cousin was over today as I was working on my wife's car and said her...
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    Vehicle registration

    Well that's a shame. Out of curiosity, would there be a tax levied against my Ranger if I were to bring that? Also, my wife bought her car in California before we met, that shouldn't incur any additional tax I hope. As for income, we arent too worried. We're going to be in Bakersfield, the...
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    Vehicle registration

    Regarding the issue of registration, it sounds like it may be best to wait until we're settled before we handle that. Maybe I'll purchase a trip permit in OR.
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    Vehicle registration

    Originally Posted By: CharlieBauer Originally Posted By: slowdime Sales tax even if it's bought out of state? Would that still be applicable if I were to register in OR? That way I would be arriving with a vehicle I already owned in another state. Surely they wouldn't tax something I already...
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    Vehicle registration

    Sales tax even if it's bought out of state? Would that still be applicable if I were to register in OR? That way I would be arriving with a vehicle I already owned in another state. Surely they wouldn't tax something I already owned, I would hope. They going to tax my furniture too?
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    Vehicle registration

    Not sure if this should be here or in the off topic section. My wife and I are moving from Oregon to California in a couple weeks, I'm not going to be taking my ranger with me as it doesn't have air conditioning and the city we are moving to gets quite hot. We'd prefer to buy a vehicle in Oregon...
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    Honda Fit suspension freshening

    I've got the KYB excel-g's in each corner of the Mazda in my sig and they're great so far. One thing - as cool as rock auto is, I would get the parts on amazon; rock auto will cost you a penny to ship! There should be at least one amazon seller with free shipping.
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    What Is Your Favorite Hand Cleaner

    For post vehicular maintenance I like Boraxo; gets all the dirt and grease right off. Boraxo Followed up with a good wash with any dish soap gets grimey hands pretty clean.
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    10 days to Jurassic World

    Originally Posted By: gathermewool Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral Originally Posted By: gathermewool It is going to be terrible. "she's killing for sport!" Domesticated raptors? ppft I'd think that would be a logical development, an attempt by the JW cloners to produce raptors that they...
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    Fun in California with the water district.

    Just leave your faucet running for a few days this month then go back to business as usual next month if they're going to completely ignore the fact that you don't actually have a lawn to water. Or better yet, contact your local news station. You're ahead of the water conservation curve and...
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