Using Leverage - A somewhat Negative Post

[MolaKule]

 

[JeffKeryk]

Tie straps are new skool. Old skool is bailing wire. I do hear they work nearly as good, though...

 

[ammolab]

All wrong, the zip tie is forward on the tapered area of the pliers.

At the dealership we are taught to put “em on the rear for more leverage and near the parallel handle area for a sure non-slip repair.

Amatures!

 

[wpod]

Rookie move, a pro would use vise grips.

 

[UncleDave]

That's why they call it "dope".

 

[JimPghPA]

LOL, thanks for the laugh MolaKule.

Back in the day we use to say "M I C K E Y M O U S E" when ever anyone did a make shift repair of that level.

 

[CanAmAndMore]

A friend of mine had her radiator replaced at a Toyota dealership a few years ago. They used zip ties to hold the electric fan to the rad, when the car went in the fan was bolted on. I assume they lost the bolts, so just said whatever, and zip tied it on. To this day I tease her about it.
It wasn't cheap taking it to the Toyota dealer instead of and independent shop. When asked why, she told me for the genuine toyota parts and toyota trained mechanics.
Then they zip tied the fan onto it.
When I saw it all i could do was laugh.

 

[JavierH19]

I've actually done something similar to this on a really old Ford. When the terminal clamp broke off I used a vise grip to clamp the wire onto the battery and made it to hi lo.

 

[Number_35]

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Nice work on the punny title!

 

[billt460]

Hey, it's better than walking.

 

[Lubener]

Now that's a MacGyver job.

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[himemsys]

"A Somewhat Negative Post."

I see what you did there.

 

[Kira]

To this day I tease her about it.

So how's that going; relative to long range relationship health?

 

[BHopkins]

I've got to admire the ingenuity that went into that.

I could see doing a fix like this, if it was temporary, until a trip to the auto parts store to get a battery post clamp. But judging from the appearance, it looks like it has been like that for some time.

 

[AZjeff]

Back in the day we use to say "M I C K E Y M O U S E" when ever anyone did a make shift repair of that level.

Actually BITD in NW Pa people said something else that today would cost you dearly.

Good emergency fix to keep in mine but that looks like a permanent solution.

 

[Fla]

Actually BITD in NW Pa people said something else that today would cost you dearly.

Good emergency fix to keep in mine but that looks like a permanent solution.

X2, on both!

 

[CanAmAndMore]

So how's that going; relative to long range relationship health?

She is my best friend, and has been for over 20 years.

 

[mr_boring]

Have done both a vice grip and a small c-clamp

It works until you can actually repair it! Or 6ish months, whichever....

 

[ChiTDI]

Mola’, I was all set to type Will Rogers’ reply to “using leverage” for finance - “He who borrows what isn’t hiz’n, pays it back, or goes to prison”.
Well your picture sure put that into perspective.
Take care.

 

[dumkid]

Why use pliers when you could just zip tie the cable straight to the post?

I've done stuff like this before. My aunt's minivan still has pennies stuffed in the battery clamps because they wouldn't tighten down any farther