Just got the cutting torch on a Nissan Skyline rear upright to get the tierod balljoint out (b1oody tight press fit, and corroded in).................

Just put the drift in the back end of the joint to knock it out with the big hammer, then BANG, huge explosion, crap in eyes and pain in the hand that was holding the drift...........

where the hell is the drift, and come to that where's the hammer...........

Drift is stuck in the roof of the building, no sign of the balljoint innards, hammer on the floor a few feet away.

Fortunately the welding glove seems to have kept my hand in one piece, and a trip up the big ladder salvaged the punch from the roof, which only punctured the insulation board and not the outer roof skin........

The pretty heavy drift flew 15ft vertically and punched into the roof......thank god I wasn't leaning over it

I'd assumed that the grease, muck oil etc would just come out of the joint, but it appears to have sealed the ball into its seat with enough force that when it got to a very high pressure, it blew the other side of the joint out, which was forged/swaged in.................

eeek

[Edited on 20/2/10 by NS Dev]

Flippin 'eck!

grease and oxy dont get on too well i belive,there is a warning lable on the cylinders

Yea, but I never put any oxygen on it, I kept it on a reducing flame, and a big long feathery flame at that......

I think it was just the pure heat, must have gassed off the grease, which had no-where to expand.......

just glad to be intact to be honest, even if my hearing in my right ear is going to take a while to return I think!

Hope the old ticker has calmed down . Close call by the sounds of it.

Wear earplugs next time and get a longer torch. Did it get the job done ?

yea, blew most of the joint out with it!!

just had a bit of the tube left to drift out!!

A clean pair of pants and you'll be right as rain.

Paul G

Well i'm glad you've still got a head Nathaniel as I'm going to need to pick you brains at some point in the future concerning our MBE

All the best with RP (am I the only one following them on twitter from here?)

G

it,s times like nthis we are all reminded how weak and fragile we are,one wrong move and its curtains.
oh and i,m sitting on the balcony with no shirt on bathing in glourious sunshine watching the snow melt as i type this (08-50 local time)

Cheers folks!

You hit the nail on the head conrod!! That's my take on it too!

Yep think you are the only one Mr G!!

Cal's been busy on the website, now I'm about to go and shuffle some cars and then make a gearbox X-member for a CF van!

cheers

Nat

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Originally posted by Mr G
Well i'm glad you've still got a head Nathaniel as I'm going to need to pick you brains at some point in the future concerning our MBE

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This serves as another waring to us all to be careful!

If I wasn't as balanced as I am, and if I was a newbie to cars and mechanicing in general, and had read some of the posts from Russboss and others, I wouldn't go anywhere near the garage! Too bloody dangerous!

Close call Nat.....


Done similar myself with the gas torch, but never seen the likes of grease going off with a bang.

Only ever plastic cups full of acetylene then lit, that was progressed one day by one of the guys filling a cornflake box with acetylene....

Black face & overalls and dodgy ears for a few days.


If you plan on killing yourself , make sure you write down all your 126 thoughts & ideas before hitting the button please...

High quality wi fi connection ensures a double post.....


And relax



[Edited on 27/2/10 by T66]