My Tool Collection & DIY Adventures With Them

[bhvm]

Very neat DIY with demonstration . You have used a very good copper wire.How much is the length of this?
You are correct about the online quality of wires.They end up costlier too.
Your SAFARI bonnet is gleaming!! esp. next to XUV.

1. Thanks. The wire is not very thick (By jumper cable standards). But it sure has more copper and thinner insulation
I had my large solder on this wire for a few minutes and the Insulation did not melt/ smoke. That gives me confidence its doing its job. This is FINOLEX FR cable BTW.

2. Length is 20 Feet. The Idea was to rescue vehicles sitting in parking place facing the wall. This idea also made me look into DIY, as commercial products are never this long.

3. Thanks!

 

[mayankdixit]

length is 20 Feet. The Idea was to rescue vehicles sitting in parking place facing the wall.

That's a good length of wire. More than enough for the required job. I couldn't find this much length anywhere online.

 

[Driveright]

now that is some heritage passed on to you !solid piece of metal jaws

 

[bhvm]

Ended up Painting my Wife's Smartphone Back cover. It was plain white and she got bored of it.
Can you guess what color is this?

Excuse the patchy shadow in following pic-

 

[Driveright]

new addition to my collection ;this is not a tool rather a tool organizer which i received from my wife from her trip to the USA.she knows very well i am satisfied and very happy with some automotive related gift than some high end electronic gizmo which will eat dust in the corner.

no more rattling sockets in my tool kit

 

[mayankdixit]

That a very handy set.
What if I had more than 10 sockets of 1/4 size?(in more sizes ie)
Of course you can order more,but I meant to ask if there is a bigger set(like a set of 15 or 20) on offer?
I see that you have 2 sets if 10 each in 1/2 inch sizes.I suppose that is the solution.

 

[Driveright]

I purchased these mostly for my road trips where I carry only select few sockets and extensions..at home there is a case provided to store the tools..I dint want any rattling on the road trip and also lose the sockets as they are not held in place

 

[mayankdixit]

DIY Repair of leaking Front Forks(shock absorbers)of Bajaj Discover 125 Dtsi.
My 13 year old bike had front forks leaking badly.I concluded that the seals needed replacement.I opened up the forks and dismantled them to find out worn out springs as well as the seals.I purchased new fork seals from Bajaj ASS and installed them on after replacing the old seals.I filled new fork oil/hydraulic oil after draining the old oil.To be honest it was never changed earlier.It was waiting to happen.So I caught the leak in time and repaired it myself in my home only.
Tools used--Ring spanners of size 12,13,16,and 17.Allen keys of size 6,8 and 10.Other than that I needed special tools for fixing the inner rod while opening the fork completely.I purchased new hydraulic oil cans and bearing grease as it was required.I used up 500 ml of diesel in cleaning all the old and stained parts nicely.After cleaning the shocker parts with diesel I wiped all the parts thoroughly with a clean cotton cloth,till they were shining.Then I installed everything back in the reverse order.In the last step I filled the new oil in each shocker and closed them with the top cap,and installed it back on the bike.

 

[mayankdixit]

The front mudguard needs to completely come off for the work to proceed. Here are the more pictures of the DIY. I was very happy to use my restored bench vise for this DIY . Since I opened both the shockers vise was a very good and helpful tool to fasten the process.
I changed all the washers and gaskets and o rings and the rubber seals I could find. They were all old and worn out and rubber seals were Torn.
Because of the age the gaskets were hard and leaking from the edges. I changed that to the new one.

 

[bhvm]

Wow. I didn't know it was easy to repair these thing at Home. Service guys usually throw away leaking shocks.

 

[mayankdixit]

Wow. I didn't know it was easy to repair these thing at Home.

I wont say its easy. At-least for me it wasn't. But yes it can be done if one has the basic tools + enough motivation.

Service guys usually throw away leaking shocks.

For cars..yes.But for bikes,its already recommended in the owners manual to be serviced every year!

 

[bhvm]

I guess the combination of perfect tools & skills made it look easier than what it might be!

 

[Driveright]

greatwork ..when i did my shocks on the pulsar i replace the rubber boot over the seals also to prevent the dust ingress towards the seal and turn grimy.The tough part is removing the damper spring and piston whch is held by a recessed nut inside with the help of allen key..great job doc

 

[mayankdixit]

The tough part is removing the damper spring and piston whch is held by a recessed nut inside with the help of allen key

Yeah It is tricky. I have a special tool for this purpose only. It fixes the rotating free shaft from the down side so that it becomes easier to dismantle the whole shocker.

 

[bhvm]

Not exactly a tool. But what do you guys think?

P.S- Somehow photo is coming upside down.