being a member of the aa or rac is just an insurance policy, anyone can call them whether a member or not, you just have to pay more. I am willing to do just that, but thought I would see if there was anybody locally that could help me out first, if not then I will pay because at the end of the day I have to get the vehicle home.
 
Nope, all it says is you have to notify the control room so they can send some plastic plods to 'protect' you
 
Has the cylinder gone pop or has the bracket broken? Sometimes you can re-attach the bracket using washers, cable ties etc to give you enough clutch control to be able to start the vehicle in gear and be able to get yourself home
 
ratty said:
Has the cylinder gone pop or has the bracket broken? Sometimes you can re-attach the bracket using washers, cable ties etc to give you enough clutch control to be able to start the vehicle in gear and be able to get yourself home
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i suggested that but e pointin down hill on a dead end....


reverse i suppose lol......:D:D
 
SteveD said:
Nope, all it says is you have to notify the control room so they can send some plastic plods to 'protect' you
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ah so its illegal to do it without traffic wombles ...
:D:D i called em traffic wombles 1 day on the M1 when the clutch went with the plant trailer on..they didnt like that much:D


still ya still got to phone someone now....kinda defeats the hard shoulder use really,some bits of motorway now have no hard shoulder and just lay-bys...:lol:
 
MoorlandBOB said:
i suggested that but e pointin down hill on a dead end....


reverse i suppose lol......:D:D
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I went out to a traffic copper in his missus's freelander, allegedly stuck in the middle lane on a roundabout last year. I told him I'd drive the vehicle into a nearby car park. It was
Met with the typical 'you can't' response. 5 mins later we were sat with both vehicles in the car park waiting for the flat bed to arrive. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
I can only seem to force it in while rolling, I didn't want to risk screwing up the starter motor by starting it in gear.
 
wa22a said:
Cylinder has popped and the bracket broken:(
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Bugger. If you had someone to stop the traffic and were confident at reversing it can still be done. If you're not that confident it's not worth trying.
 
MoorlandBOB said:
ah so its illegal to do it without traffic wombles ...
:D:D i called em traffic wombles 1 day on the M1 when the clutch went with the plant trailer on..they didnt like that much:D


still ya still got to phone someone now....kinda defeats the hard shoulder use really,some bits of motorway now have no hard shoulder and just lay-bys...:lol:
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If I deem that it's quicker/safer to change the wheel than tow a vehicle off the motorway to change it I'll change it Wombles present or not.
 
ratty said:
Bugger. If you had someone to stop the traffic and were confident at reversing it can still be done. If you're not that confident it's not worth trying.
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lol its a skill for sure..

i stuffed a 130 in a cornish hedge to stop the bastard thing on a friday going back to the yard,

id go for the drive ....:D:D:D

he can do it its easy really
 
wa22a said:
I can only seem to force it in while rolling, I didn't want to risk screwing up the starter motor by starting it in gear.
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If you put it in gear and then crank it while giving a little bit of gas it should take off. If you're not confident, DON'T DO IT.
 
ratty said:
If I deem that it's quicker/safer to change the wheel than tow a vehicle off the motorway to change it I'll change it Wombles present or not.
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yep ,there is the handbrake turn option to park the rightway round for changeing...:clap2::eek:
 
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