Spare tire stuck.

Ooh, I hate that Nurse Ratchet *so* much!

Mike

 

In the 1991 Civic if you have the spare upside down, it will bounce all
over
the cavity under the rear deck. Very noisy. On a rough road it sounds
like
tjhe rear end is falling off.
Terry

 

In the 1991 Civic if you have the spare upside down, it will bounce all
over
the cavity under the rear deck. Very noisy. On a rough road it sounds
like
tjhe rear end is falling off.
Terry

 

can you secure it with a bungee cord or two?

 

can you secure it with a bungee cord or two?

 

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Don't worry about the rear end.

It fell off my Honda too, and it still drives fine

'Curly'

 

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Don't worry about the rear end.

It fell off my Honda too, and it still drives fine

'Curly'

 

My vehicles. "Rite off the bat" I'd have a tool box in my fuckin trunk.



Ask me why the hell would anyone carry a friggen toolbox in ones trunk? Duh, to
prevent stupid shit like this from ever occurring!



Hypothetical question: It's Saturday Morning you have just broke down somewhere
in the Arizona Desert. Road map indicates that there is a town just 2 miles
ahead. Town contains: A restaurant, one motel, a towing facility and an auto
parts store that's open 7 days a week. The Auto parts store sells how-to-books
and rents tools. There is an auto repair facility 50+ miles away that's open 5
days a week and closed on weekends you have no tools, no experience as an auto
mechanic. And you need to be in California 300 miles away by Monday morning!



What do you do next, what's the scenario that follows?

 

My vehicles. "Rite off the bat" I'd have a tool box in my fuckin trunk.



Ask me why the hell would anyone carry a friggen toolbox in ones trunk? Duh, to
prevent stupid shit like this from ever occurring!



Hypothetical question: It's Saturday Morning you have just broke down somewhere
in the Arizona Desert. Road map indicates that there is a town just 2 miles
ahead. Town contains: A restaurant, one motel, a towing facility and an auto
parts store that's open 7 days a week. The Auto parts store sells how-to-books
and rents tools. There is an auto repair facility 50+ miles away that's open 5
days a week and closed on weekends you have no tools, no experience as an auto
mechanic. And you need to be in California 300 miles away by Monday morning!



What do you do next, what's the scenario that follows?

 

Hypothetical question: It's Saturday Morning you have just broke down
somewhere

Step one: don't try to walk to the town. As a Zonie for the last 30 years,
I've learned that much. Stay with the car until help comes, one way or
another. Drinking water is more important than a tool box. Shade is more
important than water.

True story.... 27 years ago we were on a family vacation when the timing
belt failed on our Mercury Capri, Sunday morning between Palmdale and
Lancaster in the California high desert... a day's travel from home. I had a
tool box and Chilton's manual. A good samaritan took me to a gas station
where I called around and found a store with a timing belt. Then he took me
there and to our car (thanks eternally, Mr. Horn, wherever you are!) The
engine was non-interference and the crank pulley didn't have to come off to
get the cover off, so we were back on our way a few hours later. There *is*
a God!

Mike

 

Hypothetical question: It's Saturday Morning you have just broke down
somewhere

Step one: don't try to walk to the town. As a Zonie for the last 30 years,
I've learned that much. Stay with the car until help comes, one way or
another. Drinking water is more important than a tool box. Shade is more
important than water.

True story.... 27 years ago we were on a family vacation when the timing
belt failed on our Mercury Capri, Sunday morning between Palmdale and
Lancaster in the California high desert... a day's travel from home. I had a
tool box and Chilton's manual. A good samaritan took me to a gas station
where I called around and found a store with a timing belt. Then he took me
there and to our car (thanks eternally, Mr. Horn, wherever you are!) The
engine was non-interference and the crank pulley didn't have to come off to
get the cover off, so we were back on our way a few hours later. There *is*
a God!

Mike

 

Once I read in the group that x-mm socket/wrench is the most common in
Hondas. Does someone remember that value? (As in 9mm, 12mm.)

 

Once I read in the group that x-mm socket/wrench is the most common in
Hondas. Does someone remember that value? (As in 9mm, 12mm.)

 

You can bascially take any Honda apart with:

a) 1 - 8mm socket
b) 1 - 10mm socket
c) 1 - 12mm socket
d) 1 - 14mm socket
e) 1 - 17mm socket
f) 1 - 19mm socket
g) 1 -13/16" or 5/8"socket for plugs

a) 1 - 8mm box wrench
b) 1 - 10mm box wrench
c) 1 - 12mm box wrench
d) 1 - 14mm box wrench
e) 1 - 17mm box wrench
f) 1 - 19mm box wrench
g) 1 - philips screw driver
h) 1 - lobe of a brain

 

You can bascially take any Honda apart with:

a) 1 - 8mm socket
b) 1 - 10mm socket
c) 1 - 12mm socket
d) 1 - 14mm socket
e) 1 - 17mm socket
f) 1 - 19mm socket
g) 1 -13/16" or 5/8"socket for plugs

a) 1 - 8mm box wrench
b) 1 - 10mm box wrench
c) 1 - 12mm box wrench
d) 1 - 14mm box wrench
e) 1 - 17mm box wrench
f) 1 - 19mm box wrench
g) 1 - philips screw driver
h) 1 - lobe of a brain

 

Wow, people a really nice 27 years ago. My parents Cutlass's fuel pump cuts
out in Lancaster at 3AM in 1998. The car was towed to a downtown repair center.
My parents spoke little English and the drifters in the streets were eying them.
Miraculously, a good Samaritan, of their age, gave them a ride to his place to
have tea and make a phone call. There is a God today, but "don't count on it." I'll let
my parents stick with their 270K-mi Honda for now which never cuts out on them.

I notice the word Samaritan is capitalized. This must've been an actual person.

 

Wow, people a really nice 27 years ago. My parents Cutlass's fuel pump cuts
out in Lancaster at 3AM in 1998. The car was towed to a downtown repair center.
My parents spoke little English and the drifters in the streets were eying them.
Miraculously, a good Samaritan, of their age, gave them a ride to his place to
have tea and make a phone call. There is a God today, but "don't count on it." I'll let
my parents stick with their 270K-mi Honda for now which never cuts out on them.

I notice the word Samaritan is capitalized. This must've been an actual person.

 

I wanted my wife to carry these basic tools but she insist that a cell
phone works just as well. Doesn't make sense when there are
regions where cell phone receptions don't work

 

I wanted my wife to carry these basic tools but she insist that a cell
phone works just as well. Doesn't make sense when there are
regions where cell phone receptions don't work

 

There are a few sizes, depending on the beefiness of the hardware. 10 mm is
very popular for light stuff, while 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 19 mm are
progressively heavier. 11, 16 and 18 mm are really rare. The 17 mm and
especially the 19 mm are for serious stuff, so the 10-15 except 11 will fit
95% of the roadside needs. Honda is also enamored of 10 mm 12 point
hardware, but mainly deeper inside things (like holding steering knuckles
onto hubs... grr!).

Mike