Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
I HAVE to concour! These tools ARE destructable... And I have inialated my OWN!
The threaded part the bolt goes into has stripped, then the reinforcing "strap" sheared from the circular section.. and to top it off, its completely distorted!
However, ILL have another.. Mine gets a hammering, with 25 Xantias I look after to the 10 of my own and family.. So Ill have one too!!
Paul
The threaded part the bolt goes into has stripped, then the reinforcing "strap" sheared from the circular section.. and to top it off, its completely distorted!
However, ILL have another.. Mine gets a hammering, with 25 Xantias I look after to the 10 of my own and family.. So Ill have one too!!
Paul
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
I suppose this would be an opportune moment to advise for those that may not know that spheres only need to be tightened by hand. Therefore there should be no need for any great force to remove when subseqently required. The thing that keeps them tight in use is system pressure.
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
and my opportune moment to say its not me thats tightend them damm hard its people who didnt know before i came along up here!
i only ever tighten them hand tight..
i only ever tighten them hand tight..
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
My comment was intended for those that didn't know that
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
and after i talked about my inialated tool i thought id add that i dont tighten them with the tool and only by hand....
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
point taken If I used the pipe wrench to tighten them they would never come off again !!
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
Hi Addo
I claim the honour of being another person to have broken a Pliaedes tool.
They are normally industructable despite any abuse.
Band snapped due to hidden defect in the steel.
Very unusual with todays quality of steel manufacture and beyond Pliaedes control.
Tool replaced FOC.
I cant say without question as we had an interesting phone discussion about the fracture surfaces to understand the failure cause.
Hi All
I can support Paul in the problems with sphere removal on cars of indeterminate maintenance history.
This actually applies to most Citroens that have come my way, even some with dealer FSH.
Once the spheres have been correctly replaced I find a strap wrench works fine and gets in however difficult the access.
Early on I tried one of the Ebay sphere tools but it was quickly distorted and consigned to the bin.
A sphere is a high pressure vessel with the outer surface under tension.
Only those spheres removed without steel surface damage should be repressurised and reused.
Cold chisel removal or using Stiltsons mean the sphere should be scrapped.
Not a problem currently with new spheres cheap and easily obtained.
May become a problem though in the future so I test and save reusable spheres.
John
I claim the honour of being another person to have broken a Pliaedes tool.
They are normally industructable despite any abuse.
Band snapped due to hidden defect in the steel.
Very unusual with todays quality of steel manufacture and beyond Pliaedes control.
Tool replaced FOC.
I cant say without question as we had an interesting phone discussion about the fracture surfaces to understand the failure cause.
Hi All
I can support Paul in the problems with sphere removal on cars of indeterminate maintenance history.
This actually applies to most Citroens that have come my way, even some with dealer FSH.
Once the spheres have been correctly replaced I find a strap wrench works fine and gets in however difficult the access.
Early on I tried one of the Ebay sphere tools but it was quickly distorted and consigned to the bin.
A sphere is a high pressure vessel with the outer surface under tension.
Only those spheres removed without steel surface damage should be repressurised and reused.
Cold chisel removal or using Stiltsons mean the sphere should be scrapped.
Not a problem currently with new spheres cheap and easily obtained.
May become a problem though in the future so I test and save reusable spheres.
John
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
Can I just say I'd like to be in on the group buy, if it goes ahead ?
Thanks
Andrew
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List updated, come on guys when's the last time you were able to buy one of these
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To the top.....
(yes ok i forgot about this thread...)
feel free to link this elsewhere if you know of anyone else that wants one...
(yes ok i forgot about this thread...)
feel free to link this elsewhere if you know of anyone else that wants one...
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1998 Xantia Activa S1
1971 D Special
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
Right, Roll call, I've had a chat with Martin and we maybe able to go ahead with the numbers we have so far, so please PM me if you are certain you want to go ahead and i'll reply to all with the details
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Stick me down for one please!
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Re: Pleiades Sphere Removal Tool Group Buy
Ok this came up in my thread and I'm after one, so I'll add my name to the list, in the hope this can be resurrected?
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