Why experienced drivers carry a plastic bag with holes
- April 25, 2023
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What tricks and subtleties did not come up with the Soviet, and then the Russian driver for an unequal struggle with the shortage and low quality of spare
What tricks and subtleties did not come up with the Soviet, and then the Russian driver for an unequal struggle with the shortage and low quality of spare parts. And then there is the “second historical problem” – the roads. In short, you cannot do without ingenuity. And the AvtoVzglyad portal tells about another extremely curious “lifehack with a beard”.
Russia is and remains a country where every machine is operated in a difficult way. Whether the transport leaves the city or not, whether it is off-road or not, increased wear and tear, significantly reducing resources, is guaranteed. There are traffic jams here, which is worse than any off-road. And the latter is everything to us, because in three out of four cases we have to get to the desired point via “I can’t”. And always by “I don’t want to.” As you know, only the Moscow metro runs along the ideal track, and the rest – with reservations.
And if the car were more accessible and easier to buy, the problem would not be so urgent: the warranty period has expired and changed, leaving repairs at the mercy of suffering. However, buying a new car today is the fate of the lucky and credit oligarchs: a mere mortal cannot raise the current price tags. So you have to dodge, often solving problems on the field and along the road. Not all cars break down at the entrance.
Roads are of course built at an insane rate, thousands of kilometers per year, but according to good old custom, every spring the asphalt comes off with the snow. Therefore, from hole to hole, as from cloud to cloud, is a bigger step. None of the most hardened fasteners will survive. And here’s a Chinese raw material that a child can break with a plastic shovel. Start looking for a high quality bobby pin in the market or in a store today! Unless the original is for a bag of money, and even that one is fake. Of course, the thread “stretches”, the connection loosens, and it is common for a loose nut to leave its place. Well, if you saw it in time, you can pull it up.
But it often happens that there is nothing to attract – it is necessary to change. Doesn’t hold at all. And the store, coincidentally, is in the nearest village, 50 miles away, right on the map. And on the way – further, of course. This is where the old fashioned bag method comes in: Any piece of polyethylene, be it a sheet of foil or just a “shopping bag”, can replace the wire lock. And very productive and without consequences.
We wrap the same “p / e bag” on the hairpin – we don’t overdo it, but we don’t save material either. Then we hold the plastic so that it does not slip out and pull the nut with a wrench. By the way, the package is used precisely because of the corners – it is easier to fix and prevent “descent from the track”. Not God knows what a seal, but without fish and cancer – a fish. Such a solution allows you to go to the service station, and then, calmly and without a grinder, disassemble the structure in order to replace worn parts with new ones.
You won’t take us so easily, the habit of fighting is in our blood!
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Russia is and remains a country where every machine is operated in a difficult way. Whether the transport leaves the city or not, whether it is off-road or not, increased wear and tear, significantly reducing resources, is guaranteed. There are traffic jams here, which is worse than any off-road. And the latter is everything to us, because in three out of four cases we have to get to the desired point via “I can’t”. And always by “I don’t want to.” As you know, only the Moscow metro runs along the ideal track, and the rest – with reservations.
And if the car were more accessible and easier to buy, the problem would not be so urgent: the warranty period has expired and changed, leaving repairs at the mercy of suffering. However, buying a new car today is the fate of the lucky and credit oligarchs: a mere mortal cannot raise the current price tags. So you have to dodge, often solving problems on the field and along the road. Not all cars break down at the entrance.
Roads are built at an insane rate, of course, thousands of miles a year, but good old custom means every spring the tarmac comes off with the snow. Therefore, from hole to hole, as from cloud to cloud, is a bigger step. None of the most hardened fasteners will survive. And here’s a Chinese raw material that a child can break with a plastic shovel. Start looking for a high quality bobby pin in the market or in a store today! Unless the original is for a bag of money, and even that one is fake. Of course, the thread “stretches”, the connection loosens, and it is common for a loose nut to leave its place. Well, if you saw it in time, you can pull it up.
But it often happens that there is nothing to attract – it is necessary to change. Doesn’t hold at all. And the store, coincidentally, is in the nearest village, 50 miles away, right on the map. And on the way – further, of course. This is where the old fashioned bag method comes in: Any piece of polyethylene, be it a sheet of foil or just a “shopping bag”, can replace the wire lock. And very productive and without consequences.
We wrap the same “p / e bag” on the hairpin – we don’t overdo it, but we don’t save material either. Then we hold the plastic so that it does not slip out and pull the nut with a wrench. By the way, the package is used precisely because of the corners – it is easier to fix and prevent “descent from the track”. Not God knows what a seal, but without fish and cancer – a fish. Such a solution allows you to go to the service station, and then, calmly and without a grinder, disassemble the structure in order to replace worn parts with new ones.
You won’t take us so easily, the habit of fighting is in our blood!
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
