Is the worst temporary repair you have seen?

[Millie Master]

This really is beyond belief !

 

[Pedalman]

I guess a pair of mole grips wasn't available.

 

[Burge]

You can't beat a good Tradesmen as they

 

[SimonM]

I agree, that cable tie really should be placed nearer the ends where the grips are more parallel to prevent the risk of it slipping off. And trim the end off for neatness.

 

[The laird]

You'd think they would use a set of decent pliers what's the world coming to

 

[maingate]

There are some youtube videos of this type of engineering prowess. Usually under the title of 'redneck engineering' or 'redneck fixes'. They are quite amusing.

 

[1807truckman]

Proper professional job, it's obviously been on there for a long time so must work well, I'll have to find this guy and use him as my mechanic with that type of amazing work.

 

[trevskoda]

Iv seen track rod ends wire tied to steering arms & ball joints filled with araldite.

 

[wildebus]

I agree, that cable tie really should be placed nearer the ends where the grips are more parallel to prevent the risk of it slipping off. And trim the end off for neatness.

exactly. I don't know what he was thinking putting the cable tie there!

 

[Admin]

I agree, that cable tie really should be placed nearer the ends where the grips are more parallel to prevent the risk of it slipping off. And trim the end off for neatness.

That was also my first thought.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

But did it get them home safely?

(Back in the early sixties a track rod broke about a mile from home and I ran alongside the car kicking the wheel to run straight, whilst a girlfriend steered, and it got us home. )

 

[rayphotoman]

why waste the pliers put the zip tie on the post with the wires

 

[trevskoda]

No need for a battery if you had a magneto.

 

[Rumour]

My Father in law was a very resourceful guy. He was working at Vauxhall in Luton, came out of work in the morning and his bottom wishbone, drivers side snapped. He ran to a phone box (around 1970, no mobiles!) and called my Mother in law who came to our house to get me. I took a carbon rod, battery operated brazing kits to him and he "welded" it back together. He then drove the 14 miles as if he had a new part on the car! I couldn't keep up with his PC Cresta in my Vauxhall Viva!

 

[Marshman]

No tools required ... just an old woman(wife?)

 

[ken sowerby]

A bit of balast in the right place works wonders, if she'd been to weight watchers they would have been knackered