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15:20 this is used as a technique in dirt track racing to help keep the tire cool. It is done to new tires, and it is not cut to deep.
had a 1997 explorer sport, had to remove the ball hitch from its stock position, tried a wrench, nope, try a breaker bar, nope, tried a breaker bar with a jack handle for extension, the hitchs threads snapped, leverage is a hell of a thing, at the time i was shocked because to me that was a large "bolt" to break, but if i do the math for the length of the lever and force put in yeahhhh should have seen that coming
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My arm hurts after watching that guy "pull-start" his car 😅
For the alarm on your head hack I believe it works because our body’s conduct electricity ⚡️ and our brain 🧠 has most of it. It amplifies the signal like an antenna. 🧐
So was this re-uploaded? I remember seeing this before. (Reads channel name) wait a second… YAY!!!!
I use the remote hack only bc I saw it on Top Gear YEARS ago
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Well you'll understand why an axle boot is important when the water in it turns to ice.
That screw thing? Its a way to not loose the screw in the oil if you have fumbly fingers.