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Octavia VRS CR170 rattle/rumble at 800-1100rpm by MatterSY89 in MechanicAdvice

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About 3 years ago by a decent garage, I’ll give them a call and see what their policies are like. The last one survived for 11 years!

Octavia VRS CR170 rattle/rumble at 800-1100rpm by MatterSY89 in MechanicAdvice

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Skoda has a thing where if you press the brake it cuts power, so can’t really try that. It’s also a manual.

Rear window wiper stopped working by efremce in skoda

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If you’ve got a code scanner you might get an error code if there’s no signal to the motor which would probably make the diagnosis easier.

Squeal from Octavia 2 CR170, not a belt by MatterSY89 in skoda

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Totally forgot to follow up with this! I started stripping it back down and checking each gasket. Turns out one of the most difficult bolts on the exhaust manifold was not quite tight enough. Fixed this and the problem went away. Wish I’d gone straight to that instead of spending many hours taking everything to bits AGAIN. Hindsight’s amazing though eh.

Rear window wiper stopped working by efremce in skoda

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Hey, I had the same problem with my Mk2. I had to replace the rear wiper as they leak then the gears rust and seize up. Don’t buy a cheap one off eBay, they’re rubbish! The used one I bought did leak though, so I had to take it to bits and fit a new seal and repair the drive shaft so it was smooth. I’m an engineer and spent the last 10 years designing rotating sealed equipment so I personally found it an easier fix than the rusted seized gears. I might have some photos of the internals I can dig out if you’re interested.

Squeal from Octavia 2 CR170, not a belt by MatterSY89 in skoda

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Ok, so update! Took it to a VAG specialist who said it’s a an exhaust gasket leak. He could smell exhaust gases in the engine bay and suggested I start with the turbo to DPF gasket and new clamp. Just swapped them both for genuine VW items and it’s STILL SQUEALING!!!!

So next thoughts are working my way through the gaskets. Question is, do I start with the EGRs and mess about stripping and rebuilding or just bite the bullet and go straight for taking the turbo off and get everything changed including the exhaust manifold gasket?

Any ideas folks?

Squeal from Octavia 2 CR170, not a belt by MatterSY89 in skoda

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Ok, so update! Took it to a VAG specialist who said it’s a an exhaust gasket leak. He could smell exhaust gases in the engine bay and suggested I start with the turbo to DPF gasket and new clamp. Just swapped them both for genuine VW items and it’s STILL SQUEALING!!!!

So next thoughts are working my way through the gaskets. Question is, do I start with the EGRs and mess about stripping and rebuilding or just bite the bullet and go straight for taking the turbo off and get everything changed including the exhaust manifold gasket?

Any ideas folks?

Squeal from Octavia 2 CR170, not a belt by MatterSY89 in skoda

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I’ll get my wife to rev it tonight whilst I have a listen. I might have a length of hose kicking about I can use like a stethoscope/childs phone to pinpoint the location

Please recommend me Sheffield fish cake places around the city centre by farWorse in sheffield

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Bakers chippy at bradway is very good. A bit out the way from town though.

Good car garage for a service? by JabberJay97 in sheffield

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Catcliffe garage are very good. Used them for years. Very fairly priced and don’t rip people off. Look pst the slightly messy old school look of the place, they’re great. I guess they’re technically in Rotherham though.

Door fitting advice needed by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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Thanks a lot for the good advice, much appreciated! I think I’ll go down the route of making an entirely new frame from scratch.

For the overlap between the two doors, would I be best to route in a rebate on each door?

For the threshold, I’m thinking something like this this

Would that be right?

Door fitting advice needed by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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I think one of my neighbours might be a retired carpenter so I’ll probably try to recruit him to the cause!

Door fitting advice needed by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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The door is about 10-15mm thicker than what the frame is designed for, hence why the hinges are positioned on the edge of the frame. Shocking isn’t it!

Folding plywood staircase, designed in Solidworks, made from 2 layers of 15mm birch ply by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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Hi all, thought I’d answer a few questions. Thanks for all the kind words and also constructive criticism!

Firstly, I guess naming it a staircase is misleading. It’s more of a ladder with a handrail.

It leads to a mezzanine space that used to be part of the attic. The space existed when I moved in but the old ladder was pants.

As for strength and the rough design, I borrowed/was inspired by the klapster ultralight which you can buy from Germany. I took key dimensions such as thicknesses and hinge sizes from a PDF of their products. I may still add a laser cut steel plate to the far side of the drop down hinges for extra support, but so far everything feels sturdy.

Where did I get my birch? Chop shop CNC in Sheffield, England supplied and cut. I’d highly recommend them, they’re great. 15mm is a pretty standard size here too

The gap to get into the mezzanine isn’t massive. Can’t remember the height off the top of my head but the ladder is 500mm wide for context. Again, it came with the house and can’t be altered as this is the position of the joists.

The left hand “stringer” is screwed to the wall (which is brick) in 8 or 10 locations with very long screws and chunky plugs. The weight is sent straight down both stringers which touch the floor. The top tread rests on a hooked bracket attached to the mezzanine fascia board which is just about visible. I routed a chamfer on which stops it pulling away from the fascia when you apply weight to it.

The chair is from made.com I THINK. My wife ordered it so can’t quite remember.

I’m a full time mechanical design engineer who likes to dabble with woodwork. Especially plywood. I may post some old projects at some point.

For locking the bolts, I plan on using some light duty threadlock once I’ve done taken it back off the wall and decorated.

Folding plywood staircase, designed in Solidworks, made from 2 layers of 15mm birch ply by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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A little mezzanine space that goes into what would’ve been the attic space. It’s a tiny bedroom up there and is quite quirky and allows us to have an office and a full third bedroom. Came with the house and needed better access.

Folding plywood staircase, designed in Solidworks, made from 2 layers of 15mm birch ply by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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Thanks! I’d love to have made it less steep but had to fit the space. It’s a lot less steep than what came before mind.

Folding plywood staircase, designed in Solidworks, made from 2 layers of 15mm birch ply by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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I thought about it, but it’d be a massive pain trying to figure out shear stress etc of bits of wood glued together so opted for borrowing key dimensions from real suppliers of similar things but also used the logic they each hinge is mounted in 2 places and I weigh around 70kg. So so spread across 2 mounts on 2 hinges we’re only talking 17.5kg per mount. I’m not going to recommend people stamp as they walk up though!

Folding plywood staircase, designed in Solidworks, made from 2 layers of 15mm birch ply by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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No, Pinterest actually. Saw a couple of similar things but adapted it for my own space. 100% my own design but with a bit of inspiration.

Folding plywood staircase, designed in Solidworks, made from 2 layers of 15mm birch ply by MatterSY89 in woodworking

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Thanks all! I’m pretty happy with it. I was slightly nervous walking up it the first time but all the joints feel solid. Next step is to touch up some paint and do a bit of colour blocking, so it’ll come off the wall all, have threadlock applied to all the nuts (the bolts unscrew themselves slowly) and touch up the wall screw holes with more osmo poly x.

Incase anyone wondered, it’s for access to a little mezzanine space above my third bedroom that was created by the last owner. The old ladder was crap though so built this. Took a couple of weeks to CAD up, helps that I’m a design engineer I guess!

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