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Like drinking tea? Stretching Carb Diaphragm rubbers

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Just had to share my latest (and long) carb rebuild chapter.
The diaphragm rubbers were deffo shrunk, but otherwise in fair shape.
Revitalised them with Autoglym Vinyl and rubber cleaner - really made them supple and they're not all that fragile as some lead us to believe.
Once lubed with Autoglym I stretched each rubber onto the opening of a tin for our tea bags for about 20 min's, gently teasing it further and further around the opening of the Williams specialist tea tin.
You can see in pic 3 how the rubber is too small, but pic 4 is about 20 min's later.
Gotta sell this one to Guy Martin :)
Get yourself one and enjoy a cuppa at the same time, it worked for me!
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Great idea

Need to get some tea :D

Does it work with Brandy bottles too :lol:
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Too many answers.... far too many answers!
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Do you hire your tea tin out for members? :lol: :lol:
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It's full of decaffeinated for the missus, she's kill me if she knew :eek:
Just searched for 'WILLIAMSON TEA TIN' on Ebay, there's quiet a few available for sale quite cheaply.
Recommended as part of essential tool kit for Exup runners LOL and handy for storing small spares in too.
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https://www.johnlewis.com/brand/william ... /N-1z13xt6
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I've just been playing with a Honey jar from Lidl. I'll get my Autoglym tomorrow and give it a good sensual massage. That should do the trick. :nod:
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Think I'm going to up the dosage of medication around here !
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Think I need the 1000mg one's. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Them ones are the suppositories :eek:
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No... 75mm :D
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Bloody hell, that's going to bring a tear to the eye!
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I've rumaged around the kitchen and I've found this....

Bonly1. You have your posh Kenyan Tea. We've got Creme brule from Mark's & Sparks. :lol: :lol: :p

I've just given it a sensual massage and now it's relaxing in a candle lit room listening to Enya.

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nuggitt wrote:I've rumaged around the kitchen and I've found
LOL sneakin' round the kitchen just like me to find something needed in the garage. :lol:
I do hope you get a quick and easy fix nuggit for your exup I know how much it means to you.
Keep your chin up mate, it's just like you're braking for a bend and won't be long before you're behind the bubble again s :nod:
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