Engines According to Halfords

[KillerHERTZ]

Pretty much sums up Halfords in general to be honest:

Drive belts is what links your engine to your transmission or gear system, helping the engine to 'drive' the wheels. See, these things aren't just named randomly.

Obviously written by the ex-McDonalds worker who has started.

HERE

 

[tec]

I would of thought that description would be for a clutch.

This why I don't take my cars to Halfords for any type of work.

 

[boxbrownie]

Maybe that branch only service 1970's DAF cars now?

Although technically still not correct

 

[Ted]

Not necessarily THAT incorrect...
(Except for the grammar.)

 

[tec]

Not necessarily THAT incorrect...
(Except for the grammar.)

A bike with a treadmill.

Brilliant. :bannana:

 

[Charles Morgan]

That's for Ted's hamster. He's hard.

 

[MWCLS]

I wouldnt let those clowns change a dust cap.

 

[Driver15]

Looks like he has good copy and paste skills.

Belt Drive

 

[219]

Pretty much sums up Halfords in general to be honest:



Obviously written by the ex-McDonalds worker who has started.

HERE

In fairness , perhaps the writer is a DAF enthusiast

 

[219]

I would of thought that description would be for a clutch.

This why I don't take my cars to Halfords for any type of work.

The definition of a clutch I recall is ' a frictional coupling device'

 

[Ted]

That doesn't define a dog clutch though.

Gosh, I AM being contrary tonight!

 

[martyz]

The definition of a clutch I recall is ' a frictional coupling device'

Halfords description is a fictional coupling device.

 

[geraldrobins]

I have had some adequate experiences at Halfords service centres although 15-20 years ago.

However the comment about drive belts on the website contains poor grammar so their quality control even on the web design is poor.

 

[JDL60]

ridiculous! We ALL know it's what puts the electric windows up and down! Jeez!

 

[GLK]

ridiculous! We ALL know it's what puts the electric windows up and down! Jeez!

I thought vacuum pump did that ... I honestly expected my windows to roll up automatically in outer space! Disappointed

 

[E55BOF]

Mine did...

 

[Hawkwind]

I bought a bulb from Halfords once, that's as far as I'm willing to trust them.

 

[Mike Walker]

^^ that was brave- are you sure you purchased the right one?

 

[219]

When I got the SL a couple of months back it needed a wiper blade : as it was raining on my journey home and the existing blade was doing a poor job of clearing the screen I stopped at the first Halfords , looked up the blade in their little book ( Bosch blade with MB suffix in the part no ) and went out to fit it . Of course , it was a 24" blade which was too long and it rode across the trim at the top of the screen , comparing with the old blade , it too was a 24" and there was a well worn score in the chrome where the blade had been passing for some time ( and the rubber had become detached at the end ) - I wonder where the previous owner had bought it ?

Anyway , I went back in , pointed out the error to the assistant , exchanged for a 22" blade which fitted perfectly and got the couple of pounds difference refunded .

The moral of this story is don't place too much faith in the little guide books on the shelves .

 

[Teflonso]

Anyone who goes near Halfords for any sort of drive belt is already in much deeper than is really safe for their sanity and wallet. So a completely misleading bit of technoblurb might just put them off the job and redirect them to someone capable of understanding what they are actually doing.

Good on you Halfords. Keeping dimwits away from the oily bits without actually insulting them full on.

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