So I have free shipping on any item on my account. I tend to buy the cheapest stuff for my needs, my order value is usually around £5-40 max. I see here people using these promos like rebate100 to get money back. Is this applicable for me or is that if you're spending a lot of money? I looked at the rebate100 offer and it was asking me to buy 10 shit items which is no use to me.
My question relates to cars but I want to try to understand the physics at heart.
To replace a wheel stud on a car wheel hub, you put the new stud through the stud hole, on the other side place 2-3 washers over the stud and that start screwing on the wheel nut. Once the wheel nut reaches the washers, it starts pulling the stud through the hole. It essentially pulls it creating an interference fit.
I'm struggling to understand how this works. Once the nut reaches the washers it can't thread onto the stud any further. But then why does that cause the stud to be pulled inwards?
I'm running a build from 2022 so a bit out of the loop with the latest and greatest. Cousin needed a cheapish first PC build for a 1080p setup. I researched and came up with this:
CPU: i5-14400F
Motherboard: MSI B760 Wifi DDR4
GPU: Zotac 5060 Twin Edge OC
RAM: 2x 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz C16
PSU: Either a Corsair RM750x or RM850x (to give a bit of room to upgrade to a 5070 or something for 1440p in the future)
Price wise we got most of the parts cheap, especially the RAM considering current prices. I was wondering if this is a good selection of parts? Alternatively I could for a similar price go for B760 DDR5 + 2x 8GB DDR5 RAM, maybe a tiny bit more. Is that worth doing over DDR4? I also have no idea about AMD CPUs, always been into Intel. Are they worth a consideration or is this build fine?
All the parts are ordered but I'd be happy to order better alternatives before building. Budget was around £750.
I want to do rear pads and discs on my dad’s 2017 prius+. I’m aware it uses an electronic parking brake. What steps do I need to take to make sure nothing electronic gets damaged?
Do I release the EPB, disconnect 12V battery and then proceed as normal (wind back pistons, change discs etc)? I was reading about putting the electronic handbrake into “service” or “maintenance” mode.
Any other tips will be appreciated. I’ve only ever done brakes on simpler cars like older Yarises or hondas.