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1. Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: DMatt21502@aol.com; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:45:27 EST; At the risk of sounding ignorant. ( Not a new problem!!!) What are knackered bearings? Is this and old country colloquialism? Dave; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00717.html (7,259 bytes)
2. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: James Harwood <james.harwood@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:48:24 -0800 (PST); In Olde England, when a horse was worn out, it was taken to the Knacker's yard - where it was suitably disposed of. Fortunately, knackered bearings can sometimes be brought back to life with a little; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00718.html (7,870 bytes)
3. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:48:32 -0800; You got it. Knackered = finished, kaput, toast, worn-out... In England, the post-retirement facility for race horses, which we might refer to as the "glue factory", is known as the knacker's, as is w; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00719.html (8,022 bytes)
4. RE: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: "Larry list account" <list@marketvalue.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:38:25 -0700; Tired, exhausted, worn out. Larry; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00720.html (8,101 bytes)
5. RE: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: "Larry list account" <list@marketvalue.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:40:21 -0700; Hmm, tell me about this... Larry Hoy; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00721.html (7,976 bytes)
6. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:14:12 -0600; Knackers = bollox. Knackered = f##ked Source = England -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com -- JJ Cale Live CD and video: http://www.rocky-frisco.com/calelive.htm The Wednesday Night Science Project: ht; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00722.html (8,352 bytes)
7. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:14:55 -0500; Yes, it's an older English term. When one had a large animal that was at or past the end of its life, it was taken to the knacker for rendering into hides, fats, hair (for felting), tail hair (bows f; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00723.html (8,120 bytes)
8. RE: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman" <DAVID.BRENEMAN@dhl.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:23:54 -0800; I recall reading in an MG history that there was an engineer at Abingdon that the workers referred to as "Old Nitchie Knackers" because of his tendancy to absentminedly scratch, uh, himself when he w; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00724.html (8,114 bytes)
9. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: jello@ida.net; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:38:16 US/Mountain; English Language - copywright last shown in this edition of 1976 Knacker - n. British 1. A person who buys useless or worn-out livestock and sells the meat or hides. 2. A person who buys up discarde; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00725.html (7,804 bytes)
10. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: "WJHS1960" <wjhs1960@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:09:18 -0600; <<Fortunately, knackered bearings can sometimes be brought back to life with a little grinding ->> really???? I also would like to know about this???? j.; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00730.html (7,816 bytes)
11. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: James Harwood <james.harwood@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 17:58:41 -0800 (PST); My apologies to the list for the mis-information. It should have read something like: the crankshaft journals can be ground and over-size bearings fitted.... James; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00732.html (8,208 bytes)
12. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:26:58 +0100; knackered Adj. 1. Tired, worn out, exhausted. E.g."I missed my bus, I've just walked home, I'm knackered, so I'm going to bed. OK?" 2. Broken. E.g."Can we come around to watch TV at yours tonight, ou; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00744.html (8,810 bytes)
13. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:30:25 +1030; We also use "knackered" in the same way in Australia - but probably are more likely to use terms that I worry about posting here for fear of causing offense. Hey, don't worry - we are often stunned b; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00745.html (7,937 bytes)
14. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:36:10 -0800; A "knacker" was from the Cockney rhyming slang for "hacker". A hack being a horse drawn taxi in London (UK). Somehow knackered became what a horse was at the end of its shift - tired, and applied to; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00749.html (8,107 bytes)
15. Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: DMatt21502@aol.com; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:21:44 EST; Thanks to all who responded with explanations for knackered bearings. I am now a much wiser man, however, after reading all the answers I am quite knackered myself. Dave Matthews; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00751.html (7,476 bytes)
16. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:30:44 EST; Indeed - and if you want to spiff them up, you can use knacker lacquer to give your cluster lustre......... Bill; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00771.html (7,341 bytes)

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