- 1. tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:20:28 -0600
- Does anyone have a good suggestion on how I can get a bolt loose. It's not rusted or anything, in fact I had it out just a few months ago, but the boyfriend always "tightens them up a bit for me" but
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00480.html (7,214 bytes)
- 2. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:33:37 -0400
- Put a pipe over the end of your ratchet or breaker bar to give you add'l jay fishbein wallingford, ct
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00482.html (7,995 bytes)
- 3. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:31:40 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Depending on how accessible the bolt is, you can usually use a breaker bar. It looks like a normal socket wrench, but it doesn't ratchet and it is usually longer. If you hav
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00483.html (8,448 bytes)
- 4. RE: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 11:35:12 -0700
- Leverage! Take one of your BF's barbell bars and slip it over a ratchet if you don't have a "breaker" bar. Herby 64 MK II Sprite - HRBYTOY (under construction/de-construction) 62 MK II Sprite - HRBYT
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00484.html (7,380 bytes)
- 5. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:59:41 -0400
- Failing that, wear a heavy glove on one hand, put the pipe over the breaker pressure using the gloved hand, and whack the pipe with a hammer where the breaker bar fits inside it. It may take a few sm
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00486.html (9,192 bytes)
- 6. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:33:41 EDT
- Go to Speed's Garage in Mellenville, N.Y. these guys can loosen anything I got one really loose wheel right now. David Oliner 60 Bugeye 67 TR 4A P.S. If the pipe over the breaker bar doesn't work, yo
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00487.html (7,590 bytes)
- 7. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:32:06 -0600
- The best result turned out to be to make him loosen it when he stopped by on lunch! Tee hee! The breaker bar might have worked, but I'm not sure I had enough room. But thanks to all for your advice,
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00492.html (7,743 bytes)
- 8. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:55:30 -0600
- I was going to give it a good whack with the shaft award, but since it's racing season you're bound to have ANOTHER car fire sooner or later! :) to times on
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00496.html (9,166 bytes)
- 9. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:48:30 -0400 FILETIME=[73D02950:01C10B47]
- Only sissies wear eye protection!! Bob
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00498.html (7,627 bytes)
- 10. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:04:05 -0400
- Correction, only the sissies who still have the use of both eyes!
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00509.html (7,928 bytes)
- 11. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:05:27 -0400
- How much you wanna bet Frank C. wears eye protection. You want to call him a sissy? (Expect a visit from "Cousin Guido" if you do.)
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00510.html (8,001 bytes)
- 12. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:36:32 -0700
- While I'm sure your comment was entirely in jest, it really isn't funny. Eye protection should not be restricted to the use of power tools. Some years ago, a very experienced mechanic here in CT was
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00512.html (8,385 bytes)
- 13. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 16:30:00 EDT
- I'd kid you about that, but if you can stick it in your boot, you're a heck of a man...or you've got some mighty tall boots... RH ..In retrospect, I find hindsight useless....
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00539.html (7,574 bytes)
- 14. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 20:54:19 -0400
- Sure I wear eye protection. I was born with eye lids already attached to my eyes. When the rust and dust flys, I close my lids. But seriously, we all should wear goggles when grinding, drilling, cutt
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00554.html (8,471 bytes)
- 15. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:11:02 -0700 (PDT)
- About 10 pairs of which were "borrowed" from Smiths Industries when he came to work with me... Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00562.html (7,566 bytes)
- 16. Re: tight bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:17:52 -0000
- I did learn my lesson. When I was a lot younger and dumber I was putting aluminum siding on a 2 1/2 story brick house with tempered nails that would shatter if you hit a hard brick. Yep, but I didn't
- /html/spridgets/2001-07/msg00568.html (7,290 bytes)
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