I have at least one spark plug wrench which will deal with a 4 inch stem. I had to make some adjustments to my daughter's wheel chair and the front wheels adjusted via a blamed nut on a seemingly endless bolt. The assembly was located inside a long tube which acted as the upright for the front wheels. (man, that thing was a real witch to deal with) The socket I found was an older one and I ran across it at my favorite pawn shop. I think I paid all of fifty cents for it. (LOL) Cy, the Ancient Okie...
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] plumbing delemna part 2 (fwd) well, big vice grips I have, large adjustable open ended wrenches I have. So either hex or round I can do it. Removing the bar might be tough, but bolt cutters I have. No, that 4 inches is the total so after everything it is the standard 3 inch handle on that stem. Oh yeah, and it's 48 inches up the wall. (not that I'm bragging) Thanks On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: > Oh no, I haven't seen a spark plug wrench that deep. I do have one open at both ends you stick a bar through but with the stem that long there is no way to run the bar through. You might remove the bar and grab it with large Vice Grips I suppose. That does not mean they don't make one that long but I have never seen one. > > 4 inches though, that beggar must poke you in the $$$ when you are showering? > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > HYPERLINK "mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: HYPERLINK "mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: HYPERLINK "mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:36 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] plumbing delemna part 2 (fwd) > > > will the spark plug wrench allow for the faucet stem which sticks out > about 4 inches? > I was pricing deep sockets at McMaster, but i didn't know if they were > open at the far end. > Thanks > > On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: > > > They do make deep sockets it is true and a spark plug wrench is usually about 2 inches deep. They come in at least two common sizes but I don't have any idea if one would fit. the good news is that you can get a spark plug wrench pretty cheap. > > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > > HYPERLINK "mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Skype DaleLeavens > > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: HYPERLINK "mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: HYPERLINK "mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:48 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] plumbing delemna part 2 (fwd) > > > > > > > > thanks Tom, > > I'm envisioning a pair of slim duckbills that go 90dg to the jaws. But I fear > > they either do not exist or aren't strong enough. > > I am trying to avoid dis assembling the union above the shut offs where the two > > pipes become one and go up he wall to the shower head. I don't know if I could > > rock the pipes back enough to get at it anyway without tearing my knuckles on > > the wire lathing which is behind the tile wall. > > My kid tells me the "cement" in there is pink. > > So who's gonna see the blood? > > How much stem do you think the spark plug socket will accomodate? > > > > On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Tom Fowle wrote: > > > > > I just wonder if a spark plug socket might just fit in there > > > and be the correct size? They come in all kinds of cheapie socket sets. > > > > > > That's a real nerve wrecker, break it off in there and you got a real mess. > > > > > > luck > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.32/1033 - Release Date: 9/27/2007 11:06 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.32/1033 - Release Date: 9/27/2007 11:06 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
