There are a few places that are a bit of a challenge for tooling. Mkakes ya wonder hwo they built something in the first place.
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, Cy Selfridge wrote: > 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] > >
