Please be advised the subject line has been changed to reflect general information contained in this message and to protect the circulatory health of the moderators. I had a couple of those no-name extensions given to me a long time ago and because I had no idea where they came from and they were pissing me off every time I attempted to put a socket on one I put one vertically in a vice with the socket end up and smacked it with a 4lb brass hammer. This swelled the metal enough that sockets now stayed on.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 6:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] changing spark plugs on my Jeep If you are wondering about the wobble feature, it's pretty easy to spot. On the square end where the socket goes, it will taper pretty severely toward the bottom. They are pretty pricey in some cases. If they are Craftsman take them back to Sears and tell them they don't hold the socket right and they'll give you a new one. Their warranty isn't an "if you break it" deal. It's a satisfaction warranty and they definitely aren't satisfying you right now... ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howell To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 5:41 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] changing spark plugs on my Jeep Well if that's the case, then they can wobble for someone else, I did not like them at all. So, they'll go in the pile of junk that I'd loan out and could care less if they ever came back. grin On May 31, 2008, at 10:55 PM, robert Gilman wrote: > Sounds like you may have been using a wobble extension that are made > to let the socket wobble around a little to help get into some tight > areas. Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 8:55 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changing spark plugs on my Jeep > > Well, this is for sure one handi-man project. I have never tried > changing plugs on a vehicle, but thanks to the designer of the Jeep > Grand CHerokee with the 4.7L V8, it is possible to reach all 8 plugs. > Well ok, I've changed 6 of the 8, but had to stop as I couldn't get > all the way in to the final two on either side. They are partially > under the point where the passenger cabin begins and there's a lot of > crap in the way. I couldn't even get a universal socket attachment > including my extension in there so a friend of mine is going to look > and see if I can use his spark plug socket that has a universal > attachment on it. In any event, I feel pretty good about doing > something like this as I really had little idea what the hell I was > doing. The Jeep uses coil packs and these are about 6-8 inches in > length and it takes the place of the spark plug. The tricky part is > not just unbolting them from the mounting, but you have to pull them > out and either set them aside or unplug them and completely pull them > out. Then you have to get down into the point where the spark plug > lives and that's in a hole that is about 2 or 3 inches deep. So, you > have to do all this without loosing the damned socket in the process > as it sometimes wanted to stay behind. Of course taping it to the > extension helped some, but it was still interesting. It sure would > have been easier if I could have pulled the engine perhaps, but that > would be overkill of course. grin > So, hey, just had to tell the group how much fun I had and trying to > get this all done between storms. I guess if I could have taken more > time, I probably could have found some way to get at the last two, but > it just means I get to go buy a new extension and socket if this > universal type works. The extension I had was kind of cheap and the > socket didn't want to hold on quite as well as it should have. It had > some odd flared end so it starts a little wide, then narrows a bit to > the shaft. I think the idea is that the socket would be less likely to > come loose, but in fact if it does, the socket now wobbles about and > I'd rather just have it pull loose than be wobbling about and possibly > cause more problems. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 181901099) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=181901099&m=cace8e0545c2&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=181901099&m=cace8e0545c2&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=181901099&m=cace8e0545c2&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
