Yeah, these unfortunately aren't Craftsman so I can't return them, but neither did I realize they would piss me off so much. I'm sure they have their use, but for me I think I'd prefer something else. Actually these were on sale at Ace if I recall and they were fairly inexpensive and maybe that's why they were on sale, cause no one liked them. grin
On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:16 AM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > 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] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
