On 5/11/07, Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While you're shopping for the 13mm wrench, see if you can find some > "ScrewLoose" -
Oh the fun i could have with that phrase.LOL Dave it's made by CRC - it's the best rust penetrant I've > found. (And I've tried a whole bunch of them) > > -p > > graywolf wrote: > > Well, I need to change the shocks on my S-10 Blazer. So I bought the > > shocks and put the trunk up on jack stands. 4 hours latter I have one > > rear shock off. Then I start on the other rear shock. The bolts on top > > of the mount towers are the problem, you need to reach up and over and > > hold a 13mm wrench on the bolt, while needing two hands on the ratchet > > to remove the rusted nut. > > > > Now a little simple math will tell you that most of us are an arm short. > > Back in the days when I co-owned a shop I would run it up on the lift > > and just blow the nuts off with a torch and replace the nut and bolt > > with new ones. However these days I have to lay on my back under the > > truck in the apartment parking lot. So it is a beach reaching up there. > > > > Anyway to make a long story short, I lost my grip on the 13mm wrench. > > Apparently it fell down between the gas tank and the gas tank skid > > plate. No problem you say? Just pull off the skid plate? Well, I would, > > but it takes a 13mm wrench... > > > > So I will have to make a trip to the store tomorrow for another wrench, > > and while I am at it I will get some new bolts and nuts too. > > > > -graywolf > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
