Used and Abused by an Eagle Talon

[vr3.9]

I've often wondered how mortals break some of this stuff loose.

[SilverBullet]

You have to be careful with using brute force though.. I learned the hard way when I was working at 3SX. I was working late one night on my car, modifying my rear turbo. I was trying to get the compressor housing back on, and it wasn't going. So, I broke out the crow bar. I was pulling the crow bar towards me, while leaning in over the engine, and the bar slipped and the end (mangled from hitting it with a hammer) hit me square in the face.. right between my eye and my nose. Thank God it wasn't a hair to the right, I would have lost an eye..

After my trip to the ER, and looking at why my compressor housing wasn't going back in.. it wouldn't have worked no matter how hard I tried! It was a 13g housing and a 9b cartridge!

So, before using brute force, make sure what you're trying to do will work anyway.

[BigTyla]

Those of you without air tools.... you guys are MISSING OUT!!!

Seriously... 3/8 and 1/2 air ratchets, these guys are amazing. You just have to be extremely careful when tightening, or use a plain old hand ratchet for that.

The majority of time you just use em for breaking rusty crap off. Between air tools and acetylene I haven't run across anything I can't brute force.... yet...

Hard to get air tools in some tight spaces. This is coming from someone who has air tools.

[Granny]

Must resist temptation .. must resist ......

Seriously .. I decided long ago, if you need the tool, get it.
Sure, I have some I'll only use once in a blue moon, and thankful it was in the tool box to find.
But once I got it .. so much more better
Breaker bars are my best friend at times
That, and an impact driver

I hate stripped, broken or rounded fasteners.
They so badly slow your progress
If its stuck, lube it with 50/50 acetone & brake fluid
Take a breath, lube it again & will it off

I keep forgetting about Acetone.

Those of you without air tools.... you guys are MISSING OUT!!!

Seriously... 3/8 and 1/2 air ratchets, these guys are amazing. You just have to be extremely careful when tightening, or use a plain old hand ratchet for that.

The majority of time you just use em for breaking rusty crap off. Between air tools and acetylene I haven't run across anything I can't brute force.... yet...

Hard to get air tools in some tight spaces. This is coming from someone who has air tools.

We have air tools and I have my battery impact driver and it's great when you can make them work but often it's too tight.

I've often wondered how mortals break some of this stuff loose.

We don't but you wouldn't know about that would you? LOL poke:

You have to be careful with using brute force though.. I learned the hard way when I was working at 3SX. I was working late one night on my car, modifying my rear turbo. I was trying to get the compressor housing back on, and it wasn't going. So, I broke out the crow bar. I was pulling the crow bar towards me, while leaning in over the engine, and the bar slipped and the end (mangled from hitting it with a hammer) hit me square in the face.. right between my eye and my nose. Thank God it wasn't a hair to the right, I would have lost an eye..

After my trip to the ER, and looking at why my compressor housing wasn't going back in.. it wouldn't have worked no matter how hard I tried! It was a 13g housing and a 9b cartridge!

So, before using brute force, make sure what you're trying to do will work anyway.

Ouch! Noted....


Last night I did better. The tranny was on the floor by 11 pm.
I'm trying to remember all the tips coming my way when I can apply them.
I need some better ratchets with a longer reach for more leverage.
I just love to have an excuse to buy new stuff.
Two nights a week of this is better then going to the gym.

[nodoze]

i have to say my matco 3/8 drive and 1/2 drive cordeless impacts are a godsend makes work so much faster