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Date:         Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:50:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
In-Reply-To:  <508A10B6.6030307@gmail.com>
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Something even better than a nut spinner?.....one of those battery powered drill drivers....I have one that I use at every place it fits, and that is a lot of places...Has a spring loaded quick load hex type collet....You can put whatever bit you need in there and also a 1/4" and a 3/8" socket driver..... You do have to be a little careful to not over tighten stuff...you can easily break fasteners by letting it 'rattle' on them too long. Really handy when changing wheels, too....My little Ryobi One will put on about 30lbs of torque on a vanagon lug nut, then I use my torque wrench......

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:25 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing you might want to consider - which I did - is get rid of all > those stupid little phillips head sheet metal screws and install > stainless sheet metal screws with a bolt head that is slotted. Life > becomes very simple when working on the lights when all you need to do > is pull out a nut-spinner (screwdriver with a permanent socket) of the > right size and have at it. The screws are bad to rust and they give you > fits with a phillips screwdriver. It's just a little thing that makes > life easier. > > John > > On 10/25/2012 6:48 PM, David Vickery wrote: > >> I want to pull some SA lights off a van and replace with original 86-91 >> style ones (I want to keep the SA ones when I sell the van). I didn't >> install them, so no sure if anything was cut or otherwise done that makes >> it a pain to go backwards. In a normal install is anything cut or thrown >> away that that I will need? Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks, Dave >> >>


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