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Date:         Tue, 14 May 1996 14:05:00 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         "Maher, Steve (SD-MS)" <SMAHER@gi.com>
Subject:      Re: 12-point tool

>Take $20, go find a Snap-On truck and get the tool from them. It will last

>forever, which is probably longer than you need, but more than that it will

>not break under the van, so your knuckles, your blood pressure and your kid's >ears will all be safe, and you won't have to swear, crawl out, clean up, go >to >FLAPS, get another cheap tool, come back, crawl under, break it again, >swear.... > >Snap-On. Just do it. Ordinarily I don't buy tools from Snap-On because I'm >not a pro mechanic relying on his tools all day every day, but for this >particular application I recommend them without reservation.

My '69 bus had hex socket-head bolts holding its CVs on. When I replaced one, couldn't get them loose, so clamped my vice grips on the end of the cheapo allen wrench I was using. SNAP.

So, went to Sears and got a Craftsman allen wrench of the appropriate size. No more problems, then or later, vice grips or no vice grips. I don't know if Sears has the 12-point tool or not-- call them.

Craftsman allen wrenches are great. But I've broken three Craftsman screwdrivers, usually while trying to pry things loose with them *after* using them to hotwire various automobiles and getting that nasty electric-arc burn on the tip. Sears replaced them free, cheerfully, no questions asked, each time (I went to different Sears stores-- why push your luck). :^) _______ /\ o o o\ Steve Maher smaher@gi.com 75461,1717 /o \ o o o\_______ San Diego, California < >------> o /| \ o/ o /_____/o| '80 VW V6anagon \/______/ |oo| '66 Mustang Coupevertible | o |o/ '89 Son Sherwin |_______|/ http://www.wp.com/IrishMafia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The economy's not failing-- there are plenty of jobs available! I have three of them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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