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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:16:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Tyrone Greene <macpine@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Tyrone Greene <macpine@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Frozen axle nuts
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@QUICKLINK.NET>
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John Rodgers wrote: > > One final thing to try. Once I had a problem nut on an airplane. I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and the bolt way down. Then I rapidly heated the nut, and put turning > pressure on it while there was still temperature differential between the > two. > > It worked! But was kinda expensive, what with having to recharge the fire > extinguisher.!

That's the enlisted man's field chiller for a cool six.

Tyrone Big Pine Key, FL

87 GL Syncro etc...


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