Date:         Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:18:57 -0500
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject:      Re: The SECRET...Never break another stud, nor round a bolt head.
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Soaking and tapping is absolutely the way to go. I have a 3/8th inch drive
impact wrench that I will use on the second-to lowest setting to hammer away
on small bolts to get them loose. I have stood, crouched, laid under, hung
off all sorts of things as long as 20 minutes while the impact gun worked
it's magic. I'll also switch between loosesning and tightening to see if the
fastener moves either direction.

I like "Kroil" as a penetrating oil. I also like their 1950's style ads!

Add heat to the rules as well. I'm very quick to break out the "blue wrench"
(torch) if the object won't be damaged by an open flame.

TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback


> RULE NUMBER ONE: Soak it.
>
> RULE NUMBER TWO: Tap it.
>
>