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| The Shaggy D.A. |
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 The Shaggy D.A. Super Spammer

Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :  
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 Posted: 17:17 - 21 Nov 2015 Post subject: Handy tip if you're stuck... |
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...without a big enough spanner.
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| WD Forte |
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 WD Forte World Chat Champion

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Ingenious for sure but I doubt it would work that well on a tight nut and bolt or one that had restricted access.
Handy for bolts self tapped into chipboard though
lots of them on my old bike  ____________________ bikers smell of wee |
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| MCN |
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 MCN Super Spammer

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Really useful Ghetto Tool for when bolts are finger tight.
And Servico Manuel made a video of it. ROgarageFL.  ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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 Taught2BCauti... World Chat Champion

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When I need to undo a bolt, I simply get the correct tool  ____________________ Honda Varadero XL125(V8)
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It's a neat little idea....but I bet you he used a spanner, or two, to tighten up the top nut & bolt  ____________________ Space Is Deep |
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| monkeybiker |
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When would you be in a situation when you wouldn't have a spanner but you would have a threaded bar?
Top tip? More like top bullshit  |
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Because I've got time on my hands, I thought I'd actually try this, before pronouncing on it!
I tightened an 8mm bolt into a blind hole, on an old engine casing, using a ratchet wrench, I tigtened it as much as I could without bursting a blood vessel, so reasonably tight!
I put the 2 nuts onto a 150mm long, 8mm bolt, without the use of a spanner, and it worked, no problem at all with no skinned knuckles! I didn't use the spanner for extra leverage, as per the video!
I then tried to undo the fork pinch bolts on one of my bikes, they're done up to 23NM, it didn't work. However, I would say a lot of the problem here was not being able to excert any downward presssure to stop the the makeshift spanner slipping off the nut!
I also think the reason it worked in my first test was the bolt I used was new, so all the edges were sharp, unlike the old pinch bolts!
It is not difficult to get the 2 nuts to clamp on the bolt, without using a spanner!
It's just a trick really, if you were stuck in the middle of nowhere with a snapped spanner, the chances are you woudln't have 2 spare nuts and a bolt anyway! ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!"  |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 10 years, 326 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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