Just an old trick

[JoeM 7,871]

Changing out / upgrading an xi ignition and three of the four coil mounting bolts would not budge. The spud was flexing and was close to stripping out. I used this old timers trick from my mining past when we had socket head bolts that were tough to get out. Of course there the bolts were rather large and we used a sledge hammer not a small ball peen.

Apply tension with the ratchet and giver a few taps on the butt!

Just another way to help stuck bolts out.

 

 

[pacer 3,168]

Yep, thats a goodun, I discovered that a few yrs back trying to get a steering wheel off, finally getting POed enough to take my frustration out by a WHAP on the ratchet head and ..... AH-HAH! Since that I often use the trick on several other applications -- for instance, getting the flywheel to POP! off.

[CCW 1,292]

This goes back to the manual impact driver I had.  Put a socket on it and when you struck it with a hammer its internal cam would force a turn at the same time.  Use this often on my cars during my college years.  Still have it in a box in the shop.

Edited July 3, 2020 by CCW

[Pullstart 62,787]

On 7/3/2020 at 3:50 PM, CCW said:

This goes back to the manual impact driver I had.  Put a socket on it and when you struck it with a hammer its internal cam would force a turn at the same time.  Use this often on my cars during my college years.  Still have it in a box in the shop.

yep, I’ve got a nice one of those, very often used too!

[953 nut 55,071]

Works well when pulling hubs or a pulley too. Tap on the end of the puller while it is under tension and the shock gets things moving.

[Tuneup 1,433]

... and those impact screwdrivers. I don't know how I lived with just a hammer impact or socket slap until I got one of these. 700lbs of force - she's snapped concrete screws. Driving 3" screws without any pilot holes. Too much fun. That said, the old school methods have served us all well over the years. They'll one day be forgotten so it's grand that there are forums like this to keep them in practice and memory.

[Mickwhitt 4,584]

I used an old plumbers trick tother day.

Pipe was not quite drained of water and would not solder properly. 

 

So I wadded up a slice of bread and jammed it in the pipe, holding back the water. 

 

Soldered the joint then flushed the dissolved bread out.

 

Saved memory a time that one 

 

Mick 

[CCW 1,292]

5 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

I used an old plumbers trick tother day.

Pipe was not quite drained of water and would not solder properly. 

 

So I wadded up a slice of bread and jammed it in the pipe, holding back the water. 

 

Soldered the joint then flushed the dissolved bread out.

 

Saved memory a time that one 

 

Mick 

 

Have been doing my own plumbing for years.  Wish I knew this trick these past forty years.

[EricF 589]

Yup, a little percussion while putting steady (but not necessarily too much) pressure on the handle works nicely to free up stuck fasteners. Same reason why an an air impact wrench is gentler than just torqueing it off with a long-handled wrench. The impact breaks up rust in the threads and frees everything up better than torque alone.

[bc.gold 3,403]

On recently purchased items heading into the refrigerator loosen the lids beforehand, makes opening relish and pickle jars so much easier, when you need them most.

[Redneckdavis 308]

On 7/16/2020 at 7:15 PM, EricF said:

Yup, a little percussion while putting steady (but not necessarily too much) pressure on the handle works nicely to free up stuck fasteners. Same reason why an an air impact wrench is gentler than just torqueing it off with a long-handled wrench. The impact breaks up rust in the threads and frees everything up better than torque alone.

Tightening bolts up before loosening them works too. You'd be surprised