It's official, I am a moron
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Hell no. I use a breaker bar, and put my foot on it until it feels right. I've got the magic feel.
I'm pretty much in the clutch bolt, and any other critical engine bolt/nut boat. Water pump bolts, oil pump bolts, any bolt or nut on a bearing, everything else I can do to feel no problem.
I'm pretty much in the clutch bolt, and any other critical engine bolt/nut boat. Water pump bolts, oil pump bolts, any bolt or nut on a bearing, everything else I can do to feel no problem.
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I do. Try working on a 10 year old car here in the rust belt, and you'll know why. I've snapped off lugs trying to get a wheel off. And no, I have never had one loosen on me.
Re: loctite and nev-r seize. A little goes a long way. Most people use way too much.
Re: loctite and nev-r seize. A little goes a long way. Most people use way too much.
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I do that, plus anti-seize (a smidge) on the spark plugs. That squeaky noise they make when they come out makes my teeth hurt. Funny story though. I was putting my engine together, and i was trying to be hardcore with torque specs, and let me tell you this. lb/ft torque wrenches aren't accurate down low. So i was converting in/lb into ft/lb and failed epically. So many trips for new bolts. So, lesson to be learned. If it feels tight enough, it usually is.
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I do that, plus anti-seize (a smidge) on the spark plugs. That squeaky noise they make when they come out makes my teeth hurt. Funny story though. I was putting my engine together, and i was trying to be hardcore with torque specs, and let me tell you this. lb/ft torque wrenches aren't accurate down low. So i was converting in/lb into ft/lb and failed epically. So many trips for new bolts. So, lesson to be learned. If it feels tight enough, it usually is.
thats a good idea about the wire wheel, I'll do it next time when I pull the wheels off. it's crazy because I only put them in on March and they were already seized up. it freaks me out to hit the wheels to get them off, even if it's with a rubber mallet.
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Sounds good. I'll do hand tight when I get new bolts for the valve cover. what exactly did you bust up?
thats a good idea about the wire wheel, I'll do it next time when I pull the wheels off. it's crazy because I only put them in on March and they were already seized up. it freaks me out to hit the wheels to get them off, even if it's with a rubber mallet.
thats a good idea about the wire wheel, I'll do it next time when I pull the wheels off. it's crazy because I only put them in on March and they were already seized up. it freaks me out to hit the wheels to get them off, even if it's with a rubber mallet.
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Don't hit them. Slowly drop the car back down (GENTLY!) and let the weight shear them off. Then clean up the corrosion and put a very light smear of grease or nev-r seize on the mating surface. One large pea sized dab is plenty per wheel. More than that, and you're just gonna make a mess.
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