If you have an Air Chisel, that is an easy way. It would be a great
investment, if you don't have one. They don't cost that much.
John T
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:59:18 -0500 "Bobby D Keeland"
<bob_keeland@usgs.gov> writes:
> Rock,
>
> I've stripped my frame down to nothing except for the running
> boards
> for exactly the same reason. Don't really know how to get them off
> and am
> waiting to hear the answer to your not-so-stupid question.
>
> BobK
> 51 3600 5-window (project)
> Arnaudville, LA
>
> I added running boards to the subject line so that this will come up
> in a
> search of the archieves.
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> "Rockerfellers"
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> owner-oletrucks@auto Subject:
> [oletrucks] stupid questions
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> 07/11/01 11:43 PM
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> Please respond to
>
> "Rockerfellers"
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> Ok folks time for my annual stupid question from a non-mechanic. I
> was
> just
> trying to get my running boards off and, of course, the nuts are
> really
> rusted. Now the ruts are square and are in a deep channel...how do
> you get
> them off? I tried a socket, but none seem to fit well enough to
> turn them
> without stripping the corners off. I can't fit an open end box
> wrench on
> them, the channel is to narrow and deep. And the old standby, Vice
> Grips,
> is
> to big to get in the channel. There has to be some secret for
> getting
> running
> boards off, but I haven't found it. Help!!!!!
>
> Second question isn't so stupid. I'm thinking of changing my rear
> gearing.
> Has anyone ever changed out the gears? I read in a suppliers
> catalog that
> you
> can buy a kit to upgrade the gear ratio, but being mechanicly
> challanged
> I'm a
> little leary of doing this by my self. Second option is to change
> out the
> rear clip with another, but I'd rather leave my transmission in
> place and
> just
> be able to pull the old and drop in the new. Is this doable? And
> if so
> what
> type of rear clip works?
>
> John "Rock" the mechanically challenged Rockefeller
> 1949 3100 "Eeyore"
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> 1959
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