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Re: Neat tool - dumb user

To: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>, teamx <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Neat tool - dumb user
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 01:16:42 -0400
I bit of trivia:  The nuts that go on those engine mount studs are supposed
to be special thinner-than-normal nylocs, so there is enough clearance to
get a wrench on them in the first place.  So if you even plan to
replace those nuts, try to find the right kind, or it will be
more difficult to get them on and off.

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 10:44 PM 6/5/02, Roger Elliott wrote:

>There I was, tightening the front engine mounts just about got it tight 
>when I thought I would switch to a regular box end wrench as I am not 
>sure they will stand up well to the torque.  Anyway, I went to pull the 
>wrench off and couldn't.  The stud on the engine mount had been pulled 
>through the nut far enough that there was not enough room to between the 
>stud and the engine block to get the wrench out.   :-(

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