I know you didn't ask me, but I don't care!! If you have a Snap-On truck that
comes around your area, ask him about a 1" wobble extension. I love 'em,
unfortunatly mine has turned up missing again. I have a feeling that someone
likes them as well as I do, maybe more, since I have looked and can't find it.
They are about $10 but well worth it because of the hassle they save in tight
places. They will give you a 40 degree angle access to a bolt and still have a
positive drive, not fold over the way a swivel will under pressure (a sure way
to draw blood). I like the 1" model as you can fit that into about any
situation where it is needed. just my .02 Brad
Terry Williams wrote:
> Yo Rick! (Man, I'm running out of opening salutations..)
>
> Yeah, mine are the 12 point...but exactly what would a 'wobble bar' be? I
> think I've refreshed m'self in a few that would classify..at least upon
> leaving....
>
> How 'bout a gas turbine spridget?
>
> Tell me thought never crossed your mind!
>
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carolyn/Rick [SMTP:walters@mail.softcom.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 10:22 AM
> To: Terry Williams
> Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: Valuable Tool Discovery
>
> Hi Terry,
>
> They also make some 12 pt crowsfoot, these are great because they don't
> strip
> the bolt head. I use them on Gas Turbines all the time. You thought
> things
> are tight on Spridget? Try working on these wonderful whirling dervishes.
> My
> favorite tool is a 18" 1/4 dr wobble extension. It gets your hands out of
> the
> way of where you are working.
>
> Cheers
>
> and keep them spinning as we say in the turbine business.
>
> Rick
>
> Terry Williams wrote:
>
> > One of this past Christmas gifts from loving significant (for 25 years)
> > other, was a set of 3/8 drive crowsfoot wrenches/sockets. Problem was,
> they
> > were metric, so after many long weeks of waiting, last weekend, they
> > finally arrived, just in time for the front brake hose replacement. For
> > those who may have tackled same, you know how tight space is near the
> > shock, and trying to get two 9/16 wrenches in there (one to hold the line
> > mounting bolt, the other to loosen the brass brake line nut (without
> > wrecking the line, or rounding the bolt) would have been virtually
> > impossible without these crowsfoot(feet?) socket attachments. Their
> design
> > allows grip around the nut, plus as a bonus, because they're slightly
> > open-faced, I was able to get over the bolt, line intact.
> >
> > You NEED a set of these, especially with the confines of the Midget. (No
> > financial yahda yahdah, YMMV etc.)
> >
> > Final result, RH side brake hose removal/replace no problem, driver's
> side,
> > weellll....thankfully, it's the shortest line (union to bulkhead) and
> will
> > be relatively easy to replicate & install, they sheared off at both
> mounts,
> > but here's the thing I discovered...
> >
> > On the passenger side, where the brass brake hose banjo joins the
> caliper,
> > the hose fits into a U-shaped retaining bracket (which is held in place
> by
> > the two bolts that mount the caliper) yet on the driver's side, this
> > bracket is reversed, and the U shape fits OVER the brass sleeve of the
> > hose? What's up with this? Could someone have replaced one side? Manuals
> > are vague, parts books only show the mounting bolts, not this/these
> > retaining mounts? Which is correct? Were there two types of hose
> retainers
> > at the caliper, LH & RH?
> >
> > Inquiring minds want to know.
> >
> > So, weekend results, two new shocks, two new brake hoses, one new tie rod
> > end.
> >
> > And now, it's on to rear spring/shock replacement....
> >
> > You need those wrenches!
> >
> > Terry 'Now With Crowsfeet In The Tool Chest, And The Eyes' Williams
> > Halifax, Nova Scotia
> > '77 MG Midget
> > '70 MGB BGT
> > '68 MGB roadster
>
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