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Old May 13, 2012 | 03:02 PM
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tip for you - if your swivel flops around too much wrap it in electrical tape.
Makes it more stable but lets it swivel some.
 
Old May 13, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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On a side note - something I have learned.

It is all about the tools.

A job for a guy with all the right tools is easy compared to the guy with less tools.

I have a pretty good tool collection, however, my buddy is a master mechanic (for the county I live in) and the difference is amazing.

Recently I was working on a twin cylinder Briggs and Stratton motor.

There was a bolt (large torx nut) that I could not get to. I just could not understand how it came off.

I ended up bringing the motor to my buddy (while all kinda angry) and dared him to show me how to get that nut off.

Well he pulled out these tiny 1/2 depth swivels with torx drivers on the end of them and pulled the bolt out in 3 seconds flat.

It is all about the tools sometimes.
 
Old May 13, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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On my 95, I had to get the bottom bolt removed from under the car.

What I remember, I pulled the radiator hose out of that horseshoe shaped clamp and pushed it towards the battery. I used a socket/extension combination where I could get my ratchet head where the radiator hose was originally routed. Then I had enough room to put a bit of muscle into it and the bolt broke loose.
 
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