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kidwoo

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I once blew up 3 Crafstman ratchets with a hydraulic power pack before convincing someone to lend me their Snap-On trying to bust loose the preload nut on a 40mm ballscrew. When you aren't given room you find your leverage by other means.
I just broke off a monster caliper bolt on a definitely totally not rusted caliper because tHeY dOnT sAlT rOaDs iN cAliFoRnIA bEcAuSe eNvIrOnMeNt, and literally hit the rotors off with a sledgehammer. So I appreciate better ideas than mine.
 

Westy

the teste
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I just broke off a monster caliper bolt on a definitely totally not rusted caliper because tHeY dOnT sAlT rOaDs iN cAliFoRnIA bEcAuSe eNvIrOnMeNt, and literally hit the rotors off with a sledgehammer. So I appreciate better ideas than mine.
I broke loose 50 year old rusted swing arm bolts off of the Volvo by jacking the car up, wedging a wrench against the ground and lowering it back down. I wish I had video, honestly one of my proudest moments. I used a Bessey wood clamp to make sure the wrench didn't slip off of the bolt.
 

kidwoo

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I broke loose 50 year old rusted suspension bolts off of the Volvo by jacking the car up, wedging a wrench against the ground and lowering it back down. I wish I had video, honestly one of my proudest moments.
I just heated things up and grabbed a longer piece of pipe.

I need to be better.

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kidwoo said:
I just heated things up and grabbed a longer piece of pipe.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
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Riding past the morgue.
I broke loose 50 year old rusted swing arm bolts off of the Volvo by jacking the car up, wedging a wrench against the ground and lowering it back down. I wish I had video, honestly one of my proudest moments. I used a Bessey wood clamp to make sure the wrench didn't slip off of the bolt.
This is why we need a SMRT emoji.
 

HardtailHack

used an iron once
Jan 20, 2009
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Getting a sump with two sump plugs is a rare treat.
But it's a kick in the guts when some dickhole places an exhaust under both of them.
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HardtailHack

used an iron once
Jan 20, 2009
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Boss was working on a ladder today so I said "Wonder how many lives I could lose if I use an angle grinder under the ladder?"
Nek minnit, careless me has a grinder doing an airborne 360 and came down on the welding jacket's sleeve, hahaha!
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Was only a 4" with a flapper wheel so it was never going to do much damage.