pin for brake front pads

[silverback]

I hate conductive whiskers!

'specially if you're trying to keep in communication with a satellite which is bound for Mars or whatnot and they short out the electronics.

Just tell the tax payers it was a "rounding error in the trajectory calculations".

[El Toro Joe]

I hate conductive whiskers!

'specially if you're trying to keep in communication with a satellite which is bound for Mars or whatnot and they short out the electronics.

Just tell the tax payers it was a "rounding error in the trajectory calculations".

...a real rocket scientist

[silverback]

All great advice, which worked. I'd add one small tip. I used to rebuild machinery and we'd take the machines off the manufacturing floor and they'd come in to us in rough shape. The "Fixers" (actually what they were called at Philip Morris), would do whatever it took to keep the machines running 24/7/365. We'd strip them down to the casting and rebuild the entire machines from the ground up until they looked like brand new again. Whole process took about 3 months to do one machine. One tip I learned on getting stuck bolts out was to smack the shit of of the head with a hammer. A steel hammer. Just one pop reasonably hard. Then you'd normally be all set. I never quite understood the physics of why it worked but I do know that 90% of the time, it worked. We were a big place with a lot of people doing this for years, and that's what everyone did.

This works quite well. Especially on rounded out crosshead screws.

[raYzerman]

Another secret weapon, a good little impact driver...... hit it and turn it a wee bit at the same time, especially small hex and crosshead screws.

[silverback]

Good tips here.

For socket head screws which are rounded out, a bit of valve lapping compound in the socket part will help the hex drive grip and is useful at times.

[HotRodZilla]

One tip I learned on getting stuck bolts out was to smack the shit of of the head with a hammer. A steel hammer. Just one pop reasonably hard. Then you'd normally be all set.

This works well on Wheaties also. Especially when he's drunk and rowdy!

[raYzerman]

One tip I learned on getting stuck bolts out was to smack the shit of of the head with a hammer. A steel hammer. Just one pop reasonably hard. Then you'd normally be all set.

This works well on Wheaties also. Especially when he's drunk and rowdy!

Funny...... I've found you can hit him on the head with a hammer all you want, it doesn't do any good!

[wheatonFJR]

Fookers.