Post 9opvoGvyIAcn9bepSy by syntaktis@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #9onGIhoDgj9pOwx0jI by fitheach@mstdn.io
       2019-11-09T18:20:59Z
       
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       Do you know what this cost?About three hours.#DIY #cars
       
 (DIR) Post #9onHAqHgOSnlKAXvaC by RunningInCircles@mstdn.io
       2019-11-09T18:30:46Z
       
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       @fitheachBlowtorch and big persuaders? 😝I have a few *you will do as you are told*  tools that are from time to time invaluable. Nut splitters, bolt extracters, reverse drill bits, spiral tooth sockets, various pipes to extend handles etc... Sometimes it is just fire and hammers. Don't let them win. Those around it that witnessed it will be more compliant while they remember 😉
       
 (DIR) Post #9onHxmpxzwyWp5v9FI by fitheach@mstdn.io
       2019-11-09T18:39:39Z
       
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       @RunningInCircles Yup, blowtorch, which is why the bolt has a vague blue colour. A three pound sledgehammer was also used. It is the bolt that holds the front shock absorber onto the suspension. The nut came off easily enough, but the bolt wouldn't shift. Under the wheel arch I only had about 10cm swinging distance. I also had to be wary, in case the blowtorch melted something important. That bolt took some hammering to get it out. I now have forearm like Popeye, but only on the right.
       
 (DIR) Post #9onPARMjq5I7fsEKwK by RunningInCircles@mstdn.io
       2019-11-09T20:00:20Z
       
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       @fitheachGood job 👍
       
 (DIR) Post #9onk15IuaoOPgMovke by gemlog@mastodonten.de
       2019-11-09T23:53:57Z
       
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       @fitheach Nice flooring though
       
 (DIR) Post #9opvoGvyIAcn9bepSy by syntaktis@mastodon.social
       2019-11-10T13:44:16Z
       
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       @fitheachit is always that one screw...
       
 (DIR) Post #9oq2EB1zSdvC6ICyu0 by fitheach@mstdn.io
       2019-11-10T15:01:41Z
       
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       @syntaktis Strangely, the nut came off without a problem. The bolt, which wasn't screwed in, just wouldn't come out. It took quite some *persuading*, with a sledgehammer and a blowtorch.
       
 (DIR) Post #9otNGIwPUvRWfrBkSe by syntaktis@mastodon.social
       2019-11-12T17:07:14Z
       
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       @fitheachAn extractor would be a good tool for such a case. If you can fit the tool where the screw is, of course. That's what the professionals use. I had the same problem with two screws in the exhaust. Heat, fire, sledgehammer, penetrating oil, extension bar, nothing worked. The extractor, finally, did the trick.
       
 (DIR) Post #9otOQ7spZ5TTEGlGc4 by fitheach@mstdn.io
       2019-11-12T17:20:12Z
       
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       @syntaktis My problem bolt was underneath the car's front wheel arch. There isn't enough room for a power drill. The bolt wasn't even screwed in. The threaded part of the bolt was fully exposed.It might be worth investing in an extractor kit for problem bolts elsewhere.
       
 (DIR) Post #9otmJz4BpY4t2xg8GW by syntaktis@mastodon.social
       2019-11-12T21:48:01Z
       
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       @fitheachok, my mistake, wrong translation (in my mind), the proper American-English word for the tool must be "puller" (which also works as a "pusher" for screws)https://mastodon.social/media/bYvhx04_suTzKtv0wHA