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How do I use an impact wrench mm 09-21-2006
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Posted by mm on September 22, 2006, 11:35 am
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:22:11 -0500, emailaddress@ISP.com wrote:

>wrote:
>
>>BTW, I've alread put liquid wrench on days ago and again yesterday,
>>tapped all around the secrew heads each time.
>>
>>The impact wrench fits perfectly into the 3 oil filter screw slots
>>(Phillips) and pretty well into the other two slots.
>>
>>I could heat these screws with a propane torch, but <sheepishly> I
>>don't want to change the finish on the oil filter (aluminum, maybe),
>>or burn off the paint on the starter motor cover. Will the propane
>>torch do this, and will it help much to get these screws out?
>>
>>I'm willing to wait until the engine is running and the parts are hot
>>to clean the oil filter -- I plan to change the oil a second time
>>after 3 or 4 hours of use -- but I would like to oil the starter motor
>>before I try to use it. The kick starter doesn't seem to engage, and
>>I'm hoping some hot oil will free that up too, so I think I really
>>need the starter motor for a while.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>How do I use an impact wrench?
>>
>>Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
>>use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
>>from it? :)
>>
>>
>>If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
>>turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
>>heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
>>course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
>>
>>Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
>>screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
>>
>>
>>
>>I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
>>recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
>>motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
>>
>>I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
>>it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
>>remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
>>none of 5 screws will budge!
>
>Dude
>Either you're a troll, or a complete idiot. (or both)
>Put the tools away before you kill yourself or someone else, or
>destroy something. You are not capable of SAFELY using tools. The
>only tools you are (hopefully) capable of using are your yellow pages
>and telephone. Look under "Auto Repair", then call a mechanic !!!!

LOL!

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