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Old 10-12-2015, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS View Post
I have an old fashioned torque multiplier. It is a six foot length of 2" stainless pipe which just fits over the 3 foot arm of my 1 inch drive breaker bar. Nothing has survived it yet. But the energy release of some recalcitrant things is astounding. I was busting the bolts free on some some old truck spring packs when a bud happened to visit ... I let him have a go at it and when the U bold snapped he almost soiled his pants - very loud
Good gosh... That combo will certainly loosen nearly any automotive fasteners... Maybe not the block heater plug... But pretty much anything else...
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