jimoshel Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 So it's a slow day. Trying to remove the nuts, the ones that hold the head on, from a 1950 flat head 134 that's been laying on the ground for a couple years. Unable to budge them by hand I got some help. 4ft by 2" pipe with this result. So the question is; is this a cheap tool because it bent? Or is it a quality tool because it didn't break? :dunno: Hey...I said it was a slow day. :yes:
87Warrior Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Quality :thumbsup: If it would have been me, that breaker bar would have broke and that 4' piece of pipe would have whacked me across the face :doh:
gogmorgo Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 You're a quality operator cause you stopped before it sheared ;)
Keyav8r Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I'd have to say quality tool. With a name like Indestro Super what else could it be? I'm with 87Warrior - bar would have broken and pain would have folowed.
jpdriver1 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 have to agree -- quality operator -- looks like one of mine --
johnj92131 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 The tools was used (abused?) in a way it was not designed to be used. If the socket was from the same tool set and did not break, that speaks to decent tool quality. Frankly, an I beam would be a stronger shape for a breaker bar than the round bar shape used. The amazing thing to me is that the frozen nut is still frozen and did not snap with a 4 ft. breaker bar.
jimoshel Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 I had been soaking the nuts with Liquid Wrench for a week before trying to remove them. On the early flat heads there were 10 bolts and 5 studs holding the head on. Somebody messed with this one and all 15 were studs. Usually when a nut was froze to the stud, the stud would screw out of the block. No problem. The 2 middle studs screwed out but none of the others would budge. With the cheater bar I got 7 more nuts off, leaving 6 to go. I finally got the torch and heating the nut until it was cherry red, I got the rest of them off. The only thing that surprised was that I didn't shear any studs off.
jimoshel Posted March 4, 2014 Author Posted March 4, 2014 To my surprise they were nice and shiny No rust. I didn't mike them but they appear to be OK.
Spectormj Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 when and if it rattles again i think we all want to see it I sure do
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