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Yeah that method usually doesn't work if you are replacing parts other than the timing belt.
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# ? Jun 3, 2009 14:45 |
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# ? May 15, 2024 04:19 |
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Pissingintowind posted:The $100 jack and stands deal that they have once in a while is much better, although the jack is somewhat heavy. The jacking end is 4" tall or so and tough to get under the low body pieces of certain cars. I had to jack my car up under the front crossmember because the end of the jack doesn't fit under the side skirts. Also the release point on the handle between "holding pressure" and "oh poo poo my car is falling like a rock" is razor loving thin and actually pretty difficult to turn right at that interface. So you usually end up turning it too far and going into "car is dropping like a rock" territory when the handle breaks free.
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# ? Jun 3, 2009 17:22 |
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Still probably my favorite thread on the forum. I've made progress to getting my CNC mill going and just found out (very very disappointingly) that I may not be able to use my ER32 collet sets and IDK if I can even find endmill holders for the weird rear end kwik change 200 taper thats on the spindle. Also, 20% Harbor Freight Bump: http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa...66&keycode=0000 Good this weekend. If anyone signs up for their mailing list and gets the long rear end one, the one that's good for like three months that'd be awesome, there's stuff there I want tonight.
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# ? Jun 5, 2009 00:41 |
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RealKyleH posted:Also, 20% Harbor Freight Bump: Do they have any %off entire purchase? I don't think I have any big items I want at the moment.
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# ? Jun 5, 2009 12:29 |
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ChiliMac posted:Do they have any %off entire purchase? I don't think I have any big items I want at the moment. It's more rare but does happen once or twice a year 20% off entire purchase.
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# ? Jun 5, 2009 18:36 |
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They used to run 10% off entire purchase as their "RetailD" flier but haven't for a little while.
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# ? Jun 5, 2009 21:54 |
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15% off your entire purchase at HF http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa...45&keycode=0000
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# ? Jun 12, 2009 01:55 |
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/\/\/\/\ thanks!! Anyone have any experience with the cordless drills at HF?
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# ? Jun 12, 2009 17:41 |
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destructo posted:/\/\/\/\ They're worth every penny. Get the warranty, you'll need it.
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# ? Jun 12, 2009 18:28 |
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I bought their cordless 18v (i think it was) set to do some fairly light work and man what a useless bunch of poo poo. I wont ever but a cordless thing at HF again.
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# ? Jun 12, 2009 21:41 |
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Was it the blue one or the orange one?
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# ? Jun 12, 2009 22:39 |
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Blue.
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# ? Jun 12, 2009 23:30 |
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Confirmed, piece of poo poo. Works fine if you just want a huge cordless screwdriver maybe.
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# ? Jun 13, 2009 01:18 |
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I need to cut some exhaust pipes while they're still installed. A hacksaw, or die-grinder or standard tubing cutter will not fit up in where they are at. My brother was telling me I should get a tubing cutter that uses a chain. I know I've seen what he's talking about but don't know what to call it. I searched for "cutter" on harborfreight.com and didn't see anything. I did find this knockoff sawzall for $40. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=4095 Would this cut through exhaust pipe with the right blade? If I'm going to spend money on a tool for this I might as well spend it on something I'll use more than once. Unless that chained cutter thing is only like $5 or something.
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# ? Jun 17, 2009 21:48 |
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I think he's talking about a cable saw. It's a string you run around a tree branch and pull on the handles to saw. They make them that can handle metal. A sawzall would work a lot better. That HF one is only 4amp though. this one would be much better for the price. If you can afford the extra, this would actually not stall on everything. oxbrain fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Jun 17, 2009 |
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Wagonburner posted:I need to cut some exhaust pipes while they're still installed. A hacksaw, or die-grinder or standard tubing cutter will not fit up in where they are at. It's like a chain wrench for oil filters, but with blades on the insides. I don't think they're at all cheap, but you might be able to hire one. The sawzall seems like the sensible option.
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# ? Jun 17, 2009 22:14 |
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oxbrain posted:If you can afford the extra, this would actually not stall on everything. But, the problem with a better knockoff Sawzall is that a real one is about $85.
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# ? Jun 17, 2009 23:44 |
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I bought my Milwaukee sawzall like new more than 3-4 years ago for $75 at a garage sale. It has served me awesome in everything from metal cutting to making short work out of yard work with a long blade.
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# ? Jun 18, 2009 02:46 |
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I ended up borrowing a craftsman "sawzall" from a friend. It's 10 amp so hell yeah, only problem is that it's huge, I'm going to have to jack the truck up some I guess to get it in there without the ground getting in the way. Tomorrow's project I guess. it's 11 right now and the saw I'm sure would piss off the neighbors, the v8 with open pipes would bother them more I guess, those types of things bother normal people right? This is what I've heard anyway. I know there is absolutely no way in hell I'm going to be able to resist the temptation to fire it up with open pipes the very minute I'm done cutting and before the new pipe goes in. Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Jun 18, 2009 |
# ? Jun 18, 2009 05:11 |
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Question for professionals - who here has starting switching over their air tools to cordless? I'm an autobody tech so my main air tools are mainly my ratchet, drill, air hammer, impact, die grinder, and cut off wheel. I was talking to another tech who had switched over and loved it. He said he saved a lot of time not loving around with an air hose and could easily bring tools home from work and not have to worry about maintaining an air compressor and such, or oiling his tools, etc. Said he's never had to worry about not having enough torque either. Batteries charge in an hour and last fairly long and if you ever have an issue with one tool running out of juice you could just get a second battery on standby and charge the other while using it. I think I'll probably try it out myself, but I'd love to hear from anyone else who's done it too and if they've had any issues with it.
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# ? Jun 21, 2009 02:07 |
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I'm not a pro, well not any more. I did do professional car audio installs but that is a little different. I feel that the tools you should have as air tools are impact gun and cut off wheel. Other than that, definitely go cordless. Drills I used 90% of the time just to make things quicker, but the main one I used was a tiny Li-Ion "screw-driver" from Snap-On. If it needed more torque than that I broke out the Dewalt 12V. As you work more, you'll learn what works better/faster for you.
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# ? Jun 21, 2009 07:24 |
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I love my 3/8" air ratchet. I use it all the time. I'm not sure there really is a cordless replacement to it. But even most of what I do with a 1/2" impact can be done with a cordless now. I didn't believe it, until a friend with some dinky looking Makita cordless impact outran my air impact. Ridiculous.
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# ? Jun 21, 2009 16:24 |
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I dont have air tools, so I get by with electric, and its not so bad. batteries running down is a drag, but hand tools still work when batteries die. The only reason I would really want air are for painting and leakdown testing.
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# ? Jun 21, 2009 16:29 |
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944 posted:I love my 3/8" air ratchet. I use it all the time. I'm not sure there really is a cordless replacement to it. http://www.ingersollrandproducts.com/IS/Category.aspx-am_en-30842 The 3/8 cordless ratchet from Ingersoll Rand has 70lbs of torque, which is equivalent to most 1/2. They also have a 1/4 one too. They have an impact capable of putting out 360lb and weighs only 6 pounds WITH the battery. That's pretty impressive. Pretty much, their entire lineup would replace most of my tools except my air hammer, but I can find other solutions for that from other companies like DeWalt I think. I'll have to choose very carefully though, because I'll want something that doesn't vibrate much or make a poo poo ton of noise.
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# ? Jun 21, 2009 16:36 |
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Naky posted:http://www.ingersollrandproducts.com/IS/Category.aspx-am_en-30842 Now that's pretty awesome. And it looks like it can be had for less than a decent air driven one. drat you. Now I have to buy more tools.
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# ? Jun 21, 2009 17:05 |
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gently caress. I was about to go buy something big at HF today, and I see that the 20% coupon expired yesterday. Goddammit. Anyone have a new one?
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# ? Jul 1, 2009 16:04 |
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My friend's Snap-On electric impact is waaaay more powerful than my Snap-On air impact connected to a 33 gallon Craftsman compressor at 100 psi. My other friend's 200 gallon Snap-On compressor turns my air impact into an unstoppable force with something like 200 psi behind it. If I had it to buy again I would have gone cordless impact since then I could take it anywhere. Car magazines have the 15 and 20% HF coupons pretty much every month.
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# ? Jul 1, 2009 16:43 |
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Is there anyplace I can get S-shape/Halfmoon (S-shape would probably be better) wrenches individually? I'm trying to remove the bolts that connect my transfer case to my transmission, but the top two are a bitch. See #11 here and picture it in a transmission tunnel. There is absolutely no way to get a regular wrench or ratchet anywhere up there, but I'm thinking I might have enough space to fit a 17mm S wrench up there. Problem is, I can't loving find individual ones anywhere. Crappy places like Canadian Tire don't even have 17mm in their cheapo sets even though it's the standard flat width for M10 bolts. Gearwrench has really nice looking ones, but I don't want to shell out 150 bucks to use one wrench.
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# ? Jul 4, 2009 01:59 |
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Cheap wrench + torch = any shaped wrench you want.
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# ? Jul 4, 2009 02:38 |
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Craftsman wrench + torch = any shape wrench you want and it changes back in the store I saw that on American Hotrod once.
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# ? Jul 4, 2009 03:41 |
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I can't tell you how many times I've reshaped a wrench and accidentally tapped the oxygen three times.
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# ? Jul 4, 2009 19:48 |
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My harbor freight aluminum racing jack has started to make a god-awful noise when it gets around 13" or 14" high, then continues to make the sound when you lower the car with the jack. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do in terms of maintenance with this jack, it's the first jack that I actually use all the time because it's so quick and easy (today used it to jack the car up so I could polish the hood without bending over so much - I'm tall and my car is low). Is there something I should be doing to keep it in good shape? Bleeding the fluid or something? I can't find my manual for the jack anywhere.
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# ? Jul 14, 2009 23:56 |
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You might have ovaled out a sleeve bearing or pivot shaft. Go up too high and it binds and grinds, at some point coming down it will pop back. I'd throw some oil in any pivot you can get to and wait for the jack to go on sale again. It's not a $400 serviceable jack, it's a $70 throwaway.
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# ? Jul 15, 2009 00:12 |
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Now that I've gotten my transfer case off (ended up going through the shifter console with some U-joints + extensions), I need a transmission jack. Problem is they seem to be ridiculously expensive here. Since the hydraulic jacks are princess auto are retarded capacities (1 ton(!) tranny jack, 500 bucks) I've been looking at the scissor style - http://www.princessauto.com/shop-garage/repair-equipment/lifting-devices/1030002-transmission/differential-jack?keyword=transmission Has anyone use these before with any success? I only plan to use it twice (take it off, put it on, never touch it again).
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# ? Jul 17, 2009 22:01 |
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Try using a transmission jack adapter? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=39152 I've never used one, but I honestly am considering getting one since I've had to remove my transmission 3 times before.
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# ? Jul 17, 2009 22:06 |
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ASSTASTIC posted:Try using a transmission jack adapter? I was looking at those, but my jack has a 5 inch saddle.
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# ? Jul 17, 2009 22:11 |
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I'm sure you could rent one for fairly cheap.
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# ? Jul 17, 2009 22:13 |
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EDIT: Redacted, I am sick with some Type A flu and angry.
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# ? Jul 17, 2009 23:37 |
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Crustashio posted:I've been looking at the scissor style - http://www.princessauto.com/shop-garage/repair-equipment/lifting-devices/1030002-transmission/differential-jack?keyword=transmission I've used one of these once doing the transmission on a dodge ram, was a bit of a pain in the rear end but it worked. It was also the middle of winter outside on a icy driveway so that may play into me hating it.
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# ? Jul 18, 2009 02:56 |
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Can anyone recommend some good "bang for the buck" torque wrenches? I figure it's about time I pick up one or two so I can start being more precise. How much should I be paying for each respective size?
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