18 thoughts on “Is It Worth The Trouble At This Point?”
Oh, that’s a beaut, and perfectly held in place by the brake line.
I say leave it there, adds to the value of the beater.
Just tell me it was not you that did that though.
Nope, weren’t me.
I guess I am one of those who would get it out of there. But, only because I would be afraid of the damage it could do when it does finally break free while going down the road. That, and I am afraid it is probably wearing a whole in the break line that is rubbing up against it.
From the rust and grime on it, would say it has been there a few years and likely the socket is rust welded to the caliper bolt.
Besides, we do need to keep the local news rags alive, nothing does that better than a spectacular wreck every now and then.
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I found a vice grip on the exhaust pipe hanger of my ’76 Dodge pickup that I had clamped on to hold the hanger while I welded it. The vice grip had to have been on there for over a year and yet after a bit of TLC, it worked. The nice finish was gone, but it’s still in the shop collection and still works.
“Where the heck did I put my rachet and 17mm socket, dang it?!?!?”
Man, can I relate. It’s one reason I had to keep at least three tape measures around when I was fabricating stuff in my shop. And most of the time three wasn’t enough.
had a so called friend who used a pair of vise grips to clamp down a brake line leak in his front end. it was still there 3 years later when he sold that truck to some fool. driver front if I remember right. never drove his truck, so I don’t know how it effective it was.
Yes, I would remove it due to rubbing on the brake line. Yes, I would clean it up and use it. It would join the one that I bought as a replacement.
Once misplaced a pair of snap on pliers . Ranted and raved that someone “borrowed” them.
Back then I helped the farm shop rebuild 4wd tractor front differentials. Cause the drivers seemed to tear em up once a year….
Found those pliers a year later in the bottom sump of a John Deer’s gearbox. Nice and shiney with not a scratch on them
Be it Kobalt, Craftsman or cheap chinesium?
If you remove it now the wheel will probably fall off.
These days, Craftsman IS cheap chineasium.
Hell , these days even Snap On is too.
But of course they’re still the highest price…
At least they’ve maintained something.
Phone call?
At this point it is part of the landscape. Leave it there.
Working as a Jet Mechanic, I once saw someone tighten down the last, almost Inaccessible Nut holding a Generator to the Engine Gearbox- using a Flat-Ratchet (Box-End) that wasn’t Reversible- and the Wrench was Trapped in the Pocket of the Generator Flange. Would have taken Hours to carefully Grind/Cut it off, Plane had to Fly NOW. With some Safety Wire, the Wrench was secured so it couldn’t Rattle against anything. Plane flew for two Months until a Main Inspection had it down for several Days.
Did you take into account the weight of that wrench in your “Take Off Weight?”
Nah. Just leave a note in the Passdown Log to remove it.
Oh, that’s a beaut, and perfectly held in place by the brake line.
I say leave it there, adds to the value of the beater.
Just tell me it was not you that did that though.
Nope, weren’t me.
I guess I am one of those who would get it out of there. But, only because I would be afraid of the damage it could do when it does finally break free while going down the road. That, and I am afraid it is probably wearing a whole in the break line that is rubbing up against it.
From the rust and grime on it, would say it has been there a few years and likely the socket is rust welded to the caliper bolt.
Besides, we do need to keep the local news rags alive, nothing does that better than a spectacular wreck every now and then.
No
I found a vice grip on the exhaust pipe hanger of my ’76 Dodge pickup that I had clamped on to hold the hanger while I welded it. The vice grip had to have been on there for over a year and yet after a bit of TLC, it worked. The nice finish was gone, but it’s still in the shop collection and still works.
“Where the heck did I put my rachet and 17mm socket, dang it?!?!?”
Man, can I relate. It’s one reason I had to keep at least three tape measures around when I was fabricating stuff in my shop. And most of the time three wasn’t enough.
had a so called friend who used a pair of vise grips to clamp down a brake line leak in his front end. it was still there 3 years later when he sold that truck to some fool. driver front if I remember right. never drove his truck, so I don’t know how it effective it was.
Yes, I would remove it due to rubbing on the brake line. Yes, I would clean it up and use it. It would join the one that I bought as a replacement.
Once misplaced a pair of snap on pliers . Ranted and raved that someone “borrowed” them.
Back then I helped the farm shop rebuild 4wd tractor front differentials. Cause the drivers seemed to tear em up once a year….
Found those pliers a year later in the bottom sump of a John Deer’s gearbox. Nice and shiney with not a scratch on them
Be it Kobalt, Craftsman or cheap chinesium?
If you remove it now the wheel will probably fall off.
These days, Craftsman IS cheap chineasium.
Hell , these days even Snap On is too.
But of course they’re still the highest price…
At least they’ve maintained something.
Phone call?
At this point it is part of the landscape. Leave it there.
Working as a Jet Mechanic, I once saw someone tighten down the last, almost Inaccessible Nut holding a Generator to the Engine Gearbox- using a Flat-Ratchet (Box-End) that wasn’t Reversible- and the Wrench was Trapped in the Pocket of the Generator Flange. Would have taken Hours to carefully Grind/Cut it off, Plane had to Fly NOW. With some Safety Wire, the Wrench was secured so it couldn’t Rattle against anything. Plane flew for two Months until a Main Inspection had it down for several Days.
Did you take into account the weight of that wrench in your “Take Off Weight?”
Nah. Just leave a note in the Passdown Log to remove it.