XXitanium Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Cider House Rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago So Mike; did the new springs cure the sag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago I’ll know in a couple of weeks. Have yet to have them installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 4 hours ago, Zero Knievel said: Have yet to have them installed. Why aren't you doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 hours ago, blackhawkxx said: Why aren't you doing it? Don’t have the right tools. Assholes at Mazda/Ford used an assortment of SAE and metric sizes. I got the u-bolts on the left side undone…which I thought would be the worst. However, the mount bolts on the ends use a 13/16 nut. I don’t have that in a closed end wrench, and after trying as much as I dared with an open end wrench, I decided it was smarter to pay my mechanic than to risk rounding off nuts with inadequate tools. I even had mom pick up a 90 degree impact wrench from HF in town, but it was too large to access the problem nuts. Yeah, I could look and buy a single 13/16 closed end wrench, but that’s a trip to/from town and if I need yet another tool…another trip…plus the risk of it fucking up anyhow. Sometimes, paying a mechanic is better than dealing with it yourself. I kid you not, I bought impact drive sockets after breaking a regular socket working on mom’s car with the impact gun. Every fucking place I could use an impact gun either is inaccessible (can’t get the tool in there) or had bolts so long the socket can’t sit on the nut…even with deep sockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, Zero Knievel said: Don’t have the right tools. Assholes at Mazda/Ford used an assortment of SAE and metric sizes. I got the u-bolts on the left side undone…which I thought would be the worst. However, the mount bolts on the ends use a 13/16 nut. I don’t have that in a closed end wrench, and after trying as much as I dared with an open end wrench, I decided it was smarter to pay my mechanic than to risk rounding off nuts with inadequate tools. I even had mom pick up a 90 degree impact wrench from HF in town, but it was too large to access the problem nuts. Yeah, I could look and buy a single 13/16 closed end wrench, but that’s a trip to/from town and if I need yet another tool…another trip…plus the risk of it fucking up anyhow. Sometimes, paying a mechanic is better than dealing with it yourself. I kid you not, I bought impact drive sockets after breaking a regular socket working on mom’s car with the impact gun. Every fucking place I could use an impact gun either is inaccessible (can’t get the tool in there) or had bolts so long the socket can’t sit on the nut…even with deep sockets. I guess you are right but then we don't get to live it through you. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, Zero Knievel said: Assholes at Mazda/Ford used an assortment of SAE and metric sizes. Welcome to every American car/truck from the 80's and 90's, and even some into the 00's. BTW, 13/16 is usually interchangeable with 21mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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