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| Author: | BrianCT [ Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Loosening the nuts underneath the deck lip (shroud pins, etc |
Dumb question, but what tool(s) do you use to loosen and tighten the nuts underneath the deck lip (crossbar nuts and shroud anchor pin nuts)? Obviously you can use a socket or box-end wrench on the top-side crossbar bolts, but I don't believe a socket would fit underneath. I'd hate like hell stripping one of the nuts. |
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| Author: | hobie18rich [ Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Loosening the nuts underneath the deck lip (shroud pins, etc |
Shroud anchor pins are in a metal rail they can't turn. For the other a thin wall deep well works good. Use a 6 sided instead of the 12 sided ones. |
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| Author: | srm [ Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Loosening the nuts underneath the deck lip (shroud pins, etc |
I either clamp a pair of vice grips to the nut to keep it from spinning or I wedge a large flat-blade screwdriver between the side of the nut and the anchor plate flange. For the anchor pins, I pass a smaller screwdriver through the hole in the anchor pin (topside) and use that to torque the pin down. For the X-bar bolts, I use a ratchet wrench. I always use loctite when re-installing, even if the nuts are self-locking - cheap insurance. Technically, a nylock nut should only be used one time and then discarded. sm |
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| Author: | BrianCT [ Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Loosening the nuts underneath the deck lip (shroud pins, etc |
Thanks guys. |
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