Peter Cowan/Lexi Cameron wrote:

Some people must be getting sick of this (non) issue but here is my last story.
Frankly I had some concern about getting my nut off when I heard the various
stories about bent angles and long arms and 600fp of torque. I reviewed THE VIDEO
one more time to see Bruces' description. At the end of that scene he suggested an
air impact wrench. Well, I have owned one for years but rarely used it after It
wouldn't loosen a trailer hitch ball one time. Nonetheless I dug it out and first
tried it on the motor mount nuts. Didn't budge but these small nuts came easily
with an 18" socket handle. (The wrench has a max of 240fp at 90psi) Next I went to
THE NUT. For about a minute and a tank of air it didn't budge but finally let go on
the next try. This sure was a nice way to do it. What a great little tool!

Is that a 1/2 inch or a 3/4 inch Peter. If 1/2 I am amazed. So the secret is
let it sit there and pound on the nut.

Paul Lamar
 
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