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.

Peter Cowan/Lexi Cameron wrote:

It was only a 1/2 in drive tool.

 
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