NewDriverOlderRide Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Man, I hate being young(16), strong, and let's not forget stupid. Anyways, after the last couple days ive probably snapped about 5 or 6 bolts (fan guard[2], battery holder[1], alternator[1], im sure theres 1 or 2 I can't think of) on my 93 Loyale S/W. PT 4wd 5 Spd. Well anyway, while redoing the CV boots on it, I've been putting it back together and while tightening the ball joint back up, I stripped the damn thing. so after a good 30 min. we finally got it off....luckily alls that I stripped was the castle nut. So now, my grandpa is off to the hardware store.....nothing ever goes smooth for me.....damn lol. at least I have another month before I get my license, hopefully we'll have her all ready by then...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monstaru Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 RFLMAO...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrap487 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 yeah, no isht. seriously, couple hints for breaking free frozen bolts: tap with a hammer while loosening pb blaster/liquid wrench/wd40 try tightening just a little bit before you loosen(not alot) try loading the nut/bolt with a one of those breaker bars that has a little flex, use something like a jack to get some force on it(careful) and tap it with a hammer. also try heating it up with a propane/map torch most exhaust boltds/nuts have to be cut off. nice thing about larger trucks, the bolts and stuff dont break, you just need 10ft of pipe and a 4 ton floor jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waimaks Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Being 16 Male also, can't say I've really had this problem much, Though I am rather scrawny. Luckyly for me, everything on the Brat and XT seem to come off and go on quite nicely:banana: MMM, A tourque wrench sure would be nice though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewDriverOlderRide Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 Being 16 Male also, can't say I've really had this problem much, Though I am rather scrawny. I'm more the husky/football build type...plus I left weights everyday. I also noticed that when I play basketball i shoot to hard almost all the time lol.....I think the weights are getting to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 joking aside, you might get a torque wrench. since you're "only" 16, you can't have been wrenching for too long, and since you are aggressively working out, your muscle development and your lack of experience are going to make it relatively harder to develop a "mechanic's touch".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 ease up on the "juice". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewDriverOlderRide Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 joking aside, you might get a torque wrench. since you're "only" 16, you can't have been wrenching for too long, and since you are aggressively working out, your muscle development and your lack of experience are going to make it relatively harder to develop a "mechanic's touch".. I've been around tools since I was around 12-13 I used to ride BMX bikes, So technically I'm more of a boke mechanic....I can do ANYTHING involving bikes, cars is a different story. With BMX's you tighten the stuff as hard as you can basically, at least I did with no problems:grin: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 With BMX's you tighten the stuff as hard as you can basically, at least I did with no problems:grin: . dude you're almost there....same thing now except missing one step. tighten strip make-something-work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewDriverOlderRide Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 dude you're almost there....same thing now except missing one step. tighten strip make-something-work I already had to jury-rig something for the alternator lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Being 16 Male also, can't say I've really had this problem much, Though I am rather scrawny.Luckyly for me, everything on the Brat and XT seem to come off and go on quite nicely:banana: MMM, A tourque wrench sure would be nice though... hey yours truly here is prolly scrawnier than you but i still could do alot of jobs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffast Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 don't worry stripped threads can be fixed just try not to miss wire alternators electrical fires stink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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