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gull
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response 75 of 129:
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Apr 29 12:54 UTC 2002 |
Re #72: I don't doubt you could smack the wheel all day with a rubber
mallet or a deadblow hammer without damaging it...steel wheels are
extremely strong. (Don't try this with alloy wheels -- they're soft and/or
brittle.) If you smack it with something steel you're likely to mess up
the rim, though.
Sometimes the best thing to do is just admit you're not going to get the job
done yourself, and call someone who has the right tools, though. I've done
this for things like bolts snapped off in hard-to-reach places.
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scott
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response 76 of 129:
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Apr 29 13:29 UTC 2002 |
You can pound with a hammer around the mounting studs, too. Some impact and
vibration in that area can help break up the rust bonds between parts.
Or just put the nuts on slightly loose, and drive it up and down the driveway
as a last resort.
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ric
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response 77 of 129:
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Apr 29 14:51 UTC 2002 |
I'm late to the topic, but Discount Tire was always my tire dealer of choice
in Ann Arbor. And $100/tire for an F250 doesn't sound awfully expensive,
either.
For example, My F150 XLT Supercrew takes 255/70/16 tires. I went to
tiretrends.com to price such tires...
They carried 7 brands, ranging from $99.99 each (General Tire) to $146.49 each
(Bridgestone). These are "All Season" tires.
Oh, and those are in canadian dollars, apparently.
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rcurl
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response 78 of 129:
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Apr 29 14:53 UTC 2002 |
That makes a most interesting grinding noise. I once had someone loosen
my lug nuts in a parking area, which wasted a lot of my time before the
problem was discovered.
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jep
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response 79 of 129:
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Apr 29 18:55 UTC 2002 |
Well, the tire is changed. Nex time I won't be shy at all about
beating it into submission.
re #71: It wasn't my dad's fault, he just wasn't adept at psychology.
I know how to make my son a mechanical genius. I'll say to him, "Son,
that's dangerous and a waste of your time. Stay away from it and call
a mechanic." He'll then sneak out of the house at night when I presume
him to be in bed, and whatever the problem is, he'll fix it, learning a
ton in the process.
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senna
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response 80 of 129:
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Apr 29 22:22 UTC 2002 |
#79: I've thought of using that as a parenting technique. I wonder how well
reverse psychology works in such cases.
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russ
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response 81 of 129:
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Apr 29 22:23 UTC 2002 |
There is no such unit as the slug-foot-pound (a pound is a slug
foot per second squared). Perhaps you mean slug-foot per second,
a unit of momentum?
Re #72: Another trick is to loosen the lug nuts and drive the
vehicle a few feet, THEN jack it up and remove the wheel.
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scott
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response 82 of 129:
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Apr 29 23:49 UTC 2002 |
Re 81: Yup, and I beat you to posting the loose lug-nuts trick, too. ;)
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rcurl
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response 83 of 129:
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Apr 30 00:49 UTC 2002 |
Re #81: Russ, read #74 again.
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russ
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response 84 of 129:
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Apr 30 12:55 UTC 2002 |
Re #82, #83: I download conference material and respond off-line. I
write responses maybe 12, sometimes 24 hours before being able to post
them, and I don't usually have time to look to see what's been posted
in the interim. Many people can "slip in" as a result; there's no
help for it.
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bdh3
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response 85 of 129:
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Apr 30 13:01 UTC 2002 |
HNFY.
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rcurl
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response 86 of 129:
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Apr 30 16:55 UTC 2002 |
Re #84: that explains why you often repeat what someone else has already
said. I've mostly hesitated to point it out as it seemed rude, but
seemingly ignoring what someone else has said also seemed rude. Perhaps
you should assume that others have already responded with whatever
you plan on saying. It would save you a lot of time. You could also
wait longer before responding to see what others have said, and then
only respond if your response will be original.
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russ
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response 87 of 129:
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May 1 02:08 UTC 2002 |
Re #86: Perhaps if you considered it to be a nostalgia trip back
to the days of Usenet when most traffic still travelled by dial-up,
you might find it more interesting.
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bdh3
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response 88 of 129:
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May 1 02:58 UTC 2002 |
>>Re #84: that explains why you often repeat what someone else has
already
>>said. I've mostly hesitated to point it out as it seemed rude, but
>>seemingly ignoring what someone else has said also seemed rude.
>>Perhaps
>>you should assume that others have already responded with whatever
>>you plan on saying. It would save you a lot of time. You could also
>>wait longer before responding to see what others have said, and then
>>only respond if your response will be original.
>Re #86: Perhaps if you considered it to be a nostalgia trip back
>to the days of Usenet when most traffic still travelled by dial-up,
>you might find it more interesting.
Him say you rude. Perhaps you should pretend its at least
the 90s.
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rcurl
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response 89 of 129:
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May 1 04:13 UTC 2002 |
At least now I will understand, and not think it rude.
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void
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response 90 of 129:
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May 2 21:01 UTC 2002 |
The point is somewhat moot now, but to learn more aboput tires than you
ever wanted to know, go to http://www.tirerack.com/ and poke around for
a while before heading off to a tire store.
Liquid Wrench is much better than WD-40 for loosening stuck metal
parts. Apply liberally, give the stuck parts a good whack, and let them
sit for 30-45 minutes. That should unstick most things.
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katie
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response 91 of 129:
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May 3 00:23 UTC 2002 |
I learned recently that the way to get that really ggod crust on the top
of brownies is to let the pan of batter sit for 15 min. before baking.
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mcnally
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response 92 of 129:
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May 3 01:15 UTC 2002 |
Interesting. Any idea why that works?
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gull
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response 93 of 129:
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May 3 03:28 UTC 2002 |
I'd guess the very top layer of batter loses some moisture, so it bakes up
crisper than it would otherwise.
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jazz
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response 94 of 129:
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May 3 15:34 UTC 2002 |
Is liquid wrench part molybdenum disulfide?
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void
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response 95 of 129:
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May 3 18:39 UTC 2002 |
Hmmm. Until now, I had no idea what Liquid Wrench's ingredients were.
The MSDS for it can be found at
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~jsmith/MSDS/LIQUID%20WRENCH.htm . No
molybdenum disulfide is listed.
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rcurl
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response 96 of 129:
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May 3 18:51 UTC 2002 |
"PETROLEUM MID-DISTILLATE, ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM NAPHTHA", which isn't
very informative. That's what WD-40 is mainly. MoS2 is a heavy solid anyway,
and would not work well in a spray can.
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aruba
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response 97 of 129:
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May 3 18:54 UTC 2002 |
The liquid wrench I've used comes in a little squeeze can.
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other
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response 98 of 129:
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May 4 01:33 UTC 2002 |
Molybdenum disulfide is axle grease. I have a tube of it which came with
replacement boots for my (formerly) VW Microbus.
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jazz
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response 99 of 129:
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May 4 02:49 UTC 2002 |
It's a good general purpose dry-film lubricant.
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