Any tips or tricks on how to loosen a really tight knot?The knot is in a string which is fairly thin and there are actually multiple knots tied over each other.Since this string is used to raise and lower a window blind,I have to be careful not to damage or break it.The knot ...
An explanation of how to use a torque wrench, a tool that allows you to tighten fasteners with a specific amount of torque.
Moving it enough to let the latch bolt go in. Usually, the latch bolt and strike plate are never really perfetly centered on each other, so there is usually a preferred way to relocate the strike plate to take advantage of the off-centeredness. Link to plug cutter I wanted to get...
Here, the wrench would turn counterclockwise to loosen the bolt. Whenever possible, seat the wrench so that the fastener is as far back between the jaws as possible. Socket Wrench Trevor Raab A socket wrench allows you to tighten or loosen a bolt or nut without removing the wrench head ...
Horizontally removing a blind bolt can be achieved in three steps. Loosen but don't remove the fixing nut of the blind bolt. Push the blind bolt further into the fixing hole. Hand twists the blind bolt to retract the anchor into the body of the bolt. This allows the bolt to be removed...
unit. Turn the shifter to the highest gear if you’re replacing the rear cable, or the lowest gear if you’re replacing the front. You’ll notice a small allen bolt on the outside of the shifter body. Loosen this off but don’t un-thread it completely as they are really easy to ...
Ready to peek inside that steel sarcophagus and loosen a bolt or two? The prospect can be intimidating, but after you’re inside, you’ll realize there’s not much too it after you get past the confusing rat’s nest of wires. Grab yourself a Philips screwdriver and anantistatic wrist str...
With the suspension lowered, you can remove the assembly that holds thesuspensionbushing. There will be at least one on each side. To remove the assembly, fit a socket on the outside and an open end wrench on the inside of the center bolt. It'll be a tough one, but loosen the bolt...
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This distortion made the image look shorter and wider. When I discovered the reason for the distortion I simply loosened the top and bottom clips and the mirror gave a normal reflection. However, I didn’t stop there. I discovered that if I loosened the top and bottom clips a little mor...