When you’reremoving rusted bolts and screws, it is important to take some key safety precautions. ✦ Always wear protective gear. This should include gloves as well as eye goggles and a surgical mask to prevent you from breathing in rust particles if they come loose as you remove the scr...
Our next step is to use leverage to remove that stubborn bolt. Beware, rusted bolts and cheaper tools could possibly break and really screw you over. The best way to get some leverage is by using what is called a Breaker Bar, a long handled socket wrench without a ratchet mechanism. The...
and its size makes it more difficult to use normal-size tools. When a screw is broken, it means its head has broken off. The best way to remove a broken screw largely depends on how much of the remaining shaft is accessible
Anyway, the ammonia seemed to make no difference at all. The plastic I am talking about is the white kind that is standard from the mill to protect polished SS. It is very tough and, if left exposed to sunlight, is almost impossible to remove without trashing the underlying surface. The ...
An explanation of how to use a torque wrench, a tool that allows you to tighten fasteners with a specific amount of torque.
I wanted to make it easy to remove and install the barrel on the cart. To secure the barrel to the frame I put two large pan head bolts through the bottom of the barrel just below the angle iron that secured the back of the tongue to the frame. The two bolts will keep the front ...
How to Solder: This guide focuses on soldering for the beginner and explains how you can solder a variety of components using a few different techniques - from the classy to the downright caveman. Although soldering can seem daunting at first, once you g
I had to use a circular saw to chop it down to size, remove the two back casters, and reattach them. I also had to remove the center caster and reattach, so the bed would stay balanced. This also required adding some wood to the base of the pallets in the right spot to attach the...
Remove the negative terminal first, then the positive:This reduces the risk of sparks and short circuits. Tighten terminals securely:Loose connections can cause poor performance and damage. Dispose of old batteries responsibly:Do not throw them in the trash; take them to a designated recycling cent...
Remove the two bolts retaining each control arm half to the spring pan. On cars with front sway bars it is also necessary to unbolt and remove the sway bar end links. The spring pan will now drop out leaving only the control arm halves attached to the cross member mounted fulcrum pin. ...