Re: Special VW Tools

["Lisa & Rick" <hugacub@whidbey.net>]

On  6 Mar 97 at 19:40, TCame86712@aol.com wrote:

> I've seen all this talk about tool-abuse, breaker bars, etc. and
> thought I'd relate my favorite breaker bar set-up. It's the
> 3-foot-plus handle to my floor jack. I just slide it over my
> Craftsman ratchet (either my 3/8 or 1/2 inch drive) and twist away.
> I can loosten anything, and have even tilted the earth off its axis
> once or twice torquing on the occasional pesky nut. For those
> not-quite-so-big-jobs I separate the handle in the middle and only
> use half. Works like a charm, and I've only damaged one 3/8 drive
> ratchet in all the years I've done this. 

I just hope all you risk takers are wearing the appropriate eye 
safety devices when trying these things :)
Not that I haven't done some things like this myself ........

Rick    hugacub@whidbey.net
85 Scirocco 8V  Wolfsburg
Oak Harbor, WA
(On Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound)
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