Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)

[scirocco210 at hotmail.com (Parker Wulf)]

are they real vise grips, or a cheap knock off "vise grips"? I found that 
cheap ones like to round off things! If the rest of the bolts brake it would 
be time for a drill and a "easy out", or a good tap & dye set.

thats my 2cents in the bank
Parker





>From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
>To: "Erik" <pats16v@columbus.rr.com>, "Daun Yeagley" 
><vwdaun@yahoo.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
>Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:04:45 -0700
>
>Heck, Erik, if the Vise-Grips won't grip the heads, how do you expect them 
>to grasp the shank?????
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Erik
>   To: Daun Yeagley ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:43 PM
>   Subject: Re: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
>
>
>   Um, huh.  Do what I did. Grind off the heads of the bolts, pull the T/B, 
>use
>   the Vise Grips to remove the remainder of the stud.  Then tomorrow after 
>a
>   bowl of corn Flakes a good BM,  call a Anger Management Hotline.  
>Although I
>   had to take some of those classes a few years ago. I'm not so sure the
>   classes worked.
>
>   Erik
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Daun Yeagley" <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
>   To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>   Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:33 PM
>   Subject: Ever see a hammer bounce? (and a tech question)
>
>
>   > It was such a pleasant evening too....
>   >
>   > I've been having some trouble with the throttle body on the
>   > '86 sticking a little in the "idle" position.  Solution?
>   > Replace it with another TB that's laying around here.
>   > Should be an easy 15 minute project.
>   >
>   > Oh no.  Not for me.
>   >
>   > I figured I'd be reaaaaally careful not to round those
>   > little hex bolts, tapping the wrench in with a hammer &
>   > all...    worked for two of the four.  The front two bolts
>   > rounded right off without noticable hesitation.
>   >
>   > Fine.  Solution number one, find a slightly larger standard
>   > allen wrench and tap THAT in there.  Tapped & tapped, got
>   > it in there real tight and....    rounded right off, again,
>   > without much hesitation.
>   >
>   > Solution number two, vice grips.  Not a chance in hell,
>   > just slipped off the bolt.
>   >
>   > Ok, try solution one again.  Tapped & tapped and....
>   > threw the hammer off into the grass next to the car.  How
>   > in the HELL it bounced the way it did I haven't a clue, but
>   > it proceeded to go airborne about six feet and into the
>   > living room window.
>   >
>   > F*CK.
>   >
>   > I gave up for the night.
>   >
>   > Does anybody have any solutions to the throttle body
>   > dilemma?  I so far have two very rounded bolts still firmly
>   > stuck in the intake manifold, and of course, a living room
>   > window to replace.
>   >
>   >
>   > =====
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>   > "I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong."
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