Almost lost a socket

DemoDisk wrote the following:

Thanks, Bill. That looks like it was made for the plug port I described. Might be a tight fit, tho.

Jm

I had the same problem so I got another short extension bar and tack welded the plug socket to it.

Trevor Smith

Long nose pliers?

If socket has a detent hole then a hook made from a bent wire coat hanger.

Thanks, TS.

A little silicone lube on the rubber in the socket helps at removal time. Since the rubber's function is really just to hold the plug loosely while the metal of the socket does the work, it will not affect operation at all.

the plug socket to it.

I second that motion because it works a treat.

In addition, I had a *heck* of a time keeping my oil filter cup wrench attached to the end of my ratchet extension.

I plugged the assembly together, inverted it and clamped it in a vise. Heated the end of the extension dull orange with a oxy-acet torch and peened it flat against the inside of the (metal) cup wrench.

It remains solidly attached to this day. :)

--Winston

Winston wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news7.newsguy.com:

a DOT of super glue? you'd have to clean the oil or grease off the tool mating areas first. you should be able to break it loose after you're done,just don't use TOO MUCH superglue.

Finally, an oil filter company has added a black rubberized covering to their oil filters so you don't even need a wrench to get it off.

On 8/26/2010 5:17 PM, willshak wrote: (...)

oil filters so you don't even need a wrench to get it off.

I hope not.

My new-to-me pickup had one of those filters secreted under the alternator, behind some hard brake lines and 'way into the engine compartment. No way to apply any leverage at all. I could just get my hand on the end of the filter and I was instantly up against a frame member.

I used my gripping cup wrench, carefully threaded through various obstacles to remove it. My new filters are sans rubber coating, so they will spin off easily with my peened cup wrench.

--Winston

There is a socket that uses a magnet instead of a rubber retainer.

Striker

"Striker" wrote in news:i5h66i$dov$ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:

Mr Top-poster,his problem is that the entire SOCKET comes off the extension,inside the valve cover.

Mr. Top-poster

Give me a break, Mr. Net-etiquette

A tight rubber retainer will also cause the socket to hold on to the plug and come off the extension especially if the ball on the extension is warn.I never had that problem with a plug socket with a magnet.

Striker

"E. Meyer" wrote in news:C8A91B7E.1FEBA% snipped-for-privacy@msn.com:

I fail to see how it's "anal-retentive" to read from top to bottom,the NATURAL manner of reading. It's MFFY to top-post.It's egotistical people who selfishly want to read their comments first,too lazy to scroll down to the end.

Oh,so that makes it all right? It IS a "problem". the longer the thread,the more difficult it gets for anyone to follow,and top posting makes it FAR worse,and sooner.

AND,I suspect you didn't try my suggestion about trying one of Townhall's fora. It's a perfect example of top-posting screw-up. I dare you to TRY it,then you will understand. Or maybe not.....but then there's no hope for you. For one thing,you might only be able to come across the article -after- there's been 100 posts and replies,and trying to read "newest first" is impossible.Some of the articles originate at midnight,and by 7AM,there's a slew of posts. That's the same as on the newsgroups.

Can we give it a break guys, I use outlook express and like email replies it wants to top post all news group replies. Lets just drop it and get on with our lives !

Striker

I revert to my original assertion - this anal retentive BS is becoming the death of usenet. I have no use for anybody, business or pleasure, who focuses on the jots and commas to the exclusion of the message, which is part and partial what this amounts to.

I have been following these groups for about 15 years, and I have yet to find a discussion I couldn't follow if I wanted to. Its just lame to assert that oldest fist is ideal but newest first is impossible to read. Get real. Scroll down to where you left off and then back up. Geez!

Sorry. This anal retentive stuff just irritates the hell out of me. Anything to avoid the point. It pops up every couple of months in the groups and just serves to bury the on-topic discussion in favor of some old fart's idea of how the world should work. We haven't been using non-scrolling TTY terminals for what, 20 years now?

"E. Meyer" wrote in news:C8AAF2ED.1FF96% snipped-for-privacy@msn.com:

Hardly comparable to commenting on "jots and commas" or typos,which I don't do.

you STILL didn't try Townhall as I suggested.....so you have no idea what you're talking about.

Evidently,there IS no hope for you.

BS

PLONK!