Community Forums

ctpres · 10-03-2011, 02:39 PM

Just finished R/R of house battery. Not much room to work and to make matters worse the all thread used for battery clamp was way to long on bottom/hook end and on top. Not enough room to get deep socket on top to loosen nut and because hook was so long a whole lot of short turns required. Turn, remove wrench, reposition, turn, remove over and over. So while I had it apart I cut about one inch off both ends. Now I can get a deep socket on the top and not nearly as many turns are required to free up hook on bottom. The next battery change will be a whole lot easier.

J Walker · 10-04-2011, 11:19 AM

Where ratchet wrenches, 5 Piece Metric Offset Ratchet Wrench Set

can access they can't be beat.

Midniteoyl · 10-04-2011, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Walker

Where ratchet wrenches, 5 Piece Metric Offset Ratchet Wrench Set

can access they can't be beat.

Just make sure you dont get over enthused and 'trap' your ratchet wrench... I had to cut my 19mm when doing struts..

ctpres · 10-05-2011, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Walker

Where ratchet wrenches, can access they can't be beat.

Agree but I am already tool poor. Without making althread shorter it still would be a timeconsuming knuckle busting project.

wa8yxm · 10-05-2011, 10:41 AM

I can not tell you how many times I have modified the length of a bolt.

(Thank God for Dremel)

Just remember in discussions: Wrench, what you use to turn or hold the head of a bolt.

Wench: what you use to turn the head of a dolt.

And sorry about the liquid on your monitor.