Replacing lower legs
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Road Master
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What I did was purchase a 12mm Allen key, use a cut off wheel to cut off the angled end, put the Allen into a 12mm socket and put that socket onto a 3/8 impact gun. A $8 extended 12mm Allen socket that worked great.
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The dial caliper is for those who have some aptitude for learning, wish to become self sufficient, and take pride in mastering their craft. The plastic ones I mentioned are very EZ to learn to use, and start at ~$10. Even you could probably learn to use one of these, eventually. 
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The dial caliper is for those who have some aptitude for learning, wish to become self sufficient, and take pride in mastering their craft. The plastic ones I mentioned are very EZ to learn to use, and start at ~$10. Even you could probably learn to use one of these, eventually.
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When I see a bolt and don't know the size because it's an odd size, I don't think "hey, instead of posting a question on a forum that is supposed to help out fellow riders, I'll waste more time and try to figure this out myself". No, instead I think "hey, I'm a member of a forum that helps me out a lot so I'll post up a question about an odd bolt size that a fellow rider may know the answer to". Seems pretty logical to me but I guess I could be wrong.
Com'on! You noobies gotta start somewhere.
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An impact drill makes this a lot easier as mentioned. Also check your copper crush washers and replace or get them really hot with a torch to expand them slightly again. I had a little dribble in one of my legs after I got everything back together, but I heated it up and didn't tourqe it too hard and it stopped.
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The dial caliper is for those who have some aptitude for learning, wish to become self sufficient, and take pride in mastering their craft. The plastic ones I mentioned are very EZ to learn to use, and start at ~$10. Even you could probably learn to use one of these, eventually.
"hey, does anyone know how I can figure out the size of a bolt/is there a particular tool?".
Us "noobies" (
) use the interweb as a source of information, and when we can save a buck on a tool that is not ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to complete the job, we will. But thanks! Maybe I'll pick one up and "learn to use it, eventually". Hopefully by the time I'm 70.......
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In my 68 years I've heard of people who are so helpless that they regularly need to lean on their friends, for support. And I've heard of backyard mechanics who were so unskilled and poorly trained that they had no idea how to determine the size of a fastener other than trial and error w/ a full set of tools, or posting in an internet forum.
Com'on! You noobies gotta start somewhere.
Com'on! You noobies gotta start somewhere.
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Paul--The post you refer to was not addressed to the OP, but conveyed a message to you noobies who think you know everything but can't stand on your own two feet for the simplest tasks. My recommendation for adding a dial caliper could help anyone who works on their own bike. Your own contribution to this thread offered the OP no help, at all.
