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Old Jun 2, 2021 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BatOuttaHell
Well I'm not giving up.... come on "Jessica".... have your stockbroker boyfriend hold the camera while you bend at the waist while while wearing mid thigh stockings, a short skirt, silk blouse and a smile. Anything else would be uncivilized.

Riding a Sybian would be a plus...
Keep feeding her ... you must be new to Jessica's dance
 
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Old Jun 2, 2021 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
Keep feeding her ... you must be new to Jessica's dance
Not new Larry....just "funnin" the troll with the minute chance that "she's" as big a clueless ***** that she portends to be....my bad!
 
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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by BatOuttaHell
Not new Larry....just "funnin" the troll with the minute chance that "she's" as big a clueless ***** that she portends to be....my bad!
But we still dont know her/his choice of wrench, flash light, piston rings, next purchase for dealer f-up, mileage on a Lambo or how many seats in that Lear Jet. lolol...
 
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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 03:37 PM
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A study a couple of years ago rated click types, and surprisingly, Harbor Freight was very highly rated.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2021 | 09:38 AM
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I found this in another thread.


You have to forward a bit, the tech uses the 3/8 Snap-On model I had posted earlier.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2021 | 07:23 PM
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Whatever ratchet finds you. It won’t happen easily. You’ll know the first time you use it.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Halojumper
Does one necessarily exclude the other?
Not at all but a few months back she started a thread complaining that her bike was low on oil and it didn't warn her. If she can't do something as simple as checking her own oil a torque wrench should be the least of her worries.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2021 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by RET_SCPO
Not at all but a few months back she started a thread complaining that her bike was low on oil and it didn't warn her. If she can't do something as simple as checking her own oil a torque wrench should be the least of her worries.

She over-tightened her oil filler cap, making it impossible to check the oil level.

This time she's going to be smart and use a torque wrench to tighten the cap so that never happens again.
 
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