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Old Nov 13, 2022 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BigMike
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This guy has had to use his noggin a few times. Great advice. Drilling the head off was my first thought.
ive been an auto tech professionally for 20 plus years in the northeast, so I've broken my fair share of stuff and then had to remove it. With bosses breathing down my neck.

It's funny in the south mechanics use locktight so bolts don't loosen up but, in the north we use grease or antisieze so they will come apart next time we have to work on it
 
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Old Nov 13, 2022 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Camarosx2
ive been an auto tech professionally for 20 plus years in the northeast, so I've broken my fair share of stuff and then had to remove it. With bosses breathing down my neck.

It's funny in the south mechanics use locktight so bolts don't loosen up but, in the north we use grease or antisieze so they will come apart next time we have to work on it
Salt, they never have to deal with it
 
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