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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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I was gonna say if you dont get it just put a few pices of chewed gum in there. Guess its a good thing you got your wife out there
 
Old Mar 6, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Next time if you want to do it yourself get a long allen wrench to use instead of a socket. The long allen wrench will seat tight into the nut and allow you to feel better what's going on with the threads. At least that works well for me.
 
Old Mar 6, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Other Sheep
Next time if you want to do it yourself get a long allen wrench to use instead of a socket. The long allen wrench will seat tight into the nut and allow you to feel better what's going on with the threads. At least that works well for me.
Was thinking the same thing.
 
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