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Old Feb 5, 2022 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by carlgrover
15 pages and nobody thought to tell him it was a righty-tighty lefty-loosey nut?

We're gonna have to hire Chuck Norris to get the damn thing off now. Heck, he could probably get it off over the phone. Just have the guy hold his phone next to the nut and Chuck could bark at it. I bet that nut would spin all the way off and drop on the floor.

If Chuck's not available maybe that 18v Milwaukee.carl
Been mentioned a few times.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2022 | 06:12 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by carlgrover
15 pages and nobody thought to tell him it was a righty-tighty lefty-loosey nut?

We're gonna have to hire Chuck Norris to get the damn thing off now. Heck, he could probably get it off over the phone. Just have the guy hold his phone next to the nut and Chuck could bark at it. I bet that nut would spin all the way off and drop on the floor.

If Chuck's not available maybe that 18v Milwaukee.




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18v in the bloody off position my mate would have had it off on day 1 no problem has ever defeated him
 

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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Riceburnerfb1
maybe a chisel is how got that tight?
Right Hand Chisel or Left Hand Chisel ??
 
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
Right Hand Chisel or Left Hand Chisel ??
right or left hand operator ?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
Right Hand Chisel or Left Hand Chisel ??
Prolly right hand, but it's a bitch to get a metric chisel mixed in with your good ones.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 03:58 PM
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just post when its off
 
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Old Feb 14, 2022 | 12:52 PM
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They way to get that compensator nut off is by cutting it off with a sawzall
place the blade right at the cup behind the nut head
just cut the nut head off. You will score the cup but not bad. If you have to. Get a new spring cup. And get a new nut. Simple
 
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