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Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:38:10 -0400
From: Malt_Hound <""Malt_Hound\"nospamm-me not*yahoo.com">
Subject: Re: My DIY Saab maintenance experience...


John B wrote: > On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:06:31 GMT, Nasty Bob wrote: > >>1. Diagnose problem (with help from Saab Group). >>2. Buy Haynes manual or similar - £15 >>3. Study Saab toolkit in boot. Then buy more tools, ramps, car jacks, >>sockets, parts etc £50 - £100 >>4. Consult manual and finally locate bolt "X".... >>5. Attempt to undo said bolt - but it's all rusty (not like the nice >>pictures in the manual).. >>6. Skin oily knuckles. Swear and curse. Try again, until you round-off bolt >>head. > > > Ok, that's your problem right there. Soaking the bolt in good penetrating oil > and/or heating with a torch, followed by use of a 6-point socket, will get the > bolt out intact 95 % of the time. And spare your knuckles. > > It doesn't hurt to have some sort of breaker bar also. > > > John Not to mention that any tool that came in the SAAB tool kit is a piece of trash. No wonder he got skinned knuckles... -- -Fred W Toys for sale, Hey get your toys here: <http://users.adelphia.net/~fredwills/>

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