[V6-12v] Oil change (concluded)

[Ted Sluis]

That makes more sense now.  Be careful working under a car with one of those
emergency screw jacks.  I would suggest investing in a set of jack stands or
ramps, I remember college finances very well but 30 bucks is a damn cheap
life insurance policy.

Also, did any one suggest liquid wrench or PB Blaster?
I have had luck with those products on really stuck bolts, seems to work
well if you spray them a few times, say every half hour, and keep doing that
for a few hours before trying it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Widmyer" <touring_fan at msn.com>
To: "V6 12V Audi Mailing List" <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Oil change (concluded)


> I'm a college student trying to change the oil on two jacks (one
> screw-jack from the trunk and one 2-ton hydraulic jack) with nothing but
> hand tools.  An air compressor and impact wrench aren't quite viable
> yet.  In the future, when I do the house and family thing, yeah, I'd
> definitely look into an impact wrench.  I'd like to run a small-time
> shop out of my house in the future though so I'd definitely look into
> getting an impact wrench.
>
> Ted Sluis wrote:
>
> >someone may have suggested this allready.... but how about a 1/2 inch
> >pneumatic impact wrench?  I've got an ingersol rand impact wrench that
does
> >600 ft/lbs in reverse ($260 at sears)... no way that bolt would stand a
> >chance.
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Nathan Widmyer" <touring_fan at msn.com>
> >To: "V6 12V Audi Mailing List" <v6-12v at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:09 AM
> >Subject: [V6-12v] Oil change (concluded)
> >
> >
> >
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> >>I sprayed WD-40 on the bolt and put a a 17mm socket around that bolt and
> >>it gripped fine but for the life of me I couldn't crack it open.  I'll
> >>have to talk to my dad, he's old school and knows how to get bolts like
> >>that off.  I might go ahead and get a Fumoto Valve that Mac Glasgow
> >>recommended, it's basically a valve threaded to fit into the oil pan
> >>bolt.  I guess carrying 60lb. bags of Quickrete doesn't build me up
> >>strong enough...
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