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Re: [T3] Removing stock muffler, #2 exhaust, lower nut


On 8 Mar 2005 at 14:38, Toby Erkson wrote:

> I called Brian Fye and he told me to get a cheap-o combination wrench 
> and grind down the jaws.  I did that on both ends and it was the 
> 12-point end that actually allowed me to grab the nut and get it off.  
> Now I have a 13mm thin combo wrench and I shouldn't have to worry about 
> such a situation again (famous last words...).

If those nuts are rusted, you can use a 1/2" on them to good advantage, since 
that is just a bit smaller than 13mm.. I have some 1/2" 6-point sockets which I 
often use on the upper ones.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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