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Blankity Blank wrote:
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[quote=cbelt3]
I agree!!!!
Still missing a 10mm socket…
There must be a special place where 10mm sockets go to hide. If we ever find that place there will BILLIONS of 10mm sockets. After that they will find another special hiding place.
Words have power. Names, even more.
“
Socket”.
10mm sockets are made with… missing
sockonium.
The big sock industry will deny this at every turn, but the truth is out there.
Does your dryer feel *heavy* to you? Is the lint trap always too full? You may have unwittingly acquired a "sock hole"
which warps the space-time continuum to materially displace socks and convert them to "sockonium" and thus begin the inevitable transmutation series that results in (1) 10mm sockettes, or (2) full conversion to "unobtanium", which explains both sock and socket shortages, and the economic driving force for the invasion of the moon Pandora as documented in the "Avatar" series of films...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/
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Well that oil change turned into the worst ever. I discovered a new fitting that requires a punch and compressed air.
I can normally do an oil change in an hour. This one took five.
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M A V I C wrote:
Well that oil change turned into the worst ever. I discovered a new fitting that requires a punch and compressed air.
I can normally do an oil change in an hour. This one took five.
What fitting could that be?
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I've driven Volvos for years. One of the less noticed features of those old Volvos was that with a 10mm socket and 10mm open end wrench you could disassemble and then reassemble almost the entire car - so I had and still have and unending supply of 10mm tools.
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re: 100 mm socket:
eBay?
...or a good hardware store.
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Oy. I typed this out earlier, but didn't post it...
Somehow I keep track of my 10mm socket.
So I thought I could do this oil change on my own (I've been doing them for a long time, but new car.) Turns out I can't use a 19mm box end wrench on it because it's recessed. I'm glad I figured that out before I removed the 18mm bolt. For whatever reason, the kit I bought with OEM parts came with a 19mm head instead of an 18mm. So while I can get the socket on to remove the bolt and drain it, I wouldn't have been able to get the new drain plug installed. If they used standard crush washers, I'd just replace the washer. But, no.
Took me over an hour to get the belly pan off. My ramps aren't wide enough so I am trying to do it without lifting the vehicle.
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M A V I C wrote:
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Well that oil change turned into the worst ever. I discovered a new fitting that requires a punch and compressed air.
I can normally do an oil change in an hour. This one took five.
What fitting could that be?
I should have sad fastener. It's a plastic one that has a center that has to be punched out. Once it's punched, the center moves into the frame. So you have to use compressed air to blow through the frame and force it out an opening on the other side. If you don't get that piece, you can't get the fastener to work right again.
Ah. I see.
