DeTomaso Mailing List: February 99, Message #71

I too request the sevices of Bo Bo (The man of a thousand words) when
extreme acts of Human strength are needed. All I have to tell him is  "this
part is not stock Bo Bo" and he immediately rips off the offending part and
throws it away.
Bo Bo is big, mean, strong and could scare a bull dog off a meat truck.

Cary



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> From: 	Dennis Antenucci
> Reply To: 	Dennis Antenucci
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 02, 1999 3:47 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re: removing the rear axle upright assembly.
> 
> Jim,
> I always try to have Bo Bo over to the house when I do this. :-]
> MD
> 
> JDeRyke@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 2/2/99 9:55:26 AM, jlast@pcocd2.intel.com writes:
> > snip.....
> > << I've got everything off except the 4 bolts that attach the axle to
> the
> > half-shaft>>
> >
> > IF the assembly is as the factory assembled it, the bolt heads are
> 'captured'
> > by one flat being against a ridge on the halfshaft u-joint adapter. So
> all you
> > really need is a 5/8" box-end combination wrench on the nut. I agree the
> > assembly is tight, sometimes too tight. Do you know how to "link"
> wrenches,
> > where the free open end is interlocked with the box end of a second
> wrench to
> > extend your leverage? Note this is a real good way of acquiring matching
> > bruises, but it does sometimes work on over-tightened, limited-access
> > nuts.... Good luck- J DeRyke
> 
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