justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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If you dont want to go for the tool first, you can try this. With a small 1/4 drive deep socket & extension over the long end of the allen wrench, put some pressure on the thing, trying to loosen it, but dont try real hard, just enough to flew the allen wrench a bit. Then, lightly start tapping on the socket, open your fingers & hold down on the extension & it should flex & slap your hand with each tap of the hammer. If you have a light hammer, like a body hammer, that would be great. Or, a 10 inch long 1/2 extension should do it. The idea is to increase the pressure just a bit, feeling of it, since you already know what stripping one feels lie, you know when to quit. Working the heads to close them up is a great idea. Doing it before the wrench slips all the way is a better one. PLacing something, seems someone suggested a socket? on the head of the bolt in the oil filter cover & smacking it to shock the thread is a grand idea. Surely you wont have to buy an impact driver, but if ya do, they arent expensive.
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