Recent content by BeachbumNJ

This was my experience with trying to remove the yellow junk yard paint pen markings from an underhood part on my car: Superclean? No. Lacquer thinner? No. Xylene (same stuff as Goof Off but a lot cheaper)? No. Acetone? YES!!! I was amazed it wouldn't come off with Xylene which takes off...

Thanks reptilezs. I think you are right about the lead because I did try to remove the very bottom with a small screwdriver and that metal is extremely soft...not at all like regular metal. So when you said lead it made total sense. I'm thinking I might try to remove the lead plug by...

Thanks guys but I will be using a digital torque adapter to calibrate my wrench. There is a good video on YouTube that shows how to do this. The video is named "Calibrating your torque wrenches at home". Sorry but I can't include the link because I don't have enough posts yet on GJ. i just...

Hoping someone can help me. I have a Craftsman 944443 torque wrench that I bought around mid to late 70's. Love this wrench but I have never checked or adjusted its accuracy. I plan to buy a digital torque adapter to test its accuracy (along with some other torque wrenches I own) but I do...

Yeah, I tried putting the jack handle over my pipe wrench but it was too small. I'll pick up an old piece of larger diameter pipe the next time I'm at the junkyard...

I don't have a pic but will try and post one when I can. My 14" pipe wrench was plenty big enough for my 56mm tank nut. Could be that mine opens wider than yours. The tank nut was not rounded off at all. Just adjust the wrench tightly on the flats of the nut and it will be fine. Given the...

Here's how I removed the large tank nut on my floor jack without a large vise. My vise is only 5" and not big enough to hold the block. :mad: 1. Remove the block/cylinder from the jack frame. 2. Now, mount the block backwards in the frame, so the ram is facing the opposite direction than it...