Recent content by RichWolfson

I made one from a small telescoping antenna from an old radio. Flattened the tip and superglued a tiny neodymium to the tip. I find it very handy. And very cheap.

I'd like to think that people respect other peoples stuff. What's mine is not yours. Sorry for your loss and you should monitor FB Marketplace and eBay. ///Rich

Pick me. Pick me!

Super Lube 41160 Synthetic Grease (NLGI 2) in the 14.1 oz tub.

Superlube grease is my go to for ratchets. ///Rich

I labored over that too. My 6L came today. Knobs instead of solid state and I am happy. It's large enough for what I need it for, tools and PinBall parts, and the things I put in it came out nice. I used Super Clean 1:3 BTW. But that is just me. ///Me

Also see if your check valve is functioning. That is my bet. Or the unloader. ///Rich

I assume you cleaned it the best you could and lubed it with SuperLube? I will last forever if you do. ///Rich

The pressure is behind that diaphragm and spring. If it's leaking there, you need a new diaphragm. Open it and you will see. You can seal the threads with a copper gasket or some pipe dope but you won't be fixing it and it will get worse over time and probably quickly and if it were me it would...

Are you sure the mechanism is bad or not just dirty? Have you opened it? Torque wrenches don't get much ratcheting use so I would drop the internals in an Ultrasonic cleaner and then lubricate with Super Lube before I tried to find the parts. ///Rich

It also may be that the same factory is making both vices to slightly different specifications including finish and branding. ///Rich

Yes. But the water heater moves. Hence the necessity of the impact gun. ///Rich

Try. Some are easier than others. And some require a Thunder Gun!

You can have the longest breaker bar made and an extension and you still cannot break loose a water heater anode. But a good impact gun makes it child's play.

This works great. I hate gloves. ///Rich