Subject	Yep, got a length of pipe from Home Depot for that use.
Posted by	TT XTZ on January 10, 2007 at 1:18 PM
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In Reply To	I slip the handle of my floor jack over my breaker bar. (n/m) posted by BradZ (Go Gators!) on January 10, 2007 at 01:07 PM
Message	Worked great for this application. You don't have to live in a bubble just because someone else caught the flu. Make your decision on your ability to trust yourself. - NytWolf 15:49:05 12/17/06 I was previously a aviation mechanic and avionic technician and this car is harder to work on than Aircraft. - Hocuz77 03:04:56 02/28/06
Follow Ups	My 1st "real" work on the Z w/ new(?) method for crank bolt! - n8guy 11:53:23 01/10/07 I'm not following how you broke the crank bolt loose with... - Gizmo 11:59:31 01/10/07 Looks like he hooked it to the handle - TT XTZ 12:02:27 01/10/07 aha...makes sense...very clever (n/m) - Gizmo 12:04:41 01/10/07 What breaker bar? Look at the picture again. That is - AzHeat 12:46:57 01/10/07 The details don't matter; Gizmo got the point. (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:51:06 01/10/07 detail matter when you use the proper tool. (n/m) - AzHeat 13:18:38 01/10/07 *details - CatnipZ 13:20:32 01/10/07 You like to argue, don't you? - TT XTZ 13:24:48 01/10/07 sure why not. I was making a correction to your statement. - AzHeat 13:33:27 01/10/07 I still don't get the point you're trying to make - TT XTZ 13:51:58 01/10/07 used the hoist to turn the rachet instead of his arm (n/m) - gt300zxtt 12:03:02 01/10/07 Congratulations! That first successful job - TT XTZ 12:01:16 01/10/07 Thanks! Feels great - I can't wait to get under it again! (n/m) - n8guy 14:30:40 01/10/07 you can not beat a newcastle for a job well done (n/m) - gt300zxtt 12:01:43 01/10/07 2nd that... (n/m) - Atl300zxTT 12:34:36 01/10/07 $15 difference? The ASP is $125, the UR is $195 - Guapo 12:01:52 01/10/07 ASP doesn't come w/ belts, so w/ shipping, an additional $45 (n/m) - n8guy 14:27:09 01/10/07 yes it does - Guapo 15:54:03 01/10/07 Well that sucks. Bought mine from ASP and it didn't. =\ (n/m) - n8guy 17:11:01 01/10/07 Nice job. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:02:12 01/10/07 Couldn't get it with a cheater bar? Good work though. (n/m) - JBender 12:26:11 01/10/07 2nd, I use a breaker bar or old beam type torque wrench - AzHeat 12:48:42 01/10/07 I slip the handle of my floor jack over my breaker bar. (n/m) - BradZ (Go Gators!) 13:07:50 01/10/07 Yep, got a length of pipe from Home Depot for that use. - TT XTZ 13:18:23 01/10/07 Yep, i used that method many times on various parts of my Z. (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 13:58:23 01/10/07 My 1st floor jack died, its handle lives on as my cheater :) (n/m) - JBender 14:09:49 01/10/07 floor jack died, huh? that sounds bad. hopefully no one else - Zlicious (Seattle) 14:50:07 01/10/07 I was thinking that myself :) (n/m) - AzHeat 14:51:26 01/10/07 It gave up the ghost (aka dumped its oil) while in storage - JBender 21:25:50 01/10/07 Don't have a breaker bar yet... Jack handle a good idea, tho (n/m) - n8guy 14:28:30 01/10/07 Too bad you couldn't fit an impact wrench there. (n/m) - AzHeat 12:43:48 01/10/07 you can always lay the breaker bar across... - skifly01 13:02:19 01/10/07 Start the car? Or just blip the starter? - spicyZ 13:06:29 01/10/07 Anything can be dangerous if you dont do it right... - skifly01 13:21:10 01/10/07 Like the disclaimer to the movie JackAss. Leave it - AzHeat 13:47:12 01/10/07 Bad idea. (n/m) - CatnipZ 13:23:59 01/10/07 I hope you pulled the starter and locked the flywheel - octavian-z 14:33:40 01/10/07 You can put the ebrake on and put it in gear to lock - AzHeat 14:55:46 01/10/07 you can but thats not the right way to do it, there is to - octavian-z 15:09:59 01/10/07 regardless of that, any method where you're not in - ZEngineer 15:19:06 01/10/07 I can't believe people are justifying this method... - BigTDogg (MA) 15:24:17 01/10/07 Agreed. Rube-Goldberg-Crank-Bolt-Removal is stupid. - CatnipZ 15:45:54 01/10/07 Or get an engine hoist... ;) (n/m) - n8guy 15:53:45 01/10/07 You're wrong. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:32:12 01/10/07 It IS the right way to do it. Sit on your hands. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:33:08 01/10/07 So close! - CatnipZ 15:11:43 01/10/07 Explain how it warped the end of your crank? - Woody75 (Denver) 15:24:40 01/10/07 LOL. Kyle's been selling the ASP pulley for 8 or 9 years. - Inzane 15:29:47 01/10/07 False. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:33:49 01/10/07 you're wrong (n/m) - Guapo 15:56:06 01/10/07 *** warning **** - Adam (NoVA) 14:23:19 01/10/07 That's kind of how I did it on my Friend's MX-6. - MixManMash 14:27:24 01/10/07 What if the breaker bar slipped or broke? Nothing like - AzHeat 14:58:47 01/10/07 Speaking of the belt being too long does anyone have a part - pieboy100 17:57:05 01/10/07 Re: Speaking of the belt being too long does anyone have a p - Kyle(Houston) 20:30:53 01/10/07 Nice job with the install - TTFairladyZ 22:40:02 01/10/07 I put on mine also - Mofo84 03:47:08 01/11/07
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