The Ford Barn

chuck stevens · 07-23-2015, 06:23 AM

Working by myself all the time I have to come up with some good ideas and thought I would pass this one on to the barners. Those two bolts on the bottom of the radiator are real hard to work on unless your arms are about six feet long. I had a 9/16 "S" shaped distributor wrench from the old days when we set timing, it worked perfect to reach the nuts on top, then use a ratchet on the bottom. I never throw anything out, I knew I would use that wrench someday, Chuck.

Talkwrench · 07-23-2015, 06:46 AM

Damn I wish you had of posted a few weeks back! I could have tried it, Usually have to jamb some multi grips down there to hold.

cmbrucew · 07-23-2015, 08:30 AM

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We made lots of special tools when I was working. They were never tagged so when we retired and left the job, no one knew what they were made for.
Bruce

07-23-2015, 06:23 AM	#1
chuck stevens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate new york Posts: 758	radiator bolts trick Working by myself all the time I have to come up with some good ideas and thought I would pass this one on to the barners. Those two bolts on the bottom of the radiator are real hard to work on unless your arms are about six feet long. I had a 9/16 "S" shaped distributor wrench from the old days when we set timing, it worked perfect to reach the nuts on top, then use a ratchet on the bottom. I never throw anything out, I knew I would use that wrench someday, Chuck.

07-23-2015, 06:46 AM	#2
Talkwrench Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 2,687	Re: radiator bolts trick Damn I wish you had of posted a few weeks back! I could have tried it, Usually have to jamb some multi grips down there to hold. __________________ *"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"*

07-23-2015, 08:30 AM	#3
cmbrucew Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North of sandy ago, CA. Posts: 2,064	Re: radiator bolts trick Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) We made lots of special tools when I was working. They were never tagged so when we retired and left the job, no one knew what they were made for. Bruce __________________ Works good Lasts long time