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12-08-17 | 01:02 PM

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maddog34

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Originally Posted by Yoyo2012

Thanks for your information. But isn't 12" Kinippex too large and too heavy to handle when working on headset locknut?

is a 15" adjustable wrench too heavy for you to handle when working on a headset? My 15" adj. wrench weighs 2.9 lbs.

switch to an 18" adjustable wrench, grow some muscles.... it weighs even more.

is the 8 lb. sledge with the bar stock handle i use to threaten my computer too heavy to hoist?

no.

check the wrench faces with a file... remove any burrs... put a bit of masking tape on the nut... you know, the one under the steering stem, not the one behind the handlebars... tighten jam nut... remove tape from nut... quit whining and touch up the scratches you previously created with some paint... no "touch up paint"? spray some spray paint into a suitable small disposable container(the lower portion of a trimmed dixie cup, or a spray can cap, works great!), then dab it into the scratches with a toothpick... let dry... done.

Last edited by maddog34; 12-08-17 at 01:16 PM.

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