BlackTigers
Diamond Member
Salt.
Fuck salt, and all variations of sodium chloride or calcium chloride that get tossed onto the Ohio roads in the deep of winter.
Here's a little story.
Last night, I began preparation to change my ball joints. I went to sears, purchased brand new 6pt sockets, because I knew this might got the not end too pretty. I began applying massive amounts of PB blaster to my ball joints, getting them soaked so that I'd be able to take them off when I tried tonight. They have had four coatings since yesterday.
Normally, this is a 15 minute job for me, per side. 4 bolts and a tie rod end, and I'm done.
I placed the socket and the cheater bar over nut number 1. I applied the slowest, most concentrated force I could into the bar. As It just began to loosen, all I feel is the socket spinning, the nut not spinning, and my body getting hurled backwards into a snow bank from where the fucking socket slipped off. GREAT, so it partially loosened and then got rounded. AWESOME.
I moved onto the second one, hoping for better luck. This one was at a weird angle, so I was essentially pulling a 4 ft jack handle into my crotch as I was loosening it. ....I felt movement, and then, of all things, the socket angled itself on the nut and I got nailed with the jack handle when it....ROUNDED OFF! YAY!
I proceeded to toss my 4-way into the garage, kicked my spindle, spit on my windshield, and was making up profanities on my way into the house. Ugh, I'm melting those bitches off tomorrow. Torches never let me down.
Seriously, salt fucked everything up. Cross member bolts, control arm bolts, rear sway bar bolts, ball joint bolts, trans mount studs.....fucking everything.
No, you don't care. But it's okay, I'm just venting my frustration.
Fuck salt, and all variations of sodium chloride or calcium chloride that get tossed onto the Ohio roads in the deep of winter.
Here's a little story.
Last night, I began preparation to change my ball joints. I went to sears, purchased brand new 6pt sockets, because I knew this might got the not end too pretty. I began applying massive amounts of PB blaster to my ball joints, getting them soaked so that I'd be able to take them off when I tried tonight. They have had four coatings since yesterday.
Normally, this is a 15 minute job for me, per side. 4 bolts and a tie rod end, and I'm done.
I placed the socket and the cheater bar over nut number 1. I applied the slowest, most concentrated force I could into the bar. As It just began to loosen, all I feel is the socket spinning, the nut not spinning, and my body getting hurled backwards into a snow bank from where the fucking socket slipped off. GREAT, so it partially loosened and then got rounded. AWESOME.
I moved onto the second one, hoping for better luck. This one was at a weird angle, so I was essentially pulling a 4 ft jack handle into my crotch as I was loosening it. ....I felt movement, and then, of all things, the socket angled itself on the nut and I got nailed with the jack handle when it....ROUNDED OFF! YAY!
I proceeded to toss my 4-way into the garage, kicked my spindle, spit on my windshield, and was making up profanities on my way into the house. Ugh, I'm melting those bitches off tomorrow. Torches never let me down.
Seriously, salt fucked everything up. Cross member bolts, control arm bolts, rear sway bar bolts, ball joint bolts, trans mount studs.....fucking everything.
No, you don't care. But it's okay, I'm just venting my frustration.
