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Impact&Ratchet Wrenches

Could an expert skier tell me if my bindings should have opened please?

I’m an intermediate skier, who skies cautiously, mainly on reds. On this occasion I was on a blue in good conditions, skiing parallel at a moderate speed. Things got a bit crowded, so I turned and ended up in a traverse. I collided with a skier coming across the slope towards me and fell awkwardly – the other skier skied on – I took the impact, it seems. My bindings didn’t open and I wrenched my knee. It’s still sore now, 7 weeks later. I am trying to work out if my bindings were set too high.

Does anyone know a good way for a weak person to loosen stuck components?

I’m a female and often times have trouble when I’m working on my car loosening things like my drain bolt or getting an O2 sensor or spark plug loose. When I was younger I didn’t seem to have much trouble but after chipping two vertibre a couple of years ago it seems like it keeps [...]

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DODGEMAN! please help! 1996 dodge caravan SE brake issues!!!?

hello. here’s the scoop: i acquired a 1996 dodge caravan for next to nothing from the original owner who apparently dumped straight antifreeze into the brake master cylinder, and shortly afterward, brake system failure resulted. he sold the van to me, and i bought it with the intention to repair it, and sell it for [...]

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I’m trying to remove a lower ball joint but the stud turns along with the nut.?

This is on a full size Dodge 1500 4×4. I’ve tried applying pressure by pounding a splitting fork between the steering knuckle and the axle housing. I’m also running 120 lbs. pressure to a Snap on impact wrench. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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how do you clean an impact wrench?

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how do you figure out what sized air compressor you need for an impact wrench (IR 231C)?

I’d like to be able to run it flawlessly without having to wait for the tank to re-fill, if that’s possible with a reasonably priced compressor. Will it run without going low on air as long as you get the same or more CFM than the Gun requires, does the tank capacity matter as long [...]

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For advanced guitarists or luthiers:Does anyone know of a string winder that works on a doubleneck guitar?

Pretty straightforward question….I myself have never seen a string winder that would fit between the two guitar heads to change strings on a 1275 doubleneck. I’ve checked guitar forums and it seems to be a universal complaint. I need to change strings to a lighter gauge because of arm surgeries and my hands need to [...]

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