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Pro tip: a stuck dryer drum nut ate 3 hours of my Tuesday in Columbus
The left hand thread on that Whirlpool drum nut had me guessing and I bent a perfectly good spanner before I remembered the reverse thread trick. What's your go to for a nut that won't break loose without rounding off?
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seth_martinez211d ago
Man, this hits home because stuck fasteners are basically life in a nutshell. Everything feels like it's fighting you until you figure out the one dumb trick it wanted all along. Half of getting anything done is just knowing which way the threads run before you start cranking. My go to is heat and a good soak in penetrating oil overnight, then a dead blow tap before I even touch the wrench. Patience beats force almost every time, and force is what rounds stuff off. Same thing with people honestly, push too hard and something strips.
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