Where'd you scoop that up from, Moofasa? I checked Advance and AZ online for both and can't find that specific one.theholycow wrote:I finally bought one of these:
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I've seen them at Harbor Freight but I bought mine for like $2.50 at Walmart.FDSpirit wrote:Where'd you scoop that up from, Moofasa? I checked Advance and AZ online for both and can't find that specific one.
watkins, on my truck there's no room to line up a screwdriver and swing a hammer. End-cap wrenches are the only way to go.
For those wanting dual-purpose tools, I bet one of these would work:
I have a set of 3, the one that size is pictured holding my angle grinder to my truck bed rail in my project thread.
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Sweet. The location of my filter isn't the greatest and I have to wait a while for the surrounding are to cool off so I can get my hand up in thur(twss).
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I lost my pair of grippy gloves for the job. That usually works if the car isn't too hot though.
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Yeah. Never want that to happen again .
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Depends how hot it is. If it's not too warm, it reminds me of... Uh, nevermind. This post never happened.paul34 wrote:nothing like hot oil spilling out all over your hand and arm
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Hot oil on your hand is one thing. Hot oil soaked into a glove that you cant easily remove is another. For that reason, rubber gloves go over my mechanics glove when I deal with hot oil. At least for the rare instance that I actually wear a glove
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I sometimes use my lineman's gloves. They're big rubber gloves that go to the elbow and have cloth inserts just as long.
Actually, Harbor Freight has these "Rubber blasting gloves" for $7, they look perfect:
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I suppose you could BIWP, they're rubber and you can just wash them off...
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Theyre blasting gloves. Its a matter of what to blast them with
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b series oil filter mount FTL
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