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Old 10-15-2003 | 07:22 AM
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Now the Snubber won't come off ???

TT Bars,
The Snubber won't come off
Got the 9/16 socket and rachet on it, held the snubber
and starting turning, and turning, and turning, and turning,
and turning, and turning, and turning, (you get the picture)
Sucker's just spinning, and won't loosing up

NOW WHAT ?
How am I gonna change the Snubber's, if I can't get them off.

HELP, any tricks ?
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 07:37 AM
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If you have air tools hit it with an air gun; if you don't have air tools find someone who does. You would be amazed at what air impacts will take off.
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 07:45 AM
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Re: Now the Snubber won't come off ???

Originally posted by Rob_02Lightning
TT Bars,
The Snubber won't come off
Got the 9/16 socket and rachet on it, held the snubber
and starting turning, and turning, and turning, and turning,
and turning, and turning, and turning, (you get the picture)
Sucker's just spinning, and won't loosing up

NOW WHAT ?
How am I gonna change the Snubber's, if I can't get them off.

HELP, any tricks ?
Possible you could take a large flat-tip screwdriver and drive it under the snubber like a wedge..... THEN try to unloosen.
You may be forced to place a hacksaw at the bottom of the snubber to cut through rubber and then snubber bolt. Of course you would then need a replacement snubber.
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 08:26 AM
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At work now, I'll have to mess with it at lunch time
or after work (weather premitting).
My guess is the inner shaft broke loose
of the rubber Snubber, so now the snubber isn't turning,
but the shaft inside is.

I guess I could rip, tear, or cut the Snubber off and hold the
shaft with a vice grip,
OR SOMETHING ?
No Air tools available, and only one day left to mess with it.
"IF" I can find two new snubbers today, then I'll resort to
that, if not, it stays the way it is I guess

Thanks for the Idea's, keep um coming....
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 10:28 AM
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Ummm ... Leave the snubbers alone and shim the
suckers ...
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 12:14 PM
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Unfortunatly neither of the two Auto Zones
or Auto Barn have the replacement Rubbers,
No Long Isand stores show them either according
to their computers, BUMMER.....

Don't want to go throught the hassle of shimming the entire bar
because this is something I would only use for the 1320,
too much of a hassle to change it after a run, the replacement snubbers (or Chry Front end rubbers) would have been the answer

Oh well, I guess it's wheel hop time again Friday,
This could hurt my quest
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 12:50 PM
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Rob ... give me a buzz .... 8 5 9 . 3 9 6 . 7 7 8 9 Cell
 
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Old 10-15-2003 | 03:15 PM
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I'm gonna do as You, everyone,
(and Sal said in the 1st place)
and just shim the bar
 



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