10-01-2018, 08:41 AM
a lucky break!! One of the installers that works for my company had a powerful impact drill. he dropped by my place after work, i gave him a socket and he went ham on the bolts. they came right off, no problem then. i assembled the sliders and he even tightened them back up for me.
Thanks to riggies for the offer to use tools, but i have a policy about touching things i'm not qualified to touch and can't afford to replace.
One thing i'm wondering, now that the bolts are off, is that the original bolts have a strange crusty white residue all around them. I have no idea what it is, but it seems like a thorough coating. is this something i'm supposed to have applied to the new bolts?
for a quick reply to Sportsterdoc, my existing tools consist of some random sockets and now only one small ratchet, a few random crescent wrenches, and various other doodads i've had to buy, like an oil filter wrench, ect. all of the sockets and metal wrenches are some off-label walmart brand. they're garbage, but they're what I was willing to spend at the time ( i didn't buy them for working on motorcycles).
oh, and i forgot to mention, though it's not related too much to this post, i also have a trusty dremel, soldering iron, and i just picked up a little propane torch for an unrelated aluminum project.
Thanks to riggies for the offer to use tools, but i have a policy about touching things i'm not qualified to touch and can't afford to replace.
One thing i'm wondering, now that the bolts are off, is that the original bolts have a strange crusty white residue all around them. I have no idea what it is, but it seems like a thorough coating. is this something i'm supposed to have applied to the new bolts?
for a quick reply to Sportsterdoc, my existing tools consist of some random sockets and now only one small ratchet, a few random crescent wrenches, and various other doodads i've had to buy, like an oil filter wrench, ect. all of the sockets and metal wrenches are some off-label walmart brand. they're garbage, but they're what I was willing to spend at the time ( i didn't buy them for working on motorcycles).
oh, and i forgot to mention, though it's not related too much to this post, i also have a trusty dremel, soldering iron, and i just picked up a little propane torch for an unrelated aluminum project.