Subject: Re: Generator mounting bolts broke, now what!
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Jun 5, 2001, 4:45 PM
Post ID: 1707003179
Tim and Dave Otis are right about getting those damn bolts out. Also, if
you can preserve the threads and you still have some bolt shreads in the
hole use a dental pick to get the remaining shreads of metal out. Bob
Hawkes
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Crump <crum-@msn.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: Generator mounting bolts broke, now what!
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