Re: Lug nuts 2006 Civic
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:dqGdnaPILOFiR1LbnZ2dnUVZ_oimnZ2d@sedona.net: > "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message > news:Xns99971F7646tegger@207.14.116.130... >> >> >> Hey, I just thought of something: if you can't check the wheel nut >> size with a non-impact socket because you live in an apartment >> bulding that prohibits working on your car, HOW WILL YOU USE AN >> IMPACT SOCKET TO WORK ON THAT SAME CAR? Where would you legally plug >> the gun in and use it? >> >> The answer is, that you must be a thief... >> > > Or that he is using a 12V impact gun. I consider it a luxury, but > there is a market. Or perhaps he does the work in the hangar he uses > for his job... most of the A&Ps I've known brought their cars in to > work where there is a nice compressor and lots of smooth floor and his > tool box (he doesn't bring that home at night, I bet.) If the sockets > are where he works and the car is at home it wouldn't be terribly > convenient to check the size that way either. > Yeah, that's a good point. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Lug nuts 2006 Civic
ourkid2000 <ourkid2000@gmail.com> wrote in news:1188055657.288683.124200
@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com: > Aircraft mechanics get paid garbage wages and work garbage > shifts...........Its so bad, i'm going to leave the industry as soon > as I get a chance. Being responsible for so many people and getting > paid 22 bucks an hour while working nightshifts every night just ain't > worth it to me. > > And yes, all my sockets are at work.........and its a big deal for me > to take tools home because our toolboxes are checked weekly for > missing items by the Quality Assurance department. If I have a missing > tool, it is assumed it was left on an airplane and its a huge fuss. > > I can work on my car a little bit in the parking lot in this building. > I just wanted to know the nut size so I could go down and get an > impact socket!!! > > OK, now it makes more sense. Wheel lug nuts are either 19mm or 21mm. All the Honda ones I've encountered are 19mm. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Lug nuts 2006 Civic
ourkid2000 <ourkid2000@gmail.com> wrote in news:1188055657.288683.124200
@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com: > Aircraft mechanics get paid garbage wages and work garbage > shifts...........Its so bad, i'm going to leave the industry as soon > as I get a chance. Being responsible for so many people and getting > paid 22 bucks an hour while working nightshifts every night just ain't > worth it to me. > > And yes, all my sockets are at work.........and its a big deal for me > to take tools home because our toolboxes are checked weekly for > missing items by the Quality Assurance department. If I have a missing > tool, it is assumed it was left on an airplane and its a huge fuss. > > I can work on my car a little bit in the parking lot in this building. > I just wanted to know the nut size so I could go down and get an > impact socket!!! > > OK, now it makes more sense. Wheel lug nuts are either 19mm or 21mm. All the Honda ones I've encountered are 19mm. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Lug nuts 2006 Civic
"ourkid2000" <ourkid2000@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188055657.288683.124200@q3g2000prf.googlegro ups.com... > Aircraft mechanics get paid garbage wages and work garbage > shifts...........Its so bad, i'm going to leave the industry as soon > as I get a chance. Being responsible for so many people and getting > paid 22 bucks an hour while working nightshifts every night just ain't > worth it to me. > Sorry to hear that. The mechanic I knew was back in 1971 when things should have been better for airline employees. Back before hubs and deregulation and outsourcing to India. |
Re: Lug nuts 2006 Civic
"ourkid2000" <ourkid2000@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188055657.288683.124200@q3g2000prf.googlegro ups.com... > Aircraft mechanics get paid garbage wages and work garbage > shifts...........Its so bad, i'm going to leave the industry as soon > as I get a chance. Being responsible for so many people and getting > paid 22 bucks an hour while working nightshifts every night just ain't > worth it to me. > Sorry to hear that. The mechanic I knew was back in 1971 when things should have been better for airline employees. Back before hubs and deregulation and outsourcing to India. |
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