Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Tool question: OK its a longshot I know

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

I have found from my local DIY Ferrari Community that the most useful pneumatic tool to work on close-quarters Italian cars is a 'Butterfly' wrench, affording the user some leverage to press DOWN on the nut/bolt being removed while the torque breaks the fastener free...not many recommend a pneumatic ratchet due to its access restrictions.

 

M

--- On Tue, 3/30/10, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:

From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Tool question: OK its a longshot I know
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 8:29 AM

Hi Mike -
    That Corvette exhaust sounds cool!  I'm adding another exhaust outlet to
the passenger side of the muffler on my 911.  Supposed to be an easy
add-on - only needs a hole saw to cut a 2.25" hole, then weld in a short
pipe that looks like the one on the drivers side & modify the lower valence.
Pretty basic stuff.  Those who have it say there's a deep rumble at idle
(but still pretty quiet) but it makes great  noises at higher rpm.  It's
supposed to pass any noise reqmnts.

    I have a air ratchet like you mentioned - I only use it occasionally and
I believe it came from Harbor Freight (as Clyde suggested) - but if it were
a daily tool I'd go with Chicago Pneumatics.

LarryT

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From: "Mike Fleischer" <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:02 PM
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] Tool question:  OK its a longshot I know

> OK
>
> Guessing this is a long shot, but can someone make a recommendation on
> an air ratchet wrench?  I have an impact wrench already but I need a
> decent ratchet to get into tight spaces more easily.  Who makes a decent
> quality one?
>
> On a side note, I just put an exhaust on the Vette that makes babies cry
> :)  Its pretty cool sounding on heel-toe downshift too, lots of burbling
> and popping.  All the and cool American V8 sounds :)  Different from the
> Ferrari's high pitched symphony but when the Vette fires up it makes the
> hair on the back of your neck stand up which is great :)  Can't wait to
> drive it with the top off and the windows down :)
>
> Thanks
> Mike
>
>
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