a "lifehack" thingie

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 04/17/2015 at 14:26 • Filed to: None

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I didn’t know this one

also a car workery type one

and a bunch others

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BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 14:30

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Don’t do the screwdriver one. You’ll end up breaking the handle. The plastic isn’t designed to take had much force.

MonkeePuzzle > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/17/2015 at 14:31

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yeah, that seems like you’d have to have a lucky fit anyway.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/17/2015 at 14:32

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No screw could take that much force to break loose and not be messed up anyway even if you could transmit that torque

CalzoneGolem > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 14:35

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This made me laugh and I don’t even like cake.

JGrabowMSt > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/17/2015 at 14:39

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Just do it with Craftsman or Snap On. Instant replacement warranty, just don’t tell the internet how you did it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 04/17/2015 at 14:42

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You can end up with screws that can’t be turned loose with a normal screwdriver and will still be fine after MOAR POWER but the margin is pretty slim. It has to be, say, a #10 or larger screw and typically stuck from galvanic corrosion or even rust (the takes 40+ years kind).

ceanderson920 > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 14:46

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I would still end up spilling oil everywhere using a screwdriver like that, I prefer the tried and true use of a funnel.

McMike > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 14:52

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Another good fix for this is to stop using an impact gun to fasten your air cleaner. Those only require 36-60 in-lbs

uofime > JGrabowMSt 04/17/2015 at 14:53

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YUP! Same deal when you put a 5 foot pipe on your ratchet

E. Julius > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 14:54

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Ignoring the latch on the pump handle designed to do exactly this without fucking up your gas cap (which might be attached to your car). I’d really like to have somebody show me this “hack” in real life one day.

Imirrelephant > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/17/2015 at 14:56

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Though, you can also use a smaller wrench on screwdrivers that have a hex shaft and not have to worry about breaking the handle.

Rainbow > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 14:56

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#3 on that list is by far the stupidest thing I’ve seen all day.

E. Julius > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 15:00

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Also just a chart of the ways normal people normally tie neckties isn’t really a “hack”. Some surprisingly cool stuff mixed in there though.

MonkeePuzzle > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 15:01

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not all places have the lock on the handle, they are for example illegal in Australia

MonkeePuzzle > McMike 04/17/2015 at 15:02

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its gonna torque right out of the phillips head screw it’s in anyway

E. Julius > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 15:02

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Hm, didn’t know that.

MonkeePuzzle > ceanderson920 04/17/2015 at 15:02

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I feel I should try it just to confirm if the internet is lying to us again

MonkeePuzzle > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 15:03

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still, I assume if you do this in such a place the garage attendant will walk out and call you a dumbass. so still, not much point

ceanderson920 > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 15:04

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What? Thats impossible!

505Turbeaux > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 15:05

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that oil one is dumb as hell. If you want to spend 20 hours getting 4 quarts into a car, go nuts. The only thing you need to know is shown right on the bottle...

MonkeePuzzle > ceanderson920 04/17/2015 at 15:06

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Autofixation > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 15:13

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Hell, you aren’t even allowed to pump your own gas in New Jersey.

Hermann > MonkeePuzzle 04/17/2015 at 15:30

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Fuck yeah, Surface tension!

I once had to put diesel in a tractor in the middle of a field and forgot to bring a funnel. I cleaned the rubber mat with a damp rag and rolled it into a funnel. LIFE HACK! Except we called it “MacGyvering” back in the day.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/17/2015 at 16:05

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slow and steady torque won’t break such a screw loose. It’ll round off the head way way before. An impact driver is the only thing that can help in such a case, and that setup can’t do impact work well enough since longitudinal force would need to be applied to the screw to have any shot

Funktheduck > 505Turbeaux 04/17/2015 at 16:07

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I figured this one out on my own. I didn’t even own a funnel for a long time.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 04/17/2015 at 16:15

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I’ve stuck a very small wrench on the shaft of a screwdriver before (not the handle) in places an impact driver wouldn’t go, with great success. Using one hand to press the screwdriver in place and maintain tension and giving a yank on the wrench is the correct technique. I’m just saying that I’ve tested something akin to this, and while an impact driver is superior, there is a time and place for alternate approaches. Anything with a #3 Phillips head on it and up won’t get sheared regardless unless technique is really bad.

Stef Schrader > CalzoneGolem 04/17/2015 at 22:09

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Holy crap, that fixes it!