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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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Angry Broke my vice!
I changed a couple u-joint's today, and managed to destroy my old vice,and the new one I bought.I don't think the u-joint's have been changed in my truck since 1976!
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:25 AM
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Must have been fun. Carnage is always nice. I had a buddy with a 66 pu. Always breaking u-joints. We could change one in about 5 min on the side of the road.
 
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Ya it was fun alright.I can't wait to do the ball joint's.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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That will be a ball!!
 
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Haha,that's good.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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A ball haha.

I think you need to get a bigger vice man!
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Ya I suppose.It was a six inch,I headed for Kamloop's tonight,maybe I will be able to pick something up there.
 
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Crappy tire. I think that's where I got my old one.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Funny i broke my new vice doin the same a month ago. Driveshaft is workin good though lol. Did my ball joints 2 weeks ago when i did my 8 lug swap up front. No vice around large enough or a press but a piece of pipe and a BFH worked well.
 
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Everyone needs a BFH in the toolbox. There never seems to be a BFH big enough.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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No, my BFH is large enough just not always enough room to use it lol
 
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I bought a vice toda in Kamloops,paid 3x the money.The guy dared me to try and break it.The first one I got from Japan Tire,the second from Lrdco.Both broke,both crap.I dunno if the new one will be big enough for the ball joint's,may need the BFH!
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Borrow Mike's. Last time I did u-joints I think I did it in my driveway.
 
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Some adVICE, when you break your vice, somethimes that can be a good thing, because a vice can become a crutch, and a crutch becomes a habit, and a habit is an addiction. So a broken vice, can be a good thing

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Well it works like it's supposed to.It did what 2 couldnt do effortlessly.
 
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