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[Bogdan Swider]

Yeah ..but the horses in the commercial and probably the Belgian horse as well were doping. They were on Viagra. Bogdan From: Tim Pruitt Reply-To: Tim Pruitt Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:13 PM To: Martin Earl , Norm Keller Cc: DSN KLR650 DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Is Santa nklr ?   Ho ho ho  I resemble that remark, and given your logic tend to agree. On Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:14 PM, Martin Earl wrote:   Well, According the Viagra (TV) commercial, two quarter-horses are enough to extract a stuck pickup that is still attached to a huge livestock trailer. So maybe there is hope for a cowasaki in a bog.... In another part of the country that was created for the KLR (central KY)... Recently, while delivering freight to an Amish customer, my father backed one rear wheel of his heavily loaded, dually delivery ton-truck into the ditch while attempting to turnaround. He fretted about how much down time he was going to have, waiting for a tow truck plus the tow bill in the remote location.   Before he could even get a tow-truck located, a beautiful Belgium plow horse appeared from the adjacent barn and hooked on to the bumper/frame. "You really think one horse will tow that truck out of the ditch?" "If it won't, we will be getting a new horse." Yep.  Just one horsepower...and it did. It was not the quantity of 'horsepower' applied, but the traction and torque of one horsepower. A Belgium has a huge footprint, much like the three-wheelers, giving them an advantage one would not expect if they had not seen it done before. So, if one Amish 'pony' can pull out a heavily laden, albeit, a 'fat-truck' why shouldn't a Cowasaki be able to pull a fat man around/through a bog? I have seen it tried several times in this neck of the woods; albeit, the fat men were seldom in red costumes. shrug. Still not convinced? sigh.  Me neither. revmaaatin. 62F yesterday, 9F today and who had to defrost 3 vehicles from under a glaze of freezing rain this morning. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Norm Keller wrote:

[u][/u]   Unfortunately, the KLR is simply not on. Anyone who has experienced rush hour in Baker Lake, or Old Crow will know that the only choices are quads and lots of old trikes. The old ATC's are liked because the three wheel tracks offer less tundra damage than to the two tracks from (often much heavier) quads.   A KLR would simply bog down in the soft stuff. I don't think that eight tiny reindeer are sufficient to extricate a Cowasaki.

[mark ward]

20+ years as a service tech ya learn a few "tricks"., and a Dremel Rotory Tool IS MY FAVORITE.

Rounded Phillips, Bolt heads, studs etc, I use a "Dremel Tool" and metal cutting disc.

Phillips: I use one of the X slots and cut a FLAT slot all the way across, (not TOO DEEP) Then simply use a flat head screwdriver. (tap with hammer first, to loosen the seized screw.)

Rounded Nut or bolt head: Use the cutter to grind 2 flat surfaces, then use a next size down wrench.

(SMALL bolt heads, its sometimes better to turn them INTO a slotted screwdriver head.)

NOTE: Have your "next size down" wrench handy and fit it as you grind, / SHAVE off the edges. 

[Eddie]

Amen on the usefulness of a good Dremel tool! At the shop, we experienced a snapped off rear exhaust stud on a Vulcan. The nut had rusted stuck in place and broke the stud while we were swapping the stock pipes for some aftermarket ones. The threads were toast. So, I used a Dremel and coarse sanding drum to grind what was left of the stud into a roughly 1/4" square. Then I took a 1/4" drive 10mm socket and lightly tapped it backwards over the stud before using a 10mm hex 3/8" socket in that to back it out. I still can't believe that actually worked. =) -eddie

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] nomad59@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:56 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] RE: "Stator rant" & Phillips head rounded   20+ years as a service tech ya learn a few "tricks"., and a Dremel Rotory Tool IS MY FAVORITE. Rounded Phillips, Bolt heads, studs etc, I use a "Dremel Tool" and metal cutting disc. Phillips: I use one of the X slots and cut a FLAT slot all the way across, (not TOO DEEP) Then simply use a flat head screwdriver. (tap with hammer first, to loosen the seized screw.) Rounded Nut or bolt head: Use the cutter to grind 2 flat surfaces, then use a next size down wrench. (SMALL bolt heads, its sometimes better to turn them INTO a slotted screwdriver head.) NOTE: Have your "next size down" wrench handy and fit it as you grind, / SHAVE off the edges. 

[Stu Mitchell]

Cool,

 

Gonna give that a try…

 

Thanks for the suggestions

 

[b][i]Stu[/i][/b]

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[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]mark ward [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:56 AM [b]To:[/b] List KLR [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] RE: "Stator rant" & Phillips head rounded

 

 

20+ years as a service tech ya learn a few "tricks"., and a Dremel Rotory Tool IS MY FAVORITE.

 

Rounded Phillips, Bolt heads, studs etc, I use a "Dremel Tool" and metal cutting disc.

 

Phillips: I use one of the X slots and cut a FLAT slot all the way across, (not TOO DEEP) Then simply use a flat head screwdriver. (tap with hammer first, to loosen the seized screw.)

 

Rounded Nut or bolt head: Use the cutter to grind 2 flat surfaces, then use a next size down wrench.

(SMALL bolt heads, its sometimes better to turn them INTO a slotted screwdriver head.)

 

NOTE: Have your "next size down" wrench handy and fit it as you grind, / SHAVE off the edges. 

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[Ron Haraseth]

A hand impact driver with the appropriate tips has been my go to device ever sense my first motorcycles 45 years ago. If a Phillips head even hints at being stubborn, out comes the driver.

[RobertWichert]

What?  No vice-grips handy? Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 12/21/2013 4:29 AM, eddie wrote:

  Amen on the usefulness of a good Dremel tool! At the shop, we experienced a snapped off rear exhaust stud on a Vulcan. The nut had rusted stuck in place and broke the stud while we were swapping the stock pipes for some aftermarket ones. The threads were toast. So, I used a Dremel and coarse sanding drum to grind what was left of the stud into a roughly 1/4" square. Then I took a 1/4" drive 10mm socket and lightly tapped it backwards over the stud before using a 10mm hex 3/8" socket in that to back it out. I still can't believe that actually worked. =) -eddie ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] nomad59@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:56 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] RE: "Stator rant" & Phillips head rounded   20+ years as a service tech ya learn a few "tricks"., and a Dremel Rotory Tool IS MY FAVORITE. Rounded Phillips, Bolt heads, studs etc, I use a "Dremel Tool" and metal cutting disc. Phillips: I use one of the X slots and cut a FLAT slot all the way across, (not TOO DEEP) Then simply use a flat head screwdriver. (tap with hammer first, to loosen the seized screw.) Rounded Nut or bolt head: Use the cutter to grind 2 flat surfaces, then use a next size down wrench. (SMALL bolt heads, its sometimes better to turn them INTO a slotted screwdriver head.) NOTE: Have your "next size down" wrench handy and fit it as you grind, / SHAVE off the edges.