I learned my lesson today

mopardrt said
That's why I have a set of these laying around, these guys have got me out of some sticky situations. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRAFTSMAN-5...69320525?pt=US_Hand_Tools&hash=item19e235364d

I need to get me a set of those. I actually forgot completely about those

adriver said
I confused again.
What was your screw up other than saying you had completed the job when the old fitting was still in place?
Did you "round it off" yourself by using the wrong socket?
I'm proud of my mistakes due to their rarity.
Well, I don't mind admitting them anyway at work anyway.
To make no mistakes, do nothing.
Where is my "Don't rush me. I need time to F it up" bumper sticker?

Oh and by the way.
I hope you are not using a claw hammer to hit metal stuff.
It has a hardend surface and can chip fracture and put your eye out.
That's the theory.
Get a ballpeen.

I stripped it when I put it in because it was such a soft fitting.

The clawhammer wasn't used at all. if it was, it was gonna be used to smack an extension and socket onto the fitting, gently of course.

memike said
Glad to see it is dun and behind you PanGasket, If anyone don't make mistakes there not doing anything :D, again , thank you for a job well dun for RustyRatRod , thank you :notworth:

Yeah me too. I can only think of a handful of stuff that has given me headaches like this.

Dartnut said
It takes a good man to admit when he's wrong.......
Cudos to you.

Gramps taught me the wisest man is the one who knows when to admit he is wrong.

jomoper said
Those fittings that come with most mechanical oil pressure gauges are junk anyways. So it's probably not entirely your fault that it got all rounded off.

yep. never will another one touch my engine

RustyRatRod said
LOL Thanks, but opinions vary.

I gotta tell yall, PanGasket is a sharp kid. Having never done anything like it before, he rebuilt the entire top half of his engine all by himself. I did answer his questions and point him in the right direction, but he turned all the wrenches himself. He got his truck running great. Got the cam broken in right and now has a reliable daily driver. I'm really proud of him.

Thank you Rob, you know I am quite proud of it :rock:

67Dart273 said
I don't know about that but a LOT of "hardware" nowadays, and brass fittings have all become suspect, is that the damn things are not US wrench sizes when they are supposed to be SAE fittings!!!!

When I "did" my brakes, I bought some fittings to plug the lines. I've got two "identical" 3/16 inverted flare unions, and neither one fits a U.S. wrench, unless you want to count a crescent.

I've seen that a few times. todays quality control is in the gutter:wack: