Here's a tip I got from my Dad a year or two ago- If you are trying to get your socket around something a little out of reach (like a spark plug) and are using your U-joint ratchet extension to do it, you may find that your U-joint is a little to flexible to hold the angle you need to get things lined up. This is especially true if you are using a deep socket or have a nut or something in your socket weighting it down. Dad's tip: Wrap the u-joint in duct tape. The tape will flex enough to let you put things at the angle you need and for the u-joint to operate, but it will also give it enough stiffness to keep the angle you want when you are getting things lined up. - Freed
I use a 1/2" masking tape. It will break free and tear after you start to turn the bar. Much needed tool for 455-Regal swaps.
Good call. Different tape for different applications. The duct tape trick works great for getting at those back spark plugs. - Freed
We use... We were always told by our dad to use electrical tape on ours. Leaves very little to no glue when removed.:TU:
