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TubbyBeefpile t1_iu6vzw6 wrote

Reply to comment by egus in [Help] Please advise on how to safely remove an old garage door spring (existing guides are all for new styles of torsion spring) by moron_that_later

C clamps work too if your buddy borrowed your good vice grips and never gave them back. Prolly not sure why you call him buddy anymore.. but hey, there ya go.

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joshkpoetry t1_iu8nnbf wrote

Good tip, but I have several pairs of the same vise grips because the buddy I loan them to is myself.

I eventually find them, but it has turned out pretty useful to have a few pairs distributed around the place.

One pair lives by the lawnmower gas can and exists mainly to adjust the mower deck height, for example.

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erogbass t1_iu9h0ru wrote

Lol how destroyed are the bolts for the height adjustment after years of using vice grips on them?

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joshkpoetry t1_iua5zau wrote

They're a little rough, lol.

Not that bad--they're more like spring-loaded pins. They had plastic hook-shaped handles to make pulling them out of height selection holes, but most of those hooks have broken off.

So I'm not using the vise grips to turn nuts/bolts. Just for grip while pulling.

Still, they're a little chewed up, lol.

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stanolshefski t1_iu8teta wrote

My dad used to use C clamps and Vice Grips as a backup garage door lock when we went on vacation.

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