How to tighten round nut on swtich?

The old-timers way is to tighten the hex nut on the rear of the switch shaf t once you have the knurled nut flush with the panel. There are angled wren ches just for this. I've a few but (as an old-timer) I don't remember where I bought them. Seems to me they were a part from a switch or pot manufactu rer.

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Klay Anderson
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A big problem in today's consumer market is the effort manufactures put into idiot-proofing stuff. Let the damn idiots do it & f*ck 'em.

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Bob Engelhardt

For cars, a leather belt helps in changing the oil filter, and this material is also more sturdy than cloth. It would have to be cut in a very narrow strip, though.

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bruce2bowser

The only thing that is a problem in changing my oil filter is the engine being in the way. I'm thinking of removing that so oil changes are easier.

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rickman

Whatever. I use pieces of old jeans and have not had any problems. Denim is good stuff for many uses.

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rickman

yes - denim is not of course like most cloth. It's good for cleaning soldering iron tips too.

NT

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tabbypurr

I think I remember reading that you can soak your clothes in Pepsi or Coke to remove oil stains.

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bruce2bowser

You have to unlatch two latches, and if you do that, even if you don't touch the motor switch, at highway speed, the wind will likely get under the top and lift it up and rip the fabric from its metal frame.

I have driven at 10 or 20 and on a couple occasions for short distances at 30 or 40 with one latch undone, but only in cars where where the top stayed sitting on the windshield. Even if the fabric doesn't rip off, the metal could get bent, and it would be really hard to know where to bend it back.

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micky

One time I polished plastic with it. Probably easier ways but it was a circle about an inch in diameter and I got the scraches out just rubbing it on my thigh.

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micky

Didn't RC Cola originally stand for Removes Crud.

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micky

Well, it's been a week and so far it still looks good.

BTW I later noticed that the one that is only $10 is made of plastic, one end English and one end Metric

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micky

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Grind thick noses to fit, file teeth into nut holding area

Switch unit is pigtailed, solder to harness after mounting

Fix round nut as designed

Snug rear

Tighten rear nut holding front with vise grips. With unit 20 degrees from tight.

Squeeze tight unit onto dash fixed nutshaftnut holding that fixed

Having left that threading free inside round nut.

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avagadro7

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