"Mauricio Tavares" <uce@ftc.gov> wrote in message
news:dihbsi$e84c$1@usenet.osg.ufl.edu...
> Art M wrote:
>> I finally got a remanufactured MC with a lifetime warranty (how long is
>> lifetime on a 91 teg) for ~$46 from Autozone to fix the problem described
>> on Tegger's site:
>>
>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/maste...ace/index.html
>>
>> A lot of good information there but I just thought I'd add or confirm a
>> few points.
>>
>> Buy the flare nut wrench set (a cheap set cost me $9). You can always
>> return it if you don't use it, but you'll probably need it. A stuck nut
>> will usually break free suddenly. If you feel it start to slowly turn
>> you're probably stripping it. I had to file down a rounded corner before
>> I could fit the flare nut wrench on the break line nut and then it came
>> off easily. The set will come in handy anyplace where you can't fit a
>> ratchet.
>>
> While I agree that flare nut wrench set is important, I am not using a
> cheap set again. I bought a $9 set at the parts store and found out it
> would open its mouth around a nut if it was too tight. As a result,
> nuts were getting rounded off. I ended up buying a Craftsman set
> (around $20) and left the old set, all lined up nicely, over a car in
> the junkyard. Think of it as passing the curse around
>
That was my experience, too, and the wrench wasn't all *that* cheap. I
actually did better with an adjustable wrench - one that naturally met at
the tip instead of meeting flat along the jaws.

Mike