Thread: Spark Plugs

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Originally Posted by rspears

As an (old?) aircraft mech, if you're ever having trouble getting a threaded fastener to "take" that first thread, do you ever close your eyes so that you can "feel" the threads better? I still remember some activities where we had to work "blind", reaching back into a void to set a washer, start a nut, tighten and then torque the nut that could only be seen with a light and mirror.... I often closed my eyes to kick the other senses up a notch.

LOL, yes eyes on my finger tips, it amazes the guys in the family and I'm the one they call when something is broken and seemingly impossible to fix. How about the old trick of pressing down hard on a castellated nut, so that it'll stick to your finger long enough to reach around a blind corner and get it started on a bolt or screw.