What is a flame wrench
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I am going to install new headers with a y-pipe next week, and someone suggested i use a flame wrench for the y-pipe to position it right. Maybe they ment flare wrench. IF they did do you know what that is.
Acetylene cutting torch is "flame wrench" or "smoke
wrench"; usually meant as the last resort after the
BFH fails
What you really want is a floor jack or two and plenty
of 1/2" - 3/4" thick wood shims (like a 1"x2" cut into
few-inch pieces) that you put between the pipe and
everything it's close to, jack the Y and I up to full
compression, and tighten the bolts. Do this with the
suspension loaded (like all 4 wheels on Rhino ramps).
You may miss a spot or three and have to try again,
but this is the way to get the thing to hang quiet.
Judicious use of the BFH on certain parts of the
pipe or chassis sheet metal may still be required....
wrench"; usually meant as the last resort after the
BFH fails
What you really want is a floor jack or two and plenty
of 1/2" - 3/4" thick wood shims (like a 1"x2" cut into
few-inch pieces) that you put between the pipe and
everything it's close to, jack the Y and I up to full
compression, and tighten the bolts. Do this with the
suspension loaded (like all 4 wheels on Rhino ramps).
You may miss a spot or three and have to try again,
but this is the way to get the thing to hang quiet.
Judicious use of the BFH on certain parts of the
pipe or chassis sheet metal may still be required....
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by jimmyblue
...usually meant as the last resort after the
BFH fails
BFH fails
When my BFH fails I have been known to use
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then air hammer
& then flame wrench
Also called the "Blue tipped wrench"
If we're talking nicknames for tools don't forget the "DOG KILLER". It's that two foot flat head everyone should have sitting next to their 5lb sledge that's often referred to as a "Ford tool".
If we're talking nicknames for tools don't forget the "DOG KILLER". It's that two foot flat head everyone should have sitting next to their 5lb sledge that's often referred to as a "Ford tool".
