A foreman in Chicago told me my 3/8-inch drive was 'asking for a broken wrist' on those old Otis valve springs.

I switched to a 1/2-inch drive with a cheater bar for the extra leverage, so has anyone found a better tool for pre-1980 governor linkages?

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the_jenny15d ago

That foreman wasn't kidding about the wrist risk. My uncle always swore by a long-handled 1/2-inch ratchet with a pipe sleeve for stubborn linkage bolts, said it saved his knuckles more than once. He kept a specific 18-inch piece of galvanized pipe in his box just for that job. What length cheater bar did you end up using?

amy5314d agoMost Upvoted

Doubt it's that bad, @the_jenny. Did your uncle ever actually bust his hand?