Axle Nut Hell!

[GoochE30]

Good to hear, but what in the world were you doing to roach a ball joint, or did you just split the boot?

Hah I have no idea but I can wiggle the inner tie rod really good now. Maybe when I knocked the old rusted rotor off??

[Kershaw]

Hopefully you didn't ruin the rack.

[ForcedFirebird]

what in the world were you doing to roach a ball joint

This tickled my ear for some reason.

IIRC those MAPP/MAPD and O2 kits you can get at home improvement places produce nearly the same temps as an acetylene/O2 setup. But MAPP alone does something like 35% less temp output without O2.

Actually the MAPP gas company closed a decade ago. The yellow bottles you buy now are not much hotter than propane.

[roguetoaster]

Even though they say MAPP I believe they are the generic version, MAPD, which is about 25% hotter than propane IIRC.

[AndrewBird]

From Wikipedia:

"In early 2008, true MAPP gas production ended in North America when production was discontinued at the only remaining plant in North America that still manufactured it. However, many current products labeled "MAPP" are, in fact, MAPP substitutes. These versions are composed almost entirely of propylene with minuscule impurities of propane (<0.5%)."

Table of flame temperatures here:

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/adiabatic-flame-temperature-d_996.html

[jake5]

From Wikipedia:

"In early 2008, true MAPP gas production ended in North America when production was discontinued at the only remaining plant in North America that still manufactured it. However, many current products labeled "MAPP" are, in fact, MAPP substitutes. These versions are composed almost entirely of propylene with minuscule impurities of propane (<0.5%)."

Table of flame temperatures here:

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/a...ure-d_996.html

So off topic.
Google "stuck axle nut". You'll get all kinds of fun entertainment. 10 foot cheater bars. Hours of hammering, etc

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