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Hi hoping you can advise us my husband is trying to adjust the drag link on a 56 buick and no matter what it will not move might end up snapping it the way we are going can you advise us what is the correct way to adjust it many thanks marilyn
The tool for this operation is a very large heavy duty screw driver bit that is fitted so that you can use a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar with it. I usually spray the adjusting screw down good with Marvel Mystery oil or WD-40 and let is sit a bit. Then using the special tool have at it. In a worst case scenario I have had to use the heat of an acetylene torch to heat the outside of the fitting red hot and then turn the screw. A propane torch will to provide enough heat to do the job. And then I have broken one or two over the years.
Brad
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Answers by Expert:
Brad Sears
Expertise
All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.
Experience
Automotive tech instructor.
Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's.
Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's
TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated.
Auto instructor for the following companies:
Fram
Autolyte
Holly
Carter
AMF
Ford Motor
University Of Conn
Blue Hills Technical School
Sugar River Technical Center
Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.
Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.
Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember.
Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.
Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.
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