andrew693•24d agoProlific Poster

Tried a heat gun on a seized caliper bolt and it actually came out clean

I was working on a 2012 Silverado last week and the lower caliper bolt was completely stuck. Instead of reaching for the impact right away, I grabbed my Milwaukee heat gun and hit it for about two minutes. The bolt came out smooth with just a ratchet, no rounded head or broken stud. I always thought heat was just for exhaust stuff, but now I'm using it on any rusty suspension bolt. What other 'wrong tool' tricks have you guys had success with?

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quinn_henderson24d ago

Honestly that "wrong tool" thing is so true. I use a butter knife to open paint cans all the time because it's just sitting there. Works better than the actual tool half the time.

tyler_white4224d ago

Feel you on that @quinn_henderson, my whole life is using the wrong tool for the job. I once spent 20 minutes trying to open a package with a spoon because the scissors were across the room. It's a whole vibe, like why use the fancy thing when a random object from the drawer gets it done. My kitchen tools are probably so confused about their life purposes.

ruby_murphy24d ago

But is it really the wrong tool if it works? A spoon gets the package open same as scissors, just takes longer. The butter knife opens the paint can. Calling it a "vibe" makes it sound deep, but it's just being lazy. Tools don't have feelings, they're just things in a drawer.