Wrenching right

By Staff -- Plant Engineering, 9/1/1998

Problem: You keep turning and turning, but the pipe union won't come loose. How can you get it off?

Solution: Stop squeezing the collar and move the wrench jaws to the rolled edge. This will often do the job.

Contributor: John P. Fiebich, Crew Chief, Cessna Aircraft, Inc., Wichita, KS 67120; 316-831-7909; e-mail jpfiebic@ece.twsu.edu