45 Tripper Bolt Tool Use

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45 Tripper Bolt Tool Use

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OK....Have one on its way.
Is there a secret in how to use it?
Self explanatory?
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Re: 45 Tripper Bolt Tool Use

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All it does is unscrew the nuts. The rest is up to you. What are you trying to do?
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Re: 45 Tripper Bolt Tool Use

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Replace the Trippers. In waiting for the tool to arrive.....it just wasn't computing if something, like a ratchet, was needed to use on 1 end of the tool. Thanks!
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Re: 45 Tripper Bolt Tool Use

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Take one flat blade screwdriver with a blade width approximately the length of the diameter of the tripper nuts. File a square notch to clear the threaded bolt. Congratulations, you have now created a tripper bolt tool. :D
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Re: 45 Tripper Bolt Tool Use

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A small 1/4 drive socket wrench could also be modified if one needed more leverage that a simple screwdriver would provide.
As a teacher of mine liked to say, "Use your brain, and your hands will only help".
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