tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post2562392575532136655..comments2023-12-31T09:40:12.648-08:00Comments on Bob Hoover's Blog: Tappets As Field MiceBob Hooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861126799745704555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-50711364173150283362007-08-18T22:26:00.000-07:002007-08-18T22:26:00.000-07:00"dropping your tappets on the floor -- or forgetti..."dropping your tappets on the floor -- or forgetting to install the damn things -- was almost a National Sport, at least among VW mechanics."<BR/><BR/>Not only are your articles informative, but it's parts like this that make them an absolute joy to read. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work, Bob. ;-)C Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576903050231004925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-27293267322671739522007-08-14T12:42:00.000-07:002007-08-14T12:42:00.000-07:00Interesting method there Bob. I split my case las...Interesting method there Bob. I split my case last spring, and had no business doing so as I was not "experienced". But I learned a hell of a lot. I tried to keep mine in place with the "four finger technique". But I have big hands and long fingers. Also, I must have mated and separated the case a million times trying to get the case to tighten down and not bind up. I needed an align bore! At any rate, I made a similar tool to hold mine in out of old coat hangers. Stiff copper "bailing wire". Worked good. I thought myself some sort of genius, but your "loop" design looks much more practical. You shoulda' patented that little item. ;-)<BR/><BR/>-Steve BallantyneSteve Ballantynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585614642614904136noreply@blogger.com