August 8, 20187 yr Author 4 hours ago, czny said: If you can borrow or have one, a plumbers basin wrench could give you enough grip & leverage to twist that dipstick loose. Long reach too. I too can empathize with the arthritis handicap. On generic celebrex &/or Alleve for it myself. I actually have several of those wrenches, (you're talking about the big ones?), but there's just no room to maneuver, even if I disconnect a lot of hoses, tubes, and wires. <<sigh>> I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and just take it down for the fluid maintenance it undoubtedly needs anyway. Just was hoping to grow a bit of skin after having been flayed by the state for the title, taxes, and tags.
August 8, 20187 yr No. I meant a basin wrench like you use to tighten/loosen undersink water lines for a sink faucet like these: https://www.google.com/search?q=basin+wrench&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=Rxdvy-isn1leKM%3A%2C1gC7kxgA4VaVxM%2C_&usg=AFrqEzcSjNyYUP9HHoOieYx1O8iTOXvkJA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjpyP3S1tzcAhWGQ5AKHSHsB6IQ9QEwEnoECAMQCg#imgrc=Rxdvy-isn1leKM: Any Ace or TrueValue hardware stores would have them. Or Homeless Depot, etc. These wrenches allow you to turn nuts at right angles from a distance. Like up underneath a bathroom or kitchen sink. Also handy for twisting a stubborn hose loose deep in a mess of hoses etc. where your hands don't fit. Edited August 8, 20187 yr by czny
August 8, 20187 yr Just returned from the wrecking yard. Yard had only one Subaru and someone before me had damaged that trim piece. Post in the parts wanted section and I am sure some of the west coast members will have that part. Subarus in KY are fairly rare and everyone and their brothers owns one in the PNW. John
August 8, 20187 yr Author 2 hours ago, john in KY said: Just returned from the wrecking yard. Yard had only one Subaru and someone before me had damaged that trim piece. Post in the parts wanted section and I am sure some of the west coast members will have that part. Subarus in KY are fairly rare and everyone and their brothers owns one in the PNW. John Thanks for making that effort. Yes, the PNW appears to be Subaru country. The '95 (my son's) was purchased from a girl there, and it was the only way we were able to move him from there to the Midwest. The good thing about PNW Subarus is they don't seem to have the rust problem at the wheel wells. It barely has any rust at all, whereas mine ('97) spent its life in NY, FL, and WI, where I bought it. It shows....
August 8, 20187 yr Author 13 hours ago, czny said: No. I meant a basin wrench like you use to tighten/loosen undersink water lines for a sink faucet like these: https://www.google.com/search?q=basin+wrench&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=Rxdvy-isn1leKM%3A%2C1gC7kxgA4VaVxM%2C_&usg=AFrqEzcSjNyYUP9HHoOieYx1O8iTOXvkJA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjpyP3S1tzcAhWGQ5AKHSHsB6IQ9QEwEnoECAMQCg#imgrc=Rxdvy-isn1leKM: Any Ace or TrueValue hardware stores would have them. Or Homeless Depot, etc. These wrenches allow you to turn nuts at right angles from a distance. Like up underneath a bathroom or kitchen sink. Also handy for twisting a stubborn hose loose deep in a mess of hoses etc. where your hands don't fit. Wow. Never saw those before; that would probably do the trick. Thanks!!
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