I used a universal joint adaptor on my socket and had no problems with any of the 4, on either of two different engines***. Pulling the manifold is easier than it may seem... Now - I don't have it back ON yet mind you... Tom *** By the way - this job intimidated me a little, so I took an afternoon and went down to the local pick your part yard and found an 84 volvo with a B28f engine. They didn't charge me a dime to spend an hour or two pulling parts off their engine as a rehearsal for mine. I did actually purchase a few of the parts I pulled, but there was greater value in practicing on an engine that nobody loved. -----Original Message----- From: sweetp01569 I am getting closer to accessing the Valley of Death, and am a little nervous about it. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/