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Young1 · 01-29-2019

I am installing my freshly bushed rear suspension dog bones. I dropped the 18 mm nut inside the frame. Have I made a small sacrifice? Is it retrievable? BTW my garage door is open and I am in short sleeves at 7:30 PM.

Dynomite · 01-29-2019

Get magnetic telescopic pick up

GOLDCYLON · 01-29-2019

No grated hands or fingers? Lol no no sacrifice lol 😂

-=Jeff=- · 01-29-2019

I am in my 70deg house, while outside it is -5deg with an expected high tomorrow of -16deg

I have all of my 18mm dog bone nuts..

Benefits of NOT working in the garage today

Karl · 01-29-2019

Been there, done that same mistake on the '92 I had while installed DRM trailer arm brackets.

32valvZ · 01-29-2019

So speaking of sacrifice.... I did the exact thing you did on the very last nut of course..... I tried getting the telescopic magnet down where it needed to be to fish the nut out.... no go, telescope wasn't flexible. I broke the last 3 inches off the telescope part of the magnet and used electrical tape to tape it to a very long zip tie.... Now I had a telescopic flexible magnet!! Worked like a charm!

secondchance · 01-29-2019

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Originally Posted by Young1

I am installing my freshly bushed rear suspension dog bones. I dropped the 18 mm nut inside the frame. Have I made a small sacrifice? Is it retrievable? BTW my garage door is open and I am in short sleeves at 7:30 PM.

I did the exact same thing replacing dog bones on one of WAZOO car about 4 years ago. I used either telescoping magnet or a magnet duct taped to a coat hanger to fish it out. Took a while... not an easy fish to catch.

Dynomite · 01-29-2019

If what you dropped is not steel...….the flexible pick up stick will work.

XfireZ51 · 01-30-2019

You may want to try a strong magnet to drag the nut to a spot where it can be retrieved. Its a BIG reason why b4 that nut is completely loose, I clamp a vise grip on it.

Ozruss90 · 02-03-2019

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Originally Posted by Dynomite

If what you dropped is not steel...….the flexible pick up stick will work.

Used that exact tool today. Part of the service I was doing, decided to relieve the fuel rail pressure prior to changing the fuel filter, as recommended somewhere on this forum. Unscrewed the cap and dropped down into valley. Luckily I could see it and managed to retrieve with the claw type pick up tool. Couldn’t use the magnetic pick up tool as the cap is aluminium.

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Young1 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 900	Have I made a sacrifice to the ZR-1 god? I am installing my freshly bushed rear suspension dog bones. I dropped the 18 mm nut inside the frame. Have I made a small sacrifice? Is it retrievable? BTW my garage door is open and I am in short sleeves at 7:30 PM. __________________ Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much.

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Dynomite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Dakota/California Posts: 3,799	Re: Have I made a sacrifice to the ZR-1 god? Get magnetic telescopic pick up __________________ Left Clickable links -Solutions- LT5 Modifications/Rebuild Tricks Low Mileage ZR-1 Restoration 1990 Corvette (L98) Modifications LT5 Eliminated Systems LT5 Added Systems LT5/ZR-1 Fluids 1995 LT5 SPECIFIC TOP END REBUILD TRICKS

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-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,169	Re: Have I made a sacrifice to the ZR-1 god? I am in my 70deg house, while outside it is -5deg with an expected high tomorrow of -16deg I have all of my 18mm dog bone nuts.. Benefits of NOT working in the garage today __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - Flowmaster Cats - Borla Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

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Karl Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 980	Re: Have I made a sacrifice to the ZR-1 god? Been there, done that same mistake on the '92 I had while installed DRM trailer arm brackets. __________________ 1993 ZR-1 #211 Yellow On Beige Beast #2 1992 ZR-1 #427 Black On Black Sold 1985 L98 Blue On Blue Sold

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32valvZ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,071	Re: Have I made a sacrifice to the ZR-1 god? So speaking of sacrifice.... I did the exact thing you did on the very last nut of course..... I tried getting the telescopic magnet down where it needed to be to fish the nut out.... no go, telescope wasn't flexible. I broke the last 3 inches off the telescope part of the magnet and used electrical tape to tape it to a very long zip tie.... Now I had a telescopic flexible magnet!! Worked like a charm! __________________ [B]1990 #2815[/B] [COLOR="Red"][B]Red/Red[/B][/COLOR] Ported Plenum & IH (by Pete) Haibeck Chip Rebuilt FPR (by Phil) FIC Injectors Watson LT Headers 3" Stainless Works exhaust Lingenfelter Open Air Lid Bill B Built Transmission Shifter & C Beam Plates [FONT=Impact][COLOR=red]1992 [COLOR=black]#[/COLOR] 091[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Impact][COLOR=#ff0000]Red/[COLOR=silver]Gray[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [B]SOLD[/B]

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XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,709	Re: Have I made a sacrifice to the ZR-1 god? You may want to try a strong magnet to drag the nut to a spot where it can be retrieved. Its a BIG reason why b4 that nut is completely loose, I clamp a vise grip on it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

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