Source for 13 mm hex wrench

[Ameer Antar]

1/2" and 13mm are pretty much the same. you could cut off part of the 1/2" 
wrench and use a 1/2" socket to torque it down. just make sure you have cut 
off the right length to fit in the bottom of the socket and stick out 
enough to turn the seats.



At 03:12 PM 9/25/00, you wrote:
>I read with interest Scott Mockrey's process (www.sjmautotechnik.com) for
>bringing an older 5000 up to non-vacuum-leaking status. After building an
>air plug for the Michelin man hose, I pressurized the intake manifold and
>discovered leaking air sounds coming from the head. Wiggling the fuel lines
>going to the injectors produced louder air sounds. I decided to replace the
>injector seals, etc., according to Scott's instructions.
>
>Rod at the parts connection sold me the parts and off I went, assuming I
>could actually do this job. Scott says that you need a 13 mm hex wrench to
>remove the injector seats from the head so you can replace the phenolic
>inserts and the seals. OK. Off I went in search of a 13 mm hex wrench.
>Nobody's got em, at least in Utah. The Snap-on guy doesn't have em, the Audi
>dealer mechanics don't have em, the after market Audi wrenchs don't have em.
>The specialized tools guys don't have em. So, since I was in the middle of a
>job, I decided to improvise. A little math tells me that 1/2 inch is 12.7
>mm, so maybe I could use a 1/2 inch allen wrench to get through the process.
>It works, though it's hard to accurately torque the seats with a 1/2 inch
>allen wrench ($9, Sears). Also, to actually remove the rearmost seat, you
>absolutely have to remove the valve cover to have enough clearance. Sears
>doesn't sell a socket-based 1/2 inch hex wrench, so far as I can tell.
>
>Anyway, anybody got a source for a real, 13 mm socket-based hex wrench?
>
>Paul Meyers
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