Source for 13 mm hex wrench

[Beatty, Robert]

NO they are not.  I would have no problem using it to loosen it but to
torque it is another matter all together.

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ameer Antar [SMTP:ameer at snet.net]
> Sent:	Monday, September 25, 2000 4:00 PM
> To:	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject:	Re: Source for 13 mm hex wrench
> 
> 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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