2069 question

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Mike Arman armanmik at n-jcenter.com wrote:
>
> Anyone have a 2069 shock absorber tool for a type 44?
>
> As I understand it, the tool consists of a 1/2" square drive welded
> into a 12" tube, and a 33mm hex on the other end.
>
> I want to make one, and I plan to weld an old 1/2" extension into a
> length of pipe, but my question is this - is the 33mm hex on the other
> end a socket (female) or a large allen key (male)? (And on thinking
> about this, is there any reason I couldn't just use a pair of 6" 1/2"
> drive extensions plus either a 33mm socket or 33mm allen on the south
> end, and not have to make the tool at all?)

Well, from what I know, it's male and hollow.  The reason why it is hollow is so that it can fit around the
shaft of the strut, since you are loosening and/or tightening the big nut/cap with the strut in the housing.

So, I don't think you could use extensions and a socket.  If I am thinking of the same tool you are writing
about.

Hth,

Ken