2069 question

[Helge Wunderlich]

On Sun, 08 Sep 2002 10:18:31, Mike Arman wrote:

>Anyone have a 2069 shock absorber tool for a type 44?

I have built my own. It's terribly ugly, but it did work. I have a
digital camera if you want to see it, but be warned: It is not a sight
for the faint of heart.

>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.

The size is 34 mm, otherwise you are right.

>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)?

It's a male (allen type).

> (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?)

The problem is it must be hollow. The inner rod from the shock
absorber will protrude quite some distance above the nut.

If you can find a 34 mm nut, you could weld a piece of pipe to it,
with an old socket (to get the 1/2 in sqare) on top of that.

--
Helge Wunderlich