Re: 20V (RR, 3B) inlet manifold removal

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <002901bed396$aee12b60$05bae6d0@cardinalventures.com> "Brandon Hull" writes:

> I used an allen socket on the fastener, then a 3/8 to 1/4 reducer, a long
> 1/4" extension through the access holes, into 1/4 -to- 3/8 adapter, to the
> ratchet or torque wrench.  Sneak the allen socket down onto the fastener
> first, then lower the extension down through the holes.  Worked like a
> charm...

The mistake I made when I bought my drivers was getting the 'ball end'
variety.  They're fine for most work, but shifting a screw made of
inferior steel after it's been exposed to heat and the elements for
ten years or so is a bit beyond them - they cut into the screwheads.

So I got another set - straight ends and quite long, all 1/2" drive.
Then I found I couldn't get onto the inlet manifold screws of a WR or MB
if it has a Dialynx manifold fitted (raised lettering) so I got 6mm long
in 3/8" drive.  Then there's the 10mm key with the short arm ground away
to fit the metering head, and the 6mm extra-long with the short arm
ground down again to get onto the cambelt cover screws.  Then the 5.5mm
for something exotic on the Type 44, the 4.5mm for adjusting fuel
pressure regulators, 4mm impact for power steering pumps, 17mm FACOM for
the transmission drains, 13mm (turned to a narrower profile) for the
injector seats ...

And the contraption then made by welding the 6mm key with the short arm
ground down to one end of an ex-mirror handle and welding a Sealey
miniature ratchet with a ground-down 6mm driver to the other.  Looks
vaguely ludicrous but shifts an I5 cambelt cover in two minutes no
matter what the state of the screws.

I counted up last year - the portable (ha!) tool box had 160+ drivers
in it.  It must be over 200 by now.

Anyway, they've just been joined by a Beargrip extra-long 6mm ...

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 Phil Payne
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