Dear All,
Apart from shortening the short end of an existing key to less than 15 mm, would anyone have an "easy" solution, the ideal being an off the shelf product, probably with a specialist tool maker?
Thank you very much
Dear All,
Apart from shortening the short end of an existing key to less than 15 mm, would anyone have an "easy" solution, the ideal being an off the shelf product, probably with a specialist tool maker?
Thank you very much
This is my solution the end of an Allen key and a ratchet spanner works well for me
Same as Dave connors.
But NB the crucial choice of the type of ratchet spanner. If you use the sort that has to be reversed to go the other way you can get into the situation where the key can't be removed because it's up against the panel. Now imagine that the gearbox was overfilled at the post-build inspection and you didn't know...
Jonathan
PS: Or you can cut an access hole in the tunnel.
Thank you very much. I can read the "Toolzone" brand on the tool. Would you have the precise reference of it?
Did you cut the allen key?
Second the comments on ratchet spanner. If the plug isn't fully out of the thread when the hex bar hits the chassis or tunnel wall, you are stuck if you can't reverse the ratchet with a lever ! You might be lucky and undo the gearbox mount and push it sideways a bit.
Yes , just cut the allen key down, I use a small ring spanner, for the reasons stated above.
How does a ring spanner help, please?
I use a ratchet spanner with a lever that controls the direction.
Jonathan
I've used these on my Type 9 gb: 'Stubby hex keys'. Need to get the set with the 10mm key as there are two sizes of sets
Jonathan,
I have a cut down 10mm allen key and a spanner that one end is a 10mm ring spanner, the other a 10mm open ended spanner, I use the ring spanner to do the initial 'cracking' of the filler bolt , then swap ends and use the open end once the filler bolt is moving.
Alan
Thanks. Got it.
Jonathan
Also...you don`t need all the taper threads on the plug, they can be shortened down to the core diameter by about 6mm, which gives better engagement and is quite a lot less fiddling