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(Message started by: Mickey_2.9 on May 5^th, 2006, 10:05pm)

Title: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by Mickey_2.9 on May 5^th, 2006, 10:05pm

Tonight I had trouble getting a spanner on to the oil cooler pipe unions that go into the auto box on my 2.9 12valve.
Well I ended up modifying a 17mm cranked ring spanner and it worked a treat ;D
Not rocket science but I thought I would share it incase anyone has trouble getting these undone. Once loosend off it was quicker to use an openened spanner at an angle if you know what I mean.

Used a hack saw and then a file to clean up the cut.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Photoman1958/Spanner001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Photoman1958/Spanner002.jpg

Spanner fitted on union.

Mike

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by Dave on May 6^th, 2006, 12:21pm

Nice work! A good tip :)

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by david_molloy on May 8^th, 2006, 10:55pm

Nice one Miickey
What was "off set" on ring key that you used
Will make one myself as have to do same job on 24V this year
david

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by Mickey_2.9 on May 13^th, 2006, 10:05pm

David, it was an off set wrench rather than a flat type, it means you can get on the union a lot easier. See this link so you know what I mean by off set:

http://www.shop4tools.co.uk/acatalog/Ring_Spanners.html

Cheers Mike

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by Mickey_2.9 on May 13^th, 2006, 10:10pm

David, I have just reread your post, "what was the off set?" Silly me :-[

I will post a side view tomorrow so you can see!

Mike

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by david_molloy on May 13^th, 2006, 11:02pm

Thanks Mickey
Don't want to modify wrong ring key
david

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by Mickey_2.9 on May 14^th, 2006, 9:54pm

Ok David, The spanner I used was a Britool 17m/m 9RBM1719 19m/m ring. Here is a side view so you have an idea of the angle:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Photoman1958/17mm002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Photoman1958/17mm001.jpg

Remember this was for a 2.9 12 valve car.

Cheers Mike.

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by david_molloy on May 14^th, 2006, 10:57pm

Thanks Mickey
Will give a try - in next month or so...
Carn't see there been a big difference between 12 & 24V.
Hope that not "famous last words"...
david

Title: Re: Auto Box cooler pipe spanner
Post by Mickey_2.9 on May 14^th, 2006, 11:30pm

To be honest I found it quite an easy job though I did find that I had a few aching muscles the next day though from working under the car!

I would suggest that you get the front of the car high enough so that you can pull the box out on the trolley jack with out it hitting the front cross member. I had some heavy duty axle stands under the chassis at the front on top of some thick squares of timber (builders planks)that I cut up.

I kept the rear wheels on the ground, hand brake on and chocked and managed to get all the front prop shaft bolts out without turning the shaft using a long 1/2 inch drive extension on the 19mm ( I think it was 19mm) socket. After removing the six bolts that secure the centre bearing I managed to get the prop shaft out of the way without removing it from the diff or even removing the tie bar strut in front of the diff.

Remember that it is easy for the torque converter to fall out from the front of the box, I wired mine in as soon as I could.

Hope this helps (remember it was a 12 valve) and good luck

Mickey!