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Old 11-20-2006, 09:23 PM
deanyel deanyel is offline
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I've not done that car but have had no luck with either a stubby wrench or a swivel rachet - not enough leverage on the short wrench and too high a leverage point on the rachet, the socket just twists off the bolt. What has worked well for me is a swivel head, racheting box wrench cut in half so that the shank is about 4 inches long. By sheer coincidence the shaft is then the perfect width for a half inch galvanized pipe cheater bar of your chosen length. Mine is from Sears - very high quality rachet with lots of teeth and no slop whatsoever, all you need is a few degrees of movement. Break it loose, remove the cheater bar and you have a nice racheting stubby wrench - bolt is out in seconds. I'll try to attach a picture.
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Upper Bolt on '00 E320 Wagon Motor Mount-swivel-wrench.jpg  

Last edited by deanyel; 11-21-2006 at 12:13 AM.
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