I just checked the fast lane tool sections and I did not find the special wrenches to adjust the valves on my 83 300D turbo. Do they carry them or where else is the best place to find them. Do I need the special tools or can I get by with standare wrenches.
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rene

I need to do mine. I just bought my 300TD and I don't know if they have every been done.

The Haynes manual makes no mention of special tools. The pictures in the manual appear to be standard wrenches.

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Opinions vary on whether or not you need the bent wrenches. But they certainly do make the job easier. And if you ever need the third wrench to hold the spring collar, then there is no substitute. So if you're going to spend the money to get them, then I recommend buying all three.

Call Phil at Fastlane and see if he can get them. They are available as factory parts at the dealer, so he should be able to. If not, Performance Products carries them.

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just use regular and stubby wrenches

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Take a cheap, old 1/2" wrench and grind it thinner on the end, then open it up slightly so it fits the lower of the 2 valve adjust nuts nice and neat. You don't need any fancy tools.

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listen, look, .........and duck.

**************.com makes the bent wrenches and sells them for less than anywhere else I've seen. also he recommends using a large flathead screwdriver to keep the collar in place. I have the wrenches but haven't done my adjustment yet.

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The first valve adjustment I did with standard wrenches, and it was a PITA. The collars kept turning on me, and it was hard to get a flat wrench in.

The second I did with the 3 wrench set. Got it off eBay for $50. It cut the time to do the adjustments in half. Very easy to get the wrenches in, and the collar wrench does its job.

Difference like night and day.

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The job is much easier with the right tools. I have received excellent service from www.samstagsales.com. They sell the German made wrenches individually. They also sell on Ebay. Search for "Hazet valve wrench." You will be amazed at your engine performance if you have been driving with the valves out of adjustment.

still don't think its that hard with simple tools, but go figure, others think it makes a big difference. Maybe I have a higher tolerance for difficult jobs - valves are easy IMHO.

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"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

check out these threads guys...
my intermediate solution... bending two Sears wrenches and buying only the lower one are discussed...and a picture posted....

Question for Leathermang and others regarding valve wrenches and propane torch heat.

Valve adjustment wrench

I bought a three piece set of Hazet wrenches on Ebay for $54 + shipping on Ebay.

I did the first adjustment with regular wrenches, was such a PITA because 2 valves wanted to rotate I then went and ordered the set so next time it would be easier.

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This guy has some I think. I picked up these today for $58 plus shipping.

They are worth it. I bought the ones from **************.com and I don't mean to berate the guy but one of his cheap crappy wrenches broke when I was adjusting the valves; all I was doing was snugging up an adjustment. Cheap crap will only get you so far in life, and sometimes you just have to buck up and spend the dough to make it right. Luckily engatwork lives nearby and let me use his Hazets. They won't break.
The ************** wrenches are cheap wrenches bent in a vise (probably heated at the bend points first, weakening the metal and making it brittle, taking it out of temper) and then there is a comfortable handle thingy welded onto them (more heat) and then they are spray painted. The profile of the wrenches are supposed to be thinned down with a bench grinder but mine weren't. The ************** wrenches are crap. Avoid making your own. Buy the Hazets, they are quality. And you might as well get the third wrench while you are at it.

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