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Valve adjusting wrenches- any new sources
ebay stuff looked pretty spendy.. any leads on the wrench sets for sale?
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The Hazzets are spendy no matter where you look. I ended up having some made.
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They are spendy alright, but one trip to the shop for an adjustment will cost what a set of wrenches cost. then the next adjustment, you can pay your self.
there was a guy on e-bay a while back that would put up one wrench at a time for $7. I did see one that went for the $7, only one bid. I paid about $58 for mine on e-bay, but they also came with several other MB tools :D Charlie |
If you want the Hazet set you have to wait and bid on eBay and hope you are not out bid.
Monstermechanic on eBay sells a home bent set. Mercedes sources sells another home bent set on eBay but you can buy a set of Hazet wrenches for almost the same. The only cheap way is to make your own. Or people keep saying that if your remove all of the Fuel Injection Hard Lines you can do it with regular open end wrenches except that at least 1 may need to be ground thinner at the head. If you remove the Fuel Injection Hard Lines you will need to know how to bleed the Air out of them. |
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Bite the bullet and get the Hazets
I bought the Hazets on ebay for a pretty penny then found at a yard sale a bent 14mm snap on vintage wrench, for 1 dollar.
This snap on wrench should be available from the snap on truck i would think, with this wrench and a mb straight 14mm wrench im able to do them. But the best way is to have them Hazets handy, any other extras are just nice to have, especially when you get close up to the firewall. |
It's rediculous to spend that much money on the original Hazet wrenches.
I bought 2 wrenches from a pawn shop for 50c each and bent them myself. If you really don't want to bend them yourself, send them to me and I'll do it for you. Just pay shipping both ways. Send PM if interested. Danny |
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Attachment 73801 These are made from the forum sketch. First set I have made so I need a test mechanic. Also we need to determine a fair price. Thanks
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I second the 'make your own' idea. My total cost was appx. $7 (didn't take time to search flea markets for cheaper ones). Ground one on a bench grinder. Heated and bent both in a matter of minutes. They work fine.
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+ 1 all over the place.
I borrowed my uncles Hazet's and then bent my own based on those. I used new wrenches though so it cost a little more. It's worth it to have your own wrenches no matter what you decide to get, buy or make. |
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There was another guy who had been selling his for around $40. I had predicted that he could not keep doing that; and have not seen him sell for more than 4 months. If you were paying yourself min. Wage just the time standing in line at the Post Office and the place you buy your Wrenches can eat up any profit; not to mention in his case the eBay and PayPal Fees. OK as a Hobby that pays for itself. I like your handles better. However, what happens when you Wife finds out you used up all the Silverware? |
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As I usually state, sure it is possible to adjust the valves with regular wrenches. I did it that way a couple of times. After using the Hazets I will never use regular wrenches again! It is easier to do and also easier to get your gap correct. Remember, the key word here is easier.......;) |
why do the hazet sets come with a third wrench? what does the retainer wrench do? none of the write ups on adjusting that i've seen include this third tool. obviously not necessary then?
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That third wrench is to keep the valve from spinning, use only if you have that problem. I've run into that once on the first valve and was able to to wedge a screw driver to keep the valve still. If it spins, you won't be able to adjust it.
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