The hazet wrenches have a very tight fit on the nuts. Maybe the nuts just get fatter over time but I never did like tapping the wrenches onto the nuts with a hammer and couldn't bring myself to grind the wrenches wider.

Peterac check your PM!

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01 e320
05 cdi
85 chev c10

That is not so on My Year and model. Perhaps some one was heavy handed when the tightened the Nut and deformed them a little.
I also have a set of Hyco Mercedes Valve Wrenches and they are not tight on the Nuts either.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

They have a good resale value.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

If your still looking there is one on ebay right now...

Hazet Valve Adjusting Wrench 2769 3 | eBay

Cool. No bids, opening bid $32 closes at 2:00 am day after Christmas .

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Thanks Gentlemen

I think I have sourced one privately, will have to wait for the wrench to come Downunder from the States, 2 weeks. Everyone has been very helpful and I am grateful to you all.

Regards and Merry Christmas

Peter

Here's my homemade one, using a Craftsman 30mm socket... I haven't used it yet, so I don't know how practical it is yet.

That looks nice, but you didn't reinforce the top of the socket. You will only have minimal torque with that socket before the socket opens up and slips.
Especially with a craftsman socket. The annealed soft metal they stamp them from is tricky. (I work in the Danahur plant sometimes)

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I didn't think there was much torque put on it? That you just need it there to hold it steady?

I may have him reinforce it.

The sort of hood over the top of the original wrenches is there so the wrench does not slide down the Spring. In the Manual it just shows the Wrench perched on the Vavle Spring Retainer with the Sheetmetal part resting on the Head and no hands. In order for the no hands the hood has to hold the Wrench on top of the Spring retainer and keep it from sliding down.

If you use the 3rd Wrench held by one hand and a 14mm to loosen the stuck Nut or Nuts with the other hand you don't need to worry about that hood.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Unless the nut is seriously tight and or the clearance is severe and face damage has occured.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

4 hours to go, and there are 3 bidders already... It's up to $72...

I REALLY think I got a steal on my set of three.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Yeah, I think I paid $125 for my Hazet set. they were new but they didnt have the Mercedes stars on them

Yeah, sure, rub it in whydontcha?

I was watching that but I let it go. Someone wants it more than me.

Weren't there instructions somewhere on how to make one???

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

I have set of Hazet (3) wrenches and can sell for $125.

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86 420SEL 228K
83 280SL 145K (5 spd)
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