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Old 02-12-2006, 06:50 PM
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22mm Fuel Tank Drain socket

Hi,

If anyone wants to borrow a 'socket' to un-screw the drain plug on their gas tank, contact me via PM and we can set up a borrow. I used it on a W108 (280SE 4.5) but I'm sure other cars use a 22mm Allen.

You can easily make one yourself with a 22mm bolt (7/8" works as well) and a corresponding nut. Any local garage will be able to weld the two together for you. Or use two nuts to jam them together. I lucked out and found this nut in my house and a friend had the bolt. Lowes, Home Depot, and a local hardware store didn't have anything bigger than 3/4" (forget about metric) and my local Sears didn't have any Allen wrenches bigger than 17mm.

Picture of what I made:






Regards,

Doug


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Old 02-12-2006, 06:57 PM
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There is an easy trick to getting the 22mm plug out.
Take a 1/2 drive spark plug socket and insert an extension bar into the plug socket from the plug opening end . The hex top of the socket will fit the 22mm allen head on the tank drain plug....use a 1/2 drive ratchet on the extension...bingo !!!

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