560 SL oil change tip

[falcon6874]

Have you ever tried to find a 14mm allen wrench to remove the oil drain plug? I tried to no avail. What does work though is the head of a 9/16" bolt and a pair of vise grips on the threaded end.

[sixto]

Maybe because it takes a 13mm wrench?

Sixto

[5280BENZ]

Hazet #985= 1/2" drive x 14mm hex bit-Stub Allen socket.

[sixto]

Oops, my bad. Sometimes you get lucky at auto parts stores like Autozone and Kragen. You can get a 14mm allen key at Napa then cut off a couple of inches to use with your socket set.

Sixto

[sixto]

A little more elegant than vice grips is to jam a couple of nuts onto the bolt that takes a 9/16" wrench then turn the jammed nuts.

Sixto

[5280BENZ]

Hazet #2760-2 drain plug wrench tool- 14mm. bits at one end, 13mm. box wrench at the other end. Tool is approx. 11 1/2" long.

[sixto]

Yes, but I'm too cheap for nice tools. I had a nice offset bit for M116/7 head bolts but I don't remember who I lent it to Otherwise part of the fun is getting around special tools.

Sixto