mccan:

I don't know if Home Depot will have the 27mm socket or 14mm allen wrench. I was thinking more along the lines of Sears and then auto parts stores (I've seen the 27mm at Pep Boys (they sell Stanley tools along with cheap imports) and know NAPA will have it, then probably O'Reilly (they stock Challenger tools) would probably have it - don't know about other parts stores. I would be cautious about using the no-name tools usually made in Taiwan or China - I've seen some that worked OK and others that were not worth a glass of warm spit!

Auto Zen:

I wrote that any "well made 12 pt. 27mm deep socket should" work to let others know that cheap 27mm sockets would probably not and cause damage - at least that was what I was trying to get across. Sears, Challenger, Proto, Stanley, and other tools similar to these should work provided the socket is deep enough meaning the socket needs to be checked to make sure it engages the nozzle's hex portion enough to ensure a good grip to R&R the nozzle and not contact the nozzle nipples because if the socket walls do contact the nipples the socket will not easily slide down to engage the nozzles hex portion (my Snap-On 27mm needs to be wiggled a bit to center it on the nozzle so it slides over the nipples, I would assume any other 27mm deep socket would require a bit of wiggling to center it to slide over the nipples and engage the nozzle's hex portion). I consider Sears, Challenger, Proto, and Stanley tools to be mid-level quality tools that are more than adequate to do repair work, and I own/use examples of all of them along with my Snap-On/Stahlwhile/Mac tools. I looked at the Performance Products catalog and their "special" 12 pt 27mm deep socket to R&R injector nozzles (and it "may" be used on the crankshaft bolt according to PP - a dual purpose "special" tool!) looks like a standard Stahlwhile socket and PP sells it for $23.63 (ouch!). Your point is well taken that a cheap socket should be avoided because of the possible damage that can be done to the nozzle rendering it unuseable - my point exactly in my original reply although not expressly stated in those specific terms.

Good Luck!
Tom

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