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Cheap 22mm allen Tank strainer tool
Today I received this tool http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22MM-FRONT-WHEEL-TOOL-HONDA-FIREBLADE-BLADE-08_W0QQitemZ330494032428QQcategoryZ10460QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%25 2BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D370443055589%252B37044 3055589%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4835674898353644578
Paid a $7.80 for it including shipping. It's a much CHEAPER option than anything else I've seen. Now I just need to find a place where I can work on the car... digi
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you can also use the back of a large spark plug socket.
<$7 at just about any auto parts store.
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Yeah I've read threads about using the back of a spark plug socket. Believe it or not, I couldn't find one!
digi
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The tank strainer on my 83 takes a 46 mm open end spanner.
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I think the wagons are the ones that take that size.
Never have messed with a sedan strainer......
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Ha! I will post a pic later of the tool I made from $1 worth of hardware, and a few minutes with a grinder.
I purchased a 5/8 bolt and 2 nuts from Lowes/Home depot (your choice). Locked the 2 nuts together at the end of the short bolt. Ground a little off each of the 6 faces until it fit snug in the port in the bottom of the tank. I then used a large adjustable wrench and it loosened effortlessly. Thanks for sharing the link !
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I just bought the 22mm allen wrench at cheapie freight for ten bucks. It wasn't a bad deal.
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FYI
FYI: Allen wrench fuel tank screen tool
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=285734 |
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I used the 22 mm nut comes off the front LCA eccentric bolt. I heated it and bent it 90 degrees. Done.
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Why would you bend the 22mm nut 90* ?
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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive) 84 300SD Daily driver 85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily. 98 E300D *sold 86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home. |
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I think he bent the bolt, to use the bend for leverage
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Example
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