Re: what kind of tool do I need for this?

[Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>]

You can use a 1/2" breaker bar or ratchet. 

If you want to drain the differential it might take a long time for the oil to
drip out. 

Gus

On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Evangelos G. Makris wrote:

> What is the kind of tool I need to remove the 
> differential oil drain/refill taps on my 66 Sprite?
> 
> They are square, almost 0.5", but I am not so sure.
> 
> It looks like a 0.5" socket extension with the 
> little "ball" removed could do the trick. Wish I
> knew how to ... remove the ball.
> 
> Local car hardware stores only stock hexagon (Allen)
> keys for this operation, metric, the 11mm of which is 
> too small and the 13mm won't fit.
> 
> Evangelos
>