Hi Terry,
They also make some 12 pt crowsfoot, these are great because they don't strip
the bolt head. I use them on Gas Turbines all the time. You thought things
are tight on Spridget? Try working on these wonderful whirling dervishes. My
favorite tool is a 18" 1/4 dr wobble extension. It gets your hands out of the
way of where you are working.
Cheers
and keep them spinning as we say in the turbine business.
Rick
Terry Williams wrote:
> One of this past Christmas gifts from loving significant (for 25 years)
> other, was a set of 3/8 drive crowsfoot wrenches/sockets. Problem was, they
> were metric, so after many long weeks of waiting, last weekend, they
> finally arrived, just in time for the front brake hose replacement. For
> those who may have tackled same, you know how tight space is near the
> shock, and trying to get two 9/16 wrenches in there (one to hold the line
> mounting bolt, the other to loosen the brass brake line nut (without
> wrecking the line, or rounding the bolt) would have been virtually
> impossible without these crowsfoot(feet?) socket attachments. Their design
> allows grip around the nut, plus as a bonus, because they're slightly
> open-faced, I was able to get over the bolt, line intact.
>
> You NEED a set of these, especially with the confines of the Midget. (No
> financial yahda yahdah, YMMV etc.)
>
> Final result, RH side brake hose removal/replace no problem, driver's side,
> weellll....thankfully, it's the shortest line (union to bulkhead) and will
> be relatively easy to replicate & install, they sheared off at both mounts,
> but here's the thing I discovered...
>
> On the passenger side, where the brass brake hose banjo joins the caliper,
> the hose fits into a U-shaped retaining bracket (which is held in place by
> the two bolts that mount the caliper) yet on the driver's side, this
> bracket is reversed, and the U shape fits OVER the brass sleeve of the
> hose? What's up with this? Could someone have replaced one side? Manuals
> are vague, parts books only show the mounting bolts, not this/these
> retaining mounts? Which is correct? Were there two types of hose retainers
> at the caliper, LH & RH?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know.
>
> So, weekend results, two new shocks, two new brake hoses, one new tie rod
> end.
>
> And now, it's on to rear spring/shock replacement....
>
> You need those wrenches!
>
> Terry 'Now With Crowsfeet In The Tool Chest, And The Eyes' Williams
> Halifax, Nova Scotia
> '77 MG Midget
> '70 MGB BGT
> '68 MGB roadster
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