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I use a Kobalt Metric 1/2-in Drive 12-point 36mm Shallow Socket P.N. 338135 for $8.98 (Lowes). It's short enough to get between the muffler and the axle nut on my RTL while mounted on a torque wrench. It's 12 point but does the job. I'm too lazy to weld.
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Originally Posted by h0gr1der
I use a Kobalt Metric 1/2-in Drive 12-point 36mm Shallow Socket P.N. 338135 for $8.98 (Lowes). It's short enough to get between the muffler and the axle nut on my RTL while mounted on a torque wrench. It's 12 point but does the job. I'm too lazy to weld.
Being in a small town, I don't have easy access to stuff like that on the shelf and don't like to buy tools online. I did check a couple of local pawn shops for 36mm open end/box end wrenches--no luck there of course. So, I figured since I have a welder, chop saw and grinder why not just make what I need from the sockets that were way to long to start with.
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I commend you on skills I don't possess. On this forum, seems like a lot of folks are very capable at making/designing anything. Wonder if this reflects on the Spyders shortcomings?
As an aside, I also bought this for cheap, 36mm box wrench off of ebay-https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunex-936-36-MM-Jumbo-Combination-Wrench-CR-MO-36mm/323305411708?epid=1111819199&hash=item4b4681147c%3 Ag%3AwxcAAOSwRjlc8-tV&LH_ItemCondition=3
For some reason I notice that the 36mm stuff is slightly loose on the Spyder axles. Still works, but hard to keep a bite on the bolt without an assistant. Doesn't matter the brand of tool, all of them are loose. Suspect the axles are slightly smaller than 36mm.
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Well done....
Great Idea for those with skills and equipment. Those without can take the parts and plans to a welding shop and have it done. The rest can shop Harbor Freight and the like for other solutions. I use a large cresent wrench on the holding side and the socket and torque wrench on the other....
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I use a 1" 7/16 boxed/ opened end wrench, 12pt. Bruce
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Originally Posted by safecracker
I use a 1" 7/16 boxed/ opened end wrench, 12pt. Bruce
appreciate that. I never bothered to calculate the conversion to SAE. Even if I had, I suspect that size might be a little difficult to find. That said, you know I will sort through the old wrenches in local pawn shops--it's an addiction, I know.
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