tool i need May 10, 2013, 09:30:42 PM anyone ever heard of a 17mm socket head extenion?this is what i need to get my 1970 ghia gear box plug out Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #1 – May 11, 2013, 03:08:15 PM Do you mean for an allen head type plug? Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #2 – May 11, 2013, 05:14:00 PM If you mean an allen-head socket with a 17mm hex, you can get them quite cheaply. Princess Auto in Canada sells a whole set from 4-19mm for about $20. Harbor Freight is the American equivalent to Princess Auto, so I'd check there if I were you... Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #3 – May 11, 2013, 09:59:00 PM i was at lowes today getting over 3k of home improvement stuff and eyeballed the allen sockets, i see now exactly why the one guy in england said he had to use this thingy because all the other allen head sockets had clearance issues with lenghth.im thinking ill just get the allen head socket and band saw it down to a shorter length.not sure im gonna find a "17mm socket head extenion",, they do look fairly sturdy though and low profile. never saw one of these before but it goes to show you that there's a tool for everything out there and if you cant get it, you can probably make it. Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #4 – May 18, 2013, 01:05:35 PM well, lowes doent have it,,,napa doesnt have it,,,will try some auto box stores Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #5 – May 18, 2013, 01:32:20 PM http://ruttsautotools.com/assenmacher-specialty-tools-6500-17-12-drive-allen-17mm-socket-on-sale/Another this ones a bit pricierhttp://www.toolworks.com.au/t-and-e-85917-17mm-x-3-4drive-in-hex-impact-socket-115mm-long..html Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #6 – May 18, 2013, 10:45:09 PM wow, that first link is dead on what i need, low profile, not fat and is short.Thank you!!!some chick over on the ghia forum just said"why the hell are you worried more about draining, you need to first take out the fill plug and only then remove the drain plug, otherwise your gonna be sitting there with an empty transmission with no way to fill it"i was like ,,, oh , yeah,, didnt think of it like that. Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #7 – May 18, 2013, 10:48:41 PM No problem!!! Glad I could help. Filling it would be an important part. The little things!!!! LolI was goning to check my auto parts store local but never made it. Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #8 – May 19, 2013, 04:09:55 PM I probably have one of those in my tool box from my Mk1 H2O-cooled VW days. Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #9 – May 19, 2013, 05:14:58 PM JAY all you need is a bolt and a pair of vice grips if all else fails. Or a bolt welded to a piece of flat stock for tight spaces. I make them all the time when conventional sockets do not fit. The fill plug is a prime example of making a tool from a bolt head. Just use a metric bolt with a 17 MM HEAD and weld it to a piece of bar stock drilled with a hole in it and weld the threaded side to the bar. OR Put the bolt in a pair of vice grips and use the head of the bolt to fit in to the plug. Then twist out the PLUG. I have dun this many times in a pinch. NOTE NEVER TAKE OUT THE DRAIN PLUG FIRST>> NEVER !!!By the way there is another way to fill your tranny if the fill plug is stripped or frozen in. Through the shifter mounting !!! But that requires draining and adding exact amounts of fluid!! Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #10 – May 19, 2013, 10:11:22 PM i did the 17mm bolt head thing with a nut welded on the other end, the weld didnt hold too good, my fault im sure, was experimenting.i need to lay some more heat on it "if" i go that route again.never thought about drilling a hole in the bolt though, thats a good idea and i can fill the hole with weld.im gonna if i find out that the last guy in there had trouble and made the drain plub permanent. I didnt think of it till right now but i wonder what the odds are there is loc-tight on the threads. if so, ill have to heat it up then to melt it out. Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #11 – May 19, 2013, 10:12:00 PM Quote from: Chuck W;415521I probably have one of those in my tool box from my Mk1 H2O-cooled VW days. see if you do, if if your willing to part with it or let me borrow please, thanks chuck!btw, is that sig picture down at speedway? i was just over there again and bloomington 3 weeks ago. Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #12 – May 20, 2013, 01:21:49 PM Jay time to get the SMOKE WRENCH OUT. You have to move molicules around it seems!!!! Quote Selected
tool i need Reply #13 – May 20, 2013, 01:40:49 PM I was gonna suggest the bolt and a couple nuts on the other end and a socket on those. Quote Selected
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