[DeTomaso] Fw: Odd Size Nut On Damper Installation Tool?

Will Demelo wdemelo at cogeco.ca
Wed Nov 21 05:58:10 EST 2007


"Odd size nut" subject and Larry Cleveland hasen't chimed in yet?




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "Curt Hall" <cuvee at sbcglobal.net>; "John Bentley (jab)" <jab at cisco.com>; 
<detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:08 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Odd Size Nut On Damper Installation Tool?


> Naw,  left handed pliers are only for lossening bolts, I need right handed 
> pliers because I'm tighening a nut.
>
>  Ken
>
> Curt Hall <cuvee at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>  Maybe you need a left handed pliers?
>
> Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:   Nope,
>
> I tried metric pliers and they didn't fit.
>
> Ken
>
> "John Bentley (jab)" wrote:
> Ken,
>
> You need a metric crescent wench for this nut. :)
>
> JB
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of Ken Green
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:55 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Odd Size Nut On Damper Installation Tool?
>
> I bought a damper install / puller and would like to use a box end
> wrench to turn the nut to pull the damper onto the crank. I measured
> the nut with a dial caliper, and the lands are 1.275 (within a couple
> thousandths) on all 3 measurements which doesn't match any normal
> fraction (is 1 and 11/40) and is about 32.385 mm.
>
> Based on this I'm assuming the nut is a custom part that doesn't match
> any standard or metric wrench, but before I give up and use a crescent
> wrench, can someone confirm that kits like this have odd ball nuts in
> them?
>
> thanks
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