Re: Transaxel tool

David Bjorkman · 2014-01-15T14:00:36.000Z

Thanks Jimmy. I am very aware of that jam nut tool and have used it in the past and was my backup if I ran across a short 10mm bolt before I found the tool I made from an allen wrench while tearing apart the workshop. Happily, my local HF has the socket set you mentioned (I called them) and that is probably the route I will take. One can always use more tools (?) and that set has a couple of other handy allens. Dave On 01/15/14, Jimmy Johnston<inmytree1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: I grabbed one from harbor freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-38-and-12-drive-metric-hex-bit-socket-set-67880-html.html and there's this: http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm Have fun, Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, David Bjorkman < ddbjorkman@verizon.net >wrote: > Hi All; > I went to check my tranny fluid level yesterday and could not find my cut > off 17mm allen wrench. So I'm thinkin' maybe I'll upgrade to an allen > socket or something. Right. So I'm off to Home Depot, Gem Auto, Sears, > Advance Auto, ... and no one has a 17mm allen socket, or even a 17mm allen > wrench. Then Harbor Freight comes to mind, but I also remembered someone > mentioned a tool (I think at HF) specific to removing that big allen bolt. > That would be an upgrade indeed. > So, can anyone out there fill me in on the tool that does the job before I > tear the workshop apart or go to HF? > > Dave B. >

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Subject:	Re: Transaxel tool
From:	David Bjorkman
Date:	Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:00:36 -0600

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>Thanks Jimmy.&nbsp; I am very aware of that jam nut tool and have used it in the past and was my backup if I ran across a short 10mm bolt before I found the tool I&nbsp;made from an allen wrench while tearing apart the workshop.&nbsp; Happily, my local HF has the socket set you mentioned&nbsp;(I called them) and that is probably the route I will take.&nbsp; One can always use more tools (?) &nbsp;and that set has a couple of other handy allens.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;Dave</DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 01/15/14, <SPAN>Jimmy Johnston&lt;inmytree1@GMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">I grabbed one from harbor freight.<BR><BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-38-and-12-drive-metric-hex-bit-socket-set-67880-html.html" target=_blank>http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-38-and-12-drive-metric-hex-bit-socket-set-67880-html.html</A><BR><BR>and there's this:<BR><BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm" target=_blank>http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm</A><BR><BR>Have fun,<BR><BR>Jimmy<BR>Wilmington, NC<BR><BR><BR>On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, David Bjorkman &lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:ddbjorkman@verizon.net" target=_blank>ddbjorkman@verizon.net</A>&gt;wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; Hi All;<BR>&gt; I went to check my tranny fluid level yesterday and could not find my cut<BR>&gt; off 17mm allen wrench. So I'm thinkin' maybe I'll upgrade to an allen<BR>&gt; socket or something. Right. So I'm off to Home Depot, Gem Auto, Sears,<BR>&gt; Advance Auto, ... and no one has a 17mm allen socket, or even a 17mm allen<BR>&gt; wrench. Then Harbor Freight comes to mind, but I also remembered someone<BR>&gt; mentioned a tool (I think at HF) specific to removing that big allen bolt.<BR>&gt; That would be an upgrade indeed.<BR>&gt; So, can anyone out there fill me in on the tool that does the job before I<BR>&gt; tear the workshop apart or go to HF?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Dave B.<BR>&gt;<BR></DIV></div>

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