In need of a fancy socket.....

[marshall]

.....But do they exist?

I need to remove the top mount centre nut after fitting the KWs to drop a washer in there to stop it from knocking.

However. The 200 has the new top mount design and the hole is so small there isn't clearance for a swan necked spanner.

What I need is a 18mm socket, with and external hex (like a spark plug socket) but with a big enough hole down the middle to get a socket on the 8mm shaft to stop it rotating.

Anyone know of such thing or am I going to have to go to the machine shop at work and come up with something myself?

 

[jase]

When I first changed mine to v1s we couldn't get that bolt off so took the whole leg to a local little garage/tyre place.
they took the bolt off no trouble and for free.
could try driving to your local place and seeing if they'll just whip the bolt off.?

 

[Tuck]

Not just use a ring spanner for the nuts and hold the shaft with the socket? Full of the innuendos

 

[GrumpyTwig]

Don't you just need a long reach socket or am I missing something?

 

[smoggy mark]

Don't you just need a long reach socket or am I missing something?

This is what they used on mine.

 

[Craig211]

Couldn't just grind down the outer edge of the spanner? I had to do this on my last last car but then again I have plenty of old spanners lying around so not too worried about ruining one

 

[Glenn_Adam_Doble]

Get a old 18mm Socket and get a good bite on it with a set of stilsons and a long Allen key done the centre will do the trick that's how we have done it in 4 different clios

 

[marshall]

Not taking the leg off again. Lol.

The shaft of the shock rotates as you turn the nut.

No Allen key in the too, they are v3s with a hex on top.

Suppose I could grind away a spanner.....

 

[quik97]

sounds like you need a windy gun or know any one with a cordless impact gun?

 

[marshall]

Rattling it off might work but I don't think the clearance is there for the gun ontop lol

 

[ken182]

Same problem on my mk6 golf bibilstein I used a spark it socket with a hex on the outside and was able to get a 1/4 drive ratchet extension with spline bit through the centre to hold the shaft while I uses a spanner in the hex socket to loosen the nut.



you can get specific sockets with a cut out on he side to get an Allen key in also

 

[marshall]

I've found these!!

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/040219221?da=1&TC=SRC-through+sets

through sockets. May have to invest.

 

[jimpy9]

Lee theres a machine mart down histon road