vw tool 3078, top mount tool

[mimjed 0]

any ideas where i can get hold of one from?

 

or possibly borrow one from someone if i pay for postage/insurance on it?

 

it is the 22mm obe im after.

 

cheers jim

[Supercharged 2]

It's made by Mantra I think and You can buy it from VW but it's not really needed - try a Lambda probe socket with an allen key or just get a garage to buzz it off with an airgun.

 

Note the nut size on some new shocks is 21mm - for this you can just use a standard 14mm sparkplug socket with a spanner and allen key.

[Rob_B 0]

spark plug socket with an allen key. the spark plug socket allows you to get a spanner on the outside

[too hot 0]

I used a 22mm ring spanner and ground the edges off just to give the clearance to slip in :D

[Jim Bowen 1]

yes, if you can get a drop ring spanner, with a big drop you can just use that.

 

i've nicked the same spanner off a plumber three times now for that job :lol:

[mimjed 0]

all sound like good plans

 

have tried spark plug sockets but all seem to small, i need 22mm

 

i think i may have solved my own problem though, im thinking grind two sides down on a 22mm socket so i can grab it with a large adjustable spanner then i still have the hole down the middle for the 7mm allen key.

[Supercharged 2]

As I said, Lambda probe socket is what you need - 22mm and easily available.

[mimjed 0]

As I said, Lambda probe socket is what you need - 22mm and easily available.

 

your not wrong that would do the job.

 

but im gunna butcher one of my 22's first. have spent enough money on the old girl today now.

[emu 0]

maybe worth to try ??

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... ink:top:en

[mimjed 0]

maybe worth to try ??

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... ink:top:en

 

right sort of tool. wrong sizes by the description.

 

this is the right sort of socket http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/-Sealey-Tools-Lambda-Probe-Oxygen-Sensor-Socket-22mm-_W0QQitemZ300391565229QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=d5a7564c1240a0aad0e4f1b4fec2fada

 

but im going to butcher a spare 22mm tomorrow instead.

[Toad 0]

I just filed flats onto a 22mm socket so I could grip it with a spanner and am quite happy with it. Got a steep drop ring spanner for the other car.

[mimjed 0]

I just filed flats onto a 22mm socket so I could grip it with a spanner and am quite happy with it. Got a steep drop ring spanner for the other car.

 

i think i may have solved my own problem though, im thinking grind two sides down on a 22mm socket so i can grab it with a large adjustable spanner then i still have the hole down the middle for the 7mm allen key.

 

:wink:

[Toad 0]

Ha! Just goes to show I never really read anything.

[Swompy 0]

When I changed my suspension I used a 7mm allen key with a handle

 

Like this

 

 

Then used a socket ( cant remember what size ) and a pair of mole grips worked fine for me.

 

If I could of I would of welded a bar to the socket to make things easyer but lack of a welder stopped that. 8)

[mimjed 0]

yeah ive never found a 7mm allen key other than in a handle set so far.

 

but yes i will be doing the same thing essentially tomorrow :D

[Supercharged 2]

7mm keys like that are available in Halfords seperatly - it's a 'brake' allen key

[mimjed 0]

i sent my old dear when she went shopping today, none available at all from hinckley halfrauds.

 

not even with the handle on

[Swompy 0]

7mm keys like that are available in Halfords seperatly - it's a 'brake' allen key

 

Yep its a brake caliper allen key

[Supercharged 2]

Check local stock from the web -

 

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165469

[mimjed 0]

i have one so its not really a problem.

 

but i dont really trust the stock checker thing, all the stores near to me have one in stock. but as i say the old dear asked ealier and they had a good hunt around but nothing found.

[Critical_Mass 10]

Here you go - http://www.power-tools-pro.co.uk/draper ... rrency=GBP