Radiator temperature switch

[Roger Blassberg 0]

Anyone know the size of the socket needed to undo the radiator temperature switch?

 

Best wishes

 

RB

[davidwort 0]

ruler? :)

 

it's 32mm I think, but I've always used an adjustable spanner as I can't justify a deep 32mm socket only for that.

[Roger Blassberg 0]

Thanks David. It's just that it seems as though the hexagon is rather shallow and close to the face of the radiator.

 

(You are quite right of course about "Being a Boy Scout", about this and measuring it myself).

 

Best wishes

 

RB

[bristolbaron 10]

its size: massive.

 

get a pair of adjustables on there..

[Roger Blassberg 0]

To put this to bed, it's 29mm. And not at all tightly done up (which should have been obvious to me if I had thought about it - screwed as it is into a very flimsy radiator shell). All is well again for the princely sum of £12.

 

Best wishes

 

RB

[davidwort 0]

I knew it wasn't worth buying the socket :lol: , what on earth else is 29mm??

[Roger Blassberg 0]

Don't know, I used a borrowed 30mm socket which was fine for the minimal torque needed.

 

Best wishes

 

RB

[Supercharged 2]

It's an imperial size - think plumbing!

 

1" 1/8th IIRC

 

All the oil filter housing and sensor fittings on VW's are also imperial

[robrado974 1]

hope you put some sealer on the thread , i didnt, mine is tight but is leakin coolant . Will be doing it next week .

[RW1 0]

Don't know, I used a borrowed 30mm socket which was fine for the minimal torque needed.

 

Best wishes

 

RB

 

Believe its a 29mm size. Torque 35Nm.

 

If it doesn't come with a fibre washer fitted, then N 043 808 3 should do the trick.

 

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