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Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:09 pm
by Bilko
Can someone give me the name of the 11mm spanner that helps with fitting the exhaust manifold on?

I've lost track of the details, does it begin with F?

I'm offline now 'til tomorrow afternoon. No internet in the house due to provider change over. :(

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:54 pm
by Ian Hepworth
facom. french al can supply. get the special socket for doing hub studs while you are at it.

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:57 pm
by Bilko
Thanks Ian.

What's the special socket for hub studs called?

(piggy backing someone's connection again. :D )

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:06 am
by corrado
Bilko wrote:
What's the special socket for hub studs called?
French Al's special socket for hub studs. :D

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:31 pm
by red
Bilko wrote:Can someone give me the name of the 11mm spanner that helps with fitting the exhaust manifold on?

I've lost track of the details, does it begin with F?

I'm offline now 'til tomorrow afternoon. No internet in the house due to provider change over. :(
What's special about this spanner?

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:54 pm
by Ian Hepworth
I'll take a pic of it if I can (and get the part number).

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:15 pm
by Bilko
Here's where I got mine.

Handy Spanner Link

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:49 pm
by red
Just ordered one.

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:03 pm
by rog60
I've got one of those in a set of metric combination spanners I bought from Halfords many years ago, was about that price for the full set :!: :!: :!:
So what else is special about it, I thiought everyone used them as the are the obvious solution to a tricky problem. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Re: Exhaust Spanner

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:28 pm
by Ian Hepworth
rog60 wrote:I've got one of those in a set of metric combination spanners I bought from Halfords many years ago, was about that price for the full set :!: :!: :!:
So what else is special about it, I thiought everyone used them as the are the obvious solution to a tricky problem. :roll: :roll: :roll:
Not obvious to everyone.