[T3] 46mm Wrench to Loan?

[Dave Hall]

It's no hardship to cut off the downpipes below the nuts and then you can
get a 46mm socket (same as Camper rear hubnuts) and get decent leverage on
the nuts.  Once there's a bit of corrosion on the threads, it's often quite
a job to undo them. Penetrating oil and heat may well be needed anyway.
Clean the threads up and renew the copper crush washers; use graphite
lubricant on the threads in the (vain?) hope the nuts will undo next time.
You should be able to use something like an adjustable wrench or
self-locking type to nip the nuts up, but they don't need much torque.

While you have the lower tubes off the heat excahngers, check carefully that
the pipes are not badly corroded and the casing doesn't have any holes -
leaks there can draw exhaust fumes into the heater system.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jeremy Menzies
Sent: 10 November 2015 16:36
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] 46mm Wrench to Loan?

Hi All,
Does anyone on the list have a 46mm open-end wrench for the huge heat
exchanger to muffler nuts that I could borrow?  I would be happy to pay a
rental fee and all shipping if so.
I sent a message to someone on the samba who is selling one for $35 shipped
but have not heard back after a few weeks, so I thought I'd ask here.
I bought a NOS muffler and need the wrench to transfer my upper/rear heater
boxes to the new muffler.  Since they're going to be a real pain, I don't
even want to start trying without the proper tool.
Thanks,Jeremy

SF, CA'71 Squareback, 4-spd, F.I. 1600 		 	   		  
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