> Don Malling wrote :
> >I'm having trouble removing the hex nut which holds in the tipping valve
> on my TR250 brake MC.
>
> Nelson doesn't mention anything special about removing it at
> http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/MCPDWA/MC.htm
>
> I don't have the 1/2" allen wrench, so I'm using a pipe wrench and a hex
> bolt as Nelson described. Just don't budge. I've soaked it in PC
> blaster, but no go. Maybe I just need to get the big allen wrench and
> lean on it???
Dave Massey replied :
> Another trick offered on this list is to buy at the ahrdware store a 5/16
> (or 3/8) coupling nut. They cost only a buck or so and they are long
> enough to fit into the tipping valve and still leave enough onto which you
> can put a 1/2 wrench.
Problem is, the coupling nut is quite a bit softer than an honest Allen
wrench, and is apt to round off or break. This trick may work in a pinch,
if the fastener in question isn't too badly stuck, but ...
Don, my suggestion would be to break down and buy the Allen wrench. Get a
good brand name, as the Chinese ones are sometimes brittle & will snap at
unpleasant times. Also get the 'long arm' style wrench, as it will give you
more leverage.
Enco has several different Bondhus sets for under $15.
http://www.use-enco.com/
Or, for the ultimate in torque, get one of the socket-drive hex wrenches. I
believe Sears carries these but they are more expensive.
Randall
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