AngelOfPassion
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- Jul 5, 2011
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Mesa,
Arizona
Hi guys,
So I've been doing my first turbo swap and everything has gone great except for this. No tool I have can fit into the groove where the oil feed line sits in between the compressor housing. I bought a short 17mm wrench and I can get it around the nut but the wrench is too wide and I can't turn it.
It's like I need a wrench that is skinnier this way:
I also saw this thread where someone was having the same problem but I can't find the tool that was suggested anywere at all. It seems like they don't make them anymore. It's a wrench that grabs two adjacent sides of the hex instead of two opposite sides if that makes sense. It looks like it will work but I can't find one. Here is the thread with a pic of it:
How to tighten oil feed line?
Anyone know any tricks to get in there? It's really pissing me off.
I was also thinking about trying a "crow's foot" wrench but I'm worried they will be too wide as well just like a normal wrench. Any thoughts on that idea?
So I've been doing my first turbo swap and everything has gone great except for this. No tool I have can fit into the groove where the oil feed line sits in between the compressor housing. I bought a short 17mm wrench and I can get it around the nut but the wrench is too wide and I can't turn it.
It's like I need a wrench that is skinnier this way:
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I also saw this thread where someone was having the same problem but I can't find the tool that was suggested anywere at all. It seems like they don't make them anymore. It's a wrench that grabs two adjacent sides of the hex instead of two opposite sides if that makes sense. It looks like it will work but I can't find one. Here is the thread with a pic of it:
How to tighten oil feed line?
Anyone know any tricks to get in there? It's really pissing me off.
I was also thinking about trying a "crow's foot" wrench but I'm worried they will be too wide as well just like a normal wrench. Any thoughts on that idea?