Those sockets are too long, but I’m with you, add them to your tool collection anyway!  I got my 17 wrench from NAPA years ago.  http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Hex-Key-L-Type-Short-Metric-17-mm/_/R-CHQHKS17M_0151273125 

 

Stuart

 

From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Bjorkman
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 6:01 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Transaxel tool

 

Thanks Jimmy.  I am very aware of that jam nut tool and have used it in the past and was my backup if I ran across a short 10mm bolt before I found the tool I made from an allen wrench while tearing apart the workshop.  Happily, my local HF has the socket set you mentioned (I called them) and that is probably the route I will take.  One can always use more tools (?)  and that set has a couple of other handy allens.

 

 Dave

On 01/15/14, Jimmy Johnston<inmytree1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

 

I grabbed one from harbor freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-38-and-12-drive-metric-hex-bit-socket-set-67880-html.html

and there's this:

http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm

Have fun,

Jimmy
Wilmington, NC

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>wrote:

> Hi All;
> I went to check my tranny fluid level yesterday and could not find my cut
> off 17mm allen wrench. So I'm thinkin' maybe I'll upgrade to an allen
> socket or something. Right. So I'm off to Home Depot, Gem Auto, Sears,
> Advance Auto, ... and no one has a 17mm allen socket, or even a 17mm allen
> wrench. Then Harbor Freight comes to mind, but I also remembered someone
> mentioned a tool (I think at HF) specific to removing that big allen bolt.
> That would be an upgrade indeed.
> So, can anyone out there fill me in on the tool that does the job before I
> tear the workshop apart or go to HF?
>
> Dave B.
>