Full floater rod conversion to inserts

Mark's 37
It is issues like this that makes it necessary for "special. home made tools."
Take your tool of choice to the bench grinder and make a special tool for that job.
Bruce
 
Thanks, looks like a set of six points may be on the never ending shopping list. Meanwhile, I need to gather up the motivation to start removing 42 head studs.
 
I have a very old special tool for this job, with tapered six point socket heads. If you have access to a lathe it would be a simple matter to skim any socket down to a similar shape. if you could set the socket up on a drill press you could get the same effect by careful use of an angle grinder.

Use your ingenuity.

Mart.
 
You need to make "special tools' my friend! I have a socket that I put on my lathe and used a tool-post grinder to grind the OD down (especially near the bottom) - it is a 6 point socket and it allows me to get down onto these pesky Devils! :)
 
Well, there are several options--
Original tools designed specifically for the job are occasionally on EBAY. Mine are "Herbrand".

12 point sockets from high quality sources have thinner walls than 6 point and work just fine.

Do as others have suggested and reduce the OD in the offending area.
 
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