Tool Question

Super88

Super88

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I'm getting ready to place an order which includes a head nut torque wrench adapter and was wondering if there is any difference in the ones sold by the various vendors.
 
Get the Snap-On or Macs version. (Picture from the Ford Garage)
 

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I got mine from one of the Ford distributors. Had to grind the top of the socket end a little lower to clear my "B" distributor. Other than that it works great.
Dick
 
The Snap-on version has been discontinued for quite a while and may take some doing to track one down. Anyone know the part # or description of the Mac Tools version? I'm having trouble locating it in their catalog.
 
I have a couple of the Macs versions at home, I'll look up the part number tonight. I think that it also has been discontinued, but both the Snap-On and Macs tools are available if you look in "all the right places".
 
I’ll be the devil’s advocate, why? It takes less than 2 minutes to remove the distributor, and in fact, if you do not want your distributor to rust and lock into the head it is a good idea to remove it just for fun occasionally.
 
I looked in a old MAC TOOL catalog and it shows S126 11/16" caster camber wrench, nothing
comes up on their web site for that number.

Bob
 
30ccpickup said:
I’ll be the devil’s advocate, why? It takes less than 2 minutes to remove the distributor, and in fact, if you do not want your distributor to rust and lock into the head it is a good idea to remove it just for fun occasionally.[/QUOTe

but to remove the dist you need to remove the armored cable hold down and that defeats the purpose when torquing or retorquing the head
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The head nut torque tool adapter from Snyders works well. It is shown on page A-116 of their current (2012) catalog. Good Day!
Part number: A-6064-T
 
The Snyder's one looks like they just cut a socket in half and welded the pieces
to a piece of U shaped metal.

Bob
 
THis could be a fun project. Just head for the swap meet , buy the correct size box end wrench and a short extension for the torque wrench, cut bend, and weld them together. I must confess, I've got a bucket of old wrenches and an acelylene torch so it was fun.
 
On both my "A",s I dont use the ign cable hold down clamp,so in 2 min you can have the dist out & in & no need for the adapter.
 
I agree with 30ccpickup. I also remove the distributor to torque #1 head nut. It is very quick to do. I do not use the armoured cable hold down on #8. #8 is a very sensitive bolt/nut to begin with and I do not like tampering with it after it is torqued.

Dick
 
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