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Old 04-24-2013, 09:17 PM
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Default 147 Hydro lever tension hints?
On my 147, I just spent an hour trying to get something to hold or turn the tension nut on the hydro lever friction discs. I tried my small vise grips, small and medium Channel locks, fingers, swearing, no luck. The steering shaft and the wiring harness prevent me from getting my hands in there while seeing the work.

Someone suggested a crow's foot wrench. Does anyone know for sure what size the nut is?

The service manual says use a wedge. I can't figure out what to use, or how. I might fit something between the nut and the steering column. Has anyone found a wedging technique?

Any other tips?
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Old 04-24-2013, 11:18 PM
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I took my whole dash apart to do it. It took an hour or two but works great now. Set it a little tighter than you think it should be and lube it up with a little silicone spray it will loosen up as you use it some.
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Does anyone know for sure what size that nut is? I have same bigger box end wrenches I can bend.
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I cut off a wrench I think it was the 1 1/4 or 1 1/8 I dont remember. Mine would not change the tension ether way. I had to pull the whole thing out and hammer it apart because it was so rusted up.
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I dont remember the size off hand but i use one of these with a long 3/8 extension ratchet
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I dont remember the size off hand but i use one of these with a long 3/8 extension ratchet
Where do you get those heads at? I heated up and bent a 1" cheap China wrench and it was too small, my larger sizes are craftsmans that I'd rather not bend. I got a 147 trying to tighten that nut up
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http://www.harborfreight.com/serpent...kit-66344.html

This is the name of the tool
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Sears has crowfoot spanners also, FWIW
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Right on, thanks fellas! I took off the console on a parts 127 and found the nut is a 1 1/16. I'll check harbor freight and/or Sears both are fairly close proximity to each other when I get out that way, too nice today
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Yeah it's a 1 1/16th. I tightened mine last year on my 147. Went to a hardware store and bought just that one size crows foot wrench and it did the trick.
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