what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
01-10-2006 | 09:58 AM
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what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
$16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
from quadratec).
--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
$16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
from quadratec).
--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
01-10-2006 | 10:18 AM
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Re: what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
I went to Harbor Freight and got a set of cheap 3/8" drive extensions. I
then carefully ground the sides of the shortest until it was a good fit into
the plugs. As I recall the one on the right side (fill?) required a very
short one as there was not much space in a XJ.
JoBo
"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:9ICdnbO9RPYEIF7eRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for about
> 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a weather
> strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and $16 U bolts
> etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to feel a sense
> of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to 50% of the
> cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29 from
> quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
then carefully ground the sides of the shortest until it was a good fit into
the plugs. As I recall the one on the right side (fill?) required a very
short one as there was not much space in a XJ.
JoBo
"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:9ICdnbO9RPYEIF7eRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for about
> 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a weather
> strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and $16 U bolts
> etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to feel a sense
> of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to 50% of the
> cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29 from
> quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
01-10-2006 | 10:18 AM
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Re: what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
I went to Harbor Freight and got a set of cheap 3/8" drive extensions. I
then carefully ground the sides of the shortest until it was a good fit into
the plugs. As I recall the one on the right side (fill?) required a very
short one as there was not much space in a XJ.
JoBo
"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:9ICdnbO9RPYEIF7eRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for about
> 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a weather
> strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and $16 U bolts
> etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to feel a sense
> of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to 50% of the
> cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29 from
> quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
then carefully ground the sides of the shortest until it was a good fit into
the plugs. As I recall the one on the right side (fill?) required a very
short one as there was not much space in a XJ.
JoBo
"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:9ICdnbO9RPYEIF7eRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for about
> 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a weather
> strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and $16 U bolts
> etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to feel a sense
> of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to 50% of the
> cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29 from
> quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
01-10-2006 | 10:18 AM
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Re: what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
I went to Harbor Freight and got a set of cheap 3/8" drive extensions. I
then carefully ground the sides of the shortest until it was a good fit into
the plugs. As I recall the one on the right side (fill?) required a very
short one as there was not much space in a XJ.
JoBo
"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:9ICdnbO9RPYEIF7eRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for about
> 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a weather
> strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and $16 U bolts
> etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to feel a sense
> of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to 50% of the
> cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29 from
> quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
then carefully ground the sides of the shortest until it was a good fit into
the plugs. As I recall the one on the right side (fill?) required a very
short one as there was not much space in a XJ.
JoBo
"Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in
message news:9ICdnbO9RPYEIF7eRVn-sw@rcn.net...
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for about
> 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a weather
> strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and $16 U bolts
> etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to feel a sense
> of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to 50% of the
> cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29 from
> quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
01-10-2006 | 07:26 PM
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Re: what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
Yankee ingenuity. You should have seen the home make starter
wrenches of the forties.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Simon Junco wrote:
>
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
> about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
> weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
> $16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
> feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
> 50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
> from quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
wrenches of the forties.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Simon Junco wrote:
>
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
> about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
> weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
> $16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
> feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
> 50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
> from quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
01-10-2006 | 07:26 PM
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Re: what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
Yankee ingenuity. You should have seen the home make starter
wrenches of the forties.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Simon Junco wrote:
>
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
> about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
> weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
> $16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
> feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
> 50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
> from quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
wrenches of the forties.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Simon Junco wrote:
>
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
> about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
> weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
> $16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
> feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
> 50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
> from quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
01-10-2006 | 07:26 PM
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Re: what tool does everyone use drain/fill the BA10/15
Yankee ingenuity. You should have seen the home make starter
wrenches of the forties.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Simon Junco wrote:
>
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
> about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
> weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
> $16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
> feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
> 50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
> from quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
wrenches of the forties.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Simon Junco wrote:
>
> Curious to know what everyone else used to open the metric square drive
> fill and drain plugs? I machined down a socket extension. Is there an
> actual tool available? I though about going to the dealership... for
> about 3 seconds until I remembered how they wanted $80 dollars for a
> weather strip Quadratec sells for $15, or their $12 shackle bolts and
> $16 U bolts etc. At this point I like to price at the dealership just to
> feel a sense of gratification when I buy the part aftermarket for 20% to
> 50% of the cost (most recently passenger side E brake cable $68... $29
> from quadratec).
>
> --
> Simon
> "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
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