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bmwpower
10-16-2009, 07:28 PM
Bilstein gland nut
~2.1" (~54mm) diameter
slot is ~8mm wide

42335

42336
Hiball
10-16-2009, 07:34 PM
Bilstein gland nut
~2.1" (~54mm) diameter
slot is ~8mm wide

42335

42336

My guess is the correct tool to use would be a gland packing wrench, but you could probably use a adjustable hook spanner wrench or a face spanner if the arms were thin enough.
Elroy
10-16-2009, 07:36 PM
You guys are no fun.

Just take a Snap-Off screw driver and hit it with a claw hammer :bowdown:
bmwpower
10-16-2009, 07:38 PM
You guys are no fun.

Just take a Snap-Off screw driver and hit it with a claw hammer :bowdown:

Pipe wrench has worked for me before. :)
Time to buy the right thing this time.
Hiball
10-16-2009, 07:40 PM
You guys are no fun.

Just take a Snap-Off screw driver and hit it with a claw hammer :bowdown:

Punches, Screwdrivers,Pipe Wrenches Oh.. Ive done it, but i learned what types of metal to beat on and which ones not too. Alot of the older hydraulic jacks used brass compression rings, after replacing a couple of them because i damaged them i decided to invest in the proper tools.
Elroy
10-16-2009, 07:41 PM
Pipe wrench has worked for me before.

Excellent. especially one with rusty and jagged teeth that bite in real good. Who the hell needs a spanner wrench
Speed-Racer
10-16-2009, 07:45 PM
A little bump with a dull air hammer bit. Has worked for me.
bmwpower
10-16-2009, 07:46 PM
My guess is the correct tool to use would be a gland packing wrench, but you could probably use a adjustable hook spanner wrench or a face spanner if the arms were thin enough.

Need more info on all those types. Not sure what they are. Gland packing wrench?
bmwpower
10-16-2009, 07:47 PM
Comon guys. What happened to the right tool for the job?
Speed-Racer
10-16-2009, 07:48 PM
http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-spanner-wrenches/=43aq6h


http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgPage.aspx?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=2727&CtlgEdition=115&ScreenWidth=1280&McMMainWidth=1075&sesnextrep=424604660673955
skipskip
10-16-2009, 07:52 PM
My B'steins came with a wrench to hold the gland nut, did you look in the boxes?

Skip
Hiball
10-16-2009, 07:52 PM
http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-spanner-wrenches/=43asd3

B is essentially a gland wrench they probably make a special wrench that fits exactly in that collar for your sitsuation.

Doh... Speed racer beat me too it with the link.
bmwpower
10-16-2009, 08:21 PM
http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-spanner-wrenches/=43asd3

B is essentially a gland wrench they probably make a special wrench that fits exactly in that collar for your sitsuation.

Doh... Speed racer beat me too it with the link.

A-ha. thanks Speed Racer and Hiball

But it looks like F is the proper one, no? A pin spanner would slip off.

Skipskip,
I didn't get anything in the package, but I do have something from another set. Might be the same size, but that thing is a PITA to use since it slips all the time. I'm always worried about marring the tube.

http://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/115/gfx/large/5475ac2l.gif
Hiball
10-16-2009, 08:24 PM
A-ha. thanks Speed Racer and Hiball

But it looks like F is the proper one, no? A pin spanner would slip off.

Skipskip,
I didn't get anything in the package.

F is a Adjustable Hook spanner, as i referenced in a earlier post and probably would work better than a pin spanner but if you could find the correct sized holding wrench thats what you really need. A hook spanner only grasps on one side.
Speed-Racer
10-16-2009, 08:32 PM
I would give Bilstein a call, I have a two pin something that attached to a 1/2 ratchet. Bet they would send you a special tool for free, but the spanner wrench from Mcmaster-carr may be a better tool to use. My air hammer has always worked well for my BMW's.
bmwpower
10-16-2009, 08:39 PM
I would give Bilstein a call, I have a two pin something that attached to a 1/2 ratchet. Bet they would send you a special tool for free, but the spanner wrench from Mcmaster-carr may be a better tool to use. My air hammer has always worked well for my BMW's.

I have that ring that you speak of, but it's not a perfect fit and has slipped before on me. These tihngs require some decent torque and you know to get them tightened up.

Where it attaches to the ratchet it wiggles since it's a thing metal ring.
Speed-Racer
10-16-2009, 08:49 PM
That is why I have always used an air hammer with a dull tip, they don't loosen up and I have driven for many many years after this method. The things supplied by bilstein slipped on me too.
volvo420coupe
10-16-2009, 09:20 PM
Go to your local bicycle shop and see what they have, a lot of older bottom brackets used a wrench that would probably work, they were usually a little on the thin side for automotive work, but since they are hardly used anymore on modern bikes, they might let you give it a try, or buy one from them.