I made a set out of a cheap wrench set from HF, the perfect candidate for something like this. But, as I believe Floyd pointed out, they’re only part of the tools when you don’t have the wrench for holding the adjuster.
-D Sent from my iPad > On Jan 15, 2022, at 7:12 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yep, made the valve adjustment bent wrenches with a couple of cheap > wrenches, I think they are "Companion" brand from the store formerly known as > Sears. Cheap wrenches are thiner and easier to bend. > > If you work on cars at all you need a blowtorch. Does not need to be the full > oxy-acetylene rig, just a standard hardware store propane torch will be hot > enough. > > > >> On Sat, Jan 15, 2022, at 6:47 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >> This guy Spencer bends up some cheap wrenches for valve adjustments and >> sells a pair for $30 or something and these fools go gaga over them. >> I’m like dude go to the pawn shop and get a coupla cheep wrenches, heat >> them with a torch and bend them and you’re good. And these fools are >> like I don’t have a torch so this is a good deal. A torch is what, $20? >> You’re still ahead plus you learn something. Total idiots, they >> deserve to be ripped off by this guy if they won’t listen to reality. >> >> Some guy said he was waiting on some cut springs to lower his car. Fnidiots. >> >> We should start selling some shite to these fools. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>>> On Jan 15, 2022, at 6:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> That was a big mistake. The guy is a moron, probably as big of a moron as >>> their expert kid who supposedly runs a shop. I have seen a lot of chatter >>> for quite a while of similar things. A while back he was trying to sell >>> all of his junk parts that nobody wants because he was moving or something. >>> This is also the kid that took apart a perfectly good 123 because he >>> wanted to learn out to take one apart. WTF? >>> >>>> On 1/15/2022 5:29 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I didn’t want to have to post this but really don’t have too many other >>>> options right now. Spencer Lerman has advertised on this forum several >>>> products and services. Some things that are needed and there are not a lot >>>> of options to be found. Specifically rebuilding of brake booster vacuum >>>> lines. Submitted order , paid and sent him my old line in early Nov to be >>>> rebuilt. Here it is middle of Jan and still no rebuilt hose. I pride >>>> myself on patience but I’ve about run out. I would not recommend ordering >>>> from Spencer even if you don’t have many options. This has been a most >>>> frustrating experience. >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> Sent from iFōn >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
