jo8243

I broke one of the exhaust manifold-to-Hpipe studs. I need a thin/slimline wrench to get it off. You can't get a normal-sized craftsman 15mm wrench in the space. Anybody know another brand (other than snap-on) that carries such a thing? Snap-on has them, but I need to get one locally (ie, today).
Thanks

And if you're wondering exactly what I mean by "thin/slimline", I'm referring to the "D" dimension in this pic:

Darkhalf

Sears?

jo8243

Nope. Already tried. Or at least the one I went to didn't have them and the salesperson didn't know what I meant.

John Shiels

depending where you live it may be tough to find, sears used to have them.

Redvette_22

Most of the time they are from the catalog only. You of course have Matco, SnapOn and so on.

bobc997615

Last hope is to buy a "cheapee" 15mm wrench open end & grind it down.

This must mean that the H-pipe is still in-place and you can't get a socket on it? I don't quite understand.

jo8243

No, the H-pipe is not on the car. You'd have to look at the stud to understand. Basically it has a stopper nut that is part of the stud that keeps it from going too far into the exhaust manifold threads. The stopper nut has a lip on it that is bigger than the nut itself. the lip keeps you from getting a thick wrench on it.

bobc997615

Sorry, I just had the head of the nut "flipped" around in my mind. I just dropped the whole shebang a couple of weeks ago to replace my rear tranny seal.

I'd take a small air grinder or Dremel and take the flange off the stud nut if there are no other options. I'm assuming it's the "upper" stud closest to the oil pan.

0Doug@MorosoPerformance

Grind it to the thickness you need.

SteveDoten

, had to do this last week

Brad@RevXtremeAutoSports

I got the small wrenches from a Husky kit at Home Depot. Use them for exactly what you are doing.

Another idea, look up your local snap on tool dealer and call him, more then likely he has his cell phone on to receicve calls from mechanics who need a tool right away. Ask him where he is at and meet him somewhere on his route. I did this once at it worked out great.

Good Luck

Brad

GUSTO14

I did this as well a while back with two broken studs (one on each side). I was actually able to use Vice-Grips on mine and get them out... yes... it surprised me too.

I also have the thin Snap-On wrenches and frankly they only went around the nut. The nuts were just too corroded to hold up to anything but a good line wrench and since I was replacing all of the studs and nuts anyway, I just used the Vice-Grips.

Good luck... GUSTO

VetteBandit

SK tools, have all their wrenches and love them.