Heater Control Switch Nut Install/Remove Tool
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Heater Control Switch Nut Install/Remove Tool
Anybody aware of a vendor that makes such an item? I have to replace my '61's heater control switch and the subject nut is stuck in place.
Thanks for any suggestion(s) you might have.
Thanks for any suggestion(s) you might have.
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If the heater switch is held on with the split face nuts like the C2's, you should be able to use a brass drift to remove the nut by hitting the nut in the space counter clockwise. Jerry
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I've made a lot of tools for removing split faced nuts from an old socket. Find one the right size and rough grind out enough of the socket to leave the number of tangs on the socket with a 4" grinder or similar. You can file them accurately to size with a hand file. Takes almost longer to tell about it than to make one, I've got a cheap set of Taiwan sockets I've cut up especially for this purpose.
You don't need a square drive socket wrench in those cases where the control protrudes through the socket square drive, just grab it with a pair of pliers. I don't have time to wait on an order for some special tool to come in, nor the inclination to order a tool for some item I'll probably use only once or twice in 20 years.
Just what I do, don't mean to dis anyone who chooses to buy and use the tools made for the purpose.
You don't need a square drive socket wrench in those cases where the control protrudes through the socket square drive, just grab it with a pair of pliers. I don't have time to wait on an order for some special tool to come in, nor the inclination to order a tool for some item I'll probably use only once or twice in 20 years.
Just what I do, don't mean to dis anyone who chooses to buy and use the tools made for the purpose.
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Thanks anyway!
Jack
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It's not a split-faced nut but rather an internal threaded cylinder with a hole thru the center and four "notches' to accept the special tool for removal/installation. The face of this chrome plated nut is flat which makes the special tool a necessity 'cause you can't get a drift punch into the slots.
Jack
Jack
I only mention this because it worked on my 62 - 27 years ago...
I used a small, flat blade screw driver in one of the slots at an oblique angle relative to the face of the nut. Then I gently tapped on the screw driver handle with a small hammer in order to tap the nut counterclockwise.
Jeff
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I've made a lot of tools for removing split faced nuts from an old socket. Find one the right size and rough grind out enough of the socket to leave the number of tangs on the socket with a 4" grinder or similar. You can file them accurately to size with a hand file. Takes almost longer to tell about it than to make one, I've got a cheap set of Taiwan sockets I've cut up especially for this purpose.
You don't need a square drive socket wrench in those cases where the control protrudes through the socket square drive, just grab it with a pair of pliers. I don't have time to wait on an order for some special tool to come in, nor the inclination to order a tool for some item I'll probably use only once or twice in 20 years.
Just what I do, don't mean to dis anyone who chooses to buy and use the tools made for the purpose.
You don't need a square drive socket wrench in those cases where the control protrudes through the socket square drive, just grab it with a pair of pliers. I don't have time to wait on an order for some special tool to come in, nor the inclination to order a tool for some item I'll probably use only once or twice in 20 years.
Just what I do, don't mean to dis anyone who chooses to buy and use the tools made for the purpose.
It's not a split-faced nut but rather an internal threaded cylinder with a hole thru the center and four "notches' to accept the special tool for removal/installation. The face of this chrome plated nut is flat which makes the special tool a necessity 'cause you can't get a drift punch into the slots.
Jack
Jack
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