deck lid receiver removal

[Keith M.]

feeling like this should not stump me but it has. how do remove that nut that I can't get to straight on because of the pin and that is too recessed to get from the sides???

[Dennis C.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

feeling like this should not stump me but it has. how do remove that nut that I can't get to straight on because of the pin and that is too recessed to get from the sides???

I would suggest using an offset wrench. If you don't have one with the correct offset, I would make one. Take an inexpensive wrench, heated and bend to the desired shape.

[Keith M.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

I would suggest using an offset wrench. If you don't have one with the correct offset, I would make one. Take an inexpensive wrench, heated and bend to the desired shape.

Oohh..never knew those existed. Cant remember the name of those little open end pieces you put in a socket...what are they called?

[Keith M.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

Crowfoot. Might those work?

[Don L.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

Oohh..never knew those existed. Cant remember the name of those little open end pieces you put in a socket...what are they called?

[Leif A.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

Oohh..never knew those existed. Cant remember the name of those little open end pieces you put in a socket...what are they called?

Crows feet.

[Dennis C.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

Crowfoot. Might those work?

Maybe, but I think your best bet is a box wrench bent to the right angle. This would require a less movement to loosen.

[Rocco S.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

Keith,

Snap On and probably make deep offset box wrenches that will probably work too. You don't say what the hex size is but the photos are 3/8" X 7/16". Good luck.
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[Keith M.]

Re: deck lid receiver removal

This is turning out quite well as I love it when the solution ends up with a new tool!!! I am gonna pick up a set of Craftsman offset wrenches from Amazon for $48. I had been thinking about a set of crows foot for a while but they are $63 and I think for this need the offsets are better. I probably do have a random wrench of appropriate size that I could bend but what I don't have is a welder and I don't think MAP gas gonna do the job to bend it.

Thanks all. much appreciated. Probably too late for Santa to get the wrenches under the tree. And many might say I not been a good boy anyway. Merry Xmas!!