is there a specific wrench that will reach the hold down bolt on an LO3 disributor? if i go to sears and tell em i need a distributor wrench will it work or is there a specific part number? i want to change the timing and i remember when i changed the manifold it was a pain in the **** to get at, i wana work like man this time

 

Get a measurement of how you need the wrench to be in order to reach yur distributor bolt, then go into Sears Craftsman.

 

S/B a 9/16"

 

i have a couple from snap on, works way better than any generic wrench plus i have a couple generic wrenches i modified with a torch and bent where i needed a bend, also works way better than a generic wrench.

 

cuse my ignorance, whats s/b?

 

I would assume small block. Also, my friend picked up a cheap distributer wrench from autozone or something I believe. It does its job.

Ben

 

I use a 9/16" crows foot on an extension. Work fine & can be used elsewhere as well.

 

crows foot?

 

Sorry, I got lazy. S/B = "should be". "Small Block = SB or SBC.

 

Also small block. I think big blocks come with a 1/2" bolt there.

 

Yeah, the one my friend got had a different size on both ends like it was made to fit distributer bolts on 2 types of motors.

Ben

 

It's a ratchet attachment. It's like a wrench with a hole for a ratchet (or it's extension), and will make it a 90 degree angle. I'm not sure if it's crow's foot or craw's foot or claws foot, but it's a foot of some kind. It works fine and is more diverse, IMHO, than a fixed wrench.

 

It's a Crow's foot (I work at sears in tools). The stock # for the 9/16" is 43623 and it's $6.99. It's a lot cheaper to buy the set then them individually, even though the sets are $37.99 (stock #4362).

You put a 3/8 extension in the foot and like 91Z28-350 said, its more diverse.

 

I forgot about those, but also the dist wrench that my friend bought actually comes in half and both ends have the 3/8" square and are held together with an adapter that holds them. You can take them apart and use one side and use the adapter to connect a ratchet to it so it should work about the same as one of those with an extension and ratchet.

Ben

 

A 1/4" swivel socket with a long extension works better for me than a distributor wrench.

 

I've got one of those. They're nice. One side is for GM, the other Ford. And yes I've used the Ford end before.

I'd be afraid the crow's foot would slip off too easy. You need about a 6" extension. The one I have is a box end (closed) and grips really well. Plus it's a 12 point which makes it easier to get on the bolt than the crow's foot.

Just my 2¢

 

craftsman 47683 :lala:

 

I do the same thing llvll does; a ratchet handle, 8" extension, swivel, and socket.

Those crowsfoot adapters work well? (And not just for distributor work, I mean.) Always meant to buy a cheap set just to try them out, and if I liked them, I'd buy a "real" set. Seems like they're a good way to ruin a lot of bolt heads...

 

this is the way to do it

 

AMEN BRO!! I have a distributor wrench and my Crow's foot works 100X better due to the angle of the nut that holds down the distributor! You can get a complete set at Harbor freight for under 10 bucks!

 

but when you buy the craftsman you are buying that tool for life...why? cuz it has a lifetime warranty. with harbor freight's tools...you break it, you are screwed! buy quality parts, and remember you get what you pay for.

even though craftsman isnt the only tool with a lifetime warranty, it is the cheapest with the lifetime warranty and the most convinient to get it replaced.

Snap-on - Wait for truck to get replaced
Matco - Wait for truck.
Mac - wait for truck
sears - drive to sears and ge replaced ASAP...7 days a week!

 

Yea,I agree with ya. But i always get extra tools or cheap tools for the track. Too easy to get ripped off there!

 

paid 8 bucks for it too.........8.99 10% off oh glory day

 

Do like I did and slip the box end of a 9/16" Craftsman or similar wrench, which most of us have a spare lying around, over a drift pin and bend it. It's inexpensive and gives you the added benefit of the boxed end engaging the bolt, making it less likely to round off the corners. I say Craftsman because I've bent two Craftsman and neither broke, other brands of wrenches may be more brittle. It'll impress your friends if you can bend it by hand, it impressed mine...

 

lol