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Anyone know where I might find one?
--Walt Jackson
--Walt Jackson
Source for Slant Six Distributor Wrench?
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Don't know that there is one, specifically, since you can reach the bolt with a regular box wrench, or even a socket.
67Dart273
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I don't think you even need to bend them, but back in the 70's before Al invented the internet, I've bent several wrenches, for special purposes, with nothing more than a vise and a LP Berns-o-matic torch
slantsixdan
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There was one. Vim № V-103, very useful for reaching the other bolt (the one on the underside of the distributor, holding the plate to the distributor body), so if you "ran out of room" on the slot for the plate-to-block bolt, you could gain the adjustment you needed.
That wrench is no longer made, so either you find one NOS/used, or you bend/weld your own.
That wrench is no longer made, so either you find one NOS/used, or you bend/weld your own.
The Snap On wrench I have is a dead copy of that.....or the other way around. lol
67Dart273
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If you MUST have a dist wrench, find one of the old KD tools 2 piece ones. They are 9/16 on one end, 1/2 on the other, with a double 3/8 female square drive coupler in the middle. So you can snap it apart, rotate the two halves for clearance, and use the opposite end as a handle, or take it apart and use a ratchet/ extension. I've never found anything (U.S. wrench size) that it would not work on. All GM, Mopar, Ford, whatever.
There may be other part numbers now, so..........
There may be other part numbers now, so..........
The slant 6 has a 1/4" bolt with a 7/16 head. lol .....well two actually.
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A long extension with a 7/16 socket works well, but if you need to get to the bolt underneath, the dedicated distributor wrench is nice to have.
Also OEM Tools 25289. I think I got this in the dollar bin at Pep Boys.
slantsixdan
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Nope. That will handle a 1/2" or a 9/16", but the Slant-6 needs 7/16".
slantsixdan
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…neither of which will loosen or tighten either of the 7/16" bolts involved with a Slant-6 distributor.
Cuda Al
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A simple 18" extension is all you need.
Alan
Alan
slantsixdan
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Yeah? Interesting. How shall I use a simple 18" extension to reach the bolt that's actually in question here, the one with its head under the distributor, facing down? A step-by-step will be helpful, plz and kthx.
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I use a 7/16 swivel socket on a long 1/4 extension works good for the main one, bent a wrench up for the underside actually.
67Dart273
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LOL ya know Rob, I'd forgotten---some years back I FOUND a "half" of a KD style wrench--that was 7/16 !!! (Garage sale for cheap.)
Cuda Al
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Yup, they made um, like in the above post, but they're tough to find.
You won't. It'll get to the top bolt, though.
Cuda Al
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I might be new to the slant six but I have dealt with the distributer a little.
I'm trying to understand why you need to get to that bolt with the distributor in the car?
Alan
I'm trying to understand why you need to get to that bolt with the distributor in the car?
Alan
To adjust the timing.
Cuda Al
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Yes, but there's another under the distributor. Unless it's a later model with the different distributor hold down.
Cuda Al
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Mine,
Alan
Alan
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