Methfireroad Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I know there is some problems fitting wrenches on the exhaust to tighten the nuts down. Has anyone tryed using crows foot wrenches and do they work. Or does anyone have any ideas on what works best??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanYE west Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 12 point nuts and grind down a box end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 clean up the casting and use 12pt nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I ground down a wrench to use on those. It seems to work just fine. The DM cylinders are even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methfireroad Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Ok cool that sucks if dm are even worse cause there is not much room on the cub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Ok cool that sucks if dm are even worse cause there is not much room on the cub DM cylinders use a 12 point 10mm nut. And I still have to use a ground down 10mm wrench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANSHEE HP Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Make sure the nuts thread onto the studs really smoothly. Run a die over the studs. If its a flanged nut grind some of the flange off. If you can grind some of the cylinder. And finally grind the wrench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadarRacing Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 You can also veey easily clearance the cub cyl to fit your wrench. A dremel and a carbide. It actually takes very little. Then no matter what box end wrench you use all is cool. You cant even tell if you do it neatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastrykiller Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 What am I missing? I just buy the 12pt arp nuts and my craftsman wrench has no problem getting it tight. Only issue I see is the torque specs but that's easy. Just don't put too much MAN on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzx10r Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'd have liked to know about how tight this area was before I painted my cyls... I would have cleaned up the area first!! I just ground the washer part of the stock nut down and it fit's great. Home Depot 12mm $2.49 wrench was the perfect candidate to use as a donor wrench to grind to fit. All is good, I got my torque on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 What am I missing? I just buy the 12pt arp nuts and my craftsman wrench has no problem getting it tight. Only issue I see is the torque specs but that's easy. Just don't put too much MAN on it. Not all castings are the same. Some are so tight you can barely get any nut on there. Others have plenty of room. Some require you to put the nut on as your dropping the cylinder on because once the cylinder is on the gasket…you can't fit the nut over the top of the stud. Each casting offers it's own level of custom creativity. This shit ain't for the weak willed people. I cut box ends off 2 different wrenches and welded them to a center socket to make my own custom torque extension for the 2 different nuts my motor is using. My 12 point still needed to be ground almost to nothing on one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 ITS A WRENCH OFF !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebanshee98 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yup had to take some material off the wrench also for my buddy's cub cylinders. Worked like a charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methfireroad Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Well looks like i might do some lightweight reductions to my wrenches. Anyone just of the top, do u know cyl TQ SPEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 snug plus a grunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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