Best specialty tool for rear rocker box cover?

[les]

Are there any specialty tools for getting to the two rear rocker box cover bolts?  I'm looking for something that makes it as easy as possible.  What's the best tool out there (not necessarily the cheapest)?

[moose]

if you have a Matco tool truck in your area they have one that works great

[les]

Do you have a picture of it?

[BigT]

Do you have a picture of it?

[Ohio HD]

 

[markymark]

Google Harley rocker box wrench

[BVHOG]

lang tools  part number 6530

[les]

lang tools  part number 6530

Yes, it's advertised as a wrench for the twin cam.  Have you actually used this on the M8?

[les]

Do you have a picture of it?

Wow.  You went to a lot of trouble to take a picture of the truck.

[Rockout Rocker Products]

[PoorUB]

lang tools  part number 6530

what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't?

[FSG]

BigT goes the extra distance .......  well done            

[98fxstc]

Do you have a picture of it?

Very clever


not helpful les, but you got to admit it was funny

[BigT]

These swivel socket wrenches works pretty good for tight places.....

[rigidthumper]

lang tools  part number 6530

what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't?

Fits into tighter places?

[PoorUB]

lang tools  part number 6530

what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't?

Fits into tighter places?

Did you look at the Lang Tools 6530? It doesn't look any smaller.

[Rockout Rocker Products]

Careful with a ratchet and socket... you can get it stuck with no way to reverse it.
Happened to a friend.

[les]

Of course I looked at the Lang 6530 before my original posting.  However, it says for EVO and Twin Cam.  Now I know that does not necessarily mean it won't work on the M8 (of which I did a 117" a few weeks ago).  But before I go buy the Lang 6530, I'd like to get some advice from someone who has worked on an M8, and found the best and easiest to use tool.

Most importantly, someone who's actually used the tool with his own hands on the M8.

[RoadGlideRob]

the Lang tool looks like it would be helpful for Twin Cam.  I think Les is looking for a specialty tool for getting rear rocker box bolts on an M8.  in fact i'm sure he is since he and I just did mine and bitched about it the whole time we worked on it.  has anyone used the lang tool on an M8? if so does it work better than small wrenches?

[JMHD]

I use the lang tool and it works great for me. My coworker uses the snap on flank drive low profile socket with a ratcheting wrench and says it works great too. The snap on set part number is 110RT. You could just buy the 7/16 socket from that set as well.

[Moparnut72]

I realize that this is a M* thread but I just put Rocker Lockers on my Twin Cam. I used a box end wrench to break the bolts loose. Then I used a Gear Wrench to run them out to the point where I could get the Gear Wrench out and finished with an open end wrench. No problem. As an aside I felt that a lot of the fasteners holding the rocker plates and even the rocker covers were not consistent in the amount of torque required to break them loose.
kk

[JMHD]

Also the lang tool has the ratcheting direction lever on the side , so if you get in a jam you can switch it back without being stuck under the frame like a regular ratchet.

[rigidthumper]

lang tools  part number 6530

what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't?

Fits into tighter places?

Did you look at the Lang Tools 6530? It doesn't look any smaller.

The Lang is the same as the SE version, just a different color sleeve.
From left to right- Snap-on 1/4" ratchet with Matco stubby 3/16 allen socket, SE lower rocker box wrench, SE intake manifold wrench, and SE rocker box bolt ratcheting wrench ( same as the Lang 6530, also available as a KStar piece)

[rigidthumper]

Different views:

[les]

I use the lang tool and it works great for me. My coworker uses the snap on flank drive low profile socket with a ratcheting wrench and says it works great too. The snap on set part number is 110RT. You could just buy the 7/16 socket from that set as well.

Thank you!