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)?
if you have a Matco tool truck in your area they have one that works great
Do you have a picture of it?
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Google Harley rocker box wrench
lang tools part number 6530
Quote from: BVHOG on December 29, 2018, 07:11:37 PM
lang tools part number 6530
Yes, it's advertised as a wrench for the twin cam. Have you actually used this on the M8?
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Quote from: BVHOG on December 29, 2018, 07:11:37 PM
lang tools part number 6530
what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't? :scratch:
BigT goes the extra distance ....... well done :baby: :SM:
These swivel socket wrenches works pretty good for tight places.....
Quote from: PoorUB on December 29, 2018, 08:55:31 PM
Quote from: BVHOG on December 29, 2018, 07:11:37 PM
lang tools part number 6530
what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't? :scratch:
Fits into tighter places?
Quote from: rigidthumper on December 30, 2018, 07:01:35 AM
Quote from: PoorUB on December 29, 2018, 08:55:31 PM
Quote from: BVHOG on December 29, 2018, 07:11:37 PM
lang tools part number 6530
what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't? :scratch:
Fits into tighter places?
Did you look at the Lang Tools 6530? It doesn't look any smaller. :idunno:
Careful with a ratchet and socket... you can get it stuck with no way to reverse it.
Happened to a friend.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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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.
Quote from: PoorUB on December 30, 2018, 08:25:11 AM
Quote from: rigidthumper on December 30, 2018, 07:01:35 AM
Quote from: PoorUB on December 29, 2018, 08:55:31 PM
Quote from: BVHOG on December 29, 2018, 07:11:37 PM
lang tools part number 6530
what does this do that a 1/4" drive ratchet and socket won't? :scratch:
Fits into tighter places?
Did you look at the Lang Tools 6530? It doesn't look any smaller. :idunno:
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)
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Quote from: JMHD on December 30, 2018, 05:39:39 PM
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!
Thank you, Rigid!
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Quote from: Rockout Rocker Products on December 30, 2018, 09:37:47 AM
Careful with a ratchet and socket... you can get it stuck with no way to reverse it.
Happened to a friend.
LOL Happened to me on my TC88 ratcheting box wrench.. non reversible type.. Ended up removing the front engine mount and stabilizer links to get the damn thing out.. That will never happen again..lessons learned.
Quote from: BigT on December 30, 2018, 06:58:11 AM
These swivel socket wrenches works pretty good for tight places.....
:agree: got a couple, wish I had more sizes
Quote from: Hossamania on January 03, 2019, 12:46:28 PM
Quote from: Pete_Vit on January 03, 2019, 10:31:27 AM
Quote from: BigT on December 29, 2018, 02:36:43 PM
Quote from: les on December 29, 2018, 11:09:20 AM
Do you have a picture of it?
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I tell you, when he posted that picture of the truck, I guffawed out loud!
:up: so glad it was not early on the morning while I was drinking my coffee, I'd be cleaning 2 screens off :smilep: :hyst: :hyst:
I just took an older small boxed end wrench and bent it the way I needed it to make it easy to use. I thought it might be slow and tedious but actually because of the recessed area on the rocker box, it was as fast as a ratchet wrench. If any of these others that have been mentioned are quicker, I would be open for sure.