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Air Con Pulley/ Fitting repair kit
Has anybody you got any recommendation for where to get a spanner that fits the air con pulley spindle? I need to fit the repair kit as I've got a noisy bearing.....I've tried with the metric spanners I've got but no joy.......Happy to buy the right kit but damned if I know where to get the exact fit spanner from...
I've got the 'oil filter' strap type wrench, so that's covered just the spanner for the spindle I'm struggling with
According to LR I need a new Air Con Pump as 'the whole unit has failed'.....odd when I had air con running before I dropped it off to you......OK so the bearing was noisy, but everything worked.......so I'll decline on the kind offer of £864 for a new air con pump for the time being thank you!
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Next silly question
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lol - I wanted the pulley to come off, not round off
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I did ask a serious question too 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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18th Feb 2014 2:54 pm
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Lol, I can't remember off the top of my head and it's currently in Williams LR having belts and oil pump done so can't check. I've a feeling that 7mm is just too big, just enough slack to round the damn thing
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18th Feb 2014 8:37 pm
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Knipex pliers wrench.
The flexibility of an adjustable spanner but no rounding or marking.
They are in Robbie's toolbox.
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18th Feb 2014 8:56 pm
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Agreed, but nobody posted what size..... Don't want to buy a set if AF spammers only to find the size I need isn't included
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18th Feb 2014 10:54 pm
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Robbie wrote:
Knipex pliers wrench.
The flexibility of an adjustable spanner but no rounding or marking.
They are in Robbie's toolbox.
They look like a grand idea but I fear there isn't room down there on an MY08 to hold them closed and/or get enough leverage........ It really is F tight
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The flexibility of an adjustable spanner but no rounding or marking.
quality tools that they are the spindle is soft as baby poop ..... as said on the other channel 7mm did mine but i went thru my random sockets tool box which includes Af and a hex sided 7mm was best for meDon’t worry it is supposed to sound like that...honest
19th Feb 2014 7:29 pm
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1/4" AF is 6.35mm06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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I'm sure it was that size AF i used for mine. Really needs to be the right spanner as it's very tight. An adjustable you just wouldn't get to be as tight as it needs to be.
Remember, really you need to just hold the spindle in place, whilst you effectively turn the pulley rather than the other way round. Bodsys Brake Bible
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The concept of undoing it is simple, getting it cracked is another matter..... :headbang:
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just the spanner for the spindle I'm struggling with 
so can't check. I've a feeling that 7mm is just too big, just enough slack to round the damn thing
