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[RichCarter]

I have to admit that I’m a tool junkie. Whenever I have a new project, I usually try to find a new tool or two that will make the job go easier. Last weekend I had to remove an engine mount and had very limited space to access the bolts. My plan was to take the weight off the mount with a cable winch, then squeeze in there with wrenches and pull the engine mount. Since this was being done with the engine in place, there was very little room. These wrenches saved me, so I thought I’d send out a recommendation. Last year, I bought these gearwrench sockets at Sears.
http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/quadbox/

Each wrench works with four different sized bolts, so a pair of them will handle eight sizes. They have a fine gear mechanism that clicks 72 times in one revolution. This is needed if you have a bolt that doesn’t give you much room to work the wrench. These are very well made and take up little space. Don’t confuse these with the cheap similar wrenches sold at discount stores.

If you’re accessing a nut that has very limited access, the wrenches are available in a more compact form with only one size on each end. The head on these wrenches is just slightly larger than a standard box wrench.
http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/double_box/

If you can’t quite get the box over the nut, you can adapt them to hold a thin-wall socket using these adapters. These don’t fit on the quadrabox wrenches. This makes a very short ratchet. This is the only tool that I could find that would remove the engine mount bolts on my Yanmar.
http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/e-torx_and_drive_adapters/setdetails.jsp?part=9231

My boat toolbox holds a metric set of quadrabox wrenches, an SAE set of double-ratcheting box wrenches, and the SAE set of socket adapters.

I need another set for the house, but that will have to wait for another project.

Regards
Rich
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[madsailor]

Hi Rich,

Thanks – I bought a similar set a few years ago and they are the kind of tool you don't need often, but boy, oh, boy, when you need them you need them bad.

Bob

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:57 PM, < ([email][/email])> wrote:

I have to admit that I'm a tool junkie. Whenever I have a new project, I usually try to find a new tool or two that will make the job go easier. Last weekend I had to remove an engine mount and had very limited space to access the bolts. My plan was to take the weight off the mount with a cable winch, then squeeze in there with wrenches and pull the engine mount. Since this was being done with the engine in place, there was very little room. These wrenches saved me, so I thought I'd send out a recommendation. Last year, I bought these gearwrench sockets at Sears.
http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/quadbox/

Each wrench works with four different sized bolts, so a pair of them will handle eight sizes. They have a fine gear mechanism that clicks 72 times in one revolution. This is needed if you have a bolt that doesn't give you much room to work the wrench. These are very well made and take up little space. Don't confuse these with the cheap similar wrenches sold at discount stores.

If you're accessing a nut that has very limited access, the wrenches are available in a more compact form with only one size on each end. The head on these wrenches is just slightly larger than a standard box wrench.
http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/double_box/

If you can't quite get the box over the nut, you can adapt them to hold a thin-wall socket using these adapters. These don't fit on the quadrabox wrenches. This makes a very short ratchet. This is the only tool that I could find that would remove the engine mount bolts on my Yanmar.
http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/e-torx_and_drive_adapters/setdetails.jsp?part=9231

My boat toolbox holds a metric set of quadrabox wrenches, an SAE set of double-ratcheting box wrenches, and the SAE set of socket adapters.

I need another set for the house, but that will have to wait for another project.

Regards
Rich
BlackSheep #47

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[sumocean]

Rich

Why are you pulling the mounts? I thought that it had only been a few years since you installed the engine.

Linus

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[RichCarter]

Linus
I mounted a second alternator and refrigeration compressor. The mounts weren’t stiff enough. The accessory mounts were vibrating. I had to remove them and weld some stiffeners to reduce vibration. They attach under the engine mounts on each side. To pull them, I had to remove the engine mounts, first one side, then the other.

Regards
Rich

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[sumocean]

Rich

That’s good to hear I was worried that the new engine had some problems. It’s always the accessories that cause the stress, the boat almost always works.

Linus

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