7 mm thin-wall tube spanner or hex socket

[Lionelgee]

Hello Mike, Bruce, James, David, Grant, Rob, Bob, and Chris + All,

Thank you for all your different suggestions of options to solve the machining issue with bolt access for the alternator. Also, thank you for the safety precautions as well - they are greatly appreciated.

As mentioned in the message immediately before this one, I have ordered a set of hex nut drivers online.

Last night I also contacted a fellow member of an Australian Land Rover forum. While we live two states away from each other they do own a metal lathe, rotary grinder and a milling machine. They very kindly agreed to machine the socket down for me. I will post down a socket and an old voltage regulator that the auto-electrician dug out from a pile for me yesterday. The regulator must have been easier to find then their adapted socket.

So between the hex socket driver order and the interstate machining task I should have all bases covered.

I will just need to be patient. Sigh.

I will let you know how I go. Thank you again for all the replies.


Kind regards
Lionel