BFW (Big F.... Wrench) question

LouisianaZJ · 06-15-2004, 11:15 PM

What size wrench do I need to adjust the jamb nut on the RE LCA's. I'm thinking 1" or so..

Taz · 06-16-2004, 12:30 AM

i always used a pipe wrench....

ZJim · 06-16-2004, 02:42 AM

It's much larger than 1 inch. It's closer to 2. I bought a damn adjustable wrench last weekend hoping to use it to adjust it, but I maxed it out.

ItsaJeepThing95 · 06-16-2004, 02:46 AM

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-=- originally posted by Taz -=-
i always used a pipe wrench....

Ditto. I couldn't find anything in my tools big enough, even adjustable crescent's, so I just bought a pipe wrench. I know for a fact they're bigger than 1".

phillyzj · 06-16-2004, 08:43 AM

yep, way bigger than 1" maybe 1.5" i started looking for wrenches and gave up. The biggest the local place had wasn't big enough. i found crescent wrenches big enough but they were 80 bucks, a pipe wrench will work just fine. If yours are rusted on like mine were, getting them off will be a bitch. I put antiseize on them when i retightened them.

LouisianaZJ · 06-19-2004, 06:46 PM

I got a long arse p-wrench

it worked well

06-15-2004, 11:15 PM	#1
LouisianaZJ jeep on 6 ton jackstands Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,644 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	BFW (Big F.... Wrench) question What size wrench do I need to adjust the jamb nut on the RE LCA's. I'm thinking 1" or so..

06-16-2004, 12:30 AM	#2
Taz Senior ********* Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North Shore, MN Posts: 11,951 Thanks: 6 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts	i always used a pipe wrench.... __________________ the new slate 5.9 Limited, NP242, old school Kevin's 2" BB, 245/75/16 MT's, Optima Red Top, ZG export amber front markers, front park light mod, quad tails, Magnaflow cat/glasspack, Boston Acoustic's, JKS BPE's, ZJ U jointed front axle shafts, DLS custom front U jointed drive shaft, Mopar ZJ gen 1 non-hidden hitch, ZJ Up Country tank skid, & black windows

06-16-2004, 02:42 AM	#3
ZJim Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 2,179 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's much larger than 1 inch. It's closer to 2. I bought a damn adjustable wrench last weekend hoping to use it to adjust it, but I maxed it out. __________________ 1996 ZJ Laredo 5.2, Dynomax exhaust, K&N FIPK, Kevin's short arm 4.5 inch kit and 33's, radiator reinforcement, OME steering stabilizer, WJ knuckles and brakes, JKS high steer setup, home made sliders, ARB bumper and slow Milemarker winch, HP30, 4.56 gears, Aussie locked 44a, custom body "modification"

06-16-2004, 08:43 AM	#5
phillyzj Registered Join Date: May 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,018 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yep, way bigger than 1" maybe 1.5" i started looking for wrenches and gave up. The biggest the local place had wasn't big enough. i found crescent wrenches big enough but they were 80 bucks, a pipe wrench will work just fine. If yours are rusted on like mine were, getting them off will be a bitch. I put antiseize on them when i retightened them. __________________ 98 ZJ Buggy in progress....

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06-19-2004, 06:46 PM	#6
LouisianaZJ jeep on 6 ton jackstands Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,644 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got a long arse p-wrench it worked well