Anything but a 36 pipe wrench

BobEastTN · Aug 14, 2017

I have a Ford TLB 1980 style and I need to repack a cylinder and the job itself isn't so bad except for the gland nut removal in the end of the Ford cylinders. It works with a 36" pipe wrench and a six ft. piece of galvanized pipe, however, it is an inelegant way to get the job done and it makes the gland nut look bad. I assume that the dealers have a special purpose spanner type wrench for this job. I wonder how much trouble it would be to fabricate a wrench for the Ford cylinders
I have always gotten some answers for obscure problems on this forum. Anyone have ideas?

Dune Country · Aug 14, 2017

This was addressed a while ago.
The hydraulic shops use a hydraulically powered machine to get those nuts off, something like 3000 ft lbs

glennster · Aug 14, 2017

i have a retired machinist that lives down the road and takes in a lot of side work. he was rebuilding cylinders for some type of earthmoving equipment and had a massive glan nut to remove. he made a wrench out of 3/4 in plate steel, clamped it in his 100 ton press, used a cheater bar on it and hooked it to his wifes farmall 400 and she pulled the wrench for him . he is in his mid 70's. he got er done!!

Fritz Maurer · Aug 14, 2017

Mac or OTC made a hinged spanner wrench with a 3/4" square for a breaker bar. It had the pins held in with set screws so different sized pins could be used for different cylinders. The only trouble with making your own is you have to be good at "laying out", i.e. drilling the holes in the right spots so they register with the holes in the gland. The real secret to getting these glands out is heat. Whatever kind of tool you use, warm the barrel where the threads are, and you will be amazed how easy they unscrew.

Jeff NWOH · Aug 15, 2017

I built this spanner wrench when I went through the cylinders on my 555B. I used 3/8" socket head bolts for the pins. They had to be turned down a little to fit. I think the threaded end fit some cylinders as well. It's been a few years.......

If I recall, I think I put a pipe on the handle and probably helped persuade with a hammer too from the way it looks.. There were a couple that needed some heat as well.

Anything but a 36 pipe wrench

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